Flender

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Flender (弗兰德)
Alias(es)	Boss Flender; addressed by Xiao Xian as “Martial Uncle” 20 102
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Golden Iron Triangle 59 106
Occupation/Role	Founder and dean of Shrek Academy; Soul Tool shop owner in Suotuo City; Ma Hongjun’s teacher 20 43 88 231
Cultivation	Rank 85 Soul Douluo—the latest explicitly stated personal rank 221
Martial Soul	An unnamed feathered Beast Martial Soul with flight capabilities and a yin nature 106 140 244
Status	Alive in his latest documented appearance; named on a Spirit Hall wanted poster offering a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Bone for his capture or death 221 291
First Appearance	Xiao Xian’s first meeting with him at his Suotuo City shop 19

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spirit Saint	30	Established as a Spirit Saint during Xiao Xian’s spirit-beast hunt. His seven spirit rings are explicitly shown later; the original breakthrough is not described 106.
Soul Douluo	140	Reveals eight spirit rings while intervening against Huyan Zhen. The circumstances of his advancement are not given.
Rank 85 Soul Douluo	221	Spirit Hall’s wanted poster explicitly records his rank as eighty-five.

Background / History

Flender belonged to the original Golden Iron Triangle alongside Yu Xiaogang, known as Master, and Liu Er Long. After separating from Liu Er Long, he devoted roughly twenty years to Shrek Academy, intending to nurture exceptional Spirit Masters capable of shaking the continent 88 106.

His friendship with Master continued through correspondence, although Master repeatedly avoided meeting him. When Xiao Xian delivered another letter, Flender initially complained about being made to run around; reading it nevertheless left him alternately joyful, angry, sorrowful, and melancholy 20.

Shrek’s independence mattered more to him than outside funding. He rejected financial support from the Balak Kingdom’s royal family, and the narration explicitly distinguishes his greed for money from an actual shortage of funds 38.

Appearance

• Crystal spectacles: His most consistently noted accessory, also included in his wanted portrait 31 221.
• Sly eyes: The wanted poster depicts him as a middle-aged man with an exceptionally crafty look 221.
• Black clothing: Wears a fitted black outfit for spirit-beast hunting and dresses in black during covert investigations 29 103.
• Possession features: Develops feathers, seven-meter wings, and slit-like pupils when using Martial Soul Possession 106 140.

Personality

Flender is calculating, money-minded, and keenly aware of reputation. He raises Xiao Jue’s food charges, refuses to replace embarrassing tournament uniforms after paying for them, and turns Shrek’s victories into sponsorship opportunities. His instinct to bargain persists even in exile: he considers selling Xiao Xian information about a suitable Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for a good price 43 129 136 237.

His teaching can be genuinely ruthless. He schedules another battle immediately after Xiao Xian’s exhausting victories and once watches him suffer an abdominal wound without intervening before he concedes. Flender’s willingness to impose such training is partly rooted in possessing a seven-thousand-year Life Crocodile Sub-dragon Spirit Bone intended to address Xiao Xian’s injuries 27 29 91.

That severity coexists with substantial personal investment. He stands guard throughout Xiao Xian’s ring absorption, gives him the valuable healing bone, intervenes against stronger opponents, and financially supports students after Shrek’s collapse 31 90 140 228.

Flender is particularly vulnerable where Shrek and Liu Er Long are concerned. Threats to the academy’s identity provoke anger and dejection, while a rumor that Liu Er Long has a child leaves him pale, unsteady, and visibly pained. He sometimes conceals these emotions to prevent the students from worrying 88 102 103.

Abilities & Skills

Martial Soul Possession and Flight

• Gains feathered wings through Martial Soul Possession; his wings span seven meters during the confrontation with Huyan Zhen 106 140.
• Carries Xiao Xian through the air, including from Suotuo City to Shrek’s village grounds 20.
• Uses aerial transport to keep Xiao Xian’s conspicuous Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Ring hidden on their return journey 108.
• Crosses the arena in approximately a second to position himself beneath Xiao Xian and Xiao Jue when Huyan Zhen intervenes 140.

