Zhou Yi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhou Yi (周漪)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy — former Class One homeroom teacher
Occupation/Role	Soul Emperor; educator
Status	Deceased; executed by Lin Yan after orchestrating an assassination attempt against him 62 65
First Appearance	9 10

Appearance

Zhou Yi is an elderly-looking woman with crane-like white hair, withered skin, and a perpetually sour expression. She initially concealed her aged appearance with a human-skin mask, which was destroyed during her duel with Lin Yan. 10 13

• Sharp, raspy voice.
• Wore a human-skin mask to appear younger. 13
• Her true face was left severely withered after being struck by Wither-Bloom Calamity Fire. 13

Personality

Zhou Yi ruled her classroom through humiliation, coercion, and threats of expulsion. She labeled her students “trash” and “idiots,” and treated fighting or causing trouble as proof of merit. 11

Her claimed high advancement rate was later linked to ruthless screening: pressuring, expelling, or overtraining weaker students rather than properly teaching them. Shrek subsequently ordered investigations, treatment, and compensation for students harmed under her conduct. 11 17 18

After losing publicly to Lin Yan and being expelled from Shrek, Zhou Yi became consumed by resentment. Her desire for revenge led her to hire a Soul Saint assassin, then personally pursue Lin Yan to witness his death. 18 62

Abilities & Skills

Soul Emperor Cultivation

Zhou Yi possessed six soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—and could exert Soul Emperor-level pressure over an entire freshman classroom. 11

• Used her cultivation to intimidate students into obeying her orders.
• Her Soul Emperor pressure failed to subdue Lin Yan. 11
• Her Fire Dragon Martial Soul was suppressed by Lin Yan's Ultimate Fire. 13

Fire Dragon Martial Soul

Zhou Yi wielded a fire-attribute Fire Dragon Martial Soul, granting her dragon claws, flame attacks, and physical enhancement. 13

• Fire Dragon Impact Cannon — launched concentrated pillars of fire. 13
• Fire Dragon Body — strengthened her body and flame-based combat ability. 13
• Crimson Flame Dragon Breath — fifth soul skill. 13
• Dragon Blood Blazing Burn — sixth soul skill. 13
• Her martial soul manifestation was shattered by Lin Yan's final halberd strike during their duel. 13

History

Zhou Yi was assigned as the homeroom teacher of Shrek Academy's Freshman Class One. Upon reviewing Lin Yan's enrollment information, she was pleased to find a level 32 Soul Elder in her class and considered him a valuable prodigy. 10

At the opening of class, she insulted the students and ordered everyone except Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to run one hundred laps around Shrek Square because they had not fought since enrolling. She threatened to expel anyone who refused or failed to finish. 11

Lin Yan publicly challenged her methods, accusing her of manufacturing a high advancement rate through expulsions, intimidation, and excessive cultivation rather than instruction. Enraged, Zhou Yi attempted to strike Lin Yan's dantian and cripple his cultivation in the classroom. 11 12

Lin Yan formally challenged her to a duel outside. Despite her Soul Emperor cultivation, Zhou Yi was decisively defeated by Lin Yan's Ultimate Fire, Flame Spirit Armor, and Wither-Bloom Calamity Flame Domain. Her disguise was burned away, her Fire Dragon Martial Soul was shattered, and she was left severely injured before Shrek's senior staff. 12 13

Shrek's investigation determined that Zhou Yi was at fault. She was dismissed and expelled, forbidden from leaving Shrek without cause, while the academy began compensating students harmed by her previous conduct. 17 18

Unable to accept her downfall, Zhou Yi hired the Gray Scale Poison Lizard Soul Saint with two Level 8 Soul Tools to assassinate Lin Yan. The assassin was defeated, recorded a confession, and was executed by Lin Yan. Zhou Yi was then intercepted while fleeing back toward Shrek City. 62

She confessed only after being confronted with the recording, then attempted to rely on Fan Yu's status to threaten Lin Yan. When Fan Yu arrived to protect her, Lin Yan killed him with an Emperor Reign Lotus. Zhou Yi subsequently descended into madness and was reduced to ash by Lin Yan's Emperor Flame. 62 63 65

Relationships

• Lin Yan — Former student and enemy. Zhou Yi attempted to expel and cripple him, lost their public duel, then hired an assassin to kill him. Lin Yan ultimately executed her. 11 13 62 65
• Fan Yu — Husband. He defended Zhou Yi after her defeat and later attempted to rescue her after her assassination plot was exposed; Lin Yan killed him during the confrontation. 14 63
• Freshman Class One — Former students. Zhou Yi subjected the class to verbal abuse, arbitrary punishments, and threats of expulsion. 11 12
• Shrek Academy — Former employer. The academy dismissed and expelled her following its investigation into her conduct. 17 18

Notable Quotes

“Don't you know that those who don't dare to cause trouble are mediocre?” 11

“Anyone who doesn't finish will be expelled immediately.” 11