Zhou Yi

Biodata

Power Progression

Appearance

• Elderly disguise: Initially wears glasses and a mask that makes her appear to be in her fifties or sixties, with deep nasolabial folds and a severe expression. Huo Yuhao recognizes that the mask helps her establish authority 13.
• True appearance: Has long black hair, delicate skin, and a beautiful, youthful face. Her appearance is young enough that Soul Tool Department students mistake her for a junior student 130 141 225.
• Unmasked teaching: Appears without her mask when congratulating Huo Yuhao’s team after the freshman assessment; later teaches openly with her true face 68 124.
• Clothing: Commonly wears high heels. For her outing with Huo Yuhao, she chooses a dress and light makeup, departing from her usual casual clothing 216 221 226.
• Burn scars: Suffers extensive burns, including severe damage to the right side of her face, during the Soul Tool Department explosion. An Immortal Herb later restores her cheek 230 235 322.

Personality

Zhou Yi establishes authority through intimidation, blunt criticism, and harsh physical training. On her first day, she declares that she intends to cultivate “monsters, not fools,” then orders the entire class to run one hundred laps for failing to fight during registration. Her students eventually learn to fall silent at the sound of her approaching footsteps 13 216.

Her severity coexists with genuine concern for her students’ survival. After the devastating explosion at Shrek, she privately mourns the dead teachers and hopes her students can grow strong enough to protect themselves. In emergencies, she repeatedly risks her safety rather than abandon them 35 64 150 230.

She is proud of Shrek’s strength but capable of reconsidering her judgment. Although she dismisses the need for tactics in an early tournament elimination round, she later worries that Ma Xiaotao has revealed too much. After Huo Yuhao reassures her, she admits she has been overly tense and asks him to convey an apology 156 161.

Privately, Zhou Yi is much more vulnerable and playful than her classroom manner suggests. Her divorce leaves her tearful and reluctant to discuss her feelings, while Huo Yuhao’s companionship brings out teasing, embarrassment, and romantic hopes. She recognizes that her attraction to her own student is inappropriate and initially resolves to bury those feelings after their outing 219 220 222.

History

Freshman Class One

Zhou Yi becomes Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong’er, and Xiao Xiao’s homeroom teacher at Shrek Academy. She immediately imposes a hundred-lap punishment, silencing objections by revealing her six Soul Rings. She subsequently introduces weighted running and appoints Wang Dong as class monitor, making the position open to anyone capable of defeating him 13 18.

Following the disaster on Sea God Island, Zhou Yi organizes assessment teams according to their Martial Souls and directs students to declare their cultivation paths. She uses her authority to recommend Song Qinghan for direct admission to the Soul Tool Department, replacing an earlier plan to recommend Huo Yuhao 34.

After examining her leading trio’s abilities, she registers Huo Yuhao as a Control System student, corrects Wang Dong’er’s registration to Power Attack System, and learns that Xiao Xiao possesses Twin Martial Souls. She orders the team to win first place in the freshman assessment 35.

During the finals, Zhou Yi rushes into the arena when a blood tiger threatens the trio. She catches Xiao Xiao after Huo Yuhao throws her clear, then knocks Xiao Xiao unconscious to stop her from returning to the attack. After the assessment, Zhou Yi congratulates the team and later appoints Wang Dong’er and Xiao Xiao as the Power Attack and Control System monitors respectively 64 68 69.

Growing Attachment to Huo Yuhao

Zhou Yi’s relationship with Fan Yu visibly deteriorates when she dismisses him from her office and breaks down after the students leave. Huo Yuhao quietly leaves her a handkerchief 113 114.

Their relationship becomes more intimate after the selection tournament. Once a medical teacher reveals that Huo Yuhao is pretending to be unconscious, Zhou Yi kisses his cheek to expose him and teases his startled reaction. At the subsequent Sea God Pavilion meeting, she argues for firm punishment of Fan Yu and He Caitou 130 131.

