Yan Shaozhe

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yan Shaozhe
Original Name	言少哲
Alias(es)	Bright Phoenix; “Iron Rooster”
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Martial Soul Department; Sea God Pavilion
Occupation/Role	Dean of Shrek Academy’s Martial Soul Department
Rank	Level 95 Super Douluo, titled Bright Phoenix 1
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Yan Shaozhe is a disciple of Mu En and serves as the dean responsible for Shrek Academy’s Martial Soul Department. Alongside Soul Tool Department Dean Xian Lin'er, he was tasked with awakening the martial souls of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family descendants and recruiting suitable students for Shrek. 1

When Yu Daoyun awakened the Ancestor of Strength Golden Dragon martial soul with Innate Full Soul Power, Yan immediately attempted to accept him as a disciple. He offered abundant resources and personally introduced himself as a Level 95 Super Douluo, but Yu chose to defer to Mu En instead. Mu En subsequently rebuked Yan for trying to recruit Yu before his enrollment was complete. 1 2

Despite losing the chance to become Yu Daoyun’s master, Yan remained involved in his development. He handled Yu’s enrollment, praised his armor-piercing Golden Dragon Fist, accompanied the party that obtained Yu’s fourth Soul Ring, and helped suppress the Ten Thousand Year Golden Armor Piercer King. 2 5 20 21

Yan later supported Yu’s request to form an independent tournament team, Blue Lightning Academy, after Yu defeated Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao, and Chen Zifeng in the Inner Court selection. 46 48

Following Mu En’s death, Yan continued serving Shrek under Yu Daoyun’s leadership and warned the new Sea God Pavilion Master to be cautious during the academy’s exchange with the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy. 78

Appearance

Yan Shaozhe is depicted as an elderly man with an aged face, cloudy eyes, and a beard. He commonly presents a kind, smiling expression when addressing prospective students. 1

• Elderly appearance and white beard. 1
• Cloudy eyes that sharpen noticeably when assessing exceptional talent. 1
• Associated with the Bright Phoenix title. 1

Personality

Yan is highly opportunistic when it comes to recruiting exceptional talent. Yu Daoyun’s Golden Dragon martial soul immediately convinced him to offer discipleship, resources, and direct instruction before Yu had even enrolled at Shrek. 1

He is openly partisan toward the Martial Soul Department and dismissive of the Soul Tool Department’s work, viewing a talent such as Yu as too valuable to be “left” to Soul Tool study. This brings him into frequent, often comedic conflict with Xian Lin'er. 1 2

Yan is also notably frugal. He worried that Yu’s enormous appetite would strain the Inner Court budget, and Xian later criticized him for offering praise rather than a tangible reward for Yu’s work with Class Nine. 6 36

Although petty and boastful, Yan can be dependable in dangerous situations. He protected students during the Star Dou Great Forest soul hunt, suppressed the Golden Armor Piercer King, and stood ready to fight Scarlet King and the surrounding Soul Beasts to safeguard Shrek’s students. 21 23

Abilities & Skills

Super Douluo Cultivation

Yan Shaozhe is a Level 95 Super Douluo with the title Bright Phoenix. 1

• His strength was sufficient to suppress the Twelve Thousand Year Golden Armor Piercer King after Yu Daoyun pierced it with the Golden Dragon Spear. 21
• He could test Dragon King Shield with an attack stated to possess Soul Douluo-level power. 22
• He and Xian Lin'er fought the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to shield the students in their care. 22

Bright Phoenix True Body

Yan can manifest his Bright Phoenix True Body in combat. 21

• Used to pin down the wounded Golden Armor Piercer King and prevent it from harming the soul-hunting squad. 21
• Provides the combat pressure needed to confront powerful Soul Beasts while protecting weaker students. 21 23

Academy Administration

As Martial Soul Department Dean, Yan oversees recruitment, student arrangements, and tournament selection matters.

• Conducted martial soul awakenings and established the admission standard of a true dragon martial soul with Innate Soul Power of at least Level 7. 1
• Processed Yu Daoyun’s Shrek enrollment and arranged his separate dormitory. 2
• Dismissed Dai Huabin’s complaint against Yu, recognizing that Yu’s Outer Court teaching assignment came directly from Mu En. 36
• Approved Yu’s independent Blue Lightning Academy team after the Inner Court selection challenge. 48

Relationships

• Mu En — Master and Sea God Pavilion Master. Yan respects Mu’s authority and cannot compare himself to Mu’s Level 99 cultivation. 2
• Xian Lin'er — Fellow disciple of Mu En and dean of the Soul Tool Department. They maintain a combative professional rivalry, particularly over student recruitment and academy funding, but fight together to protect Shrek students. 1 6 22
• Ma Xiaotao — Disciple. Yan worries about her volatile Evil Fire and directs her to restrain herself during her match against Yu Daoyun. 1 46
• Yu Daoyun — Mu En’s personal disciple and Shrek’s foremost young talent. Yan unsuccessfully tried to recruit him, then continued to assist and advocate for his development. 1 2 21 48
• Poison Undying — Hostile acquaintance and leader of the Body Sect. Their exchanges are marked by mutual mockery concerning Shrek, Mu En, and their respective disciples. 25 27
• Dai Huabin — Outer Court student whose complaint against Yu Daoyun Yan dismissed. 36

Story Role / Major Arcs

Yu Daoyun’s Awakening

Yan oversees Yu Daoyun’s martial soul awakening, identifies the Golden Dragon as one of the Nine Great Dragon King martial souls, and attempts to recruit Yu as his disciple. 1

Early Inner Court Training

He witnesses Yu’s first Soul Ring absorption and Golden Dragon Fist, openly praising the skill’s destructive potential. He later celebrates when Yu severely injures Dai Yueheng in a sparring match. 5 8

Star Dou Great Forest Soul Hunt

Yan joins Xian Lin'er, Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Ma Xiaotao, and Yu Daoyun on a hunt for ten-thousand-year Soul Rings. He suppresses the Golden Armor Piercer King, oversees Yu’s fourth-ring absorption, and helps defend the group against the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. 20 23

Body Sect Encounter

Yan clashes verbally with Poison Undying and takes visible satisfaction in Yu Daoyun’s overwhelming victory over Long Aotian, the Body Sect’s strongest young disciple. 25 27

Blue Lightning Academy

Yan permits Yu to form Blue Lightning Academy after Yu wins the Inner Court selection challenge. He initially attempts to influence the team’s roster but ultimately accepts Yu’s insistence on choosing his own members. 46 48

Post–Mu En Shrek

After Mu En’s death, Yan recognizes Yu Daoyun as Pavilion Master and remains part of Shrek’s leadership during the academy’s exchange with the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy. 78

Notable Quotes

“I am a Level 95 Super Douluo, titled Bright Phoenix, and the Dean of Shrek’s Martial Soul Department. As long as you become my disciple, resources will be abundant.” 1

“Good lad, amazing!” 21

Trivia

• Yan attempted to recruit Yu Daoyun before Yu formally entered Shrek Academy, leading Xian Lin'er to report him to Mu En. 1 2
• Ma Xiaotao describes Yan as exceptionally skilled at deceiving others and being stingy. 1
• His concern over Yu Daoyun’s food consumption prompted Mu En to explicitly forbid any reduction in Inner Court meal standards. 6
• He is nicknamed the “Iron Rooster” because of his reluctance to spend academy resources. 36