Zhou Yi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhou Yi (周漪)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Homeroom teacher of Freshman Class One
Cultivation	Six-ring soul master 12
First Appearance	Chapter 12

Background / History

Zhou Yi serves as the homeroom teacher of Shrek Academy's Freshman Class One. On her first day with the class, she establishes a strict rule of absolute obedience and orders every student to complete one hundred laps within one shichen, threatening expulsion for anyone who fails. The pressure of her six soul rings prevents open objections. 12

After Jiang Ziming helps every member of the class finish the physical assessment with his Excitement Carrots, Zhou Yi summons him to her office to investigate his unusual stamina and food-type martial soul. There, she removes her aged-face mask, tests both of Jiang Ziming's carrot soul skills, and witnesses his Xuanyuan Sword. The revelation of his twin martial souls and thousand-year first sword ring leaves her overwhelmed. 13

Three months later, Zhou Yi organizes Class One into teams for the freshman assessment and places Jiang Ziming, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao together as the class's seed team. She later wagers a soul bone against Class Nine's teacher Mu Jin, confident in Jiang Ziming's team despite its apparently support-oriented formation. 14 20

Following the team's championship victory, Zhou Yi gives them the Soul Bone of Arcane Arts, which she won through her bet. She insists that it is an additional reward beyond the academy's own soul bone. 30

Appearance

Zhou Yi usually presents herself as a gaunt, stern-looking older woman, concealing her actual appearance beneath a mask. 12 14

• Beneath the mask, she has a fair, youthful face and appears to be in her mid-twenties. 13
• Her true appearance carries a faintly seductive charm between the brows. 13
• She has snow-white hair. 15
• She commonly wears the disguise of an aged woman while teaching. 12 15

Personality

Zhou Yi initially rules her class through intimidation and uncompromising discipline. She expects students to follow her orders in class and cultivation alike, and she openly threatens to expel those who fail her standards. 12

Despite her harsh manner, she recognizes exceptional talent. She approves of Jiang Ziming's physical performance, seeks to understand his abilities firsthand, and later places faith in his team during the freshman assessment. 12 13 20

Her composure becomes unstable around Jiang Ziming after consuming his altered carrots and seeing the Xuanyuan Sword. The Flavor Amplification effect causes her to mistake him for Fan Yu, while the Obedient Carrot later compels her to follow Jiang Ziming's commands against her will. 13 15

Abilities & Skills

Six-Ring Cultivation

Zhou Yi possesses six soul rings, giving her enough pressure to silence her freshmen when she announces the one-hundred-lap assessment. 12

• Her cultivation causes the class to comply with an otherwise extreme endurance test. 12
• Her martial soul and individual soul skills have not been identified in the available chapters.

Disguise Mask

Zhou Yi uses a mask to maintain the appearance of an elderly, withered-faced woman. 13

• She removes the mask when privately questioning Jiang Ziming about his martial soul. 13
• She resumes wearing it while publicly teaching and overseeing the freshman assessment. 14 15

Items

• Disguise mask — conceals Zhou Yi's youthful appearance behind that of a gaunt older woman. 13
• Storage soul tool — used to produce the Soul Bone of Arcane Arts for Jiang Ziming's team. 30
• Soul Bone of Arcane Arts — a soul bone she wins from a wager against other class head teachers; it increases the recipient's soul power cap by five percent. She gives it to Jiang Ziming's team. 30

Relationships

• Jiang Ziming — Her student and Freshman Class One's leading competitor. She investigates his abilities, is shocked by his Xuanyuan Sword, and later provides his team an extra soul bone. 13 30
• Wang Dong — Student in Zhou Yi's Freshman Class One and member of Jiang Ziming's championship team. 14 30
• Xiao Xiao — Student in Zhou Yi's Freshman Class One and member of Jiang Ziming's championship team. 14 30
• Mu Jin — Rival homeroom teacher of Freshman Class Nine. Zhou Yi wagers a soul bone with her over the outcome of Jiang Ziming's match. 20 30
• Fan Yu — Zhou Yi's boyfriend; under the effect of Jiang Ziming's Flavor Amplification, she briefly mistakes Jiang Ziming for him. 13

Story Role / Major Arcs

Freshman Class One Introduction

Zhou Yi introduces herself as Class One's homeroom teacher, imposes the hundred-lap physical assessment, and notices Jiang Ziming's exceptional endurance as a food-type soul master. 12

Investigation of Jiang Ziming

She privately examines Jiang Ziming's two carrot soul skills and is stunned when he reveals the God-tier Xuanyuan Sword and its thousand-year soul ring. 13

Freshman Assessment

Zhou Yi forms Jiang Ziming, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao into a three-person team, demands that no Class One team be eliminated, and bets Mu Jin a soul bone on Jiang Ziming's match. 14 15 20

Championship Reward

After Jiang Ziming's team wins the freshman assessment, Zhou Yi awards them the Soul Bone of Arcane Arts that she obtained through her wager. 30

Notable Quotes

“I have only one rule: you do what I say. Classes, cultivation, everything follows orders. Those who can't do that can get out!” 12

“The academy's reward is the academy's reward. This is extra. You won this thing yourselves, so take what you deserve.” 30