Shrek Academy

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Shrek Academy
Alias(es)	史莱克学院; the continent's number one academy 101
Occupation/Role	Advanced soul master academy; organizer of Outer Court and Inner Court education, core-disciple assessments, and cultivation resources 2 47 61
Status	Active 98 101 152
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Shrek Academy has stood as the continent's preeminent academy for ten thousand years. Its long-term supremacy is attributed to having produced the Sea God, whose legacy made the Sea God Pavilion a sacred place across the continent and elevated Shrek above major imperial royal families. 87

Ten thousand years earlier, Skywater Academy and the other Four Elements Academies were incorporated into Shrek. Skywater later separated, citing Shrek's requirement for city-lord recommendation letters, radical and coercive teaching, and ideological conflict with Skywater's principle of equal treatment for commoners and nobles. 71

The academy is based in Shrek City. Its campus includes a large east-gate recruitment square, tree-lined avenues, Outer Court teaching buildings, dormitories, the Beast Fighting Zone, the Soul Fighting District, Sea God's Lake, Sea God Island, and the Sea God Pavilion built beside the Golden Tree. 1 2 3 27 47 61

Organization

Division / Facility	Function and known details
Outer Court	Handles freshman enrollment, foundational teaching, class assignments, and core-disciple assessments. The Director of the Outer Court oversees daily affairs and new-student assignments. 2 3 61
Inner Court	Houses higher-level students; some Inner Court students are only Spirit Kings, underscoring Xiao Yan's exceptional entry-level cultivation. 2
Sea God Pavilion	Shrek's true institutional core and highest governing body. It is built against the Golden Tree on Sea God Island, is staffed by powerful elders, and is now led by Zhang Lexuan following Mu En's death. 27 68 152
Spirit Soul Department	Shrek's traditional dominant department, headed by Yan Shaozhe. Under Mu En's final reforms, it receives forty percent of the academy's resources. 2 152
Spirit Guidance Department	Shrek's soul-engineering department. Mu En reassigned it sixty percent of academy resources in recognition of the changing continental balance of power. 152
Treasure Pavilion	A major shop backed by Shrek that operates the Treasure Appraisal Fair and provides cultivation resources through VIP credit arrangements. 57 58
Beast Fighting Zone	An enclosed assessment arena that keeps spirit beasts in underground steel cages for combat tests. 47
Soul Fighting District	Outer Court combat venue used for core-disciple assessments. 61

Known leadership

• Zhang Lexuan — Sea God Pavilion Master appointed by Mu En before his death; a Soul Douluo and former outstanding Inner Court disciple. Elder Lin serves as her deputy. 150 152
• Mu En — Former Sea God Pavilion Master and a central pillar of Shrek; personally recognized Xiao Yan's potential, reprimanded Xuan Zi for endangering the academy's honor, and established Shrek's final succession and reform plans before his death. 4 63 152
• Yan Shaozhe — Dean of the Martial Soul Department / Spirit Soul Department; a level 95 Super Douluo who personally admitted Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiao. 2 132
• Du Weilun — Director of the Outer Court; handles enrollment, class placement, and special arrangements for exceptional students. 2 3
• Elder Lin — Sea God Pavilion elder, rank 97 Super Douluo, actual controller of the Treasure Pavilion, and Zhang Lexuan's deputy. 58 152
• Xuan Zi — Former Sea God Pavilion elder and level 98 Super Douluo. After attempting to murder Xiao Yan, he was killed in their alley confrontation; his disappearance and death caused a major internal crisis. 61 65 68

Admissions and Student Life

Shrek holds an annual freshman recruitment season that draws age-eligible youths and their families from across the Douluo Continent. Exceptional applicants can be referred directly to senior administrators rather than processed through ordinary registration. 1 2

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiao were personally admitted by Yan Shaozhe after their cultivation levels were revealed. Their tuition was waived, they were permitted to choose their own classes, and each received an individual dormitory room because of their high cultivation. 2 3

• Freshman dormitories are normally shared by two students. 3
• Class Nine, taught by Mu Jin, uses an encouraging approach that identifies students' martial-soul strengths rather than belittling weaker entrants. 8
• The public Outer Court cafeteria is crowded, standing-room-only, and comparatively limited in food presentation and resources. 6
• Core disciples undergo advancement and combat assessments in academy arenas. 47 61
• The Treasure Pavilion assesses students' potential and issues VIP cards that can be used to obtain resources on credit; unpaid debt may require graduates to remain at Shrek or work for the pavilion. 57

Major Events

Enrollment of Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiao

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiao arrived during freshman recruitment season. Their level 46 and level 35 cultivation, respectively, prompted Yan Shaozhe to admit them personally and promise his protection within the academy. 1 2

