Flender

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Flender (弗兰德)
Alias(es)	Flying Horn; Boss Fu 164 165
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Golden Iron Triangle 29 164
Occupation/Role	Founder and headmaster of Shrek Academy; leader of the Shrek Team; Ma Hongjun’s personal teacher 38 143 194
Cultivation	Level 78 Battle Spirit Saint 29

Background / History

Golden Iron Triangle and the Original Shrek Academy

Flender once traveled the Spirit Master World with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong as the Golden Iron Triangle. He was the trio’s leader and held the title Flying Horn, while Liu Erlong was known as the Slaughtering Horn. Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill had made them prominent figures roughly twenty years before the academy tournament 164 165 194.

He later founded Shrek Academy and purchased the land occupied by its original campus. The academy’s limited facilities prevented official registration with a kingdom or empire, leaving it ineligible for the All-Continent Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament despite its reputation 102 141 194.

Tang San’s Admission and Yu Xiaogang’s Arrival

After Tang San failed Shrek’s entrance assessment, Flender allowed him to remain because of a letter from Yu Xiaogang. Although Tang San completed enrollment procedures, Flender subsequently clarified that he was staying temporarily rather than being counted among the four officially admitted newcomers 29 34.

Yu Xiaogang’s arrival strained their friendship. Flender showed him the new students’ records and brought Zhao Wuji to explain Tang San’s failure. He initially supported Yu Xiaogang publicly, introducing him as a respected spirit-theory expert, but refused to let him take responsibility for teaching every student 35 36 37 41.

Flender agreed to separate accommodation for Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, then declared that this would be the last time he helped his old friend. He later formally admitted Tang San and gave Yu Xiaogang an official teaching position without regular teaching duties 42 47.

Combat Training and Financial Pressure

Flender directed Shrek’s second training stage toward practical combat at the Soto Great Spirit Arena. Tang San’s performances repeatedly damaged the academy’s reputation in his eyes, and he eventually regretted allowing him to join. Nevertheless, he offered Tang San a chance to enter team battles if his recovery went well 47 68 72 95.

After the team’s battle with the Imperial Dou Team, Flender reunited with Qin Ming, a member of Shrek’s first graduating class. Their discussion exposed the academy’s continuing financial problems and the possibility that its current students would be its final batch 96.

He subsequently arranged a Sunset Forest spirit-ring expedition as a graduation examination. Students had to hunt suitable spirit beasts through their own teamwork without intervention from the accompanying teachers. After their successful return, he volunteered to treat them to a restaurant meal—an unusual gesture for the famously stingy headmaster 123 135.

Attempted Transfer to Heaven Dou Royal Academy

Flender planned to move Shrek’s teachers and students to Heaven Dou Royal Academy while retaining the Shrek Team name. The arrangement offered tournament eligibility, better cultivation facilities, protection from Spirit Hall’s interference, and a place for the older teachers to retire 102 116 150.

Qin Ming welcomed the group and arranged accommodation and a banquet. During discussions with the academy’s three Soul Douluo elders, Flender explained that he wanted his students’ talents to flourish and hoped they would become Titled Douluo who surpassed him 151 153 155.

Prince Xue Xing’s hostility ended the negotiations. Flender restrained Zhao Wuji when the prince insulted them, but ultimately refused to beg for permission to stay. He led the group away, reasoning that remaining under a hostile royal authority would only bring further trouble 156 158.

Taking Over Blue Tyrant Academy

While seeking another place to work, Flender and the Shrek teachers applied to Blue Tyrant Academy and discovered that Liu Erlong was its headmaster. Their reunion revived his complicated feelings toward her, particularly when he noticed that she was still looking for Yu Xiaogang 163 164.

Liu Erlong offered him control of the entire academy and proposed renaming it Shrek Academy. Flender was initially astonished but accepted the transfer, taking responsibility for its management and compensation arrangements 164 165.

When Gu Xuan returned with Dugu Bo, Flender joined the other senior teachers in welcoming them. Dugu Bo subsequently agreed to become an academy advisor 174 175.

Spirit Master Academy Tournament

Flender prepared the students for the tournament by explaining its rules and emphasizing that its purpose was to identify and recruit talented young Spirit Masters, not to kill them. He also promised substantial preliminary-round opportunities to Shrek’s substitutes 175 176.

Shrek’s success turned his conspicuous green uniforms into profitable merchandise and brought a flood of academy applications. Alongside these commercial gains, he studied the Five Elemental Academies and adjusted the team’s preparation and lineups 201 202 203.

In the individual-battle rounds, he confidently named Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun as the three students needed for the opening match. His tailored advice later helped Xiao Wu exploit Lei Tian’s heavy Soul Power expenditure 231 259.

During the final against Spirit Hall Academy, Flender took pride in Gu Xuan’s revealed strength. He deliberately had Shrek enter the enemy’s Bewitching Charm fusion skill without interrupting it, intending to overcome the stronger opposition through surprise 283 285.

Appearance

• Crystal glasses: Explicitly described during his departure from Heaven Dou Royal Academy 158.
• Hoarse, sinister-sounding laugh: A habitual feature of his speech 98.

Personality

Flender is famously stingy and skilled at using social pressure to make others spend money. He exploited Yu Xiaogang’s unwillingness to lose face in public to make him contribute toward a celebration banquet 70.

His attachment to Shrek’s students is more substantial than his miserly habits suggest. Zhao Wuji recognizes that he would not send them to their deaths, and that he treats Ma Hongjun like his own child. Flender also sincerely states that Shrek Academy does not discriminate against disabled people 104 143.

