Shrek Academy

Biodata

Organization and Administration

History

Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai originally arrive at Shrek Academy to participate in an exchange program. When Leng Yaozhu is transported ten thousand years into the past, she discovers that the academy of that era has no such program; Lin Fan subsequently arranges a legitimate identity and enrollment for her. 1 4

The academy’s early conflicts with Lin Fan begin after Ma Xiaotao loses control of her Evil Fire and nearly harms Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. Du Weilun attempts to silence the incident with Soul Ascension Pills and threats of expulsion, prioritizing the academy’s reputation over the students’ safety. 1 2 Lin Fan openly condemns the cover-up, defeats Du Weilun, and explains that he remains at Shrek only to repay a favor rather than out of institutional loyalty. 2 3

Further failures intensify the dispute. Ling Luochen’s mission against Evil Soul Masters is based on intelligence that drastically understates the threat, nearly leaving her to face a Soul King and multiple Soul Ancestors alone. 10 Lin Fan later confronts Xuan Zi over both the faulty intelligence and the manipulated Freshman Grand Competition, in which Huo Yuhao’s team is initially denied victory despite displaying the stronger Martial Soul Fusion Skill. 53 55

Mu En eventually recognizes Huo Yuhao’s team as the rightful winners, but retains Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and their faction within the academy. Lin Fan therefore fulfills his promise to leave once Elder Zhou’s belongings are recovered, while still leaving soul-tool blueprints as a final contribution. 56 Ling Luochen resigns alongside him, and Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao also withdraw after Xuan Zi dismisses them as replaceable. 57

Reputation and Controversies

• Cover-up of student endangerment — Du Weilun offers Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong Soul Ascension Pills after Ma Xiaotao nearly harms them, while threatening expulsion if they disclose the incident. 1 2
• Teacher misconduct — Zhou Yi is known for frequent expulsions and publicly punishes her students after being humiliated by Lin Fan. Her conduct causes prospective students and families to question Shrek’s educational culture. 25 26
• Favoritism in compensation — Yan Shaozhe replaces a promised spatial-attribute soul bone with Gold Soul Coins and an unsuitable fire-attribute soul bone, apparently intending to retain the more valuable reward for himself or Ma Xiaotao. 15 17
• Faulty mission oversight — Xuan Zi’s intelligence error places Ling Luochen in a mission far beyond its stated danger level. 10 57
• Manipulated competition result — Du Weilun awards the Freshman Grand Competition to Dai Huabin’s team despite Huo Yuhao’s team demonstrating the stronger fusion skill; Xuan Zi refuses to correct the result and revokes Huo Yuhao’s core-disciple status. 52 53
• Resistance to accountability — Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi repeatedly appeal to Shrek’s honor and hierarchy rather than acknowledge misconduct, contributing to Lin Fan, Ling Luochen, and several students leaving the academy. 56 57

Relations

• Sea God Pavilion — Shrek’s ruling body; its inability to remove Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe’s faction is the decisive reason Lin Fan refuses to regard the academy as his home. 32 56
• Mu En — Past-era Sea God Pavilion Master who protects Lin Fan on several occasions, enforces fairness in the Freshman Grand Competition, and later regrets the academy’s loss of talent. 55 56 57
• Xuan Zi — Senior Shrek figure whose intelligence failures, treatment of Huo Yuhao, and attack on Lin Fan deepen the academy’s crisis. Lin Fan severs one of his arms after Xuan Zi launches a sneak attack. 53 57 59
• Yan Shaozhe — Martial Soul Department dean and a leading opponent of Lin Fan; he repeatedly protects Ma Xiaotao and attempts to pressure Ling Luochen into remaining at Shrek. 9 15 56
• Du Weilun — Department head who participates in the initial cover-up and manipulates the Freshman Grand Competition; Mu En later warns that further interference will cost him his position. 1 52 60
• Spirit Pagoda — A hostile rival in the future era. Qian Gu Dieting exploits Shrek’s exposed misconduct, while the Pagoda mocks the academy’s failure to recognize Huo Yuhao’s importance. 2 53 58
• Leng Family — Cancels its exchange program with Shrek after the Light Screen exposes the academy’s past conduct. 2 26
• Tang Sect — Considered by future Shrek elders as a potential intermediary for reconciling with Huo Yuhao after his expulsion. 59

Impact of the Light Screen

The Light Screen broadcasts Shrek’s past to observers ten thousand years later, exposing incidents that conflict with the academy’s heroic historical image. Its appearance coincides with Leng Yaozhu’s disappearance upon entering Shrek Academy, and even Bei Shou’en cannot investigate it through the Golden Ancient Tree. 1 29

The broadcasts cause the Leng Family and several other families to cancel exchange programs, while intended enrollment falls by thirty percent. 26 29 As Huo Yuhao’s altered departure threatens the academy’s future role, the statue of Ling Bing Douluo in Ling Bing Square becomes translucent, suggesting that changes in the past are affecting the present. 58 59

Notable Quotes

“Is this so-called honor maintained through concealment and cover-ups?” — Lin Fan 2

“If Elder Mu can drive Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and all their ilk out of Shrek Academy, then I would be willing to stay.” — Lin Fan 32