Shrek Academy

Biodata

Background / History

Shrek Academy first appears in Suotuo City when it opens directly across the street from Flender's older, shabby academy of the same name. Its sign is markedly better made, and its arrival immediately triggers a rivalry over the name and student recruitment. 1 4

During the Suotuo enrollment day, the academy charges one Copper Soul Coin, in contrast to Flender's academy's ten Gold Soul Coin fee. Its recruiters present a different educational philosophy: rather than admitting only existing “monsters,” it claims it can turn enrolled students into monsters through training and resources. 4 5

Wu Zhangkong's demonstration as a seven-ring Soul Sage draws parents and applicants to the academy. Tang San and Xiao Wu ultimately choose Flender's academy after the confrontation, paying ten Gold Soul Coins each. 6 12

The academy later establishes a presence in Tiantou City, Star Luo City, Sea God Island, and Spirit City. Its Star Luo branch receives formal backing from the Star Luo Emperor, who orders that obstruction or sabotage of the academy be treated as hostility toward the empire. 80 91 112 147 167 193

By the time of its freshman tournament, Shrek Academy is regarded as the continent's foremost power, with its rapid rise drawing the rulers of both empires, Spirit Hall, and major factions to Suotuo City. 206

Qian Daoliu later learns from Yun Ming that Shrek Academy intends to cultivate multiple students into gods. Yun Ming further states that Lin Feng's strength exceeds that of ordinary gods and that the academy was founded by gods, revealing a foundation far beyond the continent's conventional Soul Master institutions. 238

Its influence subsequently extends into Slaughter City, which is taken over by its Holy Spirit Execution Department, and the soul-beast world. Spirit Hall sends several people into the academy, while Qian Daoliu worries that their loyalties may shift toward Shrek. 276

An overseas expedition arranged by Lin Feng reaches the Sun-Moon Continent and establishes another branch. The academy also develops a presence in the Star Dou Great Forest, where soul beasts receive formal instruction and resources. 278 279 280 289 290 310

Shrek later enters the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament with teams restricted to Two-Ring Soul Masters. Their defeat of Spirit Hall's Five-Ring Golden Generation further establishes the academy's ability to produce students who greatly exceed conventional expectations for their cultivation level. 304 305 322 333

Educational Philosophy

“Those who enter low leave high; those who enter high leave outstanding.” 5

• Shrek Academy presents itself as an institution that develops potential rather than selecting only naturally gifted students. 5 20
• Its entrance examinations are open regardless of background, talent, or Soul Power level, although applicants must still pass the assessment. 112 113 131
• In Star Luo City, nearly one thousand applicants took the assessment and ninety-one were admitted; the entrants included both highly talented applicants and people with poor innate talent. 113 114
• Registration in Star Luo City costs one Copper Soul Coin and is refunded to applicants who fail the assessment. 113
• The academy provides free room and board to its students. 54
• The Spirit City branch likewise admits applicants without outstanding innate talent if they meet its assessment standards. 204
• The Sea God Island branch enrolls many children with very low, or even zero, Innate Soul Power. Rather than indiscriminately distributing resources, Chen Xinjie requires students to meet training objectives before receiving rewards such as Mystic Water Pills. 193
• The Sun-Moon branch charges neither a registration fee nor tuition. Guan Yue explains that its purpose is to prevent promising people from being overlooked, and that its entrance assessment does not depend on an applicant's Soul Power level. 280 282
• The academy possesses a cultivation technique that allows people with zero Innate Soul Power to begin cultivating. Jixiang publicly demonstrates this possibility after reaching level twenty-one with the help of its technique and Mystic Water Pills. 280
• Domain skills form part of the academy's curriculum, extending its teaching beyond ordinary Soul Ring abilities. 282
• Lin Feng sends students beyond the Douluo Continent to broaden their horizons through exploration. 278
• Its educational activities extend to soul beasts, including Ferocious Beasts and ten-thousand-year beasts, which receive cultivation instruction under the Soul Beast Development Department. 289 290

Campuses

Resources and Training

Soul Guidance Technology

Students are taught to use Level 2 Soul Guidance Cannons. A single shot can approach the power of a three-ring Soul Elder, and students who achieve at least a 70% hit rate over ten shots receive their cannon from the academy. 20

