Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Little San; Xiao San; Third Brother; Brother San
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nuoding Academy; Shrek Academy; formerly an outer disciple of the Tang Sect in his past life 11 45
Occupation/Role	Food-Type Spirit Master; hidden-weapon craftsman
Status	Alive; last seen supporting Su Ming against the Titan Giant Ape 100
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	6	Awakens with Twin Martial Souls: Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer.
First Spirit Ring	18	Absorbs a nearly four-hundred-year Ice Peppermint Grass ring and gains Blue Silver Peppermint.
Two yellow Spirit Rings	24	Displays two hundred-year Spirit Rings during Shrek Academy’s entrance assessment.
Level 29 Food-Type Soul Grandmaster	55	Identifies himself as a Level 29 Food-Type Soul Grandmaster with Blue Silver Grass.
Level 30 / Third Spirit Ring	97	Absorbs a Thousand-Year Moon Lotus ring and gains Blue Silver Lotus Seed.

Background

Tang San was reborn with memories of a previous life in which he had been an outer disciple of the Tang Sect. He retained its secret techniques and talent for hidden-weapon crafting after arriving in Soul Land as Tang Hao’s infant son. 1 33

Tang Hao secluded himself with Tang San in Holy Soul Village following a severe injury. There, Tang San grew up alongside Su Ming, whom he came to regard sincerely as an elder brother. Their years of sparring sharpened Tang San’s combat ability well beyond that of ordinary children. 1 25

After his Martial Soul awakening, Tang San confided the secret of his Twin Martial Souls to Su Ming. Su Ming identified the potential of Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and proposed developing it along a food- and support-type route while preserving the Clear Sky Hammer for direct combat. Tang San accepted Su Ming’s long-term cultivation guidance and agreed to help him seek revenge once they became strong enough. 6 7 32 33

At Nuoding Academy, Tang San rejected Yu Xiaogang’s recommendation to develop Blue Silver Grass through toughness and poison. Drawing on Su Ming’s teachings, he instead committed to using life-attribute plant Spirit Rings to pursue an eventual Blue Silver King evolution. 13 37

Appearance

Tang San is initially described as an ordinary-looking boy. As his cultivation progressed, his temperament became more serene and approachable, giving him a subtly handsome presence. 1 21

• Ordinary facial features in childhood. 1
• Calm, approachable bearing after following his revised cultivation path. 21
• Often carries the storage Soul Tool Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night. 51

Personality

Tang San is grateful toward those who care for him, particularly Su Ming and Old Jack’s household. He considers Su Ming a genuine elder brother and repeatedly seeks to repay his assistance rather than accepting help without reservation. 9 18 33

He has developed a strong sense of independence, declining Su Ming’s offer to move into a better dormitory because he does not want to rely on his brother for every non-essential need. 12 36

Tang San is protective of Xiao Wu and can become dangerously impulsive when she is harmed. When Zhao Wuji injured her, Tang San abandoned the team’s original plan, deployed his hidden weapons and Tang Sect techniques, and intended to make Zhao Wuji pay for it. 51

He is also notably generous with resources. After obtaining Moon Lotus Seeds, he shared them with his companions and teachers instead of keeping their benefits for himself. 98

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, with his Innate Full Soul Power attributed to the quality of his second Martial Soul. 6 7

• Blue Silver Grass — developed as a food- and support-type Martial Soul rather than a poison-control type. 16 17
• Clear Sky Hammer — his second Martial Soul, intended for conventional combat development. 7 17
• Blue Silver King potential — his Blue Silver Grass is believed to possess the bloodline and potential necessary to awaken into a Blue Silver King through suitable cultivation, life-attribute Spirit Rings, physical conditioning, Soul Power quality, and external treasures. 7 17 41
• Twin-Martial-Soul synergy — he can consume food produced through Blue Silver Grass for buffs before switching to the Clear Sky Hammer; the food effects persist after the switch. 17

Blue Silver Peppermint

Tang San’s first Soul Skill, obtained from a nearly four-hundred-year Ice Peppermint Grass. 18

• Produces peppermint-like Blue Silver Grass for consumption. 18
• Stimulates the consumer, briefly improves mental strength and focus, and has no stated side effects. 18 42
• Particularly useful when Tang San uses hidden weapons, since it improves alertness and concentration. 18

Blue Silver Sugarcane

Tang San’s second Soul Skill. 52

• Activated in preparation to assist Su Ming’s recovery after battle. 52
• Its precise effects are not specified. 52

Blue Silver Lotus Seed

Tang San’s third Soul Skill, obtained from a Thousand-Year Moon Lotus. 97

• Creates lotus seeds that temporarily increase a Spirit Master’s Soul Power limit. 97
• Extends the duration of certain Soul Skills. 97
• Extended Oscar’s Rapid Flight Mushroom Sausage from one minute to one minute and thirty seconds. 98

Tang Sect Techniques and Hidden Weapons

Tang San retained the Tang Sect’s methods from his past life and applies them in both combat and crafting. 1 33

• Uses the Mysterious Heaven Skill and other Tang Sect secret arts. 25 51
• Uses Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track for rapid movement. 51
• Crafts and deploys hidden weapons including bone-penetrating needles, flying locust stones, sleeve arrows, darts, and willow-leaf flying knives. 10 51
• Can fight offensively despite being categorized as a Food-Type Spirit Master. 51 55

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night — a black storage belt inlaid with twenty-four purple jade stones; each stone holds one cubic meter of storage space. 18
• Hidden weapons — includes sleeve arrows, darts, needles, throwing stones, and flying knives. 10 51
• Dagger — used to deliver the final blow to the Ice Peppermint Grass for his first Spirit Ring. 18

Relationships

• Su Ming — childhood sparring partner, mentor, and acknowledged elder brother; guides Tang San’s Spirit Ring choices and cultivation path. 1 17 33
• Tang Hao — father; entrusts Tang San’s future cultivation to Su Ming while secretly protecting and observing him. 6 17
• Xiao Wu — close companion and younger-sister figure whose injury causes Tang San to lose his composure during Zhao Wuji’s assessment. 45 51
• Old Jack — Holy Soul Village elder whose household cared for Tang San and helped secure his Work-Study Student opportunity. 5 9
• Yu Xiaogang — would-be mentor whose Blue Silver Grass advice Tang San rejects as misguided. 13 37
• Oscar — fellow Food-Type Spirit Master who tests and benefits from Tang San’s Blue Silver Lotus Seed. 97 98
• Du Busi — fellow Spirit Master and combat opponent; Tang San identifies himself as a Food-Type Soul Grandmaster before their match. 55

Story Role / Major Arcs

Revised Blue Silver Grass Path

Su Ming’s intervention prevents Tang San from accepting Yu Xiaogang’s poison-focused Blue Silver Grass development. Tang San instead begins gathering plant-based, vitality-oriented Spirit Rings for the food-type Blue Silver King route. 13 17

First Spirit Ring Hunt

Tang San enters the Spirit Hunting Forest with Su Ming and absorbs the ring of a nearly four-hundred-year Ice Peppermint Grass. This grants him Blue Silver Peppermint and establishes his food-type cultivation path. 18

Shrek Academy Assessment

During the assessment against Zhao Wuji, Tang San fights with hidden weapons and Tang Sect techniques after Xiao Wu is injured. He ultimately withdraws when Su Ming takes over the battle. 51