Ming Dou Mountain Range Mission

Zhou Yi accompanies Shrek’s team to the Ming Dou Mountain Range. After finding Huo Yuhao travelling separately, she carries him back to the group and insists that he obtain her approval before acting alone again. During the rescue operation, she deploys reconnaissance Soul Tools and identifies nearby Wenlan Trees as a possible clue to Evil Soul Master activity 141 144.

When the group is ordered to retreat from Long Xiaoyao, Zhou Yi refuses to leave without Huo Yuhao. Dai Yueheng knocks her unconscious so she can be evacuated. She awakens at the military camp asking for Huo Yuhao, then examines Ma Xiaotao’s injuries when he returns carrying her 150 152.

Tournament and Auction

As Shrek’s supervising teacher, Zhou Yi oversees the team’s tournament preparations and advises Ma Xiaotao on trusting her teammates and making decisive calls as captain. She also handles purchases of high-grade Soul Tools and medicinal treasures at the Starlight Auction House 169 174.

Concerned about the danger of transporting the final auction items, she initially considers withdrawing. After learning how the anonymous “sky lantern” bidding method works and being urged to summon Xuan Zi, she commits to the purchase. The academy subsequently reassures her with the instruction to “follow your heart” 176 178.

Zhou Yi retrieves Shrek’s winnings, including storage rings containing the purchased treasures and the Godsealing Altar, and places the caged Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in a living-creature storage pouch. During the ensuing attack, she administers medicine to the grievously wounded Huo Yuhao and carries him to safety. Back at Shrek, she urgently seeks treatment before entrusting him to Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan 186 188 189 191.

Divorce and Soul Tool Department Explosion

After the tournament, Zhou Yi resumes teaching and provides remedial lessons for the reserve team members who missed classes. She also welcomes Vina into Class One, explaining that limited teaching resources require the Auxiliary System student to study there 211 216.

Huo Yuhao later finds Zhou Yi crying over her divorce. She asks him to keep it private and accompany her after class. Their dinner and shopping outing culminates in Huo Yuhao encouraging her to confront her unresolved past rather than avoid it 219 220 222 223.

Returning to the Soul Tool Department, Zhou Yi discovers that Fan Yu has revoked her access permissions. She confronts him and Mu Jin in his office, declares that her personal ties to Fan Yu are over, and states that she will report his misconduct to the Sea God Pavilion. When Mu Jin shoves her toward a sharp Soul Tool, Huo Yuhao catches her before she strikes it 224 226.

The confrontation escalates when Fan Yu fires a Soul Missile, triggering a chain of explosions. Huo Yuhao secretly protects Zhou Yi while she is unconscious. Upon awakening and finding him apparently gravely burned, she devotes most of her remaining Soul Power to protecting him and struggles through the fire despite severe injuries. Her final plea before collapsing is for the rescuers to save him first 227 229 230.

Recovery and Later Responsibilities

Xian Lin’er stabilizes Zhou Yi’s failing life force, and Zhang Lexuan’s treatment removes embedded metal fragments and heals much of her bodily damage. Her facial scars remain. On discovering them in hospital, Zhou Yi refuses to despair and decides she can make a younger-looking mask, while Huo Yuhao promises to find medicine to restore her face 230 231 235.

Her recovery proceeds well. Huo Yuhao eventually gives her an Immortal Herb that restores her cheek and causes her Soul Power to surge, prompting her to enter seclusion aboard a soul guidance boat 249 322.

By the time Zhang Lexuan and the elders depart on a later mission, Zhou Yi has reached rank 89. Zhang Lexuan entrusts her with managing Shrek in their absence, and Zhou Yi promises to keep the academy safe until their return 350.

