Yun Zhiyu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yun Zhiyu (云知予)
Alias(es)	Sister Yun; Big Sister Yun; Class Monitor; Tang Sect Young Mistress / Young Sect Master; “Torch Dragon Your Highness”
Species/Race	Human reincarnated from another world; bearer of the Torch Dragon Bloodline 104 138
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Sea God’s Pavilion; Shrek Academy; Tang Sect; East Sea Academy Zero Class; founder of Yun’s
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Zero Class monitor, strategist, and instructor; sword cultivator; forging master; Tang Sect leader; entrepreneur
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Torch Dragon Bloodline and sealed Xuanyuan Sword obtained	3	Received the hidden Torch Dragon Bloodline, the god-grade Xuanyuan Sword martial soul, and the Ice God’s Chain through system rewards. The sword was sealed to awaken at age six.
Level 29 Soul Power	17	Reached level 29 despite deliberately suppressing and refining her cultivation for two years.
Level 31 Soul Elder; Spirit Sea Realm	20	Broke through level 30, bonded with the Northern Nether Black Tortoise, and rose to level 31. Her spiritual cultivation entered the Spirit Sea Realm at 510 points.
Deepened Spirit Sea	36	A forest epiphany raised her spiritual power from 510 to 515 and increased the density of her soul power without a rank breakthrough.
Peak Level 34 Soul Power	76	Advanced from level 33 to the peak of level 34 through intensive cultivation, then deliberately postponed the next breakthrough to continue compression.
Level 35 Soul Power	77	Quietly crossed the level-35 bottleneck after extensive forging and cultivation.
Level 38 Soul Power	107	Gained three levels over two months; her bloodline skills also became substantially stronger.
Level 40 Soul Power; Torch Dragon Bloodline 47% unsealed	150	Reached level 40 during Zero Class’s pre-Shrek training period and perfected the first three Xuanyuan Nine Forms.

Background

Yun Zhiyu is the daughter of Yun Ming and Yali and the elder sister of Yun Zhishu. While still young, she learned that Tang Wulin’s arrival signaled the beginning of the original story’s course of events. Rather than merely observe it, she resolved to alter tragedies she knew were coming, beginning with an attempt to preserve Long Bing’s soul and prevent Wu Changkong’s future collapse. To create an opportunity, she disguised the Ice God’s Chain as a trinket and arranged for Zhuo Shi to discover it. 3

She possesses memories of another life, including poverty, orphanage life, and death in a car accident. Those experiences shaped her commitment to ordinary people and motivated her to build Yun’s as an affordable, merit-based commercial network rather than a purely profit-seeking business. 109

After reaching level 31, she left Shrek Academy for East Sea City. There, she concealed her silver hair, violet eyes, lineage, status, and cultivation while enrolling at East Sea Academy. Her first major act in the city was protecting train passengers from seven evil Soul Masters, despite being heavily outmatched. 20 21

Appearance

Yun Zhiyu’s natural appearance is defined by silver hair and violet, vertically slit Torch Dragon eyes. She commonly conceals both with black hair dye and dark-brown contact lenses, presenting herself as an unremarkable East Sea Academy student. 79 111 138

• True hair color: Silver.
• True eye color: Violet-purple, with vertical pupils when her bloodline manifests.
• Common disguise: Ink-black hair tied in a ponytail and dark-brown contact lenses.
• Bloodline manifestation: A colossal Torch Dragon phantom, purple eyes, and an ancient sovereign aura capable of suppressing dragon-related soul beasts. 138
• Usual attire: Academy uniforms, white training clothes, or practical travel clothing.

Personality

Yun Zhiyu is disciplined, calculating, and unusually burdened for her age. She refines her cultivation, trains relentlessly, studies ancient texts and blueprints, manages commercial affairs, and plans for catastrophes she believes she must prevent. Her pursuit of strength is rooted in protection rather than personal prestige. 34 76

Despite her reserved exterior, she is deeply compassionate toward civilians, children, and people dismissed as weak or untalented. She encourages Tang Wulin when others ridicule his Bluesilver Grass, protects Xu Xiaoyan as though she were a younger sister, and builds Yun’s to create opportunities for commoners. 23 58 109

Her greatest emotional weakness is her fear of attachment. Gu Yue’s affection leads Yun Zhiyu to repress her feelings so severely that she nearly suffers cultivation deviation. Her soul spirits intervene to stabilize her, but the incident leaves her aware that emotional avoidance is as dangerous as any enemy. 51

Abilities & Skills

Xuanyuan Sword

Yun Zhiyu wields the god-grade Xuanyuan Sword martial soul, initially received in a sealed state. It is the foundation of her swordsmanship, combat techniques, and concealed identity. 3 21

• Yinglong: Lightning-Calling Sword Chime — Her first soul skill; releases lightning-infused sword intent capable of paralyzing and severely injuring opponents. 46
• Yinglong: Heavenly Thunder Flash Slash — Her second soul skill; launches a powerful lightning sword strike used against evil Soul Masters and high-level opponents. 21
• Xuanyuan Nine Forms: Emperor Sword Art — A self-created swordsmanship system. Its third form, Heaven-Cleaving Abyss Seal, broke through Wu Changkong’s Frost Condensation and injured him. 84
• Nine Skyfrost Forms — A Xuanyuan-derived sword art personally adapted for Wu Nianbing’s Extreme Ice attribute. 99