• Soul guidance devices can correspond to a Soul Master's number of rings.
• Some Soul Tools allow ordinary people to wield combat power comparable to an average Soul Master. 20
• Every student in Ning Rongrong's class possesses a Level 2 Soul Guidance Cannon. 99
• The academy also provides Soul Tools capable of functioning as vehicles and mechs. 124 125
• Its gates and barriers possess significant defensive and isolation functions; several Soul Kings cannot force open the Star Luo branch's gate, and outside observers cannot sense activity within the academy. 112
• The Spirit City branch uses silvery-white Soul Tool gates that retract beneath the ground to open. 168
• Freshman tournament placements are rewarded with Black-Grade or Red-Grade Mechs and Level 7 through Level 9 Soul Tools, demonstrating the academy's extensive reserves of advanced Soul Guidance equipment. 249
• The Spirit City branch's barrier prevents Qian Daoliu from observing its interior from Spirit Hall. 276
• Its fleet includes exceptionally fast Warships equipped with powerful Soul Cannons. A cannon operated by a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster kills a fifty-thousand-year Ink Sea Demon Octopus in one shot during the overseas expedition. 278
• A transforming construction machine expands into a complete academy building in less than ten minutes on the Sun-Moon Continent. 279
• The academy's technological blueprints are not publicly distributed, although Spirit Hall students who enroll there begin learning Soul Tool manufacture. 280
• Di Tian uses a spherical Soul Tool that transforms into four flags to create an instructional barrier. It isolates and purifies the area, sharpens the soul beasts' senses, and transmits his demonstrated movements and energy circulation to them. 290

Battle Armor

Wu Zhangkong teaches students about Battle Armor and its ability to drastically amplify combat power. 29

• One-Word Battle Armor can allow a five-ring Soul King to contend with a seven-ring Soul Sage.
• Two-Word Battle Armor can allow a six-ring Soul Emperor to rival an eight-ring Soul Douluo.
• Wu Zhangkong's Two-Word Battle Armor lets him, as a seven-ring Soul Sage, match a Titled Douluo. 29
• Lin Feng obtains manufacturing technology for One- through Four-Word Battle Armor, as well as ten sets of Four-Word Battle Armor, through recognition-based rewards. 29
• By Su Ye's account, most Five-Ring Soul Kings at the academy possess One-Word Battle Armor, although his own set remains incomplete. 304
• Tang Wulin uses silver-white Battle Armor alongside his Golden Dragon bloodline abilities when overpowering Tang Hao at the Clear Sky Sect. 298

Pills and Cultivation Resources

The academy provides its students with resources including Soul Ascension Pills and Mystic Water Pills. 99

• Each student receives one thousand Gold Soul Coins upon enrollment. 99
• Shrek Academy's resources are substantial enough that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect struggles to find items suitable to exchange for its Contribution Points. 121 122
• At the freshman tournament, the academy awards competitors complete sets of Soul Bones ranging from sixty-thousand-year to three-hundred-thousand-year quality, alongside large quantities of Contribution Points and advanced Soul Tools. 249
• Lin Feng distributes Soul Ascension Pills to the tournament audience. Each pill allows a Soul Master to advance from level thirty to thirty-one without side effects, though an individual may benefit from only one such pill. 249
• Mystic Water Pills can increase Innate Soul Power by one rank when it is below rank eight. 99
• The academy's cafeteria supplies lavish, nourishing food; Ning Rongrong notices that eating there leaves her more energetic. 57
• Soul-beast students receive specially prepared Demon meat that strengthens their physiques. Its concentrated energy limits how much they can eat at once. 289 290
• Son of Heaven Fruits can purify and strengthen soul-beast bloodlines and may enable some beasts to speak. Unlike the supplied Demon meat, these fruits must be purchased with Contribution Points. 289
• Su Ye credits several months of the academy's nourishment and special training with making his body capable of enduring three fifty-thousand-year Soul Rings. 303

Virtual Training

The academy possesses Virtual Pods that allow users to enter a virtual world for training. 99 121

Tang Wulin's combat experience in Virtual Space improves his ability to anticipate an opponent's movements, contributing to his decisive victory over Tang Hao. 298

