Flender

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Flender (弗兰德)
Alias(es)	Flying Horn of the Golden Iron Triangle 212
Gender	Male 44
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; formerly the Golden Iron Triangle; later stationed at Heaven Dou Royal Academy with the Shrek group 44 153 213
Occupation/Role	Dean of Shrek Academy; founder and supervisor of the Shrek Team; Ma Hongjun’s teacher 33 98 212
Soul Power	Level 78 Battle Soul Saint 33
Combat Specialization	Agility Attack System; possesses a rare flying-type Martial Soul 57 134
Status	Alive at Shrek Academy’s tournament championship 330
First Appearance	Chapter 33 33

Background / History

Golden Iron Triangle

Flender was the Flying Horn of the Golden Iron Triangle, a trio famous for its Martial Soul Fusion Skill approximately twenty years before Shrek’s tournament campaign. Its other members were Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong. By the time Yu Xiaogang visited Shrek Academy, the group had broken apart, and the two men had not seen each other for several years 44 212 213.

Flender had relinquished his pursuit of Liu Erlong after being persuaded by Yu Xiaogang. As their friendship deteriorated, he regretted that decision 44 64.

Teaching at Shrek Academy

When Huo Feng’s group entered Shrek Academy, Flender introduced practical combat as their first formal lesson. He took seven students to the Soto Fighting Arena, explaining that the academy’s purpose was to help them use their different Martial Souls effectively rather than impose one cultivation method on everyone 33.

After Oscar reached level thirty, Flender made the students practice accepting Oscar’s soul-skill sausages despite their discomfort with his incantations. This prepared them to use their teammate’s food abilities before the next Soul Beast hunt 35.

Yu Xiaogang’s Return and Tang San’s Admission

Yu Xiaogang arrived expecting to find Tang San among Shrek’s new students, only to discover that his disciple had not enrolled. Flender helped investigate his whereabouts, drawing on the profiles of Huo Feng and Xiao Wu, who had also attended Notting Academy. He suggested that Yu Xiaogang stay temporarily while searching Suotuo City 44 45 48.

Flender initially gave Yu Xiaogang a flattering introduction as the renowned “Master” of Martial Soul theory. However, when Yu Xiaogang later demanded both Tang San’s admission and an official teaching appointment, Flender accepted only the admission. He refused to disrupt the established teaching order and warned that he would not continue granting favors 49 63.

Tang San became the team’s substitute, designated Shrek Number Eight, while Huo Feng became Shrek Number One and captain. Flender increasingly regretted admitting Tang San, whose arena performances damaged the academy’s reputation and lowered its overall record 71 73 130.

Soto Fighting Arena Campaign

Flender restricted Huo Feng’s participation so the other students could gain experience instead of relying on their strongest teammate. Before one team battle, he instructed Huo Feng to wait five minutes before intervening 89.

When Yu Xiaogang interpreted Shrek’s apparent disadvantage against Berserk Team as an opportunity to take command, Flender rejected his assessment. Huo Feng’s subsequent reversal gave Flender an opportunity to publicly praise his chosen captain 99 100.

Manager Ao later requested Tang San’s inclusion in a Central Main Soul Arena match. Flender questioned the danger posed by the opponents, then negotiated the financial rewards. He agreed to distribute seventy percent of the earnings among the students and retain thirty percent for the academy 108 109 110.

Transfer to Heaven Dou Royal Academy

Flender arranged a year-long exchange at Heaven Dou Royal Academy so Shrek’s students could participate in the All-Continent Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. Better cultivation facilities were another important reason for the move 137 146.

Leaving Shrek’s old campus was painful for him. Looking at its dilapidated signboard, he reflected on twenty years of memories before ordering the group to depart. Although impressed by Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s hospitality, he still felt that it could not replace his own home 143 147 148.

After completing the transfer procedures, Flender announced that the group would retain the Shrek Team name. He also planned to mobilize all Shrek teachers once several students reached their next Soul Power bottlenecks, allowing them to obtain new Soul Rings together 153.

His relationship with Yu Xiaogang continued to collapse. Flender eventually resolved to remove both Yu Xiaogang and Tang San from the academy because of the damage they caused to the team’s image. By the tournament period, they had joined Blue Tyrant Academy 177 192.

Tournament Campaign and Championship

Flender entrusted Huo Feng with tactical arrangements and lineup selection, emphasizing that Shrek should reveal as little of its strength as possible during the qualifiers. He identified the Spirit Hall Academy Team as their principal obstacle to winning the championship 194 221.

Shrek’s growing popularity allowed him to secure advertising sponsors. Ning Fengzhi also proposed sending Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples to study under him, explicitly crediting Flender’s guidance for the students’ development. They agreed to discuss the cooperation after the tournament 209 261.

During the Promotion Tournament, Flender coached Xiao Wu to evade Lei Tian and conserve Soul Power. She won without attacking after her opponent exhausted himself. Before the final against Spirit Hall Academy, Flender joined the students’ stacked-hand battle cry; after their victory, he and the other teachers congratulated the champions 292 314 330.

Personality

Flender is proud of Shrek Academy and protective of his authority as its dean. He defends its reputation despite its shabby facilities, and his refusal to appoint Yu Xiaogang as an official teacher shows that old friendship does not outweigh his responsibility to the existing staff and students 48 63.

