Tang Hao

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Tang Hao is a direct descendant of the Clear Sky Sect and the younger brother of its sect master, Tang Xiao. After his wife Ah Yin sacrificed herself, he fled with their son, Tang San, and lived in a small village, where he drank heavily. He blamed Spirit Hall for his family’s destruction 74 76 91.

In an earlier confrontation with Spirit Hall, Tang Hao detonated all nine Soul Rings, gravely injuring Pope Qian Xunji and defeating another Titled Douluo. The technique displaced his internal organs and damaged his meridians; twelve years later, those injuries had only begun to improve. Qian Xunji was subsequently killed by Bibi Dong 38 84.

Appearance

Tang Hao wears ragged, dusty black clothing and has long, disheveled hair that obscures much of his face 74 187.

• His later cloak is frayed and marked with dirt and old blood 187.
• His voice is hoarse and rough, and his hands are broad and weathered 74 84 187.
• In Clear Sky True Body, he becomes a muscular giant with dark reddish-bronze skin, accompanied by a much larger phantom 190.

Personality

Tang Hao is fiercely protective of Tang San. When Ghost Leopard Douluo threatened to capture his son, Tang Hao used Ring Detonation despite knowing it would aggravate his serious injuries 84.

His hatred of Spirit Hall shapes his judgment. He initially suppresses his desire to kill Su Zui to avoid making another enemy for the Clear Sky Sect, but becomes determined to eliminate him after learning that he is Spirit Hall’s young master. After the sect’s destruction, revenge becomes his overriding purpose, and he is prepared to die to kill Su Zui and Qian Renxue 38 70 74 187.

Tang Hao recognizes courage and talent even in opponents. He praises Su Zui’s composure at Shrek Academy and later acknowledges his sword strike, while insisting that his talent makes him too dangerous to spare 25 191.

Abilities & Skills

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang Hao’s Martial Soul is a heavy, pitch-black hammer. His nine Soul Rings are yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black and red; the final ring is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring 74.

• He defeated Zhao Wuji in his Martial Soul Avatar state with his bare fists, without using Soul Power or his Martial Soul 25.
• His hammer’s residual Soul Power broke Su Zui’s bones and ruptured his meridians even though Su Zui avoided a direct hit 74.
• Tang Hao personally forged a suit of armor, which he traded to Wang Teng for his intervention 57.

Divine Slaughter’s Domain

Tang Hao releases a scarlet domain filled with killing presence 76.

• It weakens opponents’ attacks while enhancing his own attributes 76.
• He uses it to hinder Su Zui’s escape, since he cannot catch him through speed alone 76.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo breaks through the domain to reach and protect Su Zui 76.

Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer

A closely guarded Clear Sky Sect hammer technique that builds power with consecutive strikes 188.

• Tang Hao reaches the twenty-seventh blow against Su Zui and Qian Renxue 188.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s Soul Impact interrupts the sequence, causing the accumulated power to backlash through his meridians. Further mental interference prevents him from rebuilding it 189.

Clear Sky Body Protection

Tang Hao surrounds himself with dark-red Soul Power armor bearing Clear Sky Hammer patterns. Qian Renxue’s holy light gradually corrodes it 188 189.

Seventh Soul Skill: Clear Sky True Body

Tang Hao’s Martial Soul Avatar enlarges his body and hammer, creates a giant phantom, and greatly increases his offensive and defensive power 189 190.

• Its strengthened Divine Soul barrier blocks Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s finer mental interference 190.
• Su Zui breaks the avatar by striking the core linking Tang Hao to its phantom at 128 times Divine Speed 191.

Ring Detonation

A forbidden Clear Sky Sect technique that shatters Soul Rings to release their power for a temporary surge in strength 84.

• Tang Hao detonates four rings to save Tang San from Ghost Leopard Douluo, but suffers severe internal injuries 84.
• He uses the technique again against Su Zui and Qian Renxue, burning his life in the process. His final attempt to detonate all nine rings fails to free him from Electrolux’s restraint 191 192.

Relationships

• Tang San — His son. Tang Hao protects and raises him after Ah Yin’s sacrifice, and later risks his life to rescue him from Ghost Leopard Douluo 76 84.
• Ah Yin — His wife, whose sacrifice deepened his hatred of Spirit Hall. He invokes her memory while pursuing Su Zui 76.
• Tang Xiao — His elder brother and the Clear Sky Sect’s master. Tang Xiao defends him when the sect’s elders condemn him 38 91.
• Tang Chen — His grandfather. Tang Hao compares Su Zui’s exceptional talent to Tang Chen’s 38.
• Su Zui — A gifted young Soul Master Tang Hao initially believes is connected to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After learning his Spirit Hall identity, Tang Hao repeatedly tries to kill him 38 74 187.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo — Su Zui’s bodyguard and Tang Hao’s opponent in the Star Dou Great Forest. His interference allows Su Zui to escape 76 77.
• Qian Daoliu — Spirit Hall’s Great Enshrined. Believing Tang Hao had killed his grandson, Qian Daoliu attacks the Clear Sky Sect in retaliation 91.
• Electrolux — Intervenes in Tang Hao’s final battle and kills him after he refuses to surrender his cultivation 191 192.

Story Role

Shrek Academy and Su Zui

Tang Hao comes to Shrek Academy after Zhao Wuji hits his son. He discovers Su Zui and Ning Rongrong’s guards watching from hiding, praises Su Zui’s courage, and then brutally beats Zhao Wuji 24 25.

While secretly observing Su Zui later, Tang Hao considers killing him but holds back because of the Clear Sky Sect’s ties to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He also trades armor he forged to Wang Teng for his intervention, but avoids attacking Su Zui during the ensuing battle for fear his collusion with the Wang Family will be exposed 38 57.

Pursuit in the Star Dou Great Forest

After learning Su Zui is Spirit Hall’s young master, Tang Hao attacks him with the Clear Sky Hammer and leaves him gravely injured. Ghost Leopard Douluo intercepts Tang Hao and holds him off while Su Zui flees 70 74 76 77.

Tang San finds Tang Hao during the fight and asks him to help save Xiao Wu. When Ghost Leopard Douluo moves to capture Tang San, Tang Hao detonates four Soul Rings, drives his opponent back, and escapes with his son 83 84.

Fall of the Clear Sky Sect

Believing Su Zui dead and holding Tang Hao responsible for harm to his granddaughter, Qian Daoliu confronts the Clear Sky Sect. The elders claim Tang Hao had been expelled, but Qian Daoliu rejects the distinction and attacks the sect. Su Zui is later revealed to have survived 91 97 112.

Final Battle and Death

After the sect’s destruction, Tang Hao confronts Su Zui and Qian Renxue, intending to kill them before taking his own life. Their coordinated attacks and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s mental interference force him to activate Clear Sky True Body, which Su Zui ultimately shatters 187 191.

Tang Hao begins detonating his Soul Rings and burning his life, but Electrolux immobilizes him. Offered his life in exchange for surrendering his cultivation, Tang Hao refuses and attempts to break free; Electrolux extinguishes his power and life with necromantic light 191 192.

After waiting seven days for his father’s return, Tang San accepts that he is gone and vows to grow stronger before seeking revenge on Spirit Hall 201.

Notable Quotes

“Kid, you really are a genius. … But the more that’s true, the less I can let you live.” 191

“I, Tang Hao, would rather die fighting than have my cultivation crippled!” 192