Torch Dragon Bloodline

The Torch Dragon Bloodline is Yun Zhiyu’s defining inherited power. It carries authority over primordial dragon lineages and is associated with time, space, day and night, seasons, life, and death. 3 138

• Creates overwhelming bloodline suppression against dragon-related martial souls and soul beasts.
• Harmonizes with opposing attributes, including the Northern Nether Black Tortoise’s water power.
• Enhances her body, recovery, spiritual power, aura, and combat presence.
• Dusk Dragon Flash: Instant Step — High-speed movement technique used for near-traceless repositioning. 38
• Long Nightfall: Time Stasis — Briefly slows time within a limited area, creating decisive openings against fast or powerful attacks. 100
• Her full eruption forced Di Tian and the Great Ferocious Beasts to kneel, but left her unconscious and severely exhausted. 138
• Excessive bloodline use damages her origin; Yali forbade her from using it for three months after the Shrek City incident. 156

Northern Nether Black Tortoise

The Northern Nether Black Tortoise is an ancient true-spirit soul spirit that chose Yun Zhiyu during her breakthrough to level 30. Its water and defensive attributes balance her Torch Dragon fire. 20

• Black Tortoise: Azure Abyss Sword Shield — A sword-shaped defensive shield marked by River Map, Luo Writing, and shell patterns.
  • Absorbs part of an incoming attack.
  • Converts absorbed force into Yun Zhiyu’s circulating soul power.
  • Briefly slows enemies whose attacks strike it. 20
• Black Tortoise: Azure Tide Seal — A wide-area water domain that binds enemies, suppresses soul skills, and gradually heals injuries.
  • Was inaccessible until level 40. 20
• Stabilized Yun Zhiyu’s sea of consciousness when she nearly suffered cultivation deviation. 51

Thunder Marsh Yinglong

Thunder Marsh Yinglong is Yun Zhiyu’s second major soul spirit and a guardian within her spiritual sea. Together with the Black Tortoise, it protects her consciousness and continues to grow beneath the World Tree’s nourishment. 51 99

• Calms unstable soul power with lightning during emotional or spiritual crises. 51
• Supports her lightning-based sword skills and dragon-soul development.
• Emerged alongside the Black Tortoise to defend her when she lost consciousness before the Great Ferocious Beasts. 138

Spiritual Cultivation

Yun Zhiyu possesses exceptionally high spiritual power and reached the Spirit Sea Realm at level 31. Her spiritual sea later gained a World Tree sapling that nourishes her soul spirits. 20 99

• Uses spiritual perception to monitor large areas, identify enemies, and guide team positioning.
• Practices Purple Demon Eyes, a Tang Sect art that absorbs dawn purple qi to strengthen eyesight and spiritual power. 99
• Can use the Mind-Confounding Finger to scramble memories, which she employed on defeated rogue Soul Masters to conceal her group’s actions. 46

Forging and Martial-Soul Evolution

Yun Zhiyu is an exceptional blacksmith and a direct disciple of Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua. She deliberately understates her real ability, publicly claiming only Thousandfold Tempering while privately demonstrating Spirit Forging and early Fusion Forging. 85 111

• Understands the complete forging path: Hundredfold Forging, Thousandfold Forging, Spirit Forging, Soul Forging, and Heavenly Forging. 85
• Crafted protective Star Marrow Soft Iron and Moon-Pattern Soft Gold vests for Zero Class before the Ascension Platform trial. 54
• Uses medicinal baths, rare herbs, Dragonblood Herb, Star Marrow Fluid, and her own Torch Dragon blood to evolve compatible martial souls. 66
• Helped develop the evolutions of Xie Xie, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, Tang Wulin, and allied family patriarchs. 66 96

Equipment

• Xuanyuan Sword — Her god-grade martial soul and primary weapon.
• Heavenly Forged Star Ring — A storage soul-guided device created by Zhen Hua; its interior is palace-sized and it can nurture soul power and nourish the spirit. 20 111
• Tang Sect Bracelet — Used for long-distance communication and guidance, including aiding Tang Wulin during his Golden Dragon King seal break. 27
• Communications wristband — Gift from Yun Ming for correspondence after she departed Shrek. 20
• Ice God’s Chain — A defensive soul tool that gathers souls and nourishes spirits; Yun Zhiyu placed it where Zhuo Shi could discover it in hopes of eventually saving Long Bing. 3
• Quasi-God Jade Slip — A one-use protective strike sealed by Yun Ming. Yun Zhiyu used only a portion of its power to kill a Soul King during the train attack. 21

