Flender

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Flender (弗兰德)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Golden Iron Triangle 95
Occupation/Role	Dean of Shrek Academy; teacher; shop owner 51 70 100
Soul Power	Above Rank 60; exact rank is not specified in the provided passages 95
Status	Alive; remains at Shrek Academy, though socially isolated following an incident involving Yu Xiaogang 320

Background / History

Flender once traveled the Soul Master world with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong as the Golden Iron Triangle. Their three-person fusion skill earned a continent-wide reputation. He regarded Yu Xiaogang as a lifelong comrade and brother, and their friendship had survived their earlier history involving Liu Erlong 95 143 239.

As dean of the original Shrek Academy, Flender oversaw an intermediate academy whose students could graduate at Rank 40. The institution lacked the accreditation needed to enter the Soul Master Tournament. He also owned a shop in Suotuo City, large enough to accommodate the group and provide a storage room for their interrogation of a suspected impostor 70 88 98.

After Shrek’s unsuccessful move to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the group answered Blue Tyrant Academy’s recruitment notice and reunited with Liu Erlong. She appointed Flender dean, formally transferred the position at an academy-wide meeting, and renamed the institution Shrek Academy. The new campus gave his students substantially better facilities and eligibility for the Soul Master Tournament 94 95 98 100.

Personality

Flender is notoriously stingy and strongly motivated by income. He makes money by betting on Zhang Tianyu’s arena victories and later converts Shrek’s tournament popularity into advertising opportunities. His willingness to pay for a celebratory meal surprises Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun, although Qin Ming ultimately offers to cover it 87 214 234.

His financial habits have a firm exception: he refuses financial support from his students, even while being described as willing to swindle, bluff, or extort others. He also declines Salas’s attempt to win him over 94 215 232.

Flender takes his responsibility for students seriously. He disciplines Ning Rongrong for abandoning her assigned task, considers Zhang Tianyu’s future even when that could mean losing his best student, and hesitates to accept Ye Lingling while Shrek lacks a stable home. His concern can turn into anger when he believes a colleague or student has been harmed 27 51 71 94 247.

Abilities & Skills

Teaching and Team Management

• Uses Great Soul Arena battles to give students practical combat experience, including opponents whose abilities may expose their weaknesses 25 27 31.
• Recognizes unusual talent, including Zhang Tianyu’s self-generating Soul Rings and Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia healing ability 25 94.
• Establishes a second Shrek team to provide tournament substitutes, moving Ma Hongjun and Oscar out of the first team and placing Ye Lingling in Oscar’s position 155.
• Receives recognition from Ning Fengzhi, who asks to send the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s younger generation to Shrek because of his teaching ability 267.

Golden Iron Triangle Fusion Skill

• Participates in a three-person fusion skill with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong 95 239.
• The technique’s reputation is explicitly compared with other renowned fusion skills; its name and mechanics are not given in the provided passages 239.

Protection and Investigation

• Works with Zhao Wuji to capture Spirit Masters who attempted to kidnap Shrek’s Four Beauties 164.
• Responds to suspected infiltration by deploying teachers in pairs and requiring students to avoid going anywhere alone 78.
• Warns the team that Shi Nian’s illusion abilities are dangerous even to Soul Masters stronger than Shi Nian himself 205.
• Plans academy-wide screening when investigating the repeated incidents targeting Tang San 248.

Relationships

• Zhang Tianyu — Student and Shrek’s leading talent. Flender supports his decision to remain at the academy and later observes formal etiquette toward him as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son 51 316.
• Yu Xiaogang — Longtime friend, Golden Iron Triangle companion, and fellow teacher. Their bond repeatedly deteriorates under the effects of schemes, abnormal behavior, and public scandal 95 143 201 320.
• Liu Erlong — Former traveling companion who entrusts her academy to him. She later distances herself after the incident involving him and Yu Xiaogang 95 100 320.
• Zhao Wuji — Fellow Shrek teacher and frequent partner in security, investigations, and crisis management 69 78 155 164.
• Ma Hongjun — Student whose Evil Fire Flender helps manage. He later appoints Ma Hongjun leader of the second team 31 155.
• Ning Rongrong — Student whom he reprimands for leaving the academy and failing her task; he uses her peers’ strength to challenge her arrogance 27.
• Ye Lingling — Transfer student whose talent he welcomes despite his concern over Shrek’s circumstances. He eventually promotes her to the first team 94 155.
• Qin Ming — Former student who credits his achievements to Flender and Shrek’s teachers 86 87.
• Ning Fengzhi — Sect master with whom Flender discusses student recruitment and Zhang Tianyu’s future 101 269.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Shrek Training

