Shrek

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Shrek (史莱克)
Alias(es)	Shrek Academy
Type	Soul master academy and major soul master force
Location	Shrek City, Douluo Continent
Occupation/Role	Educates soul masters; maintains Sea God Pavilion and protects the academy and city
Status	Active; rebuilt and reorganized following the Holy Spirit Cult's raid, with Shrek City increasingly centered on soul tool industries and commerce. Its leadership now faces intensified internal factionalism, the Clear Sky Sect's influence, and the exposure of Xuan Zi's covert contacts with Long Xiaoyao and Long Wushang. 79 132 133 140
First Appearance	3

Background / History

Shrek Academy is a ten-thousand-year institution regarded as the continent's foremost academy. Its influence extends beyond education: it has produced numerous Titled and Super Douluo, possesses deep foundations and continent-wide connections, and is treated as a strategic force by major powers. Its protection under Limit Douluo Mu En was a major deterrent to the Sun Moon Empire. 10 11

Prior to the Holy Spirit Cult's offensive, Shrek appeared outwardly peaceful despite Mu En's worsening health and Xuan Zi's self-imposed confinement following earlier losses among inner-court disciples. The Tang Sect also resumed recruitment within the academy, drawing students with the prospect of soul tool instruction. 12 13

Mu En's death and the destruction of the outer court ended Shrek's former period of undisputed stability. Under Xuan Zi's leadership, Sea God Pavilion adopted a more collective decision-making structure, expanded support for soul tool development, and relied on outside assistance to rebuild the academy's strength and political standing. 27 54 55

Shrek subsequently formed a strategic alliance with the Clear Sky Sect. Azure Douluo Da Ming participated in academy management, while Clear Sky Sect personnel were stationed at Shrek to reinforce its diminished foundations. The alliance and support from the three great empires helped restore Shrek's continental prestige, though they also introduced competing influence within Sea God Pavilion. 54 79 85

Shrek's postwar leadership later became entangled in secret compromises with its former enemies. Xuan Zi continued a correspondence between Shrek and Long Xiaoyao that had originated with Mu En, while Long Wushang exploited Xuan Zi's concerns over Shrek's independence, the Clear Sky Sect's influence, and the academy's need for stronger internal protectors. 85 132 133

Facilities & Defenses

Site / Asset	Function and condition
Sea God Pavilion	Shrek's leadership center and the residence of its successive Pavilion Masters; it contains the sealed Sea God's Light. After Mu En's death, it is led by Xuan Zi and operates through an Elders' Council rather than the Pavilion Master's unilateral authority. 23 27 54
Sea God Island	Location of the inner court and the Golden Ancient Tree. It was shielded by Sea God's Light during the raid and remains the seat of Shrek's strongest experts and Sea God Pavilion. 24 92
Golden Ancient Tree	Provides life energy to support Shrek's defenders and later absorbed Mu En's dissipated body, releasing restorative golden rain over the city. Its life power was also used alongside Shrek's accumulated resources in the effort to save Huo Yuhao after the raid. 14 28 79
Defensive soul tool formation	Shrek City's defensive formation; it collapsed during the first wave of the Holy Spirit Cult's saturation bombardment. The rebuilt city later possessed defensive capabilities surpassing those of pre-raid Shrek City. 13 80
Sea God's Light	Divine contingency power left by Sea God Tang San. It suppresses and purifies evil soul masters, but its use consumes stored divine power and exposes a previously hidden trump card. 23 24
Shrek New City	The rebuilt city surrounding the academy. Its original inner- and outer-academy environments were retained, but its territory contracted somewhat and its former historical atmosphere gave way to a modernized, industrial soul tool character. 79
Soul tool commercial district	A postwar commercial network supported by Shrek to attract merchants, soul tool suppliers, and funding for reconstruction. The Black Dragon Merchant Association established a major six-level headquarters in the city through negotiations with the Soul Tool Department. 79

Story Role / Major Arcs

Holy Spirit Cult Raid

The Holy Spirit Cult designated Shrek as a key target, placing its direct disciples, core disciples, and gifted elite soul masters on an elimination list. Long Wushang personally led the operation, supported by Long Xiaoyao and a force including numerous evil soul masters and Titled Douluo. 6 7 17

