Shrek Academy

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Shrek Academy
Alias(es)	The continent's number-one academy; the “uncrowned king” of the Soul Master Tournament 272 535
Affiliation	Neutral; maintains independence from sect-style rule and marriage alliances 472
Occupation/Role	Advanced Soul Master academy; cultivator of soul masters and tournament teams
Status	Active
First Appearance	45

Background / History

Shrek Academy was formerly a third-rate advanced Soul Master academy. Its reputation changed after Jiang Siming and the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils won the Soul Master Tournament championship, establishing the basis of its fame across the continent 145 251.

The academy’s rise attracted strong support from the Tiantou Imperial Family, which financed repeated expansion and the construction of a grand gate and private Soul Fighting Arena. Within a year of Jiang Siming’s departure after the Spirit Hall conflict, it had become a destination sought by low-level soul masters throughout Tiantou 145 160.

By the era of its later students, Shrek had endured for ten thousand years and was regarded as the continent’s strongest academy and a major power in its own right. Its long influence also helped establish the academy-based model of fairer talent cultivation across the continent 383 473.

Campus and Facilities

• Main gate — Renovated into a tall, imposing entrance bearing large golden characters reading “Shrek Academy.” Access may require an invitation or appointment during major events 145.
• Private Soul Fighting Arena / Great Soul Arena — An independent arena used for internal tournaments, challenges, public matches, and visiting-force exchanges 145 183 473.
• Rear mountain — A quiet, restricted area where Grandmaster and Liu Erlong once lived. It is later revered as the former residence of academy ancestors Jiang Siming and Zhu Zhuqing 145 464.
• Sea God Island and Sea God Pavilion — The academy’s senior administrative center, where its elders deliberate on crises, diplomacy, and institutional policy 441 471.
• Golden Ancient Tree — A sacred landmark on Sea God Island; during the beast tide, it released immense golden light and manifested a Radiant Sacred Dragon 473 519.
• Eight statues — Statues within the academy that contain divine power. This power is considered part of the foundation that allowed Shrek to survive for ten thousand years 250 519.

Organization and Education

Shrek Seven Devils

The original Shrek Seven Devils are central to the academy’s identity. Their championship victory and survival through dangerous soul-ring expeditions are taught as the source of Shrek’s prestige and as an example of teamwork under life-and-death pressure 250 251.

Shrek periodically uses an annual Grand Martial Tournament to select a new generation of Shrek Seven Devils. The event is also held in commemoration of Jiang Siming and the original team’s championship 145.

Training Philosophy

Shrek emphasizes actual combat, team coordination, and the expectation that students may face deadly danger even while enrolled. Xuan Zi states that Shrek’s honor was forged through life-and-death trials rather than its modern resources 250 251.

• Students compete in academy-organized arenas and inter-academy exchanges 183 474.
• Reserve teams are regarded as successors to the Shrek Seven Devils and are expected to uphold the academy’s reputation 251.
• Freshman assessments may require students to identify what they personally consider most precious within the academy, rather than simply obtain a valuable object 464 465.
• The academy cultivates outstanding students selectively while maintaining that its broader educational model remains fairer than sects that concentrate resources almost entirely on a few disciples 473.

Soul Tool Department

Shrek maintains a Soul Tool Department and later appoints Jing Hongchen, former Hall Master of Mingde Hall, as its honorary dean. His appointment and knowledge of high-level soul tools are treated as a major gain for the academy 432 437 450.

The academy also seeks to develop its soul-tool research, though Jiang Siming warns that a single Class 9 Soul Tool cannot by itself transform the department’s overall condition 477.

Principles and Reputation

Shrek Academy presents itself as neutral, fair, and just. It refuses marriage alliances because such arrangements could compromise its independence, favor outside forces, and turn the academy into a sect-like institution 472.

Its reputation is powerful enough that other factions treat aggression against Shrek students or territory as a major political escalation. The academy has repeatedly demanded accountability from the White Tiger Duke Mansion, the Star Luo Empire, and the Sun Moon Empire 457 460.

Despite its ideals, the academy is not portrayed as free of internal conflict. Sea God Pavilion suffers a struggle for authority between Xuan Zi and Elder Lin, while Huo Yuhao’s involvement in the Ming Capital incident exposes the tension between preserving Shrek’s public honor and confronting wrongdoing openly 441 515 521.

