Shrek Academy

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shrek Academy
Alias(es)	史莱克学院
Occupation/Role	Soul master academy with Outer Court and Inner Court divisions
Status	Active
First Appearance	2

Background

Shrek Academy possesses a ten-thousand-year legacy. Its ancestor statues honor the Shrek Seven Devils and the Golden Iron Triangle, who are credited with laying the foundation for its enduring prestige. 5

Yang Jian and Ye Qingyuan enroll despite having access to the Star Luo Empire Offering Hall's resources. Ye Qingyuan's curiosity about the academy prompts their visit, while Yang Jian accompanies her. 2

Campus and Organization

Area / Division	Details
Location	The academy stands beyond Shrek City's east gate. Shrek City is built on the Lima Plain near the Star Dou Great Forest and is larger than some major cities of the three empires. 3
Outer Court	Established at the request of the three great empires, with lower entry requirements than the Inner Court. It contains the Spirit Branch and the Soul Guidance Branch. 3 5
Inner Court	Located on the island at the center of Sea God Lake. Passing through Sea God Lake into the Inner Court is considered entry into the “true” Shrek Academy. 3 5
Sea God Lake	A large artificial lake built to commemorate Tang San, who is said to have inherited the Sea God's divinity. 5
Lake Heart Island	The Inner Court's twenty-thousand-square-kilometer grounds, containing teaching buildings, Mimicry Training Grounds, a Soul Fighting Arena, and the Library Pavilion. 22
Sea God Pavilion	Built within the Inner Court's Golden Tree; it serves as a major academy location and is associated with the Pavilion Master succession. 22 30

Outer Court grading

Outer Court teaching buildings are organized by color according to students' spirit-ring stages. 5

Building Color	Grade Level
White	First year / new students
Yellow	Second and third years
Purple	Fourth and fifth years
Black	Sixth year; graduating from this building earns an Outer Court graduation certificate

The gray teaching buildings belong to the Soul Guidance Department, which occupies roughly one-third of the Outer Court campus. 5

Admissions and Tuition

Requirement / Service	Details
Registration fee	10 Gold Soul Coins; non-refundable. 4
Annual Outer Court tuition	10 Gold Soul Coins, excluding meal expenses; non-refundable if a student fails assessments and leaves midway. 6
Recommendation	Applicants require a recommendation letter from a major city within one of the three great empires. 3 4
Eligibility check	A blue crystal ball assesses bone age and Soul Power Level; its maximum measurable level is 30. 4
Work-study	Commoner students may receive work opportunities through academy work-study programs. 6

The fees and recommendation requirement mean that most Outer Court students are wealthy or noble; commoner students such as Jiang Nannan are uncommon. 4

Facilities

Beast Fighting Zone

The Beast Fighting Zone is the academy's largest dedicated area and building, occupying space comparable to the Spirit Department's teaching buildings, dormitories, and Shrek Plaza combined. 15

• Shrek Academy raises its own soul beasts for practical combat training. 15
• Shrek City's annual tax revenue goes to the academy, with one-third invested in the Beast Fighting Zone. 15
• The Beast Enclosure contains common soul beasts across nearly every age range below one hundred thousand years, including multiple eighty- to ninety-thousand-year specimens. 21
• Gong Changlong oversees the zone; his expertise in soul beasts is considered essential to its operation. 16

Soul Fighting Arenas

• The Outer Court has three Soul Fighting Arenas. 26
• The Inner Court has a single Soul Fighting Arena where students earn points and rankings through soul fights. 26 27
• Zhang Lexuan holds first place in the Inner Court rankings and is stated to have never lost a match, though she has drawn opponents. 27

Golden Tree

The Inner Court's Golden Tree stands over one hundred meters tall. Inner Court dormitories are built beside it, and its presence significantly increases students' cultivation speed. The tree radiates a pure light aura and abundant heaven-and-earth energy. 22

Faculty and Administration

• Yan Shaozhe — Dean of the Martial Soul Department; a rank 95 Super Douluo who seeks to retain exceptional talents such as Yang Jian at the academy. 7 23
• Zhou Yi — Class One's Outer Court homeroom teacher; a six-ring Soul Emperor known as one of the strictest teachers in the Outer Court. 6 8
• Gong Changlong — Head of the Beast Fighting Zone and specialist in raising and researching soul beasts. 16
• Xuan Zi (Elder Xuan) — A rank 98 Super Douluo and Sea God Pavilion elder who recognizes Yang Jian as a potential future Sea God Pavilion Master. 28 30
• Ma Xiaotao — Inner Court student and Yan Shaozhe's direct disciple. 13 24

Shrek Inspectorate

Inner Court students automatically join the Shrek Inspectorate. Its stated purpose is to maintain continental stability and harmony by addressing abuses committed by soul masters when imperial authorities cannot or will not act. 26

Story Role

Yang Jian and Ye Qingyuan's enrollment

Yang Jian and Ye Qingyuan register for the Outer Court with recommendation letters from the Star Luo Empire Offering Hall. Their level-30 Soul Power causes immediate surprise among admissions staff. 4

Class One's duel incident

Zhou Yi orders Class One to run one hundred laps around Shrek Plaza, then accepts Yang Jian's challenge: if he wins, the class is exempt; if he loses, he and Ye Qingyuan must run two hundred laps. 8 9

Yang Jian defeats the six-ring Zhou Yi as a three-ring Soul Elder, making him widely known among first-year students and weakening Zhou Yi's authority over the class. 11 12

Academy support for Yang Jian

After Yang Jian demonstrates exceptional strength in the Beast Fighting Zone, Yan Shaozhe offers to use Shrek Academy's intelligence network and the Shrek Inspectorate's long-term missions to locate a suitable fire-attribute soul beast for him. 21 23

Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi separately view Yang Jian as a talent capable of supporting Shrek Academy's future, with Xuan Zi specifically judging him to have the potential to become Sea God Pavilion Master. 23 30