Yan Shaozhe

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yan Shaozhe (言少哲)
Alias(es)	Bright Phoenix Douluo 20 43
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Martial Soul Department; Sea God Pavilion 20
Occupation/Role	Dean of the Martial Soul Department; Sea God Pavilion elder; Mu En’s eldest disciple 20 24 36
Martial Soul	Bright Phoenix, an exceptionally high-quality beast martial soul 20
Cultivation	Level 95 Super Douluo 46 47
Spouse	Cai Mei’er 21
Status	Alive; badly battered during his duel with Yun Chen 47
First Appearance	Chapter 20

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate full soul power	20	Retrospectively established as part of his exceptional natural talent, alongside his Bright Phoenix martial soul.
Level 95 — Super Douluo	20 46 47	Already a Super Douluo when introduced; his exact level is later confirmed as 95. He has remained at this level for years, unable to overcome the level-96 bottleneck. No subsequent breakthrough is documented.

Background / History

Yan Shaozhe became the eldest disciple of Dragon God Douluo Mu En and rose to lead Shrek Academy’s Martial Soul Department. Despite possessing innate full soul power and a top-tier martial soul, he finds Chen An’s combined physical and spiritual talent so exceptional that his own gifts seem insignificant by comparison 20 24.

In his youth, Yan dated fellow disciple Xian Lin’er but cheated on her with Cai Mei’er, whom he later married. Xian Lin’er responded by entering a marriage in name only with Qian Duoduo. Their unresolved personal history continues to complicate the rivalry between Shrek’s two departments 21.

Yan and Cai have no children of their own. They raised the orphaned Ma Xiaotao, Yan’s personal disciple, and treat her as their daughter rather than merely a student 24.

Before the main events involving Chen An, Yan and Qian Duoduo fought alongside Yun Chen against Evil Soul Masters during an Inspection Corps operation. Their friendly relationship helped persuade Yun Chen to send his son to Shrek Academy 45.

Appearance

• A handsome elderly man with an imposing, distinguished bearing 43.
• Wears white robes 20 43.
• Has a beard, which he strokes while discussing Ma Xiaotao and Chen An with Cai Mei’er 24.

Personality

Yan is strongly protective of the Martial Soul Department’s position. He considers conventional Soul Master cultivation the proper foundation for Chen An’s future and dismisses Soul Tools as inadequate for experts at the highest levels. Xian Lin’er directly challenges this outlook, arguing that technological progress is making his assumptions obsolete 21.

His concern for Shrek’s future often takes a calculating, paternalistic form. He proposes ideological education and carefully chosen companions to secure Chen An’s loyalty, considers marriage as another means of attachment, and later uses a delayed soul-bone reward to discipline him. Mu En describes his eldest disciple as somewhat narrow-minded but resourceful in smaller matters 22 24 44.

Yan nevertheless exercises restraint when immediate anger would worsen a crisis. After discovering the injured Youth Class, he suppresses his anger and arranges treatment before investigating. He also accepts Li Mingxiao’s insults without retaliation, acknowledging that Shrek failed to protect the grieving father’s child 43 46.

His confidence is tempered by insecurity about his stalled cultivation. Learning that Yun Chen—thirty years younger—has also reached level 95 leaves him despondent about his own inability to advance 46.

Abilities & Skills

Bright Phoenix Martial Soul

• An exceptionally high-quality beast martial soul associated with the power of light 20 47.
• During his confrontation with Yun Chen, Yan’s power turns half the sky over Shrek Square golden, opposing the white radiance of the Heavenly Tyrant Spear 47.

Nirvana

• A soul skill unique to his phoenix martial soul that brings him back to life after catastrophic injury 36.
• Saves him after a Body Sect Super Douluo with a heart martial soul blasts him apart using a second awakening 36 43.
• Its activation requirements, recovery cost, and repeat-use limits are not specified in the supplied account.

Super Douluo Combat Control

• Combines will, soul power, and spiritual power to contest control of the surrounding heaven-and-earth energy 47.
• Unites his essence, energy, and spirit, making his soul core appear to come alive under his control 47.
• Despite matching Yun Chen’s level-95 cultivation, he is badly battered when Yun Chen’s Heavenly Tyrant Domain establishes an advantage 46 47.