Martial Soul Fusion: Sun Moon Shining Together Golden Turn

• Original formation: Combines with Master and Liu Er Long to transform Luo San Pao into a golden dragon. Flender and Liu Er Long contribute their Soul Power, while Master directs the dragon 106 107.
• Early demonstrated strength: The reunited Golden Iron Triangle can unleash peak Soul Douluo-level combat power and potentially exchange blows with a Titled Douluo 108.
• Xiao Jue compatibility: Participates in fusion attempts with Xiao Jue, with high compatibility reported after its evolution into an Ice Fire Golden Sacred Dragon 112 114.
• Combat application: Flender and Liu Er Long use the Golden Triangle Formation during the ambush in which Xiao Xian’s fusion skill heavily injures Chrysanthemum Douluo 159 160.
• Later reputation: The Golden Giant Dragon associated with Shrek is described as possessing combat strength comparable to a Super Douluo 181.
• Underlying mechanism: Flender’s Martial Soul is yin while he himself is yang; Liu Er Long provides the complementary pairing. Their combined sun-and-moon traits are the foundation of the fusion, with Luo San Pao or Xiao Jue serving as the vessel 244.
• Cost: Fusion can severely deplete Flender and Liu Er Long’s Soul Power 218.

Reconnaissance and Spirit-Beast Hunting

• As an Agility Attack Spirit Saint, secretly investigates numerous noble residences in Sylves City with few people capable of detecting him 103.
• Detects residual dragon might and signs of danger while searching for the Aurora Dragon Bird 106.
• Captures a roughly two-thousand-year Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile for Xiao Xian to fight separately 31.
• Helps Xiao Xian obtain unusually old rings, including his Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Ring and forty-thousand-year Sacred Light Unicorn Fifth Ring 106 228.
• Knowledge limit: Initially fails to recognize that the crocodile exceeds the ordinary Third Ring absorption limit; he becomes tense when its Soul Power reveals the discrepancy 31.

Soul Power Suppression

• Seals Ma Hongjun’s Soul Power and orders him to run during training 69.
• Uses the same restriction to keep Ma Hongjun from causing trouble during a visit to Suotuo City 70.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Storage Spirit Tool: Stores the three championship soul bones for safekeeping. Later holds more than six figures’ worth of Gold Soul Coins, drawn from imperial resources and tournament sponsorship 181 228.
• Life Crocodile Sub-dragon Left Arm Bone: A seven-thousand-year soul bone he gives Xiao Xian to address hidden injuries. Its estimated auction value is several million Gold Soul Coins 90 91.
• Dragon Abyss Boat: Acquired at auction together with Xiao Xian. After receiving Soul Power, it expands to over ten meters, accommodates fifteen people, and can dive three hundred meters underwater 234.

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang / Master — Long-standing friend and original fusion partner. They clash over Shrek’s future, but Flender introduces him to the students and supports his role in their training 20 59 88 106.
• Liu Er Long — Original fusion partner and a deep emotional attachment. She transfers Blue Tyrant Academy’s deanship to him, and they continue hunting spirit beasts and protecting Shrek together 103 105 106.
• Xiao Xian — Martial nephew, student, and later prospective academy teacher. Flender supervises his training and ring hunts, gives him a healing soul bone, and increasingly sees his strength as the means to resist Spirit Hall 20 90 105 228.
• Ma Hongjun — His sole formal disciple. Flender disciplines him harshly but also provides a generous allowance; having no children, he expects his fortune eventually to belong to Ma Hongjun 69 231.
• Zhao Wuji — Old companion and trusted colleague. Zhao Wuji recognizes Flender’s concealed distress and temporarily oversees academy affairs while Flender hunts Xiao Xian’s Fourth Ring 102 106.
• Oscar — Student whom he later appoints as an assistant teacher. In exile, Flender gives him one hundred Gold Soul Coins monthly so he can focus on cultivation rather than earning a living 183 228.
• Tang San — Student whose identity as Tang Hao’s son surprises him. Flender later accompanies him and Dai Mubai to hunt their Fourth Rings 42 120.
• Xue Qinghe — Imperial visitor whose offer of a title and royal academy status Flender initially declines. The Crown Prince continues visiting Shrek to cultivate ties 114 125.
• Huyan Zhen — Hostile Soul Douluo whom Flender confronts over Xiao Xian. Huyan Zhen later leads Spirit Hall’s maritime search for the fugitives 140 238.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Xian’s Enrollment and Early Training