Spirit Ascension Platform and Soul Beast Tower

The academy's Spirit Ascension Platform provides combat practice against virtual soul beasts and allows students to increase the age of their Soul Rings, even without Soul Spirits. Its use is constrained by the student's spiritual power and physical constitution. 42 45

• Energy from defeated beasts can be directed into a chosen Soul Ring. Ning Rongrong raises her First Soul Ring from just over one hundred years to approximately six hundred years during one expedition. 45
• Students unable to withstand additional energy cannot continue absorbing it, even when their spiritual power remains sufficient. 45
• Soul beasts inside the platform can drop Soul Bones, as demonstrated after Tang Wulin's group defeats a three-thousand-year Lizard Horned Beast. 45
• The Soul Beast Tower provides Soul Rings of specified skill categories, such as offensive or control-type abilities, allowing students to seek suitable skills without relying on conventional hunts. 101

Secondary Professions

Shrek Academy incorporates secondary professions into its curriculum, including blacksmithing, Soul Engineering, mecha manufacturing, mecha repair, and mecha design. 123 200

• Star Luo branch students receive practical blacksmithing instruction under Yan Feng and Mu Chen, an eight-star Saint Craftsman. 200
• Mu Chen demonstrates the forging of Sinking Silver before allowing students to attempt using the academy's forging hammers. 200
• The academy employs specialized teaching teams and high-level blacksmiths to support technical education. 123
• Spirit Hall students who enter the academy are reported to have begun learning how to manufacture Soul Tools. 280

Physical Training

The academy's physical training can include gravity-chamber conditioning, alternating extreme heat and cold therapy, and deep-water endurance exercises. 204

• Mu Ye pushes freshmen through these harsh regimens to build their physical endurance and resilience alongside Soul Power. 204
• The academy has opened a reverse passage to the Demon Plane and converted the Demon Plane into a training ground. 267

Soul-Beast Cultivation

Di Tian teaches soul-beast students the Clear Origin Spirit-Opening Canon, using an instructional Soul Tool barrier to demonstrate its movements and energy circulation. Nearly all the assembled beasts grasp its fundamentals after several hours. 289 290

Xiong Jun, Myriad Demon King, and Scarlet King sense that the technique may weaken or neutralize the danger of future Heavenly Tribulations. This is presented as their assessment of its potential rather than a completed demonstration against a tribulation. 290

Confinement Facilities

Shrek Academy maintains Confinement Rooms capable of holding dangerous individuals and soul beasts. Chen Xinjie imprisons the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming in one such facility, while reports also identify Tang Hao and Liu Erlong as having been held by the academy. 80 121 206

Dai Weisi is also reported to have been placed under confinement after offending the academy. 213

Tang Hao is released after six months of confinement but remains subject to academy control during a six-month period outside. His collar administers electric shocks when he exceeds four hours of sleep, and it also tracks his movements and monitors his words and surroundings. A Ruheng later uses this surveillance to confront him over insults directed at the academy. 292 298

