Shrek Academy

Biodata

Background / History

Shrek Academy is a prestigious Soul Master academy in Shrek City, a prosperous city whose fame and development are closely tied to the institution. It is regarded across the continent as the foremost academy and a traditional favorite in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament. Its reputation rests on its long history, renowned graduates, and legendary accomplishments. 64 120

The academy divides students between an Outer Court and Inner Court. Its Inner Court students may be assigned to the Shrek Inspectorate for dangerous missions presented as training and the defense of justice. 49

Zichuan publicly condemned Shrek's education model, accusing it of concentrating resources on a small group of core students while subjecting ordinary Outer Court students to harsh assessments and limited support. He also accused the academy of treating Inspectorate members as expendable agents. Tang Ya privately reflected that she had witnessed unequal resource allocation and heard of the dangers and casualties associated with Inspectorate missions. 49

Leadership and Organization

• Sea God Pavilion — Shrek's senior governing body; it convened an emergency meeting after Xuan Zi accepted Zichuan's challenge. 64
• Mu En — Senior Shrek figure who accepted the academy's defeat in the Body Sect wager and agreed to honor its terms. 64 71
• Xuan Zi — Sea God Pavilion elder who accepted Zichuan's wager on Shrek's behalf; later led Shrek's tournament team and made repeated forfeiture decisions to protect student morale. 51 52 124 136
• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo — Senior members concerned that the wager endangered Shrek's reputation and Soul Tool advantage. 64 71

Conflict with the Body Sect

Zichuan's wager

After Zichuan defeated Shrek disciple Beibei, he challenged every Shrek student under thirty to defeat him within one month. He offered to acknowledge the Body Sect as inferior and accept three conditions if he lost; if Shrek failed, Shrek would publicly acknowledge inferiority in nurturing top young talent and grant the Body Sect three conditions. Xuan Zi accepted on the academy's behalf. 51 52

Shrek's leadership regarded the wager as risky: victory over a twelve-year-old would bring little honor, while defeat could damage the academy's reputation. 64

Sea God Lake challenge

Shrek arranged a public arena at Sea God Lake and permitted students to observe. Its top Inner Court students were selected to answer Zichuan's challenge. 66 67

• Dai Yueheng — Defeated by Zichuan in one punch. 67 68
• Ma Xiaotao — Shrek's strongest student; her Evil Fire attacks were ineffective against Zichuan's fire immunity, and she was defeated by one punch. 69
• Outcome — With no further challenger stepping forward, Mu En formally conceded on Shrek's behalf. Zichuan had not released his Martial Soul during the challenge. 71

Terms of surrender

The first condition enabled Zichuan to announce the Body Academy directly before Shrek's students. Its open admissions, resource promises, and lack of Martial Soul restrictions appealed especially to students who felt overlooked at Shrek. 72

Tournament Record

Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament

Shrek entered the tournament as the expected champion, receiving a highly celebrated entrance and VIP treatment in Xingluo City. Its main team consisted of Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Yao Haoyue, Gongyang Mo, Xixi, and Chen Zifeng. 111 120

Shrek's losses to Body Academy severely damaged team morale. Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and their teammates entered a prolonged state of discouragement, while Xuan Zi considered preserving their future cultivation more important than pursuing an unwinnable match. 135 136 137

Relationships

• Body Sect — Rival sect whose Young Sect Master, Zichuan, publicly challenged Shrek and secured conditions that facilitated the creation of Body Academy. 51 71 72
• Body Academy — Direct institutional competitor founded after the wager; it defeated Shrek in the tournament group stage and caused Shrek to forfeit their knockout rematch. 72 135 136
• Zichuan — Body Sect Young Sect Master and Shrek's principal challenger; his victories over the academy's elite students exposed a major gap in strength. 52 68 71
• Xuan Zi — Elder and representative who accepted Zichuan's wager, coached Shrek's tournament team, and later prioritized the students' morale through forfeiture. 52 124 136
• Mu En — Senior leader who accepted Shrek's defeat with composure and honored the wager despite its consequences for the academy. 71
• Huo Yuhao — Student recruited by Xuan Zi after Zichuan encouraged him to enter Shrek to study advanced Soul Tool techniques. 53
• Tang Ya — Shrek-affiliated student whose doubts about the academy's resource allocation and Inspectorate missions deepened after Zichuan's criticism. 49

Trivia

• Shrek's iconic uniforms are green and bear golden academy emblems. 121
• During the tournament, Shrek's reputation was so strong that spectators initially treated a matchup against it as nearly certain elimination for other academies. 120 122
• Shrek's consecutive forfeitures against Body Academy were described as unprecedented in the academy's history. 136