Flender

Biodata

Background / History

Golden Iron Triangle and Shrek Academy

Flender is the Flying Corner of the Golden Iron Triangle, alongside Yu Xiaogang, the Corner of Wisdom, and Liu Erlong, the Slaughter Corner. He recalls that the group made its reputation across Douluo Continent but had been out of sight for nearly twenty years. Their distinctive achievement is a three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill 10 11.

He founded Shrek Academy in a village south of Suotuo City and also operated a shop in the city. Before Lin Hao, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai enrolled, the academy had only two students: Ma Hongjun and Oscar 9 10.

Meeting the New Students

Flender first meets Lin Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu when they enter his shop. He quotes one hundred Gold Soul Coins for a hundred-thousand-year Ban Crystal, then attempts to raise the price after Tang San produces the money. Tang San threatens to abandon the purchase and lowers his offer, leaving Flender to accept eighty coins instead 9.

After the sale, Flender notices that all three children are under ten yet already two-ring Soul Grandmasters. Delighted by their talent, he anticipates that they have come for Shrek Academy and later allows them to skip the remaining entrance tests 9 10.

Lin Hao’s storage belt also catches his attention because it resembles Yu Xiaogang’s. During a private meeting at the academy, Lin Hao explains that he obtained it through a trade with Yu Xiaogang in Notting City. Flender promptly leaves to find his old friend, but returns after fifteen days without success: Yu Xiaogang has already departed the Heaven Dou Empire with two newly accepted disciples 11 15.

Supporting the Students’ Advancement

Flender returns to discover that Ma Hongjun and Oscar have reached level twenty. Their progress lifts his mood, and he arranges a Soul Ring expedition with Zhao Wuji for all six students 15. Later, he permits Lin Hao to take Xiao Wu on a separate hunt for her third ring, judging that Lin Hao’s clones can handle the chosen Lightning Rabbit while emphasizing the need for caution 19.

When the six students ask to transfer to Blue Tyrant Academy to enter the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, Flender readily agrees. Although Shrek is an advanced academy, it has no place in the tournament 22. Before their departure, he witnesses Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire Phoenix evolve into a true Fire Phoenix and personally thanks Lin Hao for supplying the medicines responsible 28.

Flender helps with another round of Soul Ring hunting and writes a recommendation letter for the students. Liu Erlong welcomes them to Blue Tyrant Academy on the strength of that connection 29 32 33.

Relocation to Heaven Dou City

After learning Flender’s address from Ma Hongjun, Liu Erlong travels to Suotuo City to find him. She returns with Shrek Academy’s teachers, and Blue Tyrant Academy is subsequently renamed Shrek Academy. The specific agreement behind the renaming is not revealed 38 40 41.

At the relocated academy, Flender continues supervising students and receiving visitors. He and Liu Erlong accept Lin Hao’s explanation that Xiao Wu’s unusually rapid cultivation came from a suitable Immortal Herb, without pressing for further details. They also host the visiting Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who specifically requests Lin Hao’s presence 49.

Appearance

Flender is strongly built, with facial features that give Lin Hao an immediate impression of shrewdness and greed 9.

• Slightly protruding chin and broad cheekbones 9.
• Flat face and a somewhat hooked nose 9.
• Lazy, slightly husky voice 9.
• First seen reclining in a wooden rocking chair that creaks beneath his weight 9.

Personality

Flender is notably money-conscious. His shop lacks glowing gems for lighting, which Lin Hao attributes to stinginess, and he attempts to increase the crystal’s price even after quoting it. On academy expeditions, he explicitly makes students pay for their own accommodation and meals. He also initially plans advertisement-covered tournament uniforms, abandoning the idea under Liu Erlong’s pressure 9 16 52.

His thrift does not prevent genuine care for his students. He celebrates Ma Hongjun and Oscar’s breakthroughs, takes an active role in obtaining their Soul Rings, and supports their transfer for better competitive opportunities. Lin Hao describes his character as beyond reproach despite his greed 10 15 22.

Flender is proud of the Golden Iron Triangle’s reputation and eager to reconnect with Yu Xiaogang. He also recognizes exceptional talent quickly: discovering the newcomers’ cultivation delights him, as does learning that Lin Hao can create five clones equal in strength to his main body 9 11 17.

Abilities & Skills

Four-Eyed Cat Owl Martial Soul

Flender’s Martial Soul enables flight, which he regularly uses for travel, scouting, and Soul Beast hunting 15 28 30 31.

• Returns to Shrek Academy in the form of a huge owl 15.
• Searches independently from the air while Zhao Wuji accompanies the students below 17 31.
• Carries captured, wounded Soul Beasts back for students to finish and absorb 18 31 32.

Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill

As a member of the Golden Iron Triangle, Flender participates in its three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The skill is described as unique across the continent 11 33.

• Requires the Golden Iron Triangle’s three members rather than Flender alone 11.
• No activation sequence or combat effects are demonstrated in the supplied passages.

Spiritual Perception

Flender uses spiritual power to check the eighty Gold Soul Coins Tang San pays him. He also recognizes the three visiting children as two-ring Soul Grandmasters upon examining them 9.

Soul Beast Hunting and Expedition Leadership

Flender researches target species and organizes protective measures for student hunts. In the Star Dou Great Forest, he orders students to remain within twenty meters, keeps Oscar beside him, and forbids unauthorized attacks. He later assigns Lin Hao’s clones to patrol the camp, reserving powerful threats for himself and Zhao Wuji 16 17.

Relationships

• Ma Hongjun — Personal disciple. Flender takes pride in his cultivation and Martial Soul evolution, and later permits him to visit Shui Bing’er during the pre-tournament break 10 15 28 51.
• Yu Xiaogang — Old friend and fellow Golden Iron Triangle member. Recognizing his storage belt prompts Flender’s unsuccessful search for him 9 11 15.
• Liu Erlong — Fellow Golden Iron Triangle member and academy colleague. She brings Shrek’s teachers to Heaven Dou City and curbs Flender’s advertising-uniform plan 40 52.
• Zhao Wuji — Shrek’s vice dean and Flender’s expedition partner. They jointly protect students and arrange Soul Ring hunts 12 15 16.
• Lin Hao — Student whose talent earns an entrance-test exemption. Flender trusts his hunting ability and thanks him for resolving Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul problem 10 19 28.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu — Students admitted alongside Lin Hao. Flender supports their cultivation and eventual transfer to Blue Tyrant Academy 10 19 22 32.

Tournament Role

• Preparation: Accompanies Liu Erlong and Shrek’s twelve competitors to Skywater Academy for a friendly-match discussion 51.
• Final month: Releases the competitors from training for a month of rest and explains the seven-on-seven preliminary matches and one-on-one advancement rounds 51.
• Opening ceremony: Leads the team with Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji, wearing proper black-and-purple combat uniforms rather than his proposed advertisement-covered outfits 52.
• Lineup decisions: Allows the students to choose their competitors, reasoning that a main lineup with three Soul Kings and the remainder at Soul Ancestor need not conceal its strength 52.
• Preliminary rounds: Draws the second-round opponent alongside team captain Tang San and later leaves the Godwind Academy lineup to the students 53 54.

Notable Quotes

“This time, be careful, then be careful again. Don’t let your guard down.” 19

“We’ve been out of sight for nearly twenty years, yet people still remember the name we made for ourselves across Douluo Continent.” 11