Tang San

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Tang San lived with his father, Tang Hao, in Holy Soul Village. He is a transmigrator who remembers having previously risen from a discarded disciple to a God King. He also recalls resurrecting his mother and hopes to do so again 3 10 27 32.

His mother, Ah Yin, was a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor who took human form. After she sacrificed herself, she left a seed and a right leg Soul Bone. Tang Hao kept the resulting Blue Silver Grass in a hidden cave near the village 28 32.

Appearance

As a child, Tang San was small, thin, dark-skinned, and usually dressed in blue. Later, he wore blue clothing with a black cloak 10 69.

• His face became uneven and swollen after a hammer flew out of his hand during practice 7.
• A faint mark appeared on his forehead; it glowed blue after his failed attempt to absorb Ah Yin’s Soul Bone 25 33.

Personality

Tang San is sensitive to being dismissed as weak and resents comparisons with Su Mu. He takes confidence in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and invokes its principles when considering retaliation against perceived enemies 7 8 31.

He can present warmth when seeking an ally: after hearing Yu Xiaogang’s advice to rely on powerful brothers, he addressed Su Mu as “Brother Mu.” His resentment later surfaced openly, and he attacked Su Mu after a dispute over Gu Yuena 10 30 31.

Despite repeated setbacks, Tang San remains determined to regain power and restore relationships he remembers. He resolves to make Xiao Wu love him again and to resurrect Ah Yin 30 32.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Su Mu intercepted the Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer that Tang San was about to awaken, returning them as Blue Silver Hammer and Clear Sky Grass instead 1 2.

• Blue Silver Hammer — A small blue Tool Martial Soul summoned in Tang San’s right hand. Its first ring gives it an iron-gray coating, while its second adds a gold layer 2 28 43.
• Clear Sky Grass — A dark-golden blade of grass summoned in his left hand. Tang Hao sensed the Clear Sky Hammer’s presence in it 2 3.
• Sixth Soul Skill: Clear Sky Grass becomes a shield capable of blocking Su Mu’s thrown blade 94.

Mysterious Heaven Skill

Tang San cultivates the Mysterious Heaven Skill and recognizes its Internal Force as similar to Soul Power. Su Mu repeatedly intercepts his cultivation; Tang San notices periods when the practice produces little or no improvement 2 13 69.

Purple Demon Eye

Tang San practices Purple Demon Eye, which draws in Purple Qi. Su Mu can intercept its cultivation, and Tang San complains that it leaves him weak and produces little result 13 27 30.

Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer

Tang Hao teaches Tang San the hammer technique at the smithy. On his first attempt, Tang San completes ten strikes before stopping 4.

• Su Mu can intercept his practice and return effects that cause the hammer to slip or fly from his grasp 7 10 27.
• Six years later, Tang San uses the technique against a Man Faced Demon Spider, knocking it over with his tenth strike 43.

Mysterious Jade Hand and Hidden Weapons

Tang San uses Mysterious Jade Hand while testing his Blue Silver Hammer. He also employs hidden weapons, including the Silent Sleeve Arrow and Zhuge Crossbow 2 31 44.

• His Silent Sleeve Arrow fires three short arrows, but Su Mu catches them and returns two, wounding Tang San 31.
• He fires the Zhuge Crossbow at a Man Faced Demon Spider, but Su Mu switches places with the beast and blocks the bolts 44.

Equipment & Items

• White Jade Flute — An eleven-centimeter flute given to Tang San by Yu Xiaogang after Su Mu intercepted the Soul Tool Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moonlit Night. Tang San believed it would help him follow his teacher’s advice about finding a powerful girlfriend 8 9.
• Iron hammer — Used for smithing and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer practice 4 13.
• Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone — Ah Yin’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone, which Tang San attempted to absorb. Su Mu intercepted it; the bone Tang San saw withered and crumbled during absorption 32 33.

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father and teacher. He helps Tang San hunt his first Soul Ring, but beats him after Ah Yin’s Soul Bone crumbles during absorption 27 33.
• Ah Yin — Mother and a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor. Tang San remembers resurrecting her and vows to do so again 28 32.
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher at Nuoding Academy. Tang San accepts him as master after hearing his “Trash Martial Soul, Soul Master Self-Strengthening Theory” 8.
• Su Mu — Fellow villager and rival. Tang San initially seeks his friendship, but comes to resent him; Su Mu secretly intercepts Tang San’s cultivation and opportunities 10 13 30.
• Xiao Wu — Fellow work-study student. She attacks Tang San after seeing him eat rabbit, while he hopes to make her love him again 10 11 30.
• Dugu Yan — Brings Tang San to Dugu Bo because she wants him to treat her grandfather; she says her own physical pain has eased 69 70.
• Dugu Bo — Tang San seeks access to his medicinal garden under the pretext of treating poison. Dugu Bo later confronts him as he gathers the herbs 70 71.

Story Role & Major Arcs

Awakening and Nuoding Academy

Tang San arrives late to the village’s Martial Soul awakening and falls in front of the other children. Su Mu lets him stand ahead in line, then intercepts both his intended Twin Martial Souls and innate Soul Power. Tang Hao later tells Tang San to use the Blue Silver Hammer to protect Clear Sky Grass 1 2 3.

At Nuoding Academy, Tang San becomes Yu Xiaogang’s disciple. After Su Mu treats him to roast rabbit, Xiao Wu sees him eating it and attacks him; Tang San loses consciousness when his head strikes the ground during Su Mu’s attempted catch 8 10 11.

First Ring and Ah Yin’s Soul Bone

Tang Hao takes Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest, where Tang San chooses a roughly 450-year Black-Armored Dragon Turtle for his first ring. The intercepted ring appears white, and its hardening effect cracks when tested against a rock 27 28.

Tang San later fights Su Mu over Gu Yuena and is wounded by his own hidden-weapon arrows. Tang Hao subsequently takes him to absorb Ah Yin’s Soul Bone, but Su Mu intercepts it. When the visible bone crumbles, Tang Hao beats Tang San and leaves the cave with Ah Yin’s plant body. Tang San remains absent from Nuoding Academy afterward 30 31 32 33 35.

Return and the Immortal Herbs

After a six-year absence, Tang San reappears with three Soul Rings. While he hunts a Man Faced Demon Spider, Su Mu disguises himself as Dugu Bo, drives him away, and takes the spider for Zhu Zhuqing 38 43 44.

Tang San later reaches level 43 and enters Dugu Bo’s medicinal garden with a black-robed companion. Su Mu intercepts the herbs Tang San gathers; they wither or revert to an immature state. Poisoned and unable to use the herbs, Tang San is aided by his companion during a fight with Dugu Bo 69 70 71.

Clash with Su Mu

Tang San reappears as a seven-ring Soul Saint and shields himself from Su Mu’s attack with Clear Sky Grass. While Tang San attempts to retrieve Dao Qi’s Soul Bone, Su Mu severs his right arm and later pierces his heart. A black-clad figure briefly blocks Su Mu, allowing Tang San to escape into a black vortex 94 95.