Flender

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Flender (弗兰德)
Gender	Male 98 110
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Golden Iron Triangle; later Blue Tyrant Academy 44 229 232
Occupation/Role	Dean of Shrek Academy; shop owner; appointed successor to Liu Erlong as Blue Tyrant Academy’s dean 44 93 232 234
Cultivation Rank	Soul Saint 46 89
Status	Alive; active as the students’ dean 252
First Appearance	Chapter 44 in the provided material 44

Background / History

Flender once traveled the spirit master world with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong as the Golden Iron Triangle. He regarded Yu Xiaogang as a brother with whom he had shared life-and-death experiences, while his romantic feelings were directed toward Liu Erlong 98 100 229.

Shrek Academy became Flender’s life’s work. Its teachers were close friends who remained with him despite the academy’s poverty. During the current students’ training, its funds were exhausted, leaving Flender torn between continuing their education and abandoning an institution he could not bear to dissolve 89 145 243.

Appearance

• Age-related features: Described as having an “old face”; he acknowledges having grown older when reunited with Liu Erlong 229 233.
• Voice: Slightly magnetic, raspy, and rough; it remains unchanged during his temporary physical alterations 44 110.
• Temporary alteration: Under the effects of Aquamid, his pectoral muscles become conspicuously enlarged. He initially cannot perceive the change himself, despite attracting attention from students and passersby 101 110 111 112.
• Recovery: He and the other affected teachers appear to have recovered by the end of the arena matches in Chapter 113 113.

Personality

Flender is openly money-minded and skilled at turning opportunities into income. He negotiates increased match payments, imagines Shrek becoming a lucrative star team, and places substantial bets on his students. His enthusiasm can lead him to entertain risky proposals, including making bloody victories a marketable fighting style 141 198 215.

His greed is tempered by concern for the students. He questions whether Yu Xiaogang’s training is too harsh for teenagers and initially rejects a match against seven Soul Ancestors because most of Shrek’s team is substantially weaker. He hopes his final students will become Title Douluo and surpass his own achievements 89 215 222.

Flender expects obedience, honesty, and respect for teachers. He punishes Oscar for lying about an assignment and warns Tang San that Yu Xiaogang’s recommendation will not excuse further insults. His pride in Shrek also makes him resistant to another academy taking its students, though he eventually accepts an arrangement that offers them better opportunities 45 46 212 213.

Abilities & Skills

Soul Saint Cultivation

• Identifies himself as a Soul Saint; Ning Rongrong also recognizes his rank 46 89.
• Releases his martial soul and soul rings during Blue Tyrant Academy’s recruitment assessment, securing exemption from further testing under its rules for spirit masters above level sixty 227.
• Adds soul power to his voice to snap the stunned assessors back to attention 227.

Soul Power Suppression and Restraint

• Seals Oscar’s soul power before ordering him to run another twenty laps as punishment 46.
• Physically immobilizes Yu Xiaogang while investigating his compulsive behavior; Yu Xiaogang’s strength is insufficient to escape his hold 153.

Teaching and Administration

• Sets a Silver Spirit Fighting Badge as a graduation requirement and introduces students to the Great Soul Arena 46.
• Uses demanding travel races to test the students’ ability to keep pace 214.
• Attempts to provide psychological support after the Fierce God Team match, although Zhang Tianyu has already counseled the students 219.

Negotiation and Finance

• Uses the danger of facing the Imperial Fighting Team as leverage to demand a higher appearance fee and a share of the betting pool 198.
• Bets more than 200,000 gold coins, representing all of Shrek Academy’s money, on the team’s victory in Sylves City 215.

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang — Longtime comrade and Golden Iron Triangle partner. Flender repeatedly tries to help him through unexplained physical and behavioral problems. Their friendship is severely damaged when Yu Xiaogang admits exploiting his companions’ sympathy, although Flender later still arranges urgent medical treatment for him 100 153 231 248.
• Liu Erlong — Former traveling companion and the woman Flender believes he should have romantic feelings for. She entrusts her academy’s leadership to him after their reunion 98 229 232.
• Zhao Wuji — Close colleague and friend. They jointly investigate Yu Xiaogang’s episodes, restrain him when necessary, and manage the resulting disturbances 151 153 243.
• Ma Hongjun — Direct disciple. Flender tells him that becoming stronger is a prerequisite to pursuing women; a later heart-to-heart helps Flender reconsider his resistance to the Heaven Dou arrangement 49 99 213.
• Zhang Tianyu — Highly valued student. Flender praises his apparent kindness toward Yu Xiaogang and is gratified by his talent, loyalty, and ability to support his classmates 157 219 233.
• Tang San — Student admitted with Yu Xiaogang’s recommendation. Flender forgives an initial insult but explicitly warns that further disrespect will be punished 44 45.
• Qin Ming — Shrek alumnus who remains respectful toward Flender and helps arrange the group’s reception at Heaven Dou Royal Academy 212 221.
• Supervisor Ao — Arena official and business counterpart. Flender handles discussions about Shrek’s fighting style and negotiates compensation for its match against the Imperial Fighting Team 141 198.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Welcoming the New Shrek Students