Abilities & Skills

Soul Power and Physical Intervention

• Releases powerful Soul Power pressure to subdue unruly students and counter Mu Jin’s pressure 13 225 227.
• Her six-ring configuration consists of two yellow, two purple, and two black Soul Rings 225.
• Moves quickly enough to catch Xiao Xiao during the assessment crisis and incapacitates her with a precise hand strike 64.
• Forms a basic Soul Power barrier against smoke and flames. During the department fire, she prioritizes shielding Huo Yuhao over protecting herself 229 230.

Teaching and Student Assessment

• Evaluates cultivation paths, Martial Soul compatibility, team composition, and suitability for the Soul Tool Department 34 35.
• Teaches Soul Power control, circulation, attribute conflicts, and coordination between different Soul Masters’ skills 211.
• Uses iron-vest running as routine conditioning, with punishments including extra training, cleaning duties, and threatened expulsion 18 69 219 220.
• Arranges a healing-type Soul Saint to replenish students’ life energy after strenuous exercise 220.

Soul Tool Operation and Reconnaissance

• Operates Flying Soul Tools for travel and carries Huo Yuhao while accompanying the expedition 140 141.
• Uses a bird-shaped reconnaissance Soul Tool and a separate crystal-screen viewer to inspect recorded images 144.
• Identifies Wenlan Trees and explains their usefulness to Soul Masters with cold, yin-type Martial Souls 144.
• Recognizes the Dark Gold Dreadclaw External Soul Bone and understands its exceptional value 174.

Emergency Care

• Examines injured students, assesses their immediate condition, and administers medicine during evacuation 130 152 188.
• Recognizes when injuries require specialist assistance and seeks urgent treatment for Huo Yuhao at Sea God Pavilion 191.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Disguise mask and glasses — Create her elderly, stern teaching persona 13.
• Storage ring and storage pouch — Hold personal effects and Soul Tools 130 144 224.
• Flying Soul Tool — Used during the Ming Dou Mountain Range expedition 140 141.
• Bird-shaped reconnaissance Soul Tool and image viewer — Survey surrounding terrain and display recorded pictures 144.
• Soul Tool Department access card — Her permissions are deliberately deleted by Fan Yu, leading to their confrontation 224 226.
• Illumination Soul Tool — Helps her identify Huo Yuhao in the smoke-filled office 229.
• Immortal Herb — Given by Huo Yuhao; restores her facial injuries and stimulates a surge in Soul Power 322.

Relationships

• Huo Yuhao — Student, confidant, and object of her romantic affection. He comforts her after her divorce, saves her from a potentially fatal fall, and restores her scarred face. She nearly dies protecting him during the department fire; no formal romantic partnership is established in the supplied passages 219 220 226 230 322.
• Fan Yu — Former husband. Their divorce is followed by a confrontation over his relationship with Mu Jin, his removal of Zhou Yi’s access permissions, and his armed threats against her 219 226.
• Mu Jin — Rival teacher whose provocations include flaunting a Soul Tool made by Fan Yu. Their later confrontation becomes violent when Mu Jin shoves Zhou Yi toward a sharp metal component 50 226.
• Wang Dong’er — Student whom she appoints Power Attack System class monitor. Zhou Yi encourages her to abandon her disguise and later orders her to move into Xiao Xiao’s dormitory 68 69 113.
• Xiao Xiao — Student and Control System class monitor. Zhou Yi protects her during the freshman assessment, while Xiao Xiao later visits her during recovery 64 69 249.
• Ma Xiaotao — Tournament captain under Zhou Yi’s supervision. Zhou Yi advises her on leadership and later entrusts the injured Huo Yuhao to her and Zhang Lexuan 169 191.
• Zhang Lexuan — Sea God Pavilion Master. Helps treat Zhou Yi after the explosion and later entrusts her with Shrek Academy’s management 231 350.

Notable Quotes

“In my class, no trash will ever pass the assessments. I'm here to cultivate monsters, not fools.” 13

“Save Yuhao first... save Yuhao first!” 230

“Rest assured, Pavilion Master. I, Zhou Yi, will surely keep all of Shrek Academy safe until you return.” 350