Shen Zhiyi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shen Zhiyi (沈知意)
Alias(es)	Dean Shen; President of Darkstar Institute; “Dark Iron Maiden” 38 41 44
Gender	Female
Age	32 43
Affiliation	Stellar Crown Academy; Darkstar Institute
Occupation/Role	Dean/President of Darkstar Institute; Stellar Crown Academy envoy and instructor 38 40 41
Rank	Eighth-rank powerhouse 40 43
Talent Rank	SS-class 43
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 38

Appearance

Shen Zhiyi is a refined woman with long black hair coiled behind her head, thin-framed glasses, and a composed, intimidating presence. She commonly wears robes associated with Stellar Crown Academy. 38 40

• Appears to be in her early thirties; her age is stated to be thirty-two. 38 43
• Has refined features and an austere bearing. 38 44
• Wears a dark-blue robe embroidered with silver stars and moons while escorting Jiang Chuan. 40
• Her normally cold demeanor earned her the nickname “Dark Iron Maiden.” 44

Personality

Shen Zhiyi is disciplined, protective, and direct. Upon learning that Jiang Chuan possesses an SSS-rank talent, she immediately treats his security as a matter of institutional and personal responsibility, publicly threatening consequences for anyone who spreads the secret. 39 40

She is also pragmatic about power and responsibility. While she promises to shield Jiang Chuan from senior experts and external threats, she makes clear that she will not interfere in ordinary student conflicts unless his life is in danger. 40

Despite the pressure placed on her by Elder Jiang and the academy’s scholars, Shen Zhiyi objects to treating Jiang Chuan as breeding material. She respects his refusal while still supporting consensual, non-harmful research cooperation. 43 44 45

Abilities & Skills

Eighth-Rank Power

Shen Zhiyi is an eighth-rank powerhouse whose presence is enough to restrain the scholars crowding around Jiang Chuan after his mental-strength test. 40 43

• Her rank-eight aura can pressure and quiet the academy’s researchers. 43
• She personally escorts Jiang Chuan from Tianyuan City and keeps him within her sight during the journey because of the threat posed by the Lin Family and hostile races. 40
• Her strength is recognized as greater than Lin Tianzheng’s. 40

SS-Class Talent

Shen Zhiyi possesses an SS-class talent, though its name and effects have not been disclosed. 43

Story Role / Major Arcs

Tianyuan City Investigation

Shen Zhiyi arrives in Tianyuan City as Darkstar Institute’s dean alongside Lin Tianzheng to investigate the wilderness incident involving Lin Yueming. She identifies Jiang Chuan and witnesses his confrontation with the Lin Family elder. 38

After Jiang Chuan reveals his SSS-rank talent, she places herself in front of him and orders every witness to keep the revelation secret, warning that disclosure would make them enemies of Stellar Crown Academy and the Federation. 39

Recruitment into Darkstar Institute

Shen Zhiyi escorts Jiang Chuan to Stellar Crown Academy aboard a flying vessel and explains the significance of SSS-class professionals to humanity’s survival. She assigns him to Darkstar Institute, describing it as an institute for exceptional “monstrous” talents with broad autonomy and few fixed rules. 40

She promises to take responsibility for Jiang Chuan’s safety, while cautioning that he must still handle legitimate conflicts with Lin Family students himself. 40

Academy Testing and Research Dispute

Shen Zhiyi oversees Jiang Chuan’s physical and mental-strength testing. She is increasingly shocked as he demonstrates peak eighth-rank physical capability and mental strength beyond the testing instrument’s ninth-rank limit. 41 42

When Elder Jiang proposes pairing Shen Zhiyi with Jiang Chuan to produce SSS-class offspring, Shen Zhiyi objects and emphasizes that her duty is to protect and train him. She later supports Jiang Chuan’s decision to provide research samples only under conditions he accepts. 43 44

Starry Sky Temple

Shen Zhiyi explains the risks and value of Sublimation class changes, including the Starry Sky Temple’s eight-percent survival rate for human entrants. Although concerned for Jiang Chuan’s safety, she approves his decision to seek a superior inheritance there. 45

Before his departure, she equips Jiang Chuan with combat clothing made from an eighth-tier spirit beast’s hide, sends him and Ling Aoshuang through the teleportation array, and warns them that only they can trust each other within the temple. 46

Relationships

• Jiang Chuan — Student under her protection at Darkstar Institute. She suppresses disclosure of his SSS-rank talent, escorts him to the academy, and guides his class-change plans. 39 40 45
• Ling Aoshuang — Darkstar Institute student recruited after her talent reaches SS-rank; Shen Zhiyi sends her into the Starry Sky Temple alongside Jiang Chuan. 46
• Xu Yinyin — Academy student who recognizes Shen Zhiyi upon her arrival in Tianyuan City and addresses her as “Dean Shen.” 38
• Lin Tianzheng — Opposing investigator from the Lin Family. Shen Zhiyi stops his confrontation with Jiang Chuan and later rejects his request to retrieve Lin Yueming’s body because of security concerns. 39 41
• Qin Tianheng — Head President of Stellar Crown Academy. She assists with Jiang Chuan’s testing and coordinates with him on the academy’s response to Jiang Chuan’s potential. 41 44
• Han Sinan — Starsea Institute dean and researcher. Shen Zhiyi works with him during Jiang Chuan’s examinations and sample collection. 42 44
• Jiang Yinglan — Her teacher and a senior Federation academic. Shen Zhiyi resists Jiang Yinglan’s proposal that she bear Jiang Chuan’s children for SSS-class bloodline research. 43 44

Notable Quotes

“From now on, I will take full responsibility for your safety.” 40

“Your concerns are not without reason.” 40