• Introduces himself to eight students and orders each to pay 100 Gold Soul Coins to the teacher responsible for finances 44.
• Becomes the target of Tang San’s insults after Zhang Tianyu secretly activates Heart Whisper, which forces Tang San to voice his thoughts without recognizing his behavior 44.
• Punishes Oscar for falsely claiming that both he and Ning Rongrong completed their twenty laps, then challenges Ning Rongrong’s inflated view of her abilities 46.
• Takes the students to Suotuo’s Great Soul Arena for their first lesson and establishes the Silver Badge requirement 46.

Financial Crisis and System-Item Incidents

• Reports that Yu Xiaogang’s training has exhausted the academy’s funds and asks him not to push the teenagers beyond their limits 89.
• Searches Suotuo City for a solution to Yu Xiaogang’s abnormal chest growth. With no remedy found, he prepares to remove the affected tissue while Yu Xiaogang is unconscious, using anesthetic supplied by Tang San 100.
• Becomes affected by Aquamid after helping Yu Xiaogang vent the gas responsible for the enlargement. Later, all three senior teachers are affected, and Flender attempts to reconstruct how the condition spreads 101 112.
• Also experiences unwanted attraction toward Yu Xiaogang because Zhang Tianyu uses the same preference-altering prop previously deployed against Ma Hongjun 98 99.
• Begins wondering whether Shrek is cursed, recalling that many former students died or became crippled. Despite these fears, he cannot bring himself to abandon the academy 143 145.

Shrek’s Rise in the Great Soul Arena

• Considers Supervisor Ao’s proposal to capitalize on bloody finishes, suggesting a different team name and relocation after making enough money. Zhang Tianyu refuses to adopt the style permanently 141 142.
• Investigates Yu Xiaogang’s repeated stripping and dancing episodes with Zhao Wuji. Even continuous observation fails to reveal an outside culprit 151 153.
• Is left bewildered when Yu Xiaogang blames them for his missing clothes rather than recognizing his own behavior 154.
• Expresses relief when Zhang Tianyu publicly limits brutal finishes to retaliation against teams that maim and abuse opponents 156.
• Negotiates improved financial terms for Shrek’s challenge against the Imperial Fighting Team 198.

Leaving the Original Shrek Academy

• Initially opposes Yu Xiaogang’s proposal to place the students temporarily under Heaven Dou Royal Academy, fearing that Shrek will lose them 212.
• Accepts the proposal after reconsidering his pride, allowing the students to seek tournament participation through Heaven Dou’s entry quota 213.
• Initially rejects a Sylves arena match against a full Soul Ancestor team, but accepts after Yu Xiaogang explains his plan. He then wagers the academy’s funds on Shrek 215.
• Visits the students after their deadly match to offer reassurance, only to discover them playing cards after Zhang Tianyu’s counseling 219.
• Tells Heaven Dou’s Education Committee that better facilities should allow his final students’ talents to flourish 222.

Blue Tyrant Academy and the Golden Iron Triangle Reunion

• Notices Blue Tyrant Academy’s recruitment advertisement and suspects a connection to Liu Erlong. The teachers’ displayed cultivation earns them a direct audience with its dean 227.
• Encourages Yu Xiaogang to face Liu Erlong and introduces the Shrek group to his former companion 228 229.
• Is heartbroken by Yu Xiaogang’s admission that he performed diligence and vulnerability to avoid being discarded as a burden 230 231.
• Receives the dean’s position from Liu Erlong; he later stays behind with Yin Shu to discuss the appointment 232 234.
• Assigns Yu Xiaogang no teaching duties after the confrontation, but rushes him to a clinic following severe injuries and authorizes surgery to remove one damaged testicle 245 247 248.

Notable Quotes

“Here at Shrek Academy, I don't care if you are some super genius or heaven-defying monster; if you want to study and cultivate here, you must respect your teachers and honor the path of learning!” 45

“You have to pay more!” 198

“I shouldn't just consider my own pride...” 213

“They are the final batch of students from Shrek Academy, and as their Dean, I truly hope to see them all become Title Douluo in the future, far surpassing my own achievements.” 222