Flender

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Flender (弗兰德)
Alias(es)	Flying Corner of the Golden Iron Triangle 18
Gender	Male 12
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Golden Iron Triangle 7 18
Occupation/Role	Founder and dean of Shrek Academy; assistant teacher in Yu Xiaogang’s private tutoring class 12 16
Martial Soul	Owl 18
Disciple	Ma Hongjun 18 44
Highest Documented Cultivation	Level 80, Soul Douluo 80
First Appearance	Meeting with Yu Xiaogang and Zhao Wuji at Shrek Academy 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Sage — seven Soul Rings	12	First explicitly documented rank. Displays an Owl Martial Soul with a yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black Soul Ring configuration while being introduced as Yu Xiaogang’s assistant teacher.
Level 80 — Soul Douluo	80	Recently breaks through before the Shrek Seven Devils’ five-year reunion; appears more vigorous afterward.

Background / History

Golden Iron Triangle

In his youth, Flender traveled the continent with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong as the Golden Iron Triangle. The three had already visited Sunset Forest twenty years before their later expedition with Shrek’s students. Their travels also took them through frontier towns whose taverns offered darker entertainment than the Soul Beast gambling fights near the imperial capital 17.

The trio once fell into a trap laid by Shi Nian, who used false information to lure Soul Masters into ruins and rob them. They survived by repelling him with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill 33.

Founding and Expanding Shrek Academy

Flender founded Shrek Academy with the ambition of creating a high-level academy equipped with simulated cultivation grounds. His insistence on accepting only exceptional talents, combined with his refusal of outside sponsorship, left the original academy financially strained and without official state registration 12 16.

After Yu Xiaogang arrived, Flender formally entrusted him with the academy’s teaching duties. He later joined Yu Xiaogang’s weekend tutoring venture as an assistant teacher, initially objecting that accepting ordinary students would damage Shrek’s reputation. The substantial tuition fees changed his mind 8 12.

Once the classes proved profitable, Flender began recruiting promising Soul Masters from the Great Soul Arena. Yu Xiaogang capped enrollment at ten to preserve teaching quality; Flender’s recruits included Silver Soul team captains 13.

The two eventually disbanded the tutoring class and moved Shrek’s teachers, students, and belongings to Heaven Dou City in search of better cultivation facilities. After the attempted cooperation with Heaven Dou Royal Academy failed, the group joined Blue Tyrant Academy 13.

Liu Erlong’s decision to rename Blue Tyrant Academy Shrek Academy fulfilled Flender’s long-standing ambition. He replaced the gate plaque, and the change was officially registered. His collection of elemental materials helped Yu Xiaogang renovate the academy’s training grounds 16.

Appearance

• Clothing: Wears leather armor when accompanying Yu Xiaogang to the private tutoring class 12.
• Glasses: Round-framed glasses; he pushes them up while trying to maintain a dignified headmaster’s manner 12 81.
• Martial Soul manifestation: Enormous owl wings appear behind him when he releases his Martial Soul 12.
• Martial Soul True Body: Transforms into a giant golden owl with golden eyes and narrow pupils 23.

Personality

Flender is openly money-conscious. He reverses his opposition to private tutoring after hearing that it charges five hundred Gold Soul Coins per student each month and ten thousand for Soul Beast hunting. His enthusiasm for revenue later drives him to recruit more students than Yu Xiaogang is willing to teach 12 13.

His concern for Shrek’s reputation shapes both admissions and publicity. He favors talented recruits even outside the academy, and deliberately chooses conspicuous mud-green competition uniforms to make Shrek recognizable. When the team wins its opening match within one minute, he proudly claims the uniforms have achieved their purpose 13 33 34.

Despite his stinginess, Flender is deeply attached to his students. He becomes emotional when announcing their graduation and gives them expensive gold-and-gem academy badges. His pride does not prevent him from demanding discipline: at the five-year reunion, he scolds Ma Hongjun for falling behind in cultivation 44 80.

Abilities & Skills

Owl Martial Soul and Flight

• Third Soul Skill: Activating his third purple Soul Ring produces two golden wings, allowing rapid flight and agile aerial maneuvers 18.
• Aerial capture: Uses transformed eagle claws to seize a 1,500-year Thunder Fire Bird that repeatedly evades the students’ attacks 18.
• Soul Power suppression: Pours Soul Power into the captured bird, rendering it unconscious without killing it so Ma Hongjun can obtain its Soul Ring 18.
• Reconnaissance: Searches from the air for locations and fleeing Soul Beasts, including the moonlight-gathering site of Moonlight Wood 19 23.

