Flender

Biodata

Appearance

• Wears glasses and has narrow, triangular eyes 38 40.
• Ning Rongrong describes his face as shifty and simian 37.

Personality

Flender is shrewd with money and reluctant to spend it. After profiting from Su Zui’s arena matches, he guarded his winnings closely, though he said the money would fund improvements to Shrek Academy 49 52.

He is protective of his students but frequently exasperated by their disputes. Despite clashing with Su Zui, he recognized his talent, considered his criticism of Shrek’s training, and appreciated his willingness to help Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing 33 39 40 44.

Abilities & Skills

Agility and Flight

Flender is a level 78 Agility Attack System Soul Master. He can fly and move quickly enough to lead the students at speed from Shrek Academy to Suotuo City 33 37 44.

• His imposing Soul Power presence can silence a group of unruly students 33.
• He judged that Su Zui surpassed him in speed, although Su Zui lacked his ability to fly 37.

Enhanced Eyesight

The special nature of Flender’s Martial Soul gives him exceptionally sharp eyesight 37.

• After the students’ match, he examined Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun and realized Su Zui had precisely cut their hair without injuring them 37.

Teaching and Combat Assessment

Flender has taught Soul Masters for more than a decade and has spent decades in the Soul Master world 39 40.

• He uses daytime running and nighttime arena fights to develop students’ fitness and practical combat experience 39 40.
• He recognized Su Zui’s precision and speed, but mistakenly classified him as an Agility Attack System Soul Master 37.

History

Shrek Academy

After Tang Hao beat Zhao Wuji, Flender helped Zhao to his feet and questioned Xu Tao about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect guards hidden at the academy. Xu Tao drew him aside with a card; Flender had received sect funding by the following morning 25 29.

Flender later found Dai Mubai and his personal disciple Ma Hongjun beaten at the academy gates. Su Zui had mistaken Ma Hongjun’s dispute with his girlfriend Cuihua for an abduction. Once the misunderstanding was explained, Flender realized Su Zui had defeated both students alone and began to suspect he was a Soul Ancestor 29.

Flender challenged Su Zui and Ning Rongrong to fight the other students, promising to renovate the cafeteria if they won. He took Tang San’s storage belt as a precaution and barred both teams from attacking their opponents’ support-type Soul Master. Su Zui defeated the opposing team, and Flender declared his side the winner 33 34 36.

Afterward, Flender admitted that Su Zui had outgrown what he could teach him and agreed to improve the cafeteria when funds allowed. The two debated Shrek’s training methods; Flender considered Su Zui’s proposal for specialized combat drills but worried that it could produce killing machines 39 40. When Tang San sought a rematch, Flender forbade him from using Hidden Weapons against classmates 41.

Great Soul Arena

Flender led Shrek’s eight students to the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena to gain combat experience. He explained its matches and ranks, warned them about ruthless opponents, and reminded Su Zui that ordinary matches forbade deliberate killing 44 45.

He secretly wagered 100,000 Gold Soul Coins of sect funding on Su Zui, competing as Wine Sword, against Mad Demon. Su Zui won, and Flender received 3.51 million Gold Soul Coins after fees. Confident in Su Zui’s strength, he wagered another 3.5 million on his next match 45 46 49.

Flender planned to use the money to renovate Shrek Academy and improve its food and training facilities. He later left the arena with six million Gold Soul Coins 49 52.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy

Three months after Su Zui’s disappearance, Flender and Zhao Wuji were at Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Ning Rongrong. Flender reassured her that Su Zui was clever and strong enough to survive; Su Zui returned to the academy soon afterward 109 110.

Relationships

• Ma Hongjun — Flender’s personal disciple. Flender sought an explanation after finding him beaten by Su Zui and later separated him from Dai Mubai during a fight 29 33.
• Zhao Wuji — Fellow Shrek teacher. Flender helped him after Tang Hao’s beating, and the two were later together at Heaven Dou Royal Academy 25 110.
• Su Zui — A gifted Shrek student whose strength impressed Flender despite their frequent arguments. Flender entrusted him with independent training and offered him pay to help teach 37 39.
• Ning Rongrong — A Shrek student Flender agreed to look after. She angrily opposed his match wager when she feared Su Zui could be hurt 34 51.
• Tang San — A Shrek student whom Flender warned against using Hidden Weapons on classmates 41.
• Xu Tao — A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect guard who spoke privately with Flender after being discovered at Shrek Academy 25.

Notable Quote

“In a battle between Soul Masters, the most important thing is naturally their Soul Power Level. Of course, apart from a Soul Master’s level, the other factors are basic attributes like speed, strength, defense, and endurance.” 40