Yu Xiaogang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yu Xiaogang (玉小刚)
Alias(es)	Master; “Fraud Master” (used derisively by Lin Tian) 1
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy
Occupation / Role	Shrek Academy teacher; self-styled theoretical master
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Yu Xiaogang served as a teacher at Shrek Academy and placed great importance on his reputation as “Master.” He expelled Lin Tian from the academy, judging Lin’s Azure Lotus martial soul incapable of combat or support and citing Lin’s years of stagnation at level ten as proof that he was unfit even to remain a work-study student. 1

When Lin Tian publicly called him a fraud who had stolen credit and deceived others, Yu Xiaogang reacted in fury, summoning Luo Sanpao and his two yellow Soul Rings to intimidate him. 1 His theoretical reputation was also undermined by his own long-term stagnation at level twenty-nine. 2 15

After Shrek’s financial situation worsened, Yu Xiaogang brought Oscar to Starfall City’s City Lord’s Manor, hoping Oscar’s restorative sausage martial soul could cure an ailing imperial guest and win Shrek a valuable grant. He did not identify that the guest, Xue Qinghe, had been poisoned. 13 15

Lin Tian’s arrival turned the treatment attempt into a public confrontation. Yu Xiaogang dismissed him as an unqualified level-twenty Soul Master, then defended his first-Soul-Ring age limit theory. Lin Tian’s black Ten-Thousand-Year first Soul Ring directly contradicted that theory; Yu Xiaogang responded by claiming the ring was forged, without evidence. 14 15 Xue Qinghe then had Yu Xiaogang and Oscar removed after confirming that Yu had failed to diagnose her poisoning. 15 16

Back at Shrek, Yu Xiaogang continued to characterize Lin Tian’s achievements as deception and declared him a future enemy. He ordered Tang San to kill Lin Tian should they meet again, despite Zhu Zhuqing’s objection that there was no need to pursue him. 17 18

Appearance

Yu Xiaogang is a thin middle-aged man who favors gray robes and a meticulously arranged appearance. He is often described standing with his hands behind his back and carrying a smug or stern expression. 1 13

• Thin build. 13
• Carefully combed hair. 13
• Commonly wears gray robes. 13
• Uses a composed, teacher-like posture even when under pressure. 1 13

Personality

Yu Xiaogang is highly protective of his authority, title, and Soul Ring theories. Being called a fraud provokes immediate anger, and he treats challenges to his conclusions as personal attacks rather than evidence to be examined. 1 14 15

He is dismissive toward those he considers untalented or weak, particularly Lin Tian before Lin’s transformation. Even after witnessing a Ten-Thousand-Year first Soul Ring and Lin Tian’s successful diagnosis of Xue Qinghe’s poisoning, Yu Xiaogang insisted that the ring was false and blamed Lin for his own failure. 14 15 17

His judgment of Lin Tian grows increasingly hostile. Rather than reconsidering Shrek’s expulsion of Lin, he attributes Lin’s progress to cheating, Spirit Hall resources, or favoritism, and repeatedly urges Shrek to cripple or kill him. 18 25 27

Abilities & Skills

Luo Sanpao

Yu Xiaogang’s martial soul is Luo Sanpao, a plump, pale-purple soul beast that appears alongside two yellow Soul Rings. 1

• Summoned to threaten Lin Tian after being called a fraud. 1
• Possesses two yellow Soul Rings. 1 14
• Yu Xiaogang’s cultivation is stated to have remained at level twenty-nine for years. 2 15

Soul Ring Theory

Yu Xiaogang presents himself as a theoretical authority on Soul Master cultivation and Soul Ring absorption. 14 15

• Claimed a first Soul Ring could only be slightly above four hundred years. 14
• Used Tang San’s and Shrek’s accomplishments as proof of his guidance. 14
• Could not explain Lin Tian’s Ten-Thousand-Year first Soul Ring and asserted it was forged. 15
• Failed to recognize Xue Qinghe’s condition as poisoning before Lin Tian identified it. 15

Relationships

• Lin Tian — Former student and principal adversary. Yu Xiaogang expelled Lin from Shrek, was publicly challenged as a fraud by him, and later ordered Shrek to eliminate or cripple him. 1 18 25
• Tang San — Student and favored example of Yu Xiaogang’s teaching. Tang San accepts Yu Xiaogang’s claims about Lin Tian and agrees to act against him. 14 18
• Oscar — Student whom Yu Xiaogang brought to Starfall City in hopes of treating Xue Qinghe and earning Shrek financial support. Oscar obeyed Yu Xiaogang’s order to prepare for a fight with Lin Tian. 13 15
• Flender — Shrek associate who discusses the academy’s financial crisis and relocation plans with Yu Xiaogang. 17 18
• Zhu Zhuqing — Shrek student who questioned both Lin Tian’s expulsion and Yu Xiaogang’s order to kill him. 1 18
• Qian Daoliu — Lin Tian’s master and a figure whose backing makes Yu Xiaogang’s former student far more difficult for Shrek to confront. 5 27

Story Role / Major Arcs

Expulsion of Lin Tian

Yu Xiaogang formally expels Lin Tian from Shrek Academy, dismissing his martial soul and cultivation prospects. Lin Tian’s public accusation of fraud ends their teacher-student relationship and establishes their open hostility. 1

Starfall City Humiliation

Seeking funding for Shrek through Xue Qinghe’s treatment, Yu Xiaogang encounters Lin Tian at the City Lord’s Manor. Lin Tian disproves Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring theory with his first Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, while Xue Qinghe exposes Yu Xiaogang’s failure to diagnose the poison and has him removed. 13 14 15 16

Escalation Against Lin Tian

Yu Xiaogang returns to Shrek portraying Lin Tian as a fraud and threat. He advocates killing Lin Tian if he reappears, later instructing Tang San to cripple Lin’s martial-soul foundation during the tournament. 17 18 25

Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament

Yu Xiaogang witnesses Lin Tian become Spirit Hall Academy’s captain and reveal four Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings. Despite Lin’s victories over Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek, Yu Xiaogang continues crediting Spirit Hall’s resources rather than Lin’s own strength. 24 25 27 34

Shrek’s Seven-in-One Fusion Technique fails completely against Lin Tian. After Tang San concedes, Yu Xiaogang attributes the defeat to the fusion technique’s instability, while Dai Mubai openly states that Lin Tian simply did not fight seriously. 34

Notable Quotes

“Shrek only accepts monstrous geniuses. It does not raise ordinary people.” 1

“The greater his talent, the less we can allow him to remain.” 18

Trivia

• Yu Xiaogang’s public reputation is closely tied to the title “Master,” making Lin Tian’s use of “Fraud Master” especially provoking. 1
• His claim about the first Soul Ring’s roughly four-hundred-year limit is publicly contradicted by Lin Tian’s Ten-Thousand-Year first Soul Ring. 14 15
• Although he calls Lin Tian’s Soul Ring fabricated, Yu Xiaogang later learns that Lin possesses four, and eventually five, Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings. 25 34