Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Zhou Yi (周漪) 6 |
| Gender | Female 6 |
| Affiliation | Shrek Academy 6 |
| Occupation/Role | Homeroom teacher of Freshman Class One 6 |
| Spouse | Fan Yu 10 17 |
| First Appearance | Enters the classroom unnamed in Chapter 5; introduces herself in Chapter 6 5 6 |
Background / History
First-day disciplinary confrontation
Zhou Yi introduces herself by demanding obedience to Shrek Academy’s rules, regardless of students’ backgrounds. After Wang Dong admits to injuring Dai Huabin, she orders the entire class to run 100 laps within two hours, threatening to expel whoever finishes last 6.
Wang Dong challenges her claimed authority to expel students and argues that eliminating struggling freshmen is not the same as teaching them. Huo Yuhao applauds, and other students join the protest. Their solidarity makes Zhou Yi question her belief that harsh elimination produces excellence. She withdraws the collective punishment but retains consequences for the fighters, accepting Wang Dong’s proposal that he and Dai Huabin run 200 laps 6.
Selecting the class monitor
Wang Dong completes his 200 laps in less than an hour without appearing exhausted, startling Zhou Yi. She then records the class’s martial souls and soul-power levels, identifying Dai Huabin as the highest-ranked student and revealing Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao’s twin martial souls 7.
Rather than appointing the strongest student outright, she allows the class to vote between Wang Dong and Dai Huabin. She accepts Wang Dong’s election while warning him not to cause trouble 7 8.
Verifying Martial Soul Fusion
During a lesson on martial souls, Zhou Yi catches Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao eating after Dai Huabin deliberately draws her attention. She sends them outside for an hour. Later, finding them holding hands during their punishment, she accuses them of dating 8 9.
Skeptical that students who have known each other for only a day could achieve Martial Soul Fusion, she calls in Wang Yan to test their explanation and threatens 300 laps if they are lying. Wang Yan confirms 100% compatibility. Zhou Yi acknowledges her mistake and tells the pair to study their fusion properly 10.
She subsequently approves physical contact during class to accelerate their cultivation. When Dai Huabin complains about their handholding, she publicly confirms the arrangement and extends the same permission to anyone who can find an equally compatible partner 16.
Freshman Assessment
Three months after enrollment, Zhou Yi announces the Freshman Assessment, instructing students to form teams of three, submit rosters, and select their Soul Master types. She emphasizes that their results will influence the academy’s future attention and resources 17.
Seeing Wang Dong’s progress, his support of Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao’s enthusiasm for joining their team, Zhou Yi becomes increasingly interested in their performance 17.
Appearance
- Presented as an elderly woman with a stern demeanor and an initially expressionless gaze 5 6.
- Uses a classroom pointer, striking it against the lectern when she catches students eating 8.
Personality
Zhou Yi is authoritarian and quick to impose strenuous punishment. She initially treats discipline as a means of filtering out weaker students, but the class’s united resistance causes her first serious doubts about that philosophy 6.
Her strictness does not prevent her from accepting evidence or making exceptions. She admits she misjudged Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao’s fusion, then accommodates their cultivation method. Despite this flexibility, she remains somewhat wary of Wang Dong and gives exceptional students preferential treatment 10 16.
Relationships
- Fan Yu — Husband; Huo Yuhao becomes his disciple and learns to make soul tools 10 17.
- Wang Dong — Student and elected class monitor. His defiance challenges her teaching methods, while his stamina, talent, and support of classmates increasingly impress her 6 7 8 17.
- Huo Yuhao — Student whose fusion with Wang Dong she initially mistakes for romantic misconduct; she later approves their shared cultivation during class 9 10 16.
- Wang Yan — Academy Martial Soul research expert whom she recruits to verify the pair’s fusion 10.
- Dai Huabin — Student punished for fighting and considered for class monitor. His later complaint about Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao fails because she has already approved their cultivation arrangement 6 7 16.
Notable Quotes
“In my class, there is only one rule... either get stronger or get out. Understood?” 6
“...Since it's real, I misunderstood you earlier. You two... study it properly.” 10