The assault began with the Dark Sacred Dragon covering Shrek City in darkness while synchronized soul tool artillery shattered the city's defensive formation. Mu En transformed into the Light Sacred Dragon to shield the academy and civilian districts, but the bombardment successfully pinned him in the sky. 13 14

Infiltrators attacked the outer court, dormitories, teaching districts, and evacuation routes while Titled Douluo restrained Shrek's senior staff. The attackers deliberately focused on the younger generation, aiming to create a long-term gap in Shrek's talent pool rather than simply defeat its strongest members. 14 15

Shrek suffered severe losses: more than half of the outer court's teachers and students were killed or injured, nine of twelve outer-court school buildings collapsed, the western city wall fell, and more than eighty percent of the city-defense army became casualties. 24

Sea God's Light and Withdrawal

After Huo Yuhao was critically wounded by Long Wushang and the academy's defenses neared collapse, Mu En used Sea God's Light. The divine radiance suppressed the Original Sin Demon Puppet, purified evil soul masters caught within its range, and stabilized the injuries of Shrek's surviving teachers and students. 22 23 24

The Holy Spirit Cult withdrew into the Star Dou Great Forest after the activation of Sea God's Light. Though Shrek survived, its outer court was nearly destroyed, its inner-court defenses had been breached, and its hidden divine trump card had been revealed to hostile forces. 24 25

Reconstruction and Succession

With Mu En near death, Shrek prioritized saving survivors, rebuilding its defenses, and preventing a second surprise attack. Mu En appointed Xuan Zi to lead Sea God Pavilion under an Elders' Council, sought a half-year defensive alliance with Er Ming and the Haotian Sect, and ordered equal support for the soul tool department. 26 27

Mu En later died, dissolving into golden motes absorbed by the Golden Ancient Tree. A Light Sacred Dragon manifested above Shrek City and released golden rain that healed the wounded and extinguished fires across the ruined city. 28

Shrek publicly expanded the temporary alliance into a strategic partnership with the Clear Sky Sect. Da Ming became involved in Sea God Pavilion affairs, Clear Sky Sect elite forces were stationed at Shrek, and the three great empires supplied delegations and reconstruction funds after the academy announced the alliance. 54 55

The reconstruction effort increasingly prioritized soul tool technology and related commerce. Seeking funds and access to Sun Moon Empire-made soul tools, Shrek opened Shrek City to merchant associations and suppliers, rapidly rebuilding the city into a more industrialized soul tool center. 55 79 80

Sea God Pavilion's Internal Strain

Although Xuan Zi became Sea God Pavilion Master, Mu En's collective leadership system prevented him from exercising the same unilateral authority his predecessor possessed. Song Lao, other pavilion elders, the Soul Tool Department, and the Clear Sky Sect all acquired greater influence over Shrek's direction. 27 79

The Clear Sky Sect's support helped secure Shrek during its vulnerable recovery, but created friction over the academy's independence and the degree to which outside forces could shape its affairs. Xuan Zi was particularly troubled by Huo Yuhao's growing reliance on Azure Douluo's guidance and by the Clear Sky Sect's role in Sea God Pavilion deliberations. 56 79 80 85

Long Wushang exploited these tensions through the Black Dragon Merchant Association's presence in Shrek City and a series of secret meetings with Xuan Zi. He appealed to Xuan Zi's desire to restore Shrek's glory, highlighted the academy's dependence on the Clear Sky Sect, and maneuvered to establish covert leverage within Shrek's leadership. 81 83 85 87 90

The academy's internal divisions continued after Long Wushang departed Shrek City. A newly awakened ancient powerhouse identified as Yu Xiaogang began openly competing with Xuan Zi's traditional Shrek faction for influence at Sea God Pavilion meetings, fueling rumors that the Clear Sky Sect intended to supplant Shrek's authority. 138 140

Xuan Zi's Breakthrough

After receiving Long Wushang's Yin-Yang Creation Pill, Xuan Zi broke through from Rank 98 Super Douluo to Ultimate Douluo. A Godly Taotie Bull phantom appeared over Sea God Island, and Shrek's powerhouses gathered to witness the breakthrough. 92