Personnel

• Lin Feng — Headmaster of Shrek Academy. Yun Ming states that his strength surpasses that of ordinary gods. He later arranges the overseas expedition to broaden students' horizons. 238 278
• Yun Ming — High-ranking academy leader and Star Luo branch dean; defeated Qian Daoliu and revealed nine hundred-thousand-year soul rings. 142 145 187
• Wu Zhangkong — Admissions teacher and instructor; a seven-ring Soul Sage who defeated Zhao Wuji without using his Martial Soul True Body. 6 12
• Le Zhengyu — Admissions teacher who publicly explains the academy's educational model; also identified in an early reward as a four-ring special student. 3 5 6
• Shen Yi — Teacher who represents the academy in arranging matches against Heaven Dou Royal Academy. 65
• Zhuo Shi — Red Dragon Douluo teacher who challenges Yu Xiaogang's qualifications to teach and protects the academy's restricted interior. 26 51
• Mo Jue — Five-ring Spirit King affiliated with the academy; attacks Xue Beng after his provocation. 116
• Dai Yueyan — Academy representative in Star Luo City; announces the branch's enrollment terms. 106 113
• Cai Yue'er — Special teacher obtained following the Star Luo Emperor's increased recognition of the academy. 112
• Chen Xinjie — Peerless Douluo teacher entrusted with the Sea God Island branch; subdues Er Ming and later operates from the island campus. 80 193
• Ya Li — Level ninety-nine Limit Douluo and Heaven Dou City branch dean who receives Xue Ye's delegation and oversees Xue Ke's prospective enrollment. 69 189 207
• Long Yeyue — Level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo affiliated with the academy who confronts Bibi Dong during the Spirit City incident. 172 203
• Sima Jinchi — Title Douluo affiliated with the academy who swiftly incapacitates Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong when they demand Tang San's release. 144 178
• Yan Feng — Star Luo branch teacher who introduces freshmen to secondary professions and blacksmithing. 200
• Mu Chen — Eight-star Saint Craftsman and blacksmithing instructor. 200
• Mu Ye — Teacher responsible for intensive freshman physical training; he is also noted as a powerful academy cook who blocks Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo while protecting Su Mu. 171 203 204
• Cai Hu — Academy elder who intervenes in the Spirit City conflict and protects Su Mu after Spirit Hall personnel attack him. 171
• Zhen Hua — Level ninety-five Super Douluo and Nine-Star Divine Craftsman obtained as a special teacher. 203
• Guan Yue — Skycrosser Douluo special teacher; later appears at the Sea God Island branch. Commands a Warship during the overseas expedition and assists in establishing and recruiting for the Sun-Moon branch, but states that he will not be its dean. 172 193 278 280 282
• Ao Rui — Sun Douluo special teacher; later appears at the Sea God Island branch. 172 193
• Li Mengjie — Demoness Douluo special teacher. 172
• Shi Mengshan — Title Douluo special teacher. 203
• Blood Eight — Title Douluo special teacher. 203
• Di Tian (Dragon King Version) — Head of Shrek Academy's Soul Beast Development Department. Recruits soul beasts and teaches them the Clear Origin Spirit-Opening Canon. 238 242 289 290
• Long Bing — Special teacher obtained following increased recognition from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 265
• Ruheng / A Ruheng — Title Douluo special teacher. Later acts as Tang Wulin's senior brother and an academy enforcer, confronting and punishing Tang Hao at the Clear Sky Sect for insulting Shrek. 265 298 300
• Yehui — Title Douluo special teacher. 265
• Feng Wuyu — Blazing Dragon Douluo special teacher. 58 73
• Tang Yinmeng — Yinxun Douluo special teacher. 73
• Yuanen Zhentian — Limit Douluo special teacher, explicitly identified as level ninety-nine in a later reward. 79 210
• En Ci — Limit Douluo special teacher. 79
• Leng Yaozhu — Level ninety-nine Limit Douluo special teacher. 117
• Gao Zhen — Seven-ring Soul Sage special teacher. 118
• Long Tianwu — Academy-affiliated powerhouse who arrives at the Sea God Island branch alongside Guan Yue and Ao Rui. 193
• Hu Jie — Level ninety-eight Super Douluo special teacher. 216
• Han Tianyi — Level ninety-eight Super Douluo special teacher. 216
• Da Ming (Dragon King Version) — Special teacher obtained during the soul-beast outreach encounter; distinct from the Star Dou Great Forest's Da Ming, later called Niu Tian. 242 289
• Er Ming (Dragon King Version) — Special teacher obtained during the soul-beast outreach encounter; distinct from the Titan Giant Ape previously imprisoned by the academy, later called Tai Tan. 242 289
• Yu Guanzhi — Divine Brush Douluo obtained as a special teacher following Qian Daoliu's increased recognition during the overseas expedition. 278
• Blood Two — Special teacher obtained following the Sun-Moon branch's recruitment demonstration. 282

