Flender

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Flender (弗兰德)
Alias(es)	Brother Flender; Boss Flender; Uncle Flender 16 20 40
Gender	Male 17
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; later the Tai Chi Sect, Cat Owl Family, and Reincarnation Academy 37 71 82
Occupation/Role	Former Dean of Shrek Academy; Cat Owl Family patriarch; Shadow Gate deputy sect leader; Tai Chi Sect Elder; main-campus dean of Reincarnation Academy 46 71 74 82
Martial Soul	Owl, also referred to through the Cat Owl name 20 71 90
Status	Alive; attends the All-Continent Sect Competition 104
First Appearance	Chapter 16, “Brief Crossing (I)” 16

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 61 Soul Emperor	18	During Zhao Xiaotian’s visit to the earlier timeline, Flender is a speed-type attacker with six Soul Rings: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black.
Level 78; Soul Saint	37 43	In the later timeline, he has advanced to the seven-ring Soul Saint tier. His exact level is stated after Tang Hao’s attack; the breakthrough itself is not shown.

Background / History

Meeting Zhao Xiaotian in the Earlier Timeline

Before founding Shrek Academy, Flender travels with Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang. The three rescue Zhao Xiaotian from thousands of Wind Baboons using a Martial Soul fusion skill. Flender welcomes the boy into their company and asks him to call him “Brother Flender” rather than formally repay the rescue 16 19.

At Rainbow Village, Flender fights Evil Soul Masters alongside Zhao Xiaotian and Liu Erlong. He witnesses Zhao Xiaotian’s unusual Soul Rings and the development of his lightning-infused spear technique. After the battle, he gathers the massacred villagers’ bodies for cremation and consoles Zhao Xiaotian when the boy injures himself out of grief 18 19.

During their subsequent forest training, Flender keeps night watch and takes Yu Xiaogang as his partner because Yu Xiaogang is the weakest member. Their final shared meal takes place in a tavern; Flender does not notice Zhao Xiaotian becoming transparent before his return to his original timeline 20 21 22.

Shrek Academy and the Mistaken Identity

In the later timeline, Flender runs Shrek Academy. After Dai Mubai reports being kicked by Zhao Xiaotian, Flender instructs Zhao Wuji to personally deal with the attacker if he applies for admission. He later watches the assessment from the air, intending to test the familiar-looking applicant’s limits 37 40.

Zhao Xiaotian’s spear technique reminds Flender of the Evil Soul Emperor’s defeat years earlier. Flender mistakenly concludes that the applicant is the son of his old companion, also named Zhao Xiaotian. Zhao Xiaotian plays along, allowing Flender to insist on being called “Uncle Flender” 40.

When Tang Hao threatens the academy, Flender rushes back to protect his colleagues and students. Tang Hao’s attack leaves him furious, but his inferior cultivation prevents him from confronting the Clear Sky Douluo directly. The following morning, Oscar’s breakthrough to level thirty lifts his mood, and he assigns Zhao Wuji to lead the students on a Soul Ring hunt 42 43.

Alliance with Zhao Xiaotian

Oscar seeks Flender’s permission before accepting Zhao Xiaotian’s invitation to join the White Shadow Sect, explaining that Flender brought him back and raised him. Flender approves after confirming that Zhao Xiaotian can provide the promised land. He also accepts an offer to join the arrangement and rebuild Shrek into the continent’s second-ranked academy, with first place left to their own efforts 46.

During Zhao Xiaotian’s Spirit Tool demonstration, Flender initially leaves the sparring to Zhao Wuji. He eventually tests the Extreme Ice Divine Bow himself and is frozen despite attempting to evade its pursuing arrows 47 48.

At the Soul Master tournament, Liu Erlong conveys Zhao Xiaotian’s request that Shrek withdraw from the second-place contest. Flender first forfeits the one-on-one rounds to seek a direct match against Cang Hui Academy, then submits Shrek’s withdrawal from that match as well 58 59 60.

Tai Chi Sect and Reincarnation Academy

Zhao Xiaotian appoints Flender patriarch of the Cat Owl Family, deputy sect leader of the Shadow Gate, and an Elder of the Tai Chi Sect. Flender subsequently requests the name “Reincarnation Academy,” reasoning that joining the sect means he should no longer identify himself as Shrek’s dean 71 74.

As Reincarnation Academy’s main-campus dean, Flender oversees its district deans and senior staff. Zhao Xiaotian places the academy’s city under its management, while Flender offers him the position of Vice President. Flender also stands with Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji when they release their seven Soul Rings during the confrontation with the newly arriving single-attribute clans 82 83.

