Flender

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Flender (弗兰德)
Alias(es)	Four-Eyed Cat Owl; “Shady Merchant Uncle” (Xiao Wu’s nickname for him); “Boss Fu” (Yu Xiaogang’s address) 14 47
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Golden Iron Triangle 14 92
Occupation/Role	Founder and dean of Shrek Academy 14
Martial Soul	Cat Owl 75
Cultivation	Level 78 agility-attack Soul Saint 75
Status	Deceased; beheaded after Lin Ye incapacitated him 110
First Appearance	Appears during Zhao Wuji’s confrontation with Haotian 12

Background / History

Founding Shrek and Earlier Relationships

Flender founded Shrek Academy and spent twenty years building and maintaining it. His investment included school buildings, training grounds, collected books, and personal funds 14 35.

He loved Liu Erlong but stepped aside so that she could marry his close friend Yu Xiaogang. Yu’s flight from their wedding left Flender with lasting resentment, which he eventually voiced after Shrek’s destruction. By the time of the academy’s rebuilding, Flender and Yu had known each other for twenty-five years 35 47.

Lin Ye’s Special Admission

Flender initially welcomed Lin Ye as an exceptional recruit. Following consultation with Zhao Wuji and the other teachers, he granted Lin Ye preferential resources, focused instruction, and free tuition. He also accepted a one-year tuition waiver for Ning Rongrong and excused her from running exercises after hearing about her existing physical conditioning 14.

Ning Fengzhi’s letter warned Flender not to prevent Lin Ye and Rongrong from leaving if they disliked Shrek’s instruction. Flender nevertheless hoped Yu Xiaogang’s teaching could retain them. Privately, he also saw Lin Ye as a future source of income for Shrek and of fame and wealth for Yu 14 19.

Flender’s lessons emphasized reliance on companions and support abilities. He urged the students to eat Oscar’s conjured sausages despite their discomfort with Oscar’s incantation 19. Academy rules also forbade teachers from accepting student-funded meals or having their expenses paid 22.

First Destruction and Rebuilding

Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as Shrek’s foremost theoretical authority and entrusted him with special training. When Yu challenged Lin Ye’s unusually powerful soul rings, Flender defended his friend. The confrontation escalated until Lin Ye unleashed Taixu Sword God, destroying the academy 32 33 35.

Among the fleeing survivors, Flender blamed Yu’s jealousy and provocation for ruining decades of work. He also confronted him over abandoning Erlong. After Dai Mubai intervened, Flender apologized for losing his temper and refused to abandon his longtime friend 35.

Flender then redirected the group toward survival: he accepted Dai Mubai’s financial help, assigned Yu to find inexpensive lodging, and supported earning money through arena matches. Shrek subsequently rebuilt a modest campus using the students’ competition earnings 36 45.

Yu Xiaogang’s Personal Crises

Hoping to improve Yu’s spirits, Flender invited him to a private banquet at the Spring Breeze House. He encouraged Yu to drink and relax, but the outing ended with Yu suffering a sexual assault after entering the wrong room while intoxicated. Flender felt responsible and worried about his friend’s recovery 47 55.

Later, after Yu was poisoned by the Pink Lady, Flender carried him back to Shrek and watched over him while Tang San and Liu Erlong arranged treatment. He concealed an encounter during Yu’s delirium; his later truth-pill confession established that he had sexually taken advantage of the poisoned Yu 83 110.

Second Destruction and Rejection

After Shrek lost to the Imperial Fighting Team, Flender restrained his students’ hostility toward Lin Ye and privately discussed the academy’s future with Qin Ming 68.

During Qin Ming’s subsequent visit, Flender detected an approaching threat and evacuated the academy. Lin Ye then destroyed the rebuilt campus with spatial black holes. Watching his work disappear a second time, Flender vomited blood and lost consciousness 69 70.

Shrek next sought admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Flender attempted to withdraw when Lin Ye arrived, but Crown Prince Xue Qinghe insisted on evaluating the group. Lin Ye publicly criticized Flender’s practice of taking Ma Hongjun to pleasure quarters to manage his Evil Fire, as well as Shrek’s provocative teaching philosophy. The academy rejected Shrek and had guards escort its members out 74 75 76.

With their funds nearly exhausted, Flender found a recruitment notice for Blue Tyrant Academy. He urged Yu to face Erlong there for the students’ sake, placing their survival above his reluctance to revisit their shared past 76 77.

Tournament Defeat and Flight

During the tournament semifinal against Lin Ye, Flender joined Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong in forming the Golden Sacred Dragon to protect their students. Lin Ye shattered the fusion, and the instructors’ interference caused Shrek’s automatic defeat 92.

