Zhou Yi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhou Yi (周漪)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Formerly Shrek Academy Outer Courtyard; connected to the Soul Guidance Department through Fan Yu
Occupation/Role	Freshman Class 1 teacher at Shrek Academy
Status	Expelled from Shrek Academy; cultivation crippled 23
First Appearance	Chapter 19
Martial Soul	Red Dragon
Cultivation	Soul Emperor (six soul rings) 20

Background / History

Zhou Yi had previously been jointly reported by senior students for misconduct. Shrek Academy demoted her to teaching freshmen with the expectation that she would change her methods, but she remained committed to ruling students through pressure and intimidation. She believed harsh oppression was necessary to maintain the academy’s highest advancement rate. 20

She taught Freshman Class 1, whose students had comparatively weak cultivation. During a punishing running exercise, she forced Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao to continue despite their physical condition, threatening expulsion when they stopped to rest. 19 20

Her confrontation with Mu Jin escalated when the class collectively refused to continue the exercise. Zhou Yi attacked Mu Jin with Red Dragon flames, endangering the students when the resulting firestorm scattered toward them. 20

Gu Yue defeated Zhou Yi by extinguishing and suppressing her fire element, disrupting her soul power, and exposing the face concealed beneath her human-skin mask. Zhuang Minghui then brought the severely injured Zhou Yi to the Soul Guidance Department to demand accountability. 21 22

After Wang Dong'er recounted Zhou Yi’s actions, Qian Duoduo stripped Zhou Yi of her teaching position and academy privileges, expelled her permanently from Shrek Academy and Shrek City, and accepted the crippling of her cultivation as restitution. At Wang Dong'er's request, she was to be sent to the homes of students she had previously expelled without cause. 23

Appearance

Zhou Yi normally concealed her appearance beneath a human-skin mask, presenting herself as a stern, elderly woman. When Gu Yue’s wind blade tore away the disguise, she was revealed to have the fair, delicate face of a mature and conventionally beautiful woman. 21

• Her Red Dragon martial soul manifests dark-red dragon scales and intense crimson flames. 20
• She wore the human-skin mask for years, apparently to hide her true identity and appearance. 21

Personality

Zhou Yi is stern, authoritarian, and deeply invested in obedience. She treats extreme pressure as legitimate instruction and sees students unable or unwilling to endure her methods as unworthy of remaining in her class. 19 20

She is unwilling to acknowledge fault. Even after being demoted for prior misconduct, she maintained that she had not pressured students enough and intended to use her Soul Emperor cultivation to force freshmen into submission. 20

Her personal rivalry with Mu Jin fuels her hostility. When Class 1 resisted her authority and Mu Jin intervened, Zhou Yi lashed out violently enough to place uninvolved students in danger. 19 20

Abilities & Skills

Red Dragon Martial Soul

Zhou Yi possesses the Red Dragon martial soul, granting fire-based offensive power and dragon-like transformation traits.

• Releases violent crimson Red Dragon flames. 20
• Produces dark-red dragon scales across her body during martial soul activation. 20
• Used a wave of fire against Mu Jin; its collision with Mu Jin’s defense scattered dangerous fire rain toward nearby students. 20
• Her fire element was completely extinguished and suppressed by Gu Yue’s elemental control. 21

Soul Emperor Cultivation

Zhou Yi possesses six soul rings: two yellow, two purple, and two black. 20

• Held Soul Emperor-level cultivation while teaching first-year students. 20
• Attempted to use this cultivation as an instrument of authority over Freshman Class 1. 20
• Was decisively defeated by Gu Yue, who disrupted her elemental control and soul-power circulation. 21
• Her cultivation was later crippled following the Soul Guidance Department’s ruling. 23

Relationships

• Mu Jin — Rival teacher. Their long-standing hostility culminated in Zhou Yi attacking her during the Class 1 running exercise. 19 20
• Fan Yu — Lover. Fan Yu defended Zhou Yi after her defeat and expulsion, leading to his suspension. 22 23
• Qian Duoduo — Fan Yu’s teacher and vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department; formally expelled Zhou Yi after learning of her conduct toward Wang Dong'er and Class 1. 22 23
• Wang Dong'er — Student targeted by Zhou Yi’s punishing exercise; Wang’s testimony was central to Zhou Yi’s expulsion. 19 23
• Xiao Xiao — Student forced to run alongside Wang Dong'er and threatened with expulsion for resting. 20
• Gu Yue — Defeated Zhou Yi, stripped her fire-element control, and tore off her mask. 21
• Zhuang Minghui — Helped protect the endangered students, proposed a harsher punishment than death, and brought Zhou Yi to the Soul Guidance Department. 21 22

Story Role / Major Arcs

Conflict with Mu Jin

Zhou Yi’s methods become the focus of Mu Jin’s criticism after she forces students to complete a punishing run regardless of their condition. Mu Jin challenges both Zhou Yi’s conduct and her record of being demoted for misconduct. 19 20

Attack on Freshman Class 1

When her students refuse to continue running, Zhou Yi attacks Mu Jin with Red Dragon fire. The attack endangers Class 1, prompting Zhuang Minghui to shield the students while Gu Yue confronts Zhou Yi directly. 20 21

Defeat and Exposure

Gu Yue overwhelms Zhou Yi’s Red Dragon abilities through water and wind-element control, leaving her unable to control her fire or soul power. A wind blade destroys Zhou Yi’s human-skin mask and exposes her true face. 21

Expulsion from Shrek Academy

Zhuang Minghui, Gu Yue, and Wang Dong'er take Zhou Yi to the Soul Guidance Department. Following Wang Dong'er's testimony and pressure from her Clear Sky Sect connection, Qian Duoduo permanently expels Zhou Yi and suspends Fan Yu for defending her conduct. 22 23