Flender accepts Zhang Tianyu’s explanation that his mutated Martial Soul automatically nurtures suitable Soul Rings. During the students’ early arena training, he repeatedly praises Tianyu’s performance, particularly his unconventional defeat of the Aurora Brothers’ fusion skill 25 31.

When Tianyu becomes strong enough for a higher-level academy, Flender sincerely recommends transferring for better prospects. Tianyu instead describes Shrek as a home and asks him not to raise the subject again. Flender gladly lets him stay, while also anticipating the prestige such a student could bring the academy 51.

Suspected Impostors and Hidden Attacks

Yu Xiaogang’s uncontrolled profanity convinces Flender, Tang San, and Zhao Wuji that someone has replaced him. They restrain him and take him to Flender’s shop. Flender urgently demands information about the “real” Xiaogang and nearly attacks again after interpreting private knowledge as evidence that his friend has been tortured 69 70 71.

After Zhang Tianyu intervenes, Flender considers the possibility of controlled thoughts or consciousness instead. When Tang San subsequently behaves abnormally, the teachers again suspect impersonation and plan to involve Spirit Hall. Flender believes Shrek’s arena success has attracted a hidden enemy, prompting stricter group security 71 75 78.

Yu Xiaogang’s Scandals

Flender’s friendship with Yu Xiaogang breaks down when Xiaogang angrily declares their relationship over and threatens to leave Shrek. Soon afterward, Flender and several teachers follow him while investigating reports of a man preying on boys in Heaven Dou City. What they witness convinces them that Xiaogang is responsible, and they resolve to confront him 143 144.

Flender and Zhao Wuji later lock Xiaogang inside his residence at night to prevent further outings. Xiaogang eventually tells the students he has been set up, but renewed manipulation continues to damage the trust between the two friends 155 199 201.

Soul Master Tournament

Flender handles tournament registration and confidently tells his students they are the future champions. Alongside managing advertising deals, he warns them about Shi Nian and investigates Yu Xiaogang’s unexplained absence from an early round 204 205 214 216.

Shrek’s victories increase both its prestige and Flender’s earnings. Zhang Tianyu’s defeat of Barak Academy gives him particular satisfaction, relieving painful memories associated with Shrek’s past. However, Salas’s unexpected protection of Tianyu makes him worry about Spirit Hall’s intentions 234 269.

After Tang San’s abnormal speech disrupts the qualifiers’ closing ceremony, Flender helps contain the resulting embarrassment. A further public incident enrages him enough to seek assistance from the powerful figures in the Academy Forest. He and Yu Xiaogang subsequently consider suspicions involving Zhang Tianyu and Xiao Wu, but decide to observe them for another month rather than settle on an accusation 246 247 249.

Later Public Scandal

After Zhang Tianyu returns to Shrek as Holy Son, Flender insists on greeting him with formal respect despite Tianyu’s objections. Privately, he and Yu Xiaogang later discuss whether Tianyu could be connected to the repeated incidents 316 318.

A subsequent intimate incident between Flender and Xiaogang occurs under the influence of a mysterious power. Zhao Wuji limits public exposure but cannot prevent people in the office building from hearing it. Both men regain their senses in shock, and the ensuing rumors cause severe ostracism among their colleagues. Liu Erlong distances herself, while Flender struggles with psychological distress and drinks heavily 319 320.

Notable Quotes

“Now that you have joined Shrek Academy, as the Dean, I must be responsible for every one of you!” 27

“I really don't want you to graduate just like this. But as your dean, I also have to consider your future and prospects.” 51

“That won't do. Etiquette must not be neglected!” 316