Students

• Wu Siduo — Student and early representative of the academy; defeats Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun. She later places fifth in the freshman tournament. 1 3 249
• Ning Rongrong — Student familiar with the academy's cannons, pills, funds, and Virtual Pods; reaches rank forty-three by the freshman tournament. 20 99 210
• Zhu Zhuqing — Student inspired to pursue blacksmithing and Battle Armor after Wu Zhangkong's lesson. 29 62
• Ye Xinglan — Sword genius who rejects Chen Xin's offer to become his disciple. 91
• Yuanen Yehui — Four-ring Soul Ancestor with the Titan Giant Ape martial soul; defeats Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun. 73
• Xu Xiaoyan — Student who fights Heaven Dou Royal Academy alongside Yang Nianxia and later places fourth in the freshman tournament. 65 66 249
• Yang Nianxia — Student who fights Heaven Dou Royal Academy alongside Xu Xiaoyan and later places seventh in the freshman tournament. 65 66 249
• Dai Yun'er — Four-ring Soul Ancestor and member of the Suotuo branch's sole freshman class; places third in the freshman tournament. 62 249
• Su Mu — Five-ring Soul King student who represents the Spirit City branch, defeats Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, and challenges them to attack him together. 96 168 171
• Beibei and Tang Ya — Outer Court students who invoke their Shrek Academy affiliation during an encounter with other academy students. 161
• Tang Wulin — Academy student whose overwhelming freshman tournament victory shocks the Star Luo Empire's representative and Spirit Hall's Golden Generation. Later defeats Tang Hao at the Clear Sky Sect with Battle Armor and Golden Dragon bloodline abilities. 247 298
• Luo Ziyan — Heaven Dou branch student who places ninth in the freshman tournament. 249
• Zhang Zixuan — Heaven Dou City branch student who places eighth in the freshman tournament. 249
• Xie Xie — Suotuo City branch student who places sixth in the freshman tournament. 249
• Gu Yue — Five-ring Soul King special student. 242
• Na'er — Five-ring Soul King special student. 242
• Ye Zhi — Four-ring special student who possesses the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul. 13 18
• Dai Ling'er — Four-ring Soul Ancestor special student. 13
• Xu Yucheng — Four-ring special student. 33
• Zheng Yiran — Student with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor martial soul and three purple Soul Rings during the Heaven Dou Royal Academy matches. 62 67
• Long Chen — Five-ring Soul King with the Golden Dragon martial soul; his strength and Soul Ring configuration help prompt Heaven Dou Royal Academy's concession. 51 67
• Sima Xian — Five-ring Soul King special student with the Ox-Horn Dragon martial soul. 67
• Kuang Zhantian — Five-ring special student. 73
• Lin San — Five-ring Soul King special student. 96
• Hua Lantang — Five-ring Soul King special student. 96
• Long Yue — Six-ring Soul Emperor special student. 164
• Teng Teng — Five-ring Soul King special student. 164
• Jixiang — Student who overcomes zero Innate Soul Power through the academy's cultivation method and reaches level twenty-one. Defeats Lian Hongchen during the Sun-Moon branch's recruitment demonstration using a self-comprehended domain skill and Silver Needles. 280 282
• Su Ye — Formerly a lesser Spirit Hall disciple who becomes a Five-Ring Soul King after studying at Shrek. Possesses the Dark Shadow Blood Blade martial soul, two purple and three black Soul Rings, and an incomplete set of Battle Armor. 303 304
• Golden Eye, Xiong Jun, Myriad Demon King, Scarlet King, and Bi Ji — Soul beasts involved in the academy's formal soul-beast cultivation program. Golden Eye gradually accepts the academy's superior methods, while several Ferocious Beasts recognize the potential value of its technique against Heavenly Tribulation. 289 290
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan — The Star Dou Great Forest's Da Ming and Er Ming under newly assigned human names. Both study the Clear Origin Spirit-Opening Canon; Tai Tan must also perform odd jobs as punishment for his earlier conflict with the academy. 289 290
• Xiao Wu — Previously passes the academy's entrance examination but withdraws for Tang San's sake. Later participates in its soul-beast cultivation program and comes to regard it as a safe place to recover and grow stronger. 242 290