Xiao Yan selected Class Nine rather than the prestigious freshman Class One, citing his preference for a freer environment. After the freshman year, the grade was reorganized by soul type, with Mu Jin becoming the head teacher of Class One. 3 31

Ma Xiaotao incident

After Inner Court core disciple Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire lost control and she attacked Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiao, Yan Shaozhe acknowledged the academy's oversight to prevent the incident from becoming a public scandal. He agreed to provide a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone as compensation for Xiao Xiao's claimed foundation damage. 14

Xiao Yan later pressed Yan Shaozhe to account for Ma Xiaotao's strategic value as an Ultimate Fire-attribute soul master. Yan Shaozhe deferred a final decision on additional compensation pending consultation with the Sea God Pavilion. 16

Treasure Pavilion dispute

Elder Lin offered Xiao Yan the time-attribute External Soul Bone, the Time Sundial Needle, without payment or a promissory note. Xiao Yan refused, recognizing the offer as an attempt to bind him to Shrek through obligation. 60

Xuan Zi incident and withdrawal

During a core-disciple assessment, Xuan Zi provoked Xiao Yan and turned the event into a no-rules free-for-all against the other core disciples. Mu En subsequently ordered Xuan Zi to apologize and offer the Time Sundial Needle as compensation. 61 63

Xuan Zi later attempted to murder Xiao Yan in a secluded alley. Xiao Yan summoned the Snow Empress to confront him, and Xuan Zi was killed; Xiao Yan subsequently used Xuan Zi's soul bones in his soul-bone fusion research. 65 68

Xiao Yan, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng then left Shrek secretly for the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect. Their departure triggered an emergency Sea God Pavilion meeting, while Xuan Zi's disappearance created a separate crisis for the academy. 68

Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament

Shrek entered the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament with its full official team led by Ma Xiaotao. Their first elimination-round opponent, Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, immediately surrendered after Ma Xiaotao used her sixth soul skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower. 101

In the semifinal against Skywater Academy, Shrek fielded its seven principal members against Xiao Yan alone. Xiao Yan eliminated the entire team, defeated Ma Xiaotao after she used a forbidden Ring Fusion technique, and forced Shrek to forfeit its remaining matches. 128 129 130 131 132

The defeat ended Shrek's tournament run and shattered its long-standing image of invincibility before a continent-wide audience. 132

Mu En's succession and reforms

Following the tournament, Yan Shaozhe requested that Xiao Yan return to Shrek to meet the dying Mu En. Xiao Yan agreed out of respect for Mu En despite his continuing disdain for the academy. 134 147

Mu En offered Xiao Yan the post of Sea God Pavilion Master, but Xiao Yan refused, declaring Shrek too small for his ambitions. Mu En instead chose Zhang Lexuan as his successor and instructed her to obey Xiao Yan's commands should he return to Shrek. 148 150

At his final emergency Sea God Pavilion meeting, Mu En formally named Zhang Lexuan Pavilion Master with Elder Lin as deputy, reassigned sixty percent of academy resources to the Spirit Guidance Department and forty percent to the Spirit Soul Department, and ordered Shrek to remain neutral in the coming continental war while recalling all forces stationed outside the academy. Mu En then died, leaving Shrek under Lexuan's leadership. 152

Relationships

• Sea God Pavilion — Shrek's highest governing body and institutional core, located beside the Golden Tree on Sea God Island. Following Mu En's death, it is led by Zhang Lexuan. 27 68 152
• Skywater Academy — Formerly incorporated into Shrek as part of the Four Elements Academies; later split over educational ideology and admissions policy. Skywater subsequently defeated Shrek in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament semifinal. 71 132
• Nine Treasures Glazed Sect — A major external power with students at Shrek; Xiao Yan's departure with Ning Tian risked damaging relations between the sect and academy. 57 68
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy — Shrek's sworn rival in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament. 99
• Xiao Yan — Former core disciple whose refusal of Shrek's recruitment efforts, conflict with Xuan Zi, and eventual withdrawal became a major institutional crisis. Mu En later entrusted Zhang Lexuan to obey Xiao Yan's commands should he return. 60 64 68 150
• Ma Xiaotao — Leader of Shrek's tournament team and Yan Shaozhe's direct disciple; was severely injured in the semifinal against Xiao Yan. 101 132
• Zhang Lexuan — Mu En's chosen successor as Sea God Pavilion Master, with Elder Lin appointed as her deputy. 150 152
• Three Douluo Nations — Shrek historically maintained extensive ties with the Star Luo, Tianhun, and Dou Ling Empires. Mu En's final directive ended Shrek's planned alignment with them in the coming war and required the recall of Shrek's external forces. 152