Appearance

• Crystal glasses: Wears them both as a young traveler and as Shrek Academy’s middle-aged dean 16 37.
• Age across timelines: Appears as a young man during Zhao Xiaotian’s brief crossing and as a middle-aged man in the later academy storyline 16 37.
• Relative height: Stands a head taller than the sturdy man beside him at Shrek’s entrance 37.
• Martial Soul manifestation: Spreads wings to fly during the Extreme Ice Divine Bow test 48.

Personality

Flender is friendly and eager to bring people into his circle. He treats the newly rescued Zhao Xiaotian as a younger brother, includes him in the group’s travels, and later trusts his suggestion to train inside the forest rather than spend the night in town 16 17 20.

His attachment to Liu Erlong is conspicuous. He greets her fawningly and cries when she shares Zhao Xiaotian’s grilled fish. Nevertheless, he continues to treat Zhao Xiaotian warmly after the boy risks his life to protect her 17 18 19.

Flender’s interest in wealth can become outright opportunism: when Zhao Xiaotian offers twenty Gold Soul Coins for a crystal in his shop, he demands five thousand. His ambition for the academy is similarly strong, making the promise of a rebuilt, highly ranked Shrek decisive in accepting Zhao Xiaotian’s proposal 35 46.

He is protective of students and colleagues, but that loyalty also makes him partial. He orders Zhao Wuji to deal with Dai Mubai’s attacker before hearing the applicant’s side, while later rushing to defend the academy from Tang Hao 37 42.

Abilities & Skills

Owl Martial Soul

• Speed-type combat: Recognized as a talented speed-type attacker at level sixty-one 18.
• Flight: Uses wings to circle above Zhao Xiaotian and attempt aerial evasions 48.
• Night vigilance: His Owl Martial Soul makes him suited to overnight guard duty; he watches from tree branches while monitoring the surrounding forest 20 21.
• Limit against pursuing attacks: Erratic flight does not shake the Extreme Ice Divine Bow’s homing arrows, forcing him to seek cover behind a tree 48.

Martial Soul Fusion

• Participates in a three-person Martial Soul fusion skill with Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang to rescue Zhao Xiaotian from Wind Baboons 16.
• The supplied account does not name the fusion skill or describe its individual mechanics 16.

Soul Power Perception

• Secretly monitors Zhao Xiaotian with Soul Power while the boy examines merchandise in his shop 35.
• Detects the powerful Soul Power flowing from Zhao Xiaotian before his breakthrough and stops Liu Erlong from rushing into the attack area 18.
• Senses that Zhao Xiaotian’s newly refined Spirit Tools possess power capable of threatening him 47.

Academy Administration and Talent Assessment

• Training management: Grants Shrek’s team a holiday when its success in the Great Soul Arena leaves it without opponents 47.
• Institutional oversight: Supervises Reincarnation Academy’s Assault, Control, Agility Attack, Support, and Defense district leadership through his main-campus position 82.
• Recruitment assessment: Cites an investigation by his “Cat Owl’s Eye” when arguing that Xue Beng possesses substantial potential 90.

Relationships

• Zhao Xiaotian — Rescued companion, later student and sect master. Flender initially mistakes the returning time traveler for his former companion’s son; Zhao Xiaotian maintains the misunderstanding 16 40 71.
• Liu Erlong — Traveling partner and romantic interest. They later work together at Reincarnation Academy and serve as Tai Chi Sect Elders 17 71 82.
• Yu Xiaogang — Early traveling partner. Flender shares accommodations with him and assumes responsibility for protecting him during paired forest training 17 20 21.
• Oscar — Raised by Flender. Oscar considers his approval necessary before joining the White Shadow Sect 46.
• Ma Hongjun — Disciple; addresses Flender as his teacher and is reprimanded for lecturing him during the wait for the Agility Clan 82.
• Zhao Wuji — Shrek colleague and later fellow Tai Chi Sect Elder. Flender assigns him admission and Soul Ring-hunting duties, and initially volunteers him for Zhao Xiaotian’s weapon test 37 43 47 71.
• Dai Mubai — Shrek student whose reported injury prompts Flender to arrange a personally targeted assessment 37.
• Tang Hao — Threat to Shrek’s staff and students. Flender resents his unprovoked attack but cannot overcome the difference in strength 42 43.

Notable Quotes

“If you really want to repay our kindness, then call me Brother Flender!” 16

“Little brother Xiaotian! This is not your fault, and you don't need to blame yourself.” 19

“Child, I am your father's elder brother. You can call me Uncle or Uncle Flender!” 40