• Recognizes Master’s connection to Xiao Xian through his twenty-four-jade belt. Xiao Jue’s resemblance to Luo San Pao and Xiao Xian’s original name, Yu Tianxian, prompt a misunderstanding about his lineage 20.
• Accepts Xiao Xian into Shrek and transports him directly to the academy 20.
• Pushes him through successive arena fights, including another two-on-two match despite his exhaustion 27.
• Celebrates Xiao Xian’s Level 30 breakthrough, then accompanies him to obtain his Third Ring and stands watch throughout the absorption 29 31.
• Grants him time off after the hunt and encourages him to write to Master 32.

Preserving the Shrek Name

• Resists Master’s proposed exchange arrangement with Heaven Dou Royal Academy, fearing that Shrek’s students and achievements will be publicly claimed by another institution 87 88.
• Confronts the original academy’s practical shortcomings: it lacks both a Mimicry Training Environment and official registration for the Elite Tournament 88.
• Agrees to Xiao Xian’s Blue Tyrant Academy alternative while insisting that the Shrek name survive 89 90.
• Investigates the bounty on Xiao Xian during the journey to Heaven Dou, uncovering the Sylves princes’ poisoning accusations. Master prevents him from entering the palace and exposing Xiao Xian’s Shrek affiliation 102 103.
• Receives Blue Tyrant Academy’s deanship from Liu Er Long; its sign is subsequently replaced with Shrek Advanced Soul Master Academy 105 108.

Academy Growth and the Elite Competition

• Retains Liu Er Long’s commoner-only admissions policy, declines the Crown Prince’s initial political offers, and restricts outsiders seeking connections 114.
• Uses conspicuous sponsorship uniforms and Xiao Xian’s victories to promote the academy and attract advertising revenue 129 136.
• Intervenes when Huyan Zhen threatens Xiao Xian, then resolves to remain close to the students with Liu Er Long against possible retaliation 140 141.
• Handles tournament draws and accompanies Shrek through its successful campaign 148 162.
• After Shrek wins the championship, secures the three prize soul bones and helps escort the students away under Soul Douluo-level intimidation 181.
• Arranges an assistant teaching position for Oscar as graduates begin remaining at the academy 183 186.

Shrek’s Collapse and Exile

• Reacts with alarm to Spirit Hall losing two Titled Douluo, recognizing that Shrek may not survive the consequences 215.
• Escapes with his companions while Zhao Wuji and the remaining teachers occupy Spirit Hall’s spies. The academy is abandoned, and its students are later transferred to Heaven Dou Royal Academy 218 222.
• Is publicly wanted as a Rank 85 Soul Douluo for participation in Chrysanthemum Elder’s killing; assisting his capture or death carries a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Bone reward 221.
• In Vast Sea City, finances the students’ continued cultivation and hopes to recover Shrek’s dignity 228 231.
• Envisions Xiao Xian obtaining Hundred-Thousand-Year rings for all four remaining slots, believing their fusion could eventually defeat even Bibi Dong 228.
• Finds that Shrek’s famous Self-Created Soul Skills now expose the students’ identities, making ordinary arena training unsafe 231.

Maritime Pursuit and Renewed Hope

• Establishes decoys and contingency measures because permanent concealment in Vast Sea City is unrealistic 237.
• Identifies the Sky Azure Bull Python as a suitable Hundred-Thousand-Year target, but considers a hunt in the Star Dou Great Forest too risky under Spirit Hall’s pursuit 237.
• Returns to Volcano Island with news that his decoys failed and Huyan Zhen is leading the search at sea. Xiao Xian then departs early for Sea God Island 238.
• On Xiao Xian’s later return, learns about Poseidon’s assessments and their rewards. The possibility that Shrek could nurture a god leaves him overwhelmed with emotion 290 291.

Notable Quotes

“Do not forget that after separating from Sister Er Long, Shrek has been the entirety of my twenty years of painstaking effort! Everything!” 88

“The little monsters’ futures are very important. I agree with your idea, but I can’t bear to throw away the Shrek name.” 89

“You brat, couldn’t you borrow from anyone else? You came to me?” 90