Zhou Yi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhou Yi (周漪)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy (formerly)
Occupation/Role	Outer academy teacher; identified as Huo Yuhao's first teacher 10
Rank	Six-Ring Soul Emperor 14 26
Status	Deceased; killed when Li Qiang detonated her through the Corpse Explosion Technique 27
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Background / History

Zhou Yi was a Shrek Academy teacher noted for having an unusually high student-promotion rate. Her record was attributed not to ordinary teaching results, but to privately screening students after academy assessments and expelling those she considered less talented, ensuring they could not lower her class statistics. Her husband Fan Yu's position in the Soul Tool Department gave her influential backing within the academy. Mu Jin, who openly opposed her, accused Zhou Yi of using these methods and of expelling Mu Jin's brother through a pretextual school-rule violation. 9

Before the Heavenly Curtain focused on her, Zhou Yi defended Yu Xiaogang as one of Shrek's founding teachers and threatened students with expulsion if they criticized him. 6

The Heavenly Curtain subsequently identified her as Huo Yuhao's future first teacher and exposed her treatment of incoming students. During one first lesson, she required students to complete one hundred laps; afterward, she expelled nine students and threatened to cripple their martial souls if they objected. 10 12

The broadcasts showed that Zhou Yi's expulsions devastated students and their families, including the circumstances that drove Xiaoqiang's parents to death. Zhou Yi remained unapologetic, insisting that expelled students were rule-breakers and that her actions served the academy. 14 15

Mu En concluded that the future Evil Soul Master Li Qiang was not a single student but the collective resentment of the students whose lives Zhou Yi had destroyed. Mu En expelled Zhou Yi from Shrek Academy and Shrek City, leaving her exposed to Li Qiang's future revenge. 17 18

Desperate to survive, Zhou Yi appealed to Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo, who persuaded Xuan Zi to secretly protect her and eliminate Li Qiang. Zhou Yi acted as bait outside Shrek City, expecting Xuan Zi's intervention; however, Li Qiang ambushed and captured her before Xuan Zi arrived. 18 19 26

Li Qiang took Zhou Yi to an underground cavern filled with corpse slaves. He severely mutilated and poisoned her, then threw her to Xuan Zi after activating the Corpse Explosion Technique. Zhou Yi herself was turned into a living bomb and died in the detonation. 26 27

Appearance

Zhou Yi used an elderly-looking face as a disguise; she later revealed that this was not her real appearance. Li Qiang's venom and assault left her face ruined before her death. 19 26

• Was known for presenting herself as an old woman. 9 19
• Her disguised face was not her true face. 19
• Lost her right arm during Li Qiang's captivity. 26

Personality

Zhou Yi was authoritarian and results-driven, treating expulsion as both a disciplinary tool and a means of preserving her promotion record. She openly relied on the disparity in status between herself and her students, telling them that she cared only for results rather than process. 9 12

Even after the Heavenly Curtain revealed the consequences of her decisions, Zhou Yi expressed anger rather than remorse. She portrayed herself as a good teacher and maintained that her victims deserved expulsion for violating rules. 14 15

When faced with death, her confidence gave way to fear and calculation. She sought protection from Xuan Zi, planned to change identities after the crisis, and intended to return to teaching after Mu En's death. 18 19

Abilities & Skills

Soul Emperor Cultivation

Zhou Yi possessed six soul rings and held the rank of Soul Emperor.

• She could release Soul Emperor pressure strong enough to silence newly admitted students. 12
• She activated her martial soul in an attempt to defend against Li Qiang's ambush. 26
• Her cultivation was insufficient against Li Qiang, a seventy-eighth-rank Soul Saint. 26

Institutional Manipulation

Zhou Yi exploited academy procedures and personal connections to protect her position.

• Conducted additional screening after Shrek's assessments to expel weaker students. 9
• Used Fan Yu's standing in the Soul Tool Department as protection from scrutiny. 9 14
• Used threats of expulsion and martial-soul crippling to suppress student resistance. 6 12
• Attempted to use herself as bait while relying on Xuan Zi as a hidden protector. 19 26

Relationships

• Fan Yu — Husband and principal source of institutional protection; he initially offered to take responsibility for her conduct, later helped arrange Xuan Zi's protection, but avoided her gaze after Mu En expelled her. 14 16 18 19
• Mu Jin — Rival teacher; Mu Jin condemned Zhou Yi's manipulation of promotion rates and blamed her for expelling her brother. 9 14
• Yan Shaozhe — Dean who confronted Zhou Yi after the broadcasts exposed her expulsions and abuse of authority. 11 14
• Mu En — Shrek's leader who judged Zhou Yi's actions a grave failure of the academy and expelled her from both Shrek Academy and Shrek City. 16 18
• Qian Duoduo — Fan Yu's superior; accepted oversight responsibility, yet helped secure Xuan Zi's intervention for Zhou Yi. 17 18 19
• Xuan Zi — Super Douluo recruited to protect Zhou Yi and kill Li Qiang; his delayed response allowed Li Qiang to capture her. 18 19 26
• Li Qiang — Vengeful Evil Soul Master formed from the resentment of Zhou Yi's expelled students; he captured, tortured, and killed her through Corpse Explosion Technique. 17 18 26 27
• Huo Yuhao — Identified by the Heavenly Curtain as Zhou Yi's future first student/teacher relationship; Huo Yuhao was disturbed by the fate of students she expelled. 10 19

Story Role / Major Arcs

Exposure of Her Promotion-Rate Scheme

Zhou Yi's high promotion rate was revealed to stem from the removal of students likely to fail rather than an unbroken record of successful instruction. Her conflict with Mu Jin foreshadowed the broader exposure of her conduct. 9

Heavenly Curtain Investigation

The Heavenly Curtain identified Zhou Yi as an outrageous future Shrek teacher and broadcast her training methods, expulsions, and the human cost imposed on affected students' families. Her actions became a continent-wide scandal that damaged Shrek Academy's reputation. 10 12 15 16

Expulsion from Shrek Academy

After learning that Li Qiang represented the resentment of her victims, Mu En expelled Zhou Yi and ordered her out of Shrek City. Qian Duoduo pledged to investigate her actions and compensate the harmed students and families. 17 18

Li Qiang's Revenge

Zhou Yi sought Xuan Zi's protection and allowed herself to be used as bait. Li Qiang nevertheless captured her, used her to trigger the Corpse Explosion Technique, and killed her in the cavern blast. 19 26 27

Notable Quotes

“What, not convinced? Some people have backing, you don't. I only look at results, not the process. Get lost now!” 12

“I am a good teacher with high enrollment rates!” 15

“Elder Xuan, save... save me!!!” 27

Trivia

• Zhou Yi's first known appearance has her using the threat of expulsion to stop students from criticizing Yu Xiaogang. 6
• Her confidence in surviving Li Qiang relied on Xuan Zi's status as a ninety-eighth-level Super Douluo. 19 26
• She intended to adopt another identity and resume teaching because the face she used was already a disguise. 19