Relationships

• Star Luo Empire — The emperor fully supports the academy's construction and enrollment, while the academy operates a branch in Star Luo City. 112 113
• Spirit Hall — Qian Daoliu personally visits to discuss Angel Martial Soul cultivation insights and challenge Yun Ming to a friendly spar. Spirit Hall later reacts strongly to the academy's secret establishment in Spirit City, where Bibi Dong's conflict with its personnel leaves relations strained. 142 145 167 203
  • After the Golden Generation's defeat, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo attack Su Mu, prompting intervention by Mu Ye and Cai Hu. Long Yeyue subsequently forces Bibi Dong to retreat. 171 172
  • Recognizing the academy's superior high-level strength, Qian Daoliu advises against provoking it and considers sending Spirit Hall disciples, including potentially Qian Renxue, to study there. 151 249
  • By Chapter 276, several Spirit Hall people have entered the academy. Qian Daoliu worries that their loyalties may change, while reports indicate that some are already learning Soul Tool manufacture. 276 280
  • Qian Daoliu joins the academy's overseas expedition and becomes increasingly impressed by its Warships, weaponry, and ability to establish itself on the Sun-Moon Continent. 278 280 282
  • Despite initially doubting that Shrek would participate in Spirit Hall's tournament, he orders an increase in the announced prize from three Soul Bones to four and a direct-elimination format without privileged entry for Spirit Hall's team. Shrek ultimately participates and defeats the Golden Generation with Two-Ring students. 276 304 305 333
• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect — Chen Xin seeks to recruit Ye Xinglan, later recognizes the academy's advanced resources, and Ning Fengzhi seeks closer relations with it. 91 121 122
  • The sect sends substantial gifts to the Suotuo campus and a smaller gift to the Heaven Dou branch. 141
  • Ning Fengzhi views Shrek as a restraint on Spirit Hall's power and later attends the continental tournament specifically to assess its Two-Ring students, despite Ning Rongrong's absence. 206 322
• Heaven Dou Empire — The imperial family investigates and seeks ties with the academy after its students defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy's leading team and Yun Ming defeats Qian Daoliu. Xue Ye later attempts to offer the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and requests that Xue Ke be permitted to take the entrance assessment. 116 145 187 189
  • Shrek's continued public acclaim worsens Xue Beng's fears that his earlier conflict with the academy will threaten his standing with Xue Ye. 333
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy — Its leading students, including Yu Tianheng, are defeated by Shrek Academy students. 65 66 116
• Sea God Island — The academy establishes a branch on the island under Chen Xinjie's supervision, bringing it into contact with Bo Saixi and the Seven Sacred Pillars. 80 193
• Soul Beasts — The academy maintains a Soul Beast Development Department led by Di Tian (Dragon King Version). Its members come into direct contact with the Dragon God, Di Tian of the Star Dou Great Forest, Da Ming, Er Ming, Xiao Wu, and other soul beasts. 242
  • Ferocious Beasts and ten-thousand-year beasts subsequently join its cultivation program, receiving Demon meat and instruction while purchasing bloodline-enhancing Son of Heaven Fruits with Contribution Points. 289 290
  • Its protection of soul beasts and ban on hunting them provoke hostility from Yu Xiaogang and Tang San. Academy-affiliated half-beast figures drive Monster Academy's group from its forest territory after a confrontation. 310
• Dugu Bo — Has a close relationship with the academy and retaliates against Yu Xiaogang for slandering it. 91 149
• Flender's former Shrek Academy / Monster Academy — Began as a direct rival over the Shrek name and recruitment. After defeat, Flender relinquishes the name and renames his school Monster Academy. 1 74 95 147
  • The rivalry continues in the Star Dou Great Forest and at the continental tournament, where Monster Academy draws Shrek as its first opponent. 310 324
• Sun-Moon Empire and Hongchen Family — Lian Hongchen initially challenges the newly arrived academy's credibility but asks to join after Jixiang defeats her. Princess Xu Ruoruo also chooses to register for the assessment, lending the branch additional prestige; their successful admission is not established by this recruitment scene. 280 282
• Clear Sky Sect — Its elders consider the potential benefits of sending disciples to Shrek after hearing about its pills. A Ruheng and Tang Wulin later confront Tang Hao within the sect, and Tang Hu asks whether admission truly depends only on passing the assessment. 294 298 300
• Tang Chen — Credits the academy's Execution Department with tormenting the beast possessing him, which allows him to regain his sanity before the Asura God removes the creature. 292
• Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan — Yu Luomian seeks to send Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin to Shrek, but Yu Yuanzhen blocks the plan amid Yu Xiaogang's hostility. Yu Luomian repeatedly regrets the lost opportunity; Yu Tianheng later refuses to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy because of his attachment to it. 207 217 221 322

Story Role / Major Arcs

Suotuo City Name Dispute

The academy's opening opposite Flender's school sparks repeated clashes between their students and staff. Wu Siduo defeats Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, while Wu Zhangkong later defeats Zhao Wuji. 1 3 10 12