When Bibi Dong exposed Xiao Wu as a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast, Flender pleaded for her. Bibi Dong instead ordered the entire Shrek party imprisoned. They later escaped Spirit City amid the response to the attack on Bibi Dong 92 97.

Flender led the fugitives along remote routes toward Heaven Dou City. He persuaded Xiao Wu to return to the Star Dou Great Forest for her own safety and the group’s, proposing a reunion with Tang San in five years 97.

Condemnation and Death

Xue Qinghe accused the disguised Shrek leaders accompanying Prince Xue Xing of attempting to assassinate Emperor Xue Ye. The emperor ordered Flender and his companions executed and Shrek shut down 109.

At the execution ground, Lin Ye forced Flender and Yu to swallow Truth-Telling Pills. Flender confessed his abuse of Yu during the Pink Lady poisoning. Yu’s admission that his theories came from confidential Spirit Hall research also destroyed Flender’s remaining faith in him 109 110.

Once unchained, Flender, Yu, and Erlong fought one another. Erlong killed Yu and then herself; Lin Ye disabled Flender with a sword strike, after which the executioner beheaded him. Shrek Academy was subsequently sealed and marked for demolition 110 111.

Personality

Flender combines financial opportunism with genuine attachment to Shrek. He hopes to profit from Lin Ye’s talent, yet repeatedly works to preserve the academy after losing its buildings and resources. His practical response to disaster is to find lodging, funding, and another institution willing to shelter the students 19 36 76.

His loyalty to Yu Xiaogang survives considerable resentment. He promotes Yu’s expertise, forgives him after blaming him for Shrek’s destruction, and tries to improve his spirits. That loyalty finally collapses when Yu admits stealing the research behind his reputation 32 35 47 110.

Flender is protective in emergencies, directing evacuations and intervening to shield students, but his conduct is also seriously compromised. His handling of Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire draws public criticism, and his confession establishes that he exploited Yu while Yu was poisoned and unable to exercise normal judgment 69 75 92 110.

Abilities & Skills

Cat Owl Martial Soul

• Classification: Agility-attack Soul Saint at level 78 75.
• Soul rings: Seven rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black 75.

Golden Sacred Dragon

Flender can participate in the Golden Iron Triangle’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong 92.

• The fusion produces the Golden Sacred Dragon, which the three use to intervene in Shrek’s semifinal against Lin Ye 92.
• Lin Ye’s golden lightning attack shatters the fusion and throws the instructors and students from the arena 92.

Leadership and Crisis Response

• Identifies danger and organizes Shrek’s evacuation during the Soul Douluo assassin’s approach 69.
• Coordinates temporary shelter and financial recovery after the first campus destruction 36.
• Plans an escape route avoiding major cities and Spirit Hall branches after the group leaves Spirit City 97.

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang — Friend of twenty-five years and Shrek’s promoted theoretical authority. Their bond deteriorates through the academy’s destruction, Flender’s abuse of the poisoned Yu, and the exposure of Yu’s stolen research 32 35 47 110.
• Liu Erlong — The woman Flender loved and stepped aside for; also his partner in the Golden Iron Triangle. Their shared history culminates in the violent confrontation at the execution ground 35 92 110.
• Lin Ye — Initially a prized special recruit whom Flender hoped would enrich Shrek. Their relationship becomes hostile after Flender sides with Yu; Lin Ye destroys both campuses, exposes Flender publicly, and incapacitates him before his execution 14 19 33 70 75 110.
• Ning Rongrong — Student granted a tuition waiver and an exemption from standard running exercises because of her prior training 14.
• Ning Fengzhi — Sect master whose letter explicitly warns Flender against forcing Lin Ye and Rongrong to remain at Shrek 14.
• Zhao Wuji — Fellow Shrek instructor involved in admitting Lin Ye and evacuating the academy 14 69.
• Qin Ming — Former Shrek student who reconnects with Flender, discusses Shrek’s future, and catches him when he collapses after the second destruction 64 68 70.
• Dai Mubai — Student who stops Flender’s argument with Yu and offers savings to support Shrek’s recovery 35 36.
• Ma Hongjun — Student whom Flender takes to pleasure quarters to manage his Evil Fire; this practice becomes a central criticism of Flender’s teaching 75 76.
• Tang San — Student whom Flender encourages after Tang Hao’s death. Tang San later learns of Flender’s execution and incorporates it into his desire for revenge 36 127.
• Xiao Wu — Student Flender pleads for after her identity is exposed. He later arranges her separation from the fugitives to reduce the danger to everyone 92 97.

Notable Quotes

“Shrek... no longer exists for now. But you... You're still here. Our Shrek cannot end here.” 36

“S-sorry, Xiao Gang... I... I got too worked up. It's... it's all in the past.” 35