Flender

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Flender (弗兰德)
Alias(es)	Four-Eyed Cat Eagle; Boss Fu; “Little Bird-Man,” a mocking name used by Ning Rongrong 35 51 53
Species/Race	Human 68
Gender	Male 68
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; formerly part of the Golden Iron Triangle 53 71
Occupation/Role	Dean of Shrek Academy, instructor, and shop owner 24 52 53
Martial Soul	Cat Eagle 34 53
Combat Type	Agility Attack Battle Soul Master 179
Latest Documented Cultivation	Level 74 Soul Saint, following the cost of using a God-Grade Flash Card 139
Status	Alive; last shown traveling with Zhao Wuji toward the Strength Clan mansion in Heaven Dou City 179

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 78 Battle Soul Saint	53	Introduces himself at this level when visiting Li Haiyun. His original seven-ring configuration is yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black 34 60.
First and second soul rings altered	60	Completes the “Money Spreading” quest after distributing 5,200 Gold Soul Coins. His first ring falls to 10-year white, while his second rises to 1,111-year purple, producing white, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black. His second skill strengthens, but his first becomes substantially weaker.
Level 79 Soul Saint	136 139	Completes the delivery quest announcing the Quest Card Shop to Bibi Dong. The promised one-level reward raises him from level 78 to 79.
Level 74 Soul Saint — setback	139	Using the God-Grade Flash Card to escape Spirit Hall costs five cultivation levels, reducing him from 79 to 74.

Background / History

Flender formerly traveled with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong as the Golden Iron Triangle, a group renowned throughout the Douluo Continent. After years apart, he still misses Yu Xiaogang and becomes excited when Tang Hao mentions his impending arrival 71.

He later serves as dean of Shrek Academy, situated in a remote village outside Suotuo City. Alongside running the academy, he owns a shop whose treasures cannot immediately be converted into cash. Despite the academy’s poverty, he and Zhao Wuji can scrape together tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins for mission cards 28 52.

Appearance

Flender is tall and lanky, with a long, pointed face described as sharp and triangular. His eyes are orange-yellow and become predatory when he activates his martial soul 24 34 51 61.

• Cat Eagle possession: Massive wings extend from his back, iron-tough feathers cover his body, and his hands and feet become sharp eagle talons 34.
• Daji Maid Cafe Set: Wears a pink maid outfit for a thirty-day mission, including during academy work and visits to Spirit Hall 62 71 133.
• Arena disguise: While cheerleading, a veil and concealing mist obscure his face and rougher features, leading spectators to mistake him for a woman 64 68.
• Later attire: Adopts the Blue Enchantress outfit with Golden Hero Chelsea boots and intends to keep wearing the combination even while sleeping 179.

Personality

Flender is calculating and profit-driven. He encourages Oscar’s pursuit of Ning Rongrong because a successful relationship could give Shrek Academy the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect’s backing. When a quest requires him to distribute money, he turns the giveaway into an enrollment advertisement, privately planning to recover his expenses through registration fees 8 60.

His authority is stern but selective. He reprimands students harshly, threatens people who mock his clothing, and initially dismisses mission cards as fantasies. Against overwhelming strength, however, he becomes deferential: Ning Rongrong’s temporary Titled Douluo power forces him to kneel and offer exaggerated thanks. Once convinced that mission rewards are real, he readily accepts embarrassing tasks 35 36 50 61 62.

His opportunism coexists with attachment to friends and students. He helps Zhao Wuji recover after a severe defeat, worries when Dai Mubai fights Yu Xiaogang, and fears Tang Hao will retaliate against Dai Mubai for injuring Tang San 68 112 120.

Abilities & Skills

Cat Eagle Martial Soul

A feline-faced, eagle-bodied martial soul with massive wings and feathers resembling black iron 60.

• Flight: Uses wings manifested from soul power to travel and maneuver rapidly 179.
• Speed: His greatest combat strength as an agility-attack soul master 179.
• Possession: Gains vertical pupils, feather covering, and sharp talons 34.
• Limit: His seven-ring cultivation is insufficient to resist Ning Rongrong while she possesses nine-ring Titled Douluo power 35.

Reconnaissance

His Four-Eyed Cat Eagle title reflects innate talents suited to gathering information. Tang Hao specifically chooses him to locate and investigate the Quest Card Shop 51.

• Identifies the shop’s location on Mihua Street, its owner, card prices, and previous customers 52.
• Returns with confirmation that the shop is genuine after initially rejecting the students’ reports 50 51.

Instruction and Soul-Beast Knowledge

His “devilish training” combines endurance work with practical soul fighting 24.

• Requires twenty daytime laps and nighttime arena battles, with the latter also earning Gold Soul Coins 24.
• Emphasizes escape ability for support-type and control-type soul masters because enemies prioritize them 24.
• Assigns extra training to Xiao Wu after she finishes last 24.
• Explains the Pink Lady’s poisonous hallucination mist, followers, and protective relationship with an Earth King to Dai Mubai 86.

Arena Cheerleading

Repeatedly accepts invitations to dance on the Void Great Soul Arena’s floating stage for a 2,000-Gold-Soul-Coin reward 118 148.