Martial Soul True Body

• Transformation: His seventh black Soul Ring transforms him into a giant golden owl 23.
• Enhanced vision: Channels Soul Power into his eyes to bring distant ground-level scenery into sharp focus; locates the Chaos Demon Ape about one kilometer northeast of the group 23.
• Communication: Retains human speech and uses owl cries to direct his companions 23.
• Limit: Detecting the Chaos Demon Ape does not guarantee capture—the beast senses his dive and escapes underground before he reaches it 23.

Eagle Eye

• Possesses extremely keen visual perception, useful for tracking people through crowded streets 34.
• Locates Shi Nian and Tang San among pedestrians near Shrek Academy during the competition 34.

Golden Iron Triangle Fusion

• Performs a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong; the trio used it to repel Shi Nian during their youthful travels 33.
• Deploys the Golden Triangle formation with his companions to surround and protect the Shrek Seven Devils when Bibi Dong orders Tang San’s arrest 44.

Academy Administration

• Recognizes promising recruits through his experience as Shrek’s principal 13.
• Supports cultivation-ground renovations with materials gathered during his travels 16.
• Helps organize teaching plans and textbooks when Yu Xiaogang shifts his attention toward cultivation 49.
• Secures imperial sponsorship by presenting Shrek’s financial difficulties to Emperor Xue Ye, with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong’s approval 47.

Equipment / Items

• Storage Soul Tool: Holds the wooden gift boxes distributed at the students’ graduation 44.
• Elemental material collection: Supplies resources for Shrek’s simulated cultivation grounds, including Flame Stones used in the fire room 16.
• Black mask: Wears one while visiting a marketplace bar with Yu Xiaogang to obtain information 17.

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang — Longtime friend, Golden Iron Triangle partner, and teaching collaborator. Flender entrusts Shrek’s instruction to him and assists with tutoring, academy development, and student protection 8 12 16 44.
• Liu Erlong — Longtime traveling companion and fusion partner. Her decision to rename Blue Tyrant Academy fulfills his dream for Shrek. He also encourages her relationship with Yu Xiaogang, though Yu Xiaogang criticizes his advice as reckless 16 29.
• Ma Hongjun — Disciple. Flender captures the Thunder Fire Bird for his third Soul Ring and stands guard during absorption; later reprimands him for insufficient cultivation progress 18 80.
• Zhao Wuji — Shrek colleague who addresses him as “Boss Flender” and reports academy emergencies to him 21 49.
• Tang San — Shrek student whom Flender helps protect from Shi Nian and Martial Soul Hall’s arrest order 34 44.
• Dugu Bo — Initially treats his return as a possible threat, then warmly welcomes his agreement to serve as Shrek’s advisor 21.
• Emperor Xue Ye — Obtains official sponsorship, additional academy land, and special privileges from him; entertains the emperor with stories of his travels 47.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arc	Flender’s involvement
Sunset Forest expeditions	Accompanies students seeking Soul Rings, captures Ma Hongjun’s Thunder Fire Bird, scouts for Moonlight Wood, and helps locate materials for lightning cultivation grounds 18 19 20.
Chaos Demon Ape pursuit	Uses his True Body and aerial vision to track the escaping beast while guiding Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Dai Mubai 23.
Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition	Designs Shrek’s notorious uniforms, follows Shi Nian to protect Tang San, accompanies the team to the finals, and conducts the match draw 33 34 37 42.
Championship and graduation	Helps shield the students when Bibi Dong orders Tang San’s arrest; afterward declares the championship team graduates and presents their certificates and commemorative badges 44.
Imperial recognition	Attends Emperor Xue Ye’s celebration banquet and negotiates royal support for Shrek Academy 46 47.
Five-year reunion	Returns as a Soul Douluo, disciplines Ma Hongjun, and witnesses the former students’ remarkable growth 80 81.
Defense against Martial Soul Hall	Joins Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, Dugu Bo, and the other defenders preparing to protect the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon clan 81.

Notable Quotes

“Our Shrek Academy only accepts monstrous talents; we’ve never taken in mediocre students.” 12

“Your names will be forever etched in the history of Shrek Academy. Each one of you is the pride of Shrek Academy!” 44

“Ahem... well, not bad, you didn’t disgrace the academy. But don’t get arrogant, the path of a Soul Master is still long!” 81

Trivia

• Ma Hongjun calls him a “stingy old iron rooster” after receiving the unusually lavish graduation badge 44.
• His recollection of Sun Crystals from the Olle Volcano Group provides Yu Xiaogang with a lead in the search for a supreme yang object. Flender distinguishes the mineral’s reported benefits from the local legend that it once helped a Soul Master become a Titled Douluo 62.