He balances personal loyalty with responsibility for the academy, though not without contradictions. His friendship with Yu Xiaogang secured Tang San preferential admission, but he later defended the other teachers’ qualifications and refused to hand their students over to someone whose theories lacked comparable cultivation experience 29 41.

Flender can suppress his temper when the group’s future is at stake. Faced with Prince Xue Xing’s insults, he first prevents a confrontation, then leaves rather than accept an arrangement likely to expose his teachers and students to continuing hostility 156 158.

Abilities & Skills

Spirit Master Cultivation

Flender is identified as a Level 78 Battle Spirit Saint when he begins training the new Shrek students 29.

• He demonstrates his strength during the Shrek teachers’ assessment at Blue Tyrant Academy 163.
• He possesses exceptionally sharp hearing and notices subtle reactions among both students and teachers 46 47.
• His former Golden Iron Triangle group was renowned for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill; the supplied passages do not name that skill 194.

Training and Mentorship

Flender combines demanding physical conditioning with sustained practical combat rather than relying on theory alone 47 99.

• Physical conditioning: The first training stage improves the students’ endurance, resilience, and recovery during repeated daily spirit battles 99.
• Self-reliant spirit hunting: Oscar’s ring expedition also serves as group training, with Zhao Wuji instructed not to intervene readily before a thousand-year spirit beast appears 29.
• Graduation examination: Students must obtain suitable spirit rings through collective strength without teacher intervention 123.
• Psychological preparation: He selects the Fierce God Team to expose his students to lethal combat and prepare them for future dangers 147.
• Restraint in advancement: He explicitly distinguishes healthy growth from “Pulling Shoots to Help Them Grow” 70.

Battle Analysis and Tactics

Flender advocates a Fusion Flow approach: individual specialization combined with balance across the team 202.

• Adaptability: He deliberately withholds detailed opponent briefings until just before a match so Dai Mubai learns to respond to unfamiliar enemies 204.
• Attribute matchups: After Ma Hongjun defeats seven opponents, Flender explains that the victory depended heavily on advantageous spirit restraint rather than universal superiority 252.
• Resource management: Against Lei Tian, he advises Xiao Wu to evade and repeatedly break the opponent’s lock-on, exhausting the costly Thunder Eagle technique 259.
• Recognizing unusual techniques: He immediately identifies Huo Wu’s simultaneous spirit-ring activation as Ring Fusion 246.
• Threat assessment: He warns the students about Shi Nian’s Remnant Dream spirit, its lethal illusions, and its owner’s vindictive temperament 180.

Academy Management and Fundraising

Flender uses competition, publicity, and sponsorship to support the academy 178 201 202.

• Requires students to cover food and lodging during arena training through their spirit-duel earnings 51.
• Bets heavily on Shrek against the Fierce God Team 144 145.
• Orders tournament uniforms advertising available sponsorship rights 178.
• Agrees to give participating students one-third of advertising revenue, reserving the rest for academy construction 178.
• Sells replica team uniforms and considers mascots as Shrek’s popularity rises 201.

Protecting Student Identities

Flender assigns numerical arena aliases because the students’ exceptional youth and talent could attract unwanted attention from Spirit Hall 50.

• Gu Xuan through Tang San receive the identities Shrek Number One through Shrek Number Eight 50.
• His stated aim is to prevent the academy from becoming entangled with Spirit Hall 50.

Relationships

• Ma Hongjun — His only personal disciple. Flender treats him like his own child but readily corrects his arrogance and overconfidence 143 252.
• Yu Xiaogang — Former Golden Iron Triangle companion and longtime friend. Their relationship deteriorates as Flender grows disillusioned with his demands and the trouble surrounding Tang San 41 42 46 164.
• Liu Erlong — Former traveling companion and a woman for whom he once had deep feelings. She entrusts Blue Tyrant Academy to him, and he finds himself unable to refuse her requests 164 165.
• Zhao Wuji — Vice dean and indispensable colleague. Flender initially tries to preserve harmony between him and Yu Xiaogang; the two later jointly assess the team’s arena performances 36 68.
• Tang San — Student admitted through Yu Xiaogang’s connection. Flender repeatedly criticizes the damage he causes to Shrek’s reputation, while still allowing him opportunities to participate 29 72 95.
• Gu Xuan — Student and Shrek captain. Flender supports displaying his talent during the royal academy negotiations and relies on surprise tactics in the tournament final 154 283 285.
• Qin Ming — Former student from Shrek’s first graduating class. Qin Ming continues to regard Flender and Zhao Wuji as his teachers and helps arrange Shrek’s proposed transfer 96 151.
• Ning Fengzhi — Recognizes Flender’s contribution to Ning Rongrong’s growth and requests that younger Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples study under him 229.
• Xiao Wu — Student who receives opponent-specific tactical guidance, notably the evasion plan against Lei Tian 259.
• Prince Xue Xing — Royal authority whose hostility causes Flender to abandon the Heaven Dou Royal Academy arrangement 156 158.

Notable Quotes

“I hope you grow quickly, but that is absolutely not the same as Pulling Shoots to Help Them Grow.” 70

“Shrek Academy does not discriminate against disabled people.” 104

“As their dean, I truly hope to see them. Become Titled Douluo in the future. And far surpass my achievements!” 155

“Since Heaven Dou Royal Academy is unwilling to keep us, how could we possibly beg to stay?” 158