Shrek Academy

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Shrek Academy (史莱克)
Alias(es)	Shrek; “Continent’s Number One Academy” 74 82
Occupation/Role	Soul Master academy and tournament participant
Status	Active 100
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Shrek Academy is a prestigious Soul Master institution associated with the Sea God Pavilion, where its elders convene under Elder Mu’s leadership. The pavilion is described as a center of authority in the continent’s Soul Master world. 67

The academy is known for accepting “monsters” and cultivating exceptional Martial Souls. Its Inner Court produces elite competitors with strong Martial Soul inheritances and established cooperative systems. 1 37 38

Gu Yuejin sharply criticizes the academy’s principles and admissions model. He argues that its slogan—“There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters”—contradicts its practice of selecting only exceptional students, and claims that ordinary commoner Soul Masters with weak talent or limited resources struggle to remain enrolled. 1 He also states that the academy lacks systematic understanding of inherent-type Martial Souls such as Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eyes. 1

Prior to the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament, the academy enters heightened readiness after Di Tian blames it for destruction in the Star Dou Forest. It dispatches an elite patrol toward the forest outskirts and accelerates training for its new generation of geniuses. 59 67

Organization and Training

Sea God Pavilion

The Sea God Pavilion serves as the academy’s senior decision-making body. Elder Mu directs responses to major crises, while Elder Xuan is a prominent elder and leads the tournament delegation. 67 74

Training Philosophy

Shrek emphasizes practical combat and blood-and-fire experience rather than purely sheltered instruction. Elder Xuan takes the tournament team on a detour to the Mingdou Mountain Range to eliminate the Evil Soul Masters known as Death God’s Emissaries, stating that true monsters cannot be raised in a greenhouse. 78

The mission exposes the risks of this approach. The team enters the mountain range despite concerns about unfamiliar terrain, large-scale destructive Soul Tools, and the enemy’s unusual methods. 78

Soul Tool Adoption

Although Shrek is traditionally associated with Martial Souls, it employs Soul Tools when necessary. Qian Duoduo provides custom equipment including Fixed Interference Mines, a Soul Power Amplifying Backpack, Mist Generators, and Soul Tool Turrets to help its undermanned tournament team compensate for inferior raw strength. 90 95

This pragmatic shift causes internal friction. Dai Huabin considers victories achieved through smoke, interference devices, and tactical misdirection incompatible with Shrek’s glory, while Qian Duoduo insists that survival and victory take priority. 100

Tournament Teams

Original Tournament Roster

Team	Members	Notes
Main Team	Ma Xiaotao (captain), Dai Yueheng (vice-captain), Ling Luochen, Chen Zifeng, Gongyang Mo, Xixi, Yao Haoxuan	Identified as the Inner Court’s strongest generation and initially considered Shrek’s guarantee of victory. 74
Reserve Team	Beibei (captain), Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, Wang Dong, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu	Selected for combat readiness and deterrence amid continental instability. 74

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu are selected over Xiao Xiao because their Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill is regarded as a high-impact tactical trump card capable of challenging stronger opponents. He Caitou is retained for his Soul Tool aptitude and potential value against the Sun Moon Empire’s technology. 74

Emergency Reorganization

The Mingdou Mountain Range operation devastates Shrek’s main team. Chen Zifeng, Gongyang Mo, Xixi, and Yao Haoxuan are killed, while Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, and Ma Xiaotao are severely injured. 80 81 82

Wang Yan activates a wartime emergency plan, promoting Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu into the combat team alongside Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen. 82

Change	Chapter	Notes
Main team suffers catastrophic losses	80 81	Four regular members die; several survivors are critically injured.
Reserve members promoted to main combat team	82	The new lineup is formed under emergency conditions for the tournament.
Qian Duoduo joins as reinforcement	90	He brings custom Soul Tools and supports a more tactical approach.

Major Arcs

Huo Yuhao’s Rejection

Beibei offers Huo Yuhao special admission to Shrek through the Tang Sect, but Gu Yuejin challenges the academy’s admissions standards, knowledge of inherent-type Martial Souls, and high freshman elimination rate. Beibei cannot guarantee Huo Yuhao will pass the freshman assessment, contributing to Huo Yuhao’s rejection of the offer. 1

Star Dou Forest Crisis

After Gu Yuejin’s battle with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast leaves extensive destruction in the Star Dou Forest, Di Tian mistakenly attributes the incident to Shrek Academy. He orders patrols strengthened and commands that any Shrek personnel entering the forest be killed without mercy. 59

Mingdou Mountain Range Tragedy

Elder Xuan leads Shrek’s tournament team into the Mingdou Mountain Range to confront Death God’s Emissaries. The group is ambushed by Corpse Explosions and, without Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection, fails to identify the trap before suffering severe casualties. 78 80

Elder Xuan ultimately kills Death God’s Emissary and his subordinates, but arrives after the team has been devastated. He falls into profound self-blame, while Wang Yan assumes responsibility for rallying the survivors. 81 82

All-Continent Tournament

Shrek reaches Star Luo City with an incomplete and traumatized team. Its reserve members are forced into central roles, and the academy’s performances are marked by unstable coordination, injuries, and conflict over tactics. 85 86 90

Despite these setbacks, the team continues advancing through the tournament. It defeats Thousand Mechanism High-Level Soul Master Academy through coordinated use of Mist Generators and Soul Tool firepower, demonstrating an increasingly pragmatic combat style. 95

Relations

• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy — Primary tournament rival. Gu Yuejin frames defeating Shrek as the Sun Moon team’s central objective and develops targeted plans against its Beast Martial Souls and Martial Soul Fusion Skills. 36 76 83
• Star Dou Forest — Hostile relationship following Di Tian’s mistaken belief that Shrek students killed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and caused major destruction. 59 67
• Star Luo Empire — Political partner and tournament host. Emperor Xu Jiawei sends the Medical Immortal Douluo to assist the critically injured Dai Yueheng, expecting Shrek to remain a counterweight against the Sun Moon Empire. 84
• Heavenly Soul Empire Royal Academy — Discusses potential alliance and Soul Tool technology transfer with Vice Dean Qian Duoduo during the tournament. 94
• Tang Sect — Beibei invokes Shrek’s backing while attempting to recruit Huo Yuhao into the declining Tang Sect. 1

Notable Quotes

“The glory of Shrek cannot be extinguished in our hands! The flag of Shrek cannot fall in this damned Mingdou Mountain Range!” — Wang Yan 82

“You are Shrek’s monsters! Heirs of ten thousand years of glory!” — Wang Yan 82

“Only by winning the championship alive will we have glory!” — Qian Duoduo 100