Ye Xinglan eventually demands an apology and insists that Flender's academy stop using the same name. Flender accepts defeat and agrees to rename his academy. 74 147

Expansion and Recognition

The academy's resources, technology, Battle Armor instruction, and strong students steadily establish its reputation as a “Monster Academy.” 20 29 66 99

Its expansion into Star Luo City gains imperial endorsement and attracts massive enrollment interest from commoners and talented applicants alike. 112 113 114

The academy continues its expansion by establishing branches on Sea God Island and within Spirit City, extending its influence into regions traditionally dominated by other major powers. 80 167 193

By Chapter 276, Qian Daoliu describes its reach as extending into Spirit City, Slaughter City, and the soul-beast world. The Holy Spirit Execution Department's control of Slaughter City is treated as acceptable so long as its fallen Soul Masters do not emerge to harm others. 276

Attention from Major Factions

Shrek Academy's strength draws attention from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Heaven Dou imperial family, Spirit Hall, and the Star Luo Empire. 94 114 116 140 142

Yun Ming's victory over Qian Daoliu demonstrates the academy's high-level power and intensifies outside factions' efforts to establish ties with it. 145

The appearance of multiple level ninety-nine experts associated with separate branches convinces Spirit Hall that the academy possesses power exceeding even its own high-level combat forces. 151 203

The academy also affects Spirit Hall's strategic ambitions. After observing its students, Qian Daoliu no longer intends to continue Qian Renxue's plan to seize the Heaven Dou Empire, reasoning that destroying the empire is impossible while Shrek exists. 215

Spirit City Establishment

Shrek Academy silently establishes a branch on Spirit City's western main street, prompting Bibi Dong to investigate personally with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo. 167

Spirit Hall's Golden Generation challenges the branch's student Su Mu, who accepts the confrontation as a public demonstration of the academy's strength. 168

Su Mu defeats Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan. When Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo attempt to intervene, Mu Ye and Cai Hu defend the student, while Long Yeyue's subsequent appearance forces Bibi Dong to withdraw. 171 172

The Golden Generation's subsequent display at the academy gates for seven days and nights becomes recruitment publicity, encouraging people with modest Innate Soul Power to try the branch's assessment. More than thirty such applicants are admitted and begin Mu Ye's intensive physical training. 169 204

Conflict with Monster Academy

When Yu Xiaogang, Yu Yuanzhen, Flender, and Liu Erlong approach Shrek Academy seeking to rescue Tang San, Yu Xiaogang aggressively demands his release. Sima Jinchi immediately incapacitates Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, forcing the opposing group to confront the academy's overwhelming strength. 177 178

The conflict later extends to the Star Dou Great Forest. After Ma Hongjun provokes academy-affiliated half-beast figures, Yu Xiaogang denounces Shrek's ban on hunting soul beasts as a threat to Soul Masters' advancement. The group is attacked and forced to flee; Tang San considers using this issue to damage Shrek's reputation and recruitment. 310

Freshman Tournament

Shrek Academy holds a continent-wide freshman tournament in Suotuo City. The event attracts the Heaven Dou and Star Luo emperors, Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall's Worship Hall elders, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and representatives of major factions across the continent. 206

Fang'er serves as the tournament commentator, while the academy uses the event to display the results of its branch-based education and freshman training. 206 207

Tang Wulin's performance overwhelms the Star Luo Empire's representative and convinces Spirit Hall's Golden Generation that they cannot match Shrek Academy's students. The tournament's lavish Soul Bone, Contribution Point, Mecha, and Soul Tool rewards further demonstrate the academy's unprecedented resources. 247 249

Divine Ambitions and Soul-Beast Outreach

Yun Ming reveals to Qian Daoliu that Shrek Academy's long-term objective is to train multiple students into gods. He also identifies Lin Feng as a being whose power exceeds ordinary gods and states that the academy was founded by gods. 238

Di Tian (Dragon King Version), the head of the academy's Soul Beast Development Department, confronts the Star Dou Great Forest's Di Tian over the relationship between soul beasts and humans. The Dragon God intervenes before their conflict escalates further. 242