The advancement restored an Ultimate Douluo-level pillar cultivated by Shrek itself, reducing the academy's need to rely entirely on the Clear Sky Sect. Shrek announced the breakthrough across the continent and hosted a major celebration attended by the three great empires, prominent sects, and the Black Dragon Merchant Association. 92 93 94

At the celebration, Xuan Zi publicly declared his intention to restore Shrek's glory and lead the three great empires forward under the academy's guidance. However, Long Wushang's appearance within Shrek's gathering and Xuan Zi's resulting dilemma exposed the continuing danger posed by the academy's enemies and its leader's secret compromises. 96 97

Huo Yuhao's Death and Exposed Complicity

Long Wushang later used the Black Dragon Merchant Association's underground control center to monitor Huo Yuhao's return to Shrek. After Huo Yuhao was brought into the academy unconscious and severely injured, Long Wushang activated a destructive seed implanted in his body, turning him into a living bomb within Shrek's grounds. 121

Yan Shaozhe led the emergency response and discovered that Huo Yuhao was near death, depleted of soul power, and had lost the Ultimate Ice aura associated with his Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Martial Soul. Xuan Zi, fearing that Huo Yuhao might reveal his secret agreement with Long Wushang and the merchant association if he survived, prevented personnel from notifying Da Ming. 121

Huo Yuhao ultimately died from the attack. Da Ming strongly suspected Long Wushang's responsibility but lacked proof, while Wang Dong'er refused to accuse him. Xuan Zi privately confronted Long Wushang, condemning the killing as a catastrophe for Shrek, Mu En's legacy, and relations with the Clear Sky Sect, then urged him to leave Shrek City before definitive evidence emerged. 126

Long Xiaoyao's Hidden Ties

Long Wushang's subsequent revelations to Yan Shaozhe exposed that Mu En and Long Xiaoyao had maintained correspondence despite their historic conflict, and that Xuan Zi had continued this contact after Mu En's death. Xuan Zi's silence confirmed the accusation, shocking Yan Shaozhe and exposing a concealed layer of political compromise within Shrek's history. 132

Xuan Zi argued that Shrek's survival after the raid required balancing its dependence on the Clear Sky Sect, its complicated ties to the three great empires, and the Sun Moon Empire's growing threat. He did not excuse Long Xiaoyao's role in Mu En's death and Shrek's devastation, but maintained that institutional leadership could not rely solely on personal hatred or simple divisions between friend and enemy. 133

Long Wushang further revealed that Yan Shaozhe is the grandson of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui: their abandoned son became Yan Shaozhe's father. This bloodline, including Ye Xishui's hidden Light Phoenix martial soul, explains Yan Shaozhe's own Light Phoenix inheritance and potentially gives Shrek a means to ease tensions with Long Xiaoyao and some Holy Spirit Cult elements. 134

Yan Shaozhe's Advancement

Before departing Shrek City, Long Wushang left Yan Shaozhe a Yin-Yang Creation Pill. Yan Shaozhe consumed it after Long Wushang's departure and successfully advanced to Rank 98, becoming Shrek's second Rank 98 Super Douluo and regaining much of his youth and vitality. 138

This advancement strengthened Shrek's internal foundations beneath Xuan Zi, though Yan Shaozhe's political outlook remained shaped by his shock over his family history and his continuing resentment toward Long Xiaoyao. 133 134 138

