Shrek

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shrek Academy (Shrek; original: 史莱克)
Alias(es)	“Continent’s number one academy”; “monster academy”; “pig farm” (Yu Chen’s insult) 3 13 14
Affiliation	Linked to the Tang Sect; Yu Chen states that the Tang Sect is backed by the Sea God 3
Occupation/Role	Soul master academy and training institution
Status	Active, but publicly disgraced following the Soto Great Soul Arena defeat; its recruitment and intelligence presence in Soto City were severely affected 25 27
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background

Shrek is regarded across the continent as a premier soul master academy, known for its “only accepting monsters” standard, resources, teachers, Inner Academy, and Sea God’s Pavilion. Yu Tianfeng initially considers it the best destination for Yu Chen’s cultivation. 3

Yu Chen rejects enrollment outright. He argues that Shrek gathers already exceptional children, monopolizes leading resources, and shapes its students into enforcers of its own glory rather than allowing them to develop independently. He also objects to its association with the Tang Sect and the Sea God. 3 10

The academy’s representatives take immense pride in its history and reputation. Wang Yan presents direct Inner Academy enrollment without an examination as an exceptional honor, while the Preparatory Team treats defending Shrek’s name as a matter worth risking their lives for. 13 18

Recruitment and Training

• Shrek recruits exceptionally gifted soul masters under its “only accepting monsters” philosophy. 3
• Wang Yan offers Yu Chen immediate admission to the Inner Academy without an entrance examination after witnessing his arena record. 13
• The academy maintains a Preparatory Team described as the reserve team of the Shrek Seven Monsters. 18 23
• Yu Chen criticizes Shrek’s claim that “there are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters,” pointing to its selective admissions as a contradiction. 9 10

Soto Great Soul Arena Incident

Failed recruitment

Wang Yan investigates the arena contestant known as “Thunder Dragon” after Yu Chen defeats a three-ring Soul Elder in one strike. He later approaches Yu Chen backstage and offers him direct Inner Academy admission. 11 13

Yu Chen refuses and publicly compares Shrek to a “pig farm” that raises monsters without teaching gods. The insult provokes Huo Yuhao into challenging him. 13 14

Defeat of the Preparatory Team

Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Shock fails to affect Yu Chen; Yu Chen’s gaze instead overwhelms him with terror, forcing him to kneel and leaving him unconscious. 14 15

After Yu Chen continues to mock Shrek, Bei Bei leads the entire Shrek Preparatory Team in issuing a challenge for the following day. 16

Event	Outcome
Preparatory Team’s coordinated opening attack	Yu Chen blocks the team’s combined attacks with a single finger, without releasing his martial soul or visibly using significant soul power. 20
Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao’s Golden Road fusion skill	Yu Chen’s Black Flame Bullet consumes the attack and violently repels both users. 21 22
Black Flame Bullet detonation	Black fire rains over the team, leaving the arena cratered and the reserve members severely injured. 22 23
Long-term damage	Wang Yan concludes that the team’s martial souls, meridians, and foundations have sustained devastating damage. 24

Wang Dong’er’s departure

Wang Dong’er stands beside Yu Chen rather than her former Shrek teammates during the public match. After the team’s defeat, she takes Yu Chen’s hand and declares that she will go with him. 19 25

Her public departure becomes inseparable from Shrek’s humiliation: observers characterize it as a core Preparatory Team member defecting to the opponent who defeated the academy’s representatives. 25

Aftermath

News of Shrek’s defeat spreads rapidly through Soto City, Heaven Dou City, and Star Luo City. Public ridicule follows, while Shrek’s Soto City recruitment station receives no applicants. 25

The Heavenly Dragon Gate exploits the crisis by taking over businesses near Soto City’s Great Soul Arena and seizing most of Shrek’s local intelligence network. Its agents later report that over seventy percent of Shrek’s Soto City network has changed hands and that its Star Luo City network has been largely uprooted. 25 27

Mu En, Shrek’s principal, is gravely injured after sensing the ultimate darkness fire and overbearing dragon might associated with Yu Chen. 26

Shrek’s higher-ups do not immediately retaliate against Yu Chen. Instead, they secretly send a team north while escorting an important, unidentified person. 28

Relationships

• Wang Yan — Shrek teacher who investigates “Thunder Dragon,” offers Yu Chen Inner Academy admission, and later collapses after the Preparatory Team’s defeat. 11 13 24
• Mu En — Principal of Shrek Academy; suffers grave injury after sensing Yu Chen’s power. 26
• Bei Bei — Shrek student and leading member of the Preparatory Team; repeatedly confronts Yu Chen and leads the team’s challenge. 9 16 21
• Huo Yuhao — Shrek student whose challenge to Yu Chen ends in public humiliation and severe injury; his resentment persists afterward. 14 15 24 31
• Wang Dong’er — Former member of Shrek’s Preparatory Team who leaves the academy to follow Yu Chen. 19 25
• Tang Ya — Shrek student and current leader of the declining Tang Sect; she attempts to recruit Yu Chen and Wang Dong’er into the Tang Sect. 9
• Heavenly Dragon Gate — Institutional adversary that capitalizes on Shrek’s defeat to dismantle parts of its local intelligence network. 25 27

Notable Quotes

“Shrek? A pig farm?” — Yu Chen 13

“This is a battle for our academy’s glory! A battle for ourselves!” — Wang Yan 18