Di Tian later gathers the Ferocious Beasts and ten-thousand-year beasts, offering cultivation opportunities and Demon meat while warning that those who refuse may not be able to join later. All ultimately accept. Da Ming and Er Ming receive the names Niu Tian and Tai Tan, and Er Ming remains obliged to perform odd jobs for his earlier offense. 289

The assembled beasts learn the Clear Origin Spirit-Opening Canon with the aid of an instructional Soul Tool barrier. Golden Eye acknowledges the academy's extraordinary foundation, while Xiao Wu's distrust gives way to the hope that she can safely recover and strengthen herself there. 290

Demon Plane Training

Shrek Academy opens a reverse passage to the Demon Plane and repurposes the hostile plane as a training ground. This expansion reflects the academy's role in resisting threats from other planes while developing its students beyond the limits of conventional Soul Master education. 267

Overseas Expedition and Sun-Moon Branch

Lin Feng organizes an expedition beyond the Douluo Continent to broaden the students' horizons. Qian Daoliu boards a Shrek Warship commanded by Guan Yue and witnesses its exceptional speed and firepower, including the destruction of a fifty-thousand-year sea beast by a cannon operated by a Two-Ring crewman. 278

On reaching the Sun-Moon Continent, the expedition constructs a branch in less than ten minutes using a transforming machine. Guan Yue handles its establishment and public recruitment while explaining that someone else will become dean. 279 280

Jixiang presents his growth from zero Innate Soul Power to level twenty-one as evidence of the academy's methods. When Lian Hongchen challenges its credibility, he defeats her with a self-comprehended domain skill. Lian Hongchen and Princess Xu Ruoruo both express their intention to apply, and the crowd becomes increasingly enthusiastic about the following day's assessment. 280 282

Qian Daoliu's admiration grows to the point that he wonders whether the academy might someday extend into the God Realm, though he regards the thought as unrealistic. No God Realm branch is established in this scene. 282

Execution Department and Clear Sky Sect Intervention

Tang Chen reveals that the academy's Execution Department helped restore his sanity by tormenting the beast that had possessed him during his failed Asura God trial. This account links Shrek's enforcement activities to the recovery of a legendary level ninety-nine Soul Master. 292

Tang Hao leaves confinement under continued surveillance and sleep restrictions. After he insults the academy at the Clear Sky Sect, A Ruheng and Tang Wulin arrive to punish him; A Ruheng explains that temporary freedom does not exempt him from consequences for slandering Shrek. 292 298

Tang Wulin catches Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer and defeats him with a single punch while using Battle Armor and Golden Dragon abilities. The display shocks the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Hu subsequently asks about the academy's background-independent admission policy. 298 300

Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament

Although Qian Daoliu initially doubts that Shrek will find the tournament worthwhile, Su Ye confirms that its Spirit City, Sea God Island, and Sun-Moon branches will each field a team. Entrants are restricted to Two-Ring Soul Masters, excluding Five-Ring students such as Su Ye, who instead participate in the academy's internal selection. 276 304 305

The restriction briefly restores the confidence of Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, although Su Ye cautions them not to underestimate the younger students. Shrek regards the tournament prizes as a bonus rather than its principal motivation. 305

The tournament draws both emperors and major factions to Spirit City, with Shrek's young teams becoming a central attraction. Soul Tools and forging hammers are prohibited. Opponents are determined by lot, and each pairing selects three of four formats: seven-on-seven arena defense, seven-on-seven team battle, two-on-two, and three-on-three. Matches are decided by best of three. 322

Monster Academy draws Shrek as its opening opponent. Tang San and Dai Mubai fear that an early defeat will jeopardize their divine ambitions, while Yu Xiaogang remains confident that his training and strategy will overcome Shrek's lower-ranked students. Their selected formats are a three-on-three battle, a seven-on-seven gauntlet, and a seven-on-seven melee. 324

Shrek later defeats Spirit Hall's Five-Ring Golden Generation with Two-Ring students. In the three-on-three match, its representatives withstand Yan's flames, evade and redirect Xie Yue's Moon Blades using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and employ an Azure Nether Domain. Spirit Hall then loses the seven-on-seven team battle and finishes outside the top five. 333

The victories prompt widespread cheers for Shrek and reinforce the gap between its students and the established powers' elite disciples. Tang Wulin watches from the stands, while Tang San suppresses his hostility and resolves to pursue greater power before challenging him. 333

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