Yan Shaozhe

Biodata

History

Yan Shaozhe agrees to investigate the mysterious river with Elder Xuan and leads the current Shrek Seven Devils there, hoping its power will strengthen them before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy tournament. Four students disappear after entering it. He holds Xuan Zi responsible and takes the remaining three—Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochen—back to Shrek rather than risk more lives 22 23 26.

At the Sea God Pavilion, Yan reports the loss to the elder council. He also seeks Radiant Mu En’s help against the threat posed by the river and the Soul Beasts, but Mu En refuses to intervene. Yan and Qian Duoduo then lead another group of students to the river, this time sending Ma Xiaotao in first instead of allowing everyone to enter at once 32 40 41 50.

The river produces alternate versions of Ma Xiaotao. Yan seals Dark Ma Xiaotao’s Soul Power, but Dark Ye Xishui appears and overwhelms the group. Yan orders Qian Duoduo to evacuate the others while he holds her off. She suppresses his Bright Phoenix, defeats him, stops his attempt to self-destruct, and throws him into the river. Shrek subsequently mourns him as dead 50 51 52 66.

The river produces two alternate Yan Shaozhes alongside the original: a black-haired child associated with Dark Ye Xishui and a red-haired youth who battles her. The original survives and later wakes in a cave, where Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao claim to be his grandparents. Initially skeptical, he accepts the family connection after seeing Ye Xishui manifest the Bright Phoenix 61 86 96 133. Ye Xishui later uses him as a hostage to pressure Long Xiaoyao; when Long refuses to yield, she stabs Yan near the heart 132 133.

Abilities & Skills

Bright Phoenix

• Yan’s Bright Phoenix is a top-tier beast Martial Soul associated with brilliant golden flames. He can manifest its Martial Soul Avatar and wield Phoenix True Fire 51 52.
• He uses the avatar while trying to delay Dark Ye Xishui so Shrek’s students can escape 51 52.
• Dark Ye Xishui’s Abyss Phoenix suppresses his Martial Soul; she extinguishes his flames and knocks him out of Martial Soul Possession with one strike 52.

Relationships

• Mu En — Yan’s teacher. Yan seeks Radiant Mu En’s aid for Shrek and later thinks of apologizing to his teacher when he believes he is about to die 40 86.
• Ma Xiaotao — Yan’s disciple. He leads her on both river expeditions and sends her into the river under his supervision on the second visit 22 41 50.
• Qian Duoduo — Fellow Shrek dean and expedition leader. Yan entrusts him with evacuating the group during Dark Ye Xishui’s attack 41 51.
• Xuan Zi — Shrek elder and former expedition partner. Yan blames his carelessness for the disappearance of four elite students 22 26.
• Ye Xishui — Yan’s grandmother. She saves him after the river incident but later holds him hostage and stabs him to pressure Long Xiaoyao 86 132 133.
• Long Xiaoyao — Yan’s grandfather. Yan witnesses his three-in-one transformation, but Long refuses to remain with Ye Xishui even when she threatens Yan 87 132 133.
• Dark Ye Xishui — The river-born opponent who defeats Yan and throws him into the river 51 52.