Shao Xin

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Shao Xin (邵鑫)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Academy teacher; Food-type Soul Master instructor; nutritional planner and medicinal-bath practitioner
Martial Soul	Candy Bean
Rank	Six-ring Soul Emperor
First Appearance	10

Appearance

Shao Xin is a chubby middle-aged man with a round face, large ears, and an amiable smile. 10

• Often described as having a kind, easygoing appearance. 10
• His approachable demeanor makes him well suited to dealing with Shrek Academy’s neighboring villagers. 36

Personality

Shao Xin is caring, practical, and attentive to the students’ physical condition. He encourages them to eat adequately for cultivation, keeps restorative Candy Beans ready during dangerous soul-ring absorptions, and closely monitors their reactions to medicinal baths. 13 18 51 53

Though he initially reflects the conventional view of Food-type Soul Masters as supporters, he is open-minded enough to seriously consider Ma Hongjun’s proposal that food-type abilities can support their user in direct combat. 16 He also believes cultivation must be paired with good character, warning that powerful Soul Masters with poor conduct will eventually suffer the consequences. 39

Abilities & Skills

Candy Bean Martial Soul

Shao Xin possesses the Candy Bean Martial Soul and is a six-ring Food-type Soul Emperor. 10

• His Candy Beans restore physical strength, soul power, and mental energy. 30
• He keeps Candy Beans prepared for emergencies, including during Oscar’s soul-ring absorption processes. 18 19 58
• Properly stored Candy Beans can last for more than three months; during the first month, they retain over ninety percent of their efficacy. 30
• His products proved commercially valuable when sold through Suotuo City’s Douhun Auction House. 30 32

Nutritional Planning and Cooking

Shao Xin manages food and nutritional support at Shrek Academy. 10

• He prepares restorative meals using spirit-beast ingredients, such as Vajra Bear meat and bones. 21 23
• He considers spirit-beast meat useful for replenishing students after strenuous cultivation and soul-ring absorption. 21 23
• He prepares meals for the academy and for expeditions into the Star Dou Great Forest. 13 29

Medicinal Baths and Pharmacology

Shao Xin is experienced in preparing and adjusting medicinal formulas. 51 53

• He assessed Ma Hongjun’s self-written prescription as logically sound, but began with half the proposed dosage for safety. 51
• He supervises medicinal baths personally and watches for signs that a student has reached their limit. 51 53
• He revised Dai Mubai’s medicinal-bath prescription three times based on observed results and the needs of the White Tiger martial soul. 53
• His treatments strengthen bones, clear or widen meridians, and help stabilize the mind through ingredients such as Bone-Tempering Grass, Blood-Activating Vine, and Spirit-Focusing Flower. 51 53

Equipment / Items

• Candy Beans — Food-type creations used for restoration and emergency recovery. 18 30 58
• Storage Soul Tool — Used to store Oscar’s Flying Sausages during the Star Dou Great Forest expedition. 59
• Medicinal-bath materials — Uses spirit-beast bones, herbs, and medicinal broth to support students’ physical development. 23 51 53

Relationships

• Flender — Fellow Shrek Academy teacher. Flender consults Shao Xin on medicinal prescriptions and entrusts him with Candy Bean production for the academy’s auction venture. 30 51
• Oscar — Serves as Oscar’s senior and guide in the Food-type Soul Master path; accompanies him during his second soul-ring hunt and anxiously monitors his absorptions. 15 18 58
• Ma Hongjun — Supports Ma Hongjun’s growth through meals and medicinal baths, and helps evaluate his experimental prescription. Ma Hongjun’s auction proposal also turns Shao Xin’s Candy Beans into a major source of academy income. 13 30 51
• Dai Mubai — Adjusts Dai Mubai’s medicinal-bath formula according to his White Tiger martial soul and physical tolerance. 53
• Shrek Academy villagers — Volunteers to distribute the academy’s monetary gifts and supplies to the villagers who supported Shrek through its poorer years. 36

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival of Ma Hongjun

Shao Xin is introduced as one of Shrek Academy’s six-ring Soul Emperor teachers. He is responsible for guiding Food-type students and planning nutrition, and he immediately recognizes Ma Hongjun as a promising student. 10

Oscar’s Second Soul Ring

He accompanies Flender, Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to the Star Dou Great Forest as both protection and Food-type guidance for Oscar. During Oscar’s dangerous absorption of the Vajra Bear soul ring, Shao Xin remains ready to restore his stamina and soul power with a Candy Bean. 15 18

Academy Finances and Auction Sales

After Ma Hongjun proposes auctioning Candy Beans and sausages, Shao Xin explains the storage limits and restorative value of his creations. The auction succeeds, earning 46,300 Gold Soul Coins; Flender awards Shao Xin twenty percent of the proceeds in recognition of his contribution. 30 32

Medicinal-Bath Development

Shao Xin evaluates Ma Hongjun’s prescription cautiously, validates its underlying logic, and converts it into a controlled medicinal-bath regimen. He later refines the formula for Dai Mubai based on direct observation, helping improve the students’ physical capacity for cultivation and stronger soul rings. 51 53

Oscar’s Third Soul Ring

During the hunt for Oscar’s Sharp-Tailed Rain Swallow soul ring, Shao Xin again serves as the group’s recovery specialist. After Oscar obtains his third ring and Flying Sausage ability, Shao Xin stores the newly produced sausages and provides a Candy Bean when Oscar’s soul power becomes depleted. 58 59

Trivia

• Shao Xin’s Candy Beans retain more than ninety percent of their medicinal effect during their first month of storage. 30
• He was deeply moved when Flender used the auction earnings to arrange Shrek Academy’s first notably lavish meal. 32
• Shao Xin was selected to deliver gifts to local villagers because he was considered the academy’s oldest teacher and had its kindest-looking face. 36