Leadership

• Flender — Earlier dean; oversees the Shrek Seven Devils and promotes academy events, including monetizing a public challenge match 45 183.
• Xuan Zi — Principal by the later era and a Sea God Pavilion elder; defends Shrek’s honor against Du Busi and negotiates Jing Hongchen’s recruitment 251 383 432.
• Mu En — Sea God Pavilion’s master and a leading protector of the academy; confronts Di Tian during the beast-tide crisis 381 516 519.
• Elder Lin — Later Pavilion Master of Sea God Pavilion; strongly defends Shrek’s independence, reputation, and negotiating position 471 472 529.
• Jing Hongchen — Honorary dean of the Soul Tool Department after pledging loyalty to Shrek Academy 432 437.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Soul Master Tournament era

Shrek enters the Soul Master Tournament with the Seven Devils as its core team. The academy defeats Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Elephant Armored Academy, Plant Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Star Luo Royal Academy across the competition, relying on controlled use of its strength and coordinated team tactics 78 82 97 106.

Expansion and Grand Martial Tournament

Following the original Seven Devils’ success, the academy transforms from a modest institution into a flourishing major academy with a private arena, expanded grounds, and students whose strength approaches tournament standards 145 160.

Conflict with the Four Elements Academies

The Four Elements Academies seek accommodation at Shrek and later threaten its land. Tang San and Jiang Siming prevent the confrontation from escalating, while Shrek’s students and returning alumni defend the academy’s standing against their provocations 179 181 182.

Later Soul Master Tournament

Shrek’s reserve team travels to Star Luo City under immense pressure to preserve the academy’s record as the defending champion. Jiang Siming secretly assists the team without openly joining the competition, believing direct participation would compromise its fairness 257 272.

The academy’s team faces Sun Moon Royal Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy, with Jiang Siming’s concealed power drawing attention from rival forces. He later defeats Star Luo Royal Academy’s seven members alone with a Fire Phoenix attack, advancing Shrek toward the finals 283 289 290.

Challenges to Shrek’s authority

Du Busi of the Body Sect attempts to break Shrek’s “ten-thousand-year myth,” but Jiang Siming drives him away with a single strike. Jing Hongchen later threatens Sea God Pavilion before being forced to surrender his soul tools and retreat 383 385 386.

Sea Sword Pavilion exchanges

Sea Sword Pavilion arrives seeking both a competitive exchange and a marriage alliance. Shrek rejects the alliance proposal as incompatible with its principles, though the visiting force claims historical ties to Shrek through Jiang Siming and a Heavenly Sword 471 472.

Beast Tide

After Di Tian demands Jiang Siming’s surrender, Mu En refuses to make the academy dependent on its ancestor and prepares for war. Shrek withstands a massive Soul Beast assault, with Mu En confronting Di Tian and the academy’s eight divine statues recognized as a deterrent against total destruction 515 516 519.

Relationships

• Jiang Siming — Former outstanding student, later teacher, ancestor, and living symbol of the academy; his name becomes Shrek’s highest honorary title 45 251 276.
• Zhu Zhuqing — One of Shrek’s great ancestors alongside Jiang Siming; the rear mountain is associated with both of their former residence 464.
• Tiantou Imperial Family — Major early supporter that funds Shrek’s expansion and Soul Fighting Arena, valuing the academy’s talent cultivation and Jiang Siming’s potential 145 160.
• Sea God Pavilion — Shrek’s senior governing body and center for high-level deliberation 441 471.
• Sun Moon Empire — A principal rival whose soul-tool development and continental ambitions threaten Shrek’s position 466 502.
• Sea Sword Pavilion — Visiting Sea Soul Master force that claims to have originated from Shrek, but clashes with the academy over alliance and marriage demands 472 529.
• Star Dou Great Forest — Opposing force during Di Tian’s beast tide; the conflict nearly brings Shrek and the Soul Beasts into mutual destruction 515 519.

Trivia

• Shrek’s distinctive green team uniforms are notorious enough that even its own students complain about wearing them 78 257.
• Flender once turned a challenge by the “Shrek Five Monsters” against Jiang Siming into a ticketed event, with students scalping admission outside the academy gate 183.
• The academy’s reputation is so strong that some applicants believe even dirt from its rear mountain could be valuable because of its association with Jiang Siming and Zhu Zhuqing 464.