• Performs while watching battles involving his students and former students 112 118 149.
• Cannot intervene in a match while serving as a cheerleader; during Dai Mubai’s assault on Tang San, he can only continue dancing 120.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Golden Hero Chelsea boots — Also called Golden Pointy Chelsea Boots. Earned by slapping his closest friend and then embracing him for fifty breaths. Zhao Wuji later pressures him into lending them for a duel 53 54 63 64.
• Daji Maid Cafe Set — Temporary mission attire that never becomes dirty or develops an odor. Severe damage causes mission failure, and the outfit disappears when the mission ends. Wearing it for thirty consecutive days earns the Blue Enchantress 61 179.
• Blue Enchantress — Black-Grade mission reward that increases movement and flight speed by 10% and enhances his bearing. Paired with Golden Hero Chelsea, it activates Spirit Breath, eliminating fatigue; Flender states that he can remain awake for three days without exhaustion 179.
• God-Grade Flash Card — Delivery-quest item used to escape Spirit Hall. Its golden barrier withstands attacks from four Titled Douluo powerhouses and requires god-level power to break. Its use costs Flender five cultivation levels and teleports him into a village latrine before he cleans himself in a river 62 137 138 139.
• Super Recovery Sausages — Receives them from Oscar after Ning Rongrong’s punishment and later feeds a recovery sausage to the badly injured Zhao Wuji 43 68.

Relationships

• Zhao Wuji — Vice-dean, right-hand man, and friend of several decades. Their partnership survives Flender’s friendship-test slap, disputes over equipment, and dangerous delivery missions 53 59 64 139 179.
• Ning Rongrong — Former student whose treatment at Shrek drives her toward mission cards. She humiliates him with temporary Titled Douluo power; witnessing her Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda leaves him regretting that he drove out such a talented student 3 35 38.
• Li Haiyun — Quest Card Shop owner and source of Flender’s mission opportunities. Flender changes from disbelief to enthusiastic patronage and admiration for the shop’s power 50 53 55 60.
• Dai Mubai — Student whom Flender protects after Zhu Zhuqing’s beating. Flender is excited by his Pink Lady transformation but later worries that his attack on Tang San will provoke lethal retaliation 33 86 120.
• Oscar — Student who initially treats Flender as his guiding authority. Flender uses Oscar’s interest in Ning Rongrong to pursue potential sect backing, but repeatedly interrupts his attempts to explain the Quest Card Shop 8 43.
• Tang San — Former student entrusted to him by Tang Hao. Tang San’s insulting withdrawal leaves Flender angry and disappointed; later, Flender welcomes the prospect of Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing fighting each other 52 81 82 149.
• Tang Hao — Initially treated with deference because of his Titled Douluo strength. Flender helps Zhao Wuji ambush him, and their relationship develops into concealed hostility 51 59 71 149.
• Yu Xiaogang — Old friend and fellow Golden Iron Triangle member. Flender fears for his safety against Dai Mubai and struggles to explain how his own student ended up beating him 71 112 115 116.
• Liu Erlong — Former Golden Iron Triangle companion 71.
• Ju Yueguan — Spirit Hall elder who humiliates Flender and Zhao Wuji through a wager and Titled Douluo pressure. Flender insults him before escaping under the Flash Card’s protection 136 137.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Conflict with Ning Rongrong

• His scolding and lap-running requirements contribute to Ning Rongrong’s decision to abandon Shrek’s training for mission cards 3 7.
• After Zhu Zhuqing beats Dai Mubai, Flender condemns both girls and threatens to discipline Ning Rongrong on her father’s behalf 33 34.
• Ning Rongrong activates her Ice Dragon King Titled Douluo experience card and forces him to kneel. He subsequently witnesses her martial soul evolve into the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda 35 38.
• Too embarrassed to remain with the students after the confrontation, he leaves with Zhao Wuji to review the incident and consider how to restore their authority 43.

Discovery of the Quest Card Shop

• Initially rejects the students’ reports, reasoning that Ning Rongrong would not willingly share such a valuable opportunity 50.
• Investigates under Tang Hao’s orders and confirms the shop’s existence 51.
• Purchases his first card for 10,000 Gold Soul Coins and completes a Black-Grade friendship test by slapping Zhao Wuji hard enough to knock out a tooth, then hugging him for fifty breaths 53 54.
• Completes the money-distribution quest, accepts the maid-outfit challenge, and draws a Purple-Grade matchmaking quest to find Ma Hongjun a 150-jin girlfriend for a promised 30,000 Gold Soul Coins. The supplied chapters do not establish completion of the matchmaking task 60 61 62.

Declining Academy Authority

• The maid outfit becomes a subject of gossip among students and villagers. His punishments and warnings fail to stop the ridicule and further undermine his image 70 71.
• Maintains an outwardly normal meeting with Tang Hao while Zhao Wuji prepares and executes an ambush using mission equipment 71.
• Tang San withdraws and insults both him and Shrek Academy. Flender stops Dai Mubai from immediately attacking, recognizing the mission-related nature of Tang San’s actions 81.

Spirit Hall Delivery and Escape

• Reluctantly accepts a mandatory delivery quest to inform Bibi Dong about the shop, resenting the need to share Shrek’s opportunity 62.
• Travels with Zhao Wuji to Martial Soul City, where guards surround them amid suspicion generated by Tang Hao’s earlier visit 133 136.
• Completes the message delivery despite Ju Yueguan’s interference, then uses flattery to learn why Spirit Hall is hostile 136.
• Defies Ju Yueguan and escapes using a God-Grade Flash Card. The escape preserves his life but leaves him five cultivation levels weaker 137 138 139.

Journey to the Strength Clan

• While returning toward Shrek, accepts another paid cheerleading invitation and witnesses Zhu Zhuqing’s battle with Tang San 148 149 153.
• Changes route with Zhao Wuji to accompany him on a letter-delivery mission to Titan in Heaven Dou City 179.
• Completes thirty consecutive days in the maid outfit, receives the Blue Enchantress, and demonstrates his enhanced speed before continuing the journey 179.

Notable Quotes

“The more you sweat now, the less you'll bleed on the battlefield later!” 24

“Freedom of dress is nothing to be ashamed of. If you dare to laugh again, I'll smash your mouths in and see if you can still laugh then!” 62