Equipment / Items

• Waist-mounted Storage Soul Tool — Stores his communication device and the torso soul bone intended for Chen An 43 44.
• Soul Tool communication device — Used to summon medical Soul Masters and the Youth Class instructor. It functions throughout Shrek Academy but has limited range and high manufacturing costs 43.
• Fifty-thousand-year torso soul bone — A high-quality, intact bone with a translucent, jade-like glow. Yan displays it to Chen An before withholding its promised award as punishment 44.
• Thirty-thousand-year head soul bone — Given to Sky Wolf Douluo Li Mingxiao as compensation for his child’s death 46.

Relationships

• Mu En — Teacher. Yan respects his authority, worries about the cost of his fighting Du Busi, and carries out his plans to strengthen Chen An’s attachment to Shrek 20 22 24.
• Cai Mei’er — Wife and Martial Soul Department vice dean. She supports his departmental position; her severe injury during the Body Sect invasion deepens his doubts about the price of protecting Chen An 21 36.
• Ma Xiaotao — Personal disciple and surrogate daughter. Yan raised her with Cai and assigns her to introduce Chen An to Shrek City 24.
• Xian Lin’er — Former girlfriend, fellow disciple of Mu En, and rival department dean. His infidelity remains a source of tension between them 21.
• Qian Duoduo — Departmental rival and former combat companion. He supports Xian Lin’er in the dispute over Chen An’s education 21 45.
• Chen An — A prized prospective pillar of Shrek whom Yan initially champions, then increasingly tries to discipline and bind to the academy 20 22 43 44.
• Yun Chen — Former ally and friend. Their relationship breaks down over Xiao Yun’s death, culminating in a duel that leaves Yan badly battered 45 47.
• Li Mingxiao — Bereaved parent whom Yan appeases through apologies and soul-bone compensation 46.
• Du Weilun — Martial Soul Department director of studies. He reports the crisis involving Yun Chen and Li Mingxiao to Yan 44.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Competing for Chen An’s Education

• At the Sea God Pavilion meeting, Yan argues that Chen An belongs in the Martial Soul Department rather than the Soul Tool Department 20 21.
• He guarantees a projected cultivation schedule: Soul Elder before twelve, Soul Saint before twenty, Titled Douluo before thirty, and Limit Douluo at fifty. These are promises, not achieved milestones 21.
• He recommends strengthening Chen An’s body, condensing his soul and spiritual power, and providing companions and ideological education to encourage loyalty 22.
• Acting on Mu En’s instructions, he sends Ma Xiaotao to guide Chen An around Shrek City. While secretly observing them with Cai, he discusses the possibility of their eventually marrying 24.

Body Sect Invasion

• Joins the Shrek experts led by Xuan Zi to intercept the invading Body Sect 33.
• Survives a devastating attack through Nirvana, while Cai sustains a broken arm requiring months of recovery 36.
• Privately questions whether protecting Chen An justified Shrek’s casualties and Mu En’s depleted vitality. He also fears that Chen An may ultimately join the Body Sect despite Shrek’s investment 36.

Youth Class Discipline

• While handling bereaved parents and compensation, Yan delegates the Youth Class’s routine affairs to subordinates 38.
• Arrives to find the classroom ruined after Chen An defeats more than forty classmates. He summons treatment and questions the recovered students 42 43.
• Acknowledges that Bei Bei and the others attacked first, but condemns Chen An for escalating the confrontation into a class-wide fight 44.
• Postpones Chen An’s promised torso soul bone until he performs well or wins honors for Shrek. Yan believes this will discipline him and help secure his loyalty; Chen instead regards the offer as manipulation and considers leaving 44.

Bereaved Parents’ Confrontation

• Endures Li Mingxiao’s verbal abuse and settles his compensation claim with a head soul bone 46.
• Attempts to calm Yun Chen through their former friendship and proposes joint revenge against the Body Sect 47.
• Yun Chen rejects the appeal and blames Shrek’s failure to evacuate students for his son’s death. Their confrontation becomes a duel, with Yun Chen gaining the advantage through his domain 47.
• After Yun Chen breaks away, Yan realizes he is searching for Chen An and rushes to Sea God Island 47.

Notable Quotes

“To Soul Masters at the pinnacle, Soul Tools are nothing more than toys.” 21

“Bei Bei and the others were at fault first, but that doesn't mean you did nothing wrong.” 44

“Brother Yun, you're not the only one who's angry, nor are you the only one in pain! I'm just like you.” 47