Relationships

• Yun Ming — Father and Sea God’s Pavilion master. He provides protection, powerful defensive tools, and unwavering support while recognizing Yun Zhiyu’s unusual burden. 20 130
• Yali — Mother and healer. She prepares extensive supplies for Yun Zhiyu, treats her injuries, and worries about the damage caused by overusing the Torch Dragon Bloodline. 20 156
• Yun Zhishu — Younger sister. Yun Zhiyu is deeply attached to Zhishu and later sees echoes of her in Xu Xiaoyan. 3 58
• Na’er and Yuanen Yehui — Younger sisters who eagerly await Yun Zhiyu’s return to Sea God’s Pavilion; Yuanen is fiercely protective of her after Yun Zhiyu shields her from Yue Zhengyu’s attack. 130 153
• Gu Yue — Vice monitor, closest confidante, and the Silver Dragon King’s primary personality. Their bond is marked by bloodline resonance, mutual protection, jealousy, and Gu Yue’s direct confession of personal love. 30 110 138
• Tang Wulin — Close friend and younger-brother figure who calls her “Sister Yun.” She encourages his potential, guides his Golden Dragon King Bloodline and forging, and appoints him Zero Class’s battle captain. 23 34 108
• Ye Xinglan — Sword-cultivator partner and adopted younger sister. They share a martial soul fusion skill and refine its third form, Violet Firmament Starfall Strike, through synchronized cultivation. 113 117
• Wu Nianbing — Sword-training partner and disciple in Yun Zhiyu’s adapted Nine Skyfrost Forms. Yun Zhiyu trusts her as a principal attacker and develops her Extreme Ice into concentrated sword intent. 25 99
• Xu Xiaoyan — Younger-sister figure whom Yun Zhiyu rescues in the Ascension Platform and mentors as a control-system Soul Master. 57 77
• Xie Xie, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi — Early Zero Class allies whose martial-soul development, family alliances, and loyalty become central to Yun Zhiyu’s plans. 25 34 66
• Ouyang Zixin — Older student who comforts Yun Zhiyu during her emotional crisis. Yun later entrusts her with Yun’s East Sea City businesses and hopes to cultivate her into a political reformer. 51 109
• Zhen Hua and Feng Wuyu — Yun Zhiyu’s forging masters. Zhen Hua gifted her the Heavenly Forged Star Ring and recognizes her extraordinary potential. 20 85
• Wu Changkong and Shen Yi — Her East Sea instructors. Wu entrusts her with Zero Class training, while Shen Yi protects her secrets, heals her, and treats her as a junior sister. 84 85

Story Role / Major Arcs

Altering Fate at Sea God’s Pavilion

After receiving system rewards, Yun Zhiyu begins acting on her foreknowledge instead of passively following the original timeline. Her first objective is preventing Long Bing’s death from destroying Wu Changkong’s life and connection to Shrek Academy. 3

East Sea City and the Formation of Zero Class

Yun Zhiyu departs Shrek for East Sea City after her level-31 breakthrough. She protects civilians from evil Soul Masters, befriends Tang Wulin, becomes Class One’s monitor, and stabilizes Wang Jinxi’s Bone Dragon King through Torch Dragon suppression. 20 21 23 25

When Zero Class is established, Wu Changkong appoints her class monitor and tactical coordinator. Yun repeatedly refuses to carry battles alone, instead assigning roles, training teammates, arranging martial-soul evolutions, and building them into a unified group. 27 30 34

Yun’s Commercial and Political Network

Yun Zhiyu establishes Yun’s as a commercial network spanning food, goods, medicine, and forging materials. It serves commoners through low prices and merit-based promotion while functioning as an intelligence, logistics, and political network for the conflicts she expects. 76 109 150

She appoints Ouyang Zixin to oversee Yun’s East Sea City operations and intends to support her future rise within the Federation’s Dove Faction. 109 110

Heavenly Sea Alliance Grand Tournament

During the tournament, Yun Zhiyu conceals her power and uses Zero Class as a strategic force rather than a display of individual strength. She leads through reconnaissance, matchup analysis, restrained tactics, and deliberate preservation of trump cards. 118 119 123

She forms a three-person team with Wu Nianbing and Ye Xinglan, while Tang Wulin captains the seven-person team. Their victories establish Zero Class as a major rising force and draw suspicion toward Yun Zhiyu’s hidden identity. 113 125

Star Dou Great Forest Revelation

Yun Zhiyu enters the Star Dou Great Forest’s restricted core with Gu Yue. When Xiong Jun attacks her, the Torch Dragon Bloodline fully erupts and forces the Great Ferocious Beasts—including Di Tian—to submit to her authority. 138

The event exposes her true silver hair and violet eyes to the soul-beast leadership, while also proving that her current body cannot safely endure the full power of her lineage. 138 140

Return to Shrek

After returning to East Sea City, Yun Zhiyu expands Zero Class with Gu Xingyan, Zhou Youhan, and Zhou Tian’er. She intensifies the team’s training, develops formations and fusion techniques, and prepares them for Shrek Academy’s internal assessment. 144 150

In Shrek City, she is gravely injured while shielding Yuanen Yehui from Yue Zhengyu’s Light of Judgment. Although she cannot personally take the assessment, Zero Class passes Shrek’s highest-standard trial, fulfilling her faith in every member’s potential. 153 155