Relationships

• Mu En — Shrek's longtime guardian, Sea God Pavilion Master, and Limit Douluo; he spent his remaining life force protecting the academy before arranging its succession. His past correspondence with Long Xiaoyao was later revealed to have continued despite their public enmity. 13 23 27 28 132
• Xuan Zi — Mu En's appointed successor as Sea God Pavilion Master. Initially a Rank 98 Super Douluo tasked with serving as Shrek's postwar deterrent, he later became an Ultimate Douluo and Shrek's foremost internal pillar. His covert dealings with Long Wushang, continued contact with Long Xiaoyao, and struggle to preserve Shrek's independence have compromised his standing with some of the academy's leaders. 27 85 92 93 121 132 133
• Yan Shaozhe — Dean of Shrek's Martial Soul Department who coordinated Shrek's defense and aftermath despite injuries sustained in the raid. He later advanced to Rank 98 through a Yin-Yang Creation Pill. He is Mu En's disciple and, unbeknownst to him until Long Wushang's disclosure, the grandson of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui. 14 24 80 92 134 138
• Er Ming — Titan Sect Master asked to represent the Clear Sky Sect in an alliance and remain at Shrek for six months during reconstruction. 27
• Da Ming — Azure Douluo and Clear Sky Sect Master who participates in Shrek's management under the strategic alliance; his sect's influence is both a source of protection and internal tension. He suspected Long Wushang's role in Huo Yuhao's death but could not act without evidence. 54 56 79 85 126
• Yu Xiaogang — An ancient-era theorist identified as the awakened Azure Douluo beneath the Golden Ancient Tree. His reemergence introduced another powerful voice into Shrek's leadership struggles and intensified conflict with Xuan Zi's faction. 138 140
• Clear Sky Sect — Strategic ally that stationed elite forces at Shrek and helped restore its deterrent power after the raid, while also gaining substantial influence in its internal affairs. 54 79 85
• Holy Spirit Cult — Principal enemy; launched a full-scale surprise attack intended to devastate Shrek's younger generation and expose its hidden defenses. Shrek's relationship with some of its leading figures became increasingly politically complicated after the raid. 6 15 23 132 134
• Long Wushang — Holy Spirit Cult Holy Son and chief planner of the raid; directed the attack's mobilization, artillery arrangements, and target selection. He later entered Shrek City through the Black Dragon Merchant Association, covertly manipulated Xuan Zi, and killed Huo Yuhao by activating a destructive seed planted within him. 15 17 79 81 85 90 121 126
• Long Xiaoyao — Led the Dark Sacred Dragon's assault and personally confronted Mu En during the raid. His protection of Long Wushang remains a major constraint on Shrek's ability to retaliate directly against the Holy Son. Despite this, he had maintained a secret correspondence with Mu En that Xuan Zi later continued. 13 17 83 132
• Black Dragon Merchant Association — A rapidly expanding merchant association that entered Shrek City's soul tool market and established a major headquarters through arrangements with the Soul Tool Department. Its connection to Long Wushang became a direct internal security threat when its facilities were used to monitor and attack Huo Yuhao. 79 80 93 121
• Huo Yuhao — Mu En's inheritor and a severely wounded survivor of the raid. Shrek expended the Golden Ancient Tree's life power and major resources to save him, but his later independence and close cultivation ties to the Clear Sky Sect created distance between him and the academy's leadership. He was later killed in Shrek City by Long Wushang's implanted destructive seed. 26 28 79 80 121 126
• Ma Xiaotao — A former Shrek core disciple and Yan Shaozhe's disciple who was abducted by the Holy Spirit Cult. Long Wushang later used his relationship with her and claims of her continuing devotion to Shrek's glory to manipulate Xuan Zi. 83 84
• Wang Dong'er — A Shrek inner-court disciple associated with the Clear Sky Sect. Her silence after Huo Yuhao's death shielded Long Wushang from Da Ming's suspicions, leaving Shrek unable to establish conclusive responsibility for the killing. 121 126

Notable Quotes

“Do not always think about Shrek's glory. First, think about how to keep the children alive. Only by living can there be hope, and only then can Shrek's glory be defended!” — Mu En 28

Trivia

• Shrek's attack forced the revelation of Sea God's Light, a divine power that had rarely appeared in recorded history and had not been publicly disclosed by the academy. 23
• Mu En regarded the development of soul tools as essential to Shrek's future, warning that resistance to reform could lead the academy down the same path of decline as the Tang Sect. 27
• Following reconstruction, Shrek City traded much of its former ancient atmosphere for a modern industrial soul tool identity, though its territory became somewhat smaller than before the raid. 79
• Xuan Zi's breakthrough to Ultimate Douluo was publicly celebrated as proof that Shrek had regained an independent top-level protector after Mu En's death. 92 93
• Yan Shaozhe's later Rank 98 breakthrough gave Shrek a second Rank 98 Super Douluo beneath Xuan Zi, substantially strengthening its postwar internal deterrence. 138
• The title “Azure Douluo” became politically significant within Shrek due to Da Ming's Clear Sky Sect role and the later awakening of Yu Xiaogang, who was also identified by that title. 54 138 140