He is also famously stingy and commercially shrewd. Resenting Yu Xiaogang and Tang San’s continued reliance on academy resources, he publicly named Yu Xiaogang as a contributor to a celebration dinner without obtaining his agreement beforehand. During the tournament, he pursued sponsorships so enthusiastically that Zhao Wuji handled opponent observation while he negotiated advertising deals 104 209.

As a teacher, Flender combines encouragement with blunt criticism. He praises coordination and individual strengths, but warns students against becoming complacent or depending on Huo Feng to secure every victory. He treats a disappointing draw as useful experience rather than merely a failure 103 130 255.

Abilities & Skills

Flight and Agility

• Possesses an exceptionally rare flying-type Martial Soul, giving him greater speed than an ordinary Soul Sage, particularly in the air 57.
• Specializes in the Agility Attack System. His flight and mobility make him a difficult opponent for the power-oriented Zhao Wuji 134.
• His level seventy-eight Soul Power is two ranks above Zhao Wuji’s, a significant difference at their cultivation level 33 134.

Cultivation Instruction

• Advocates “individual extremes and team balance”: each Soul Master develops a specialty, while teammates compensate for weaknesses and limited endurance 221.
• Uses arena battles to develop Martial Soul application, practical experience, and individual potential 33.
• Limits Huo Feng’s involvement when necessary to prevent the other students from gaining easy victories without learning 89.
• Allows students flexibility rather than imposing rigid demands on their battle arrangements 73.

Tactical Analysis

• Explains the strengths and weaknesses of the extreme and balanced cultivation schools, including their political and institutional differences 221.
• Studies opponents’ concealed strength and team composition, recognizing Blazing Fire Academy’s balanced allocation of specialized roles 221 222.
• Coaches resource-conservation strategies, as demonstrated by Xiao Wu’s victory over Lei Tian 292.
• Briefs the team on Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, particularly Hu Liena’s charm-centered abilities 308 309.
• Deliberately withholds information about Skywater Academy before Shrek’s match, leaving the students to assess its lineup in the arena 237.

Team Management and Identity Protection

• Requires masks, aliases, and concealed real names during Soul Arena training to limit attention toward Shrek’s unusually young talents 71.
• Assigns numbered identities from Shrek Number One through Shrek Number Eight 71.
• Registers team battles himself and sends students to different arena branches for individual and pair matches, preventing them from facing one another and interrupting their winning streaks 107.
• Delegates tournament lineup decisions to Huo Feng while retaining responsibility for the team’s broader preparation 194.

Academy Finances

Flender uses appearance fees, prize allocations, and uniform advertising to support Shrek Academy. The students reluctantly accept his sponsorship arrangements because they remember the old academy’s closure amid financial difficulties 110 209.

Arrangement	Terms
Central Main Soul Arena invitation	Manager Ao offers 500 Gold Soul Coins per participating Soul Master and an additional 10,000 Gold Soul Coins for victory 108.
Arena reward distribution	Seventy percent goes to the students; thirty percent goes to the academy 110.
Fragrant Flower Dew sponsorship	Pays 1,000 Gold Soul Coins per match, rising to 2,000 after advancement through the preliminaries and Promotion Tournament; a top-three Finals finish adds 50,000 209.
Additional uniform advertising	By the Blazing Fire Academy match, Flender has secured more than a dozen sponsors 222.

Relationships

• Huo Feng — Student and personally chosen Shrek Team captain. Flender trusts him as the team’s core and later gives him authority over tactics and competitor selection 100 109 194.
• Ma Hongjun — Personal disciple. Ma Hongjun is comparatively unafraid of questioning him and is among the students most inclined to support his sponsorship decisions 98 156 209.
• Zhao Wuji — Vice headmaster and fellow team supervisor. Zhao Wuji praises Flender’s selection of Huo Feng and handles opponent scouting while Flender pursues sponsorships 100 209.
• Yu Xiaogang — Former Golden Iron Triangle companion and old friend. Flender initially accommodates him, but repeated demands and reputational problems turn their relationship increasingly hostile 44 48 63 177.
• Liu Erlong — Former Golden Iron Triangle companion and romantic interest whom Flender gave up pursuing; he later regrets yielding to Yu Xiaogang’s persuasion 44 64 213.
• Tang San — Student admitted as a favor to Yu Xiaogang. Flender places him in the substitute position and repeatedly regrets his effect on Shrek’s reputation 63 71 130.
• Xiao Wu — Student whom he coaches directly during the Promotion Tournament, helping her defeat Lei Tian through evasion and Soul Power conservation 292.
• Qin Ming — Heaven Dou Royal Academy contact who welcomes the Shrek group and arranges accommodations and administrative support 147 151.
• Ning Fengzhi — Prospective institutional partner who wants his sect’s disciples to benefit from Flender’s teaching. Flender recognizes the proposal’s importance for Shrek’s future 261.
• Manager Ao — Soto Fighting Arena official with whom Flender negotiates a special team match and its rewards 107 108.

Notable Quotes

“What the academy can help you with is learning how to better use your Martial Souls, gaining more practical combat experience, and thus developing your own potential as much as possible.” 33

“Our Shrek Academy actually follows a path that is half balanced and half extreme. Or rather, individual extremes and team balance.” 221

“You will be responsible for tactical arrangements in battle, and you will also decide who competes.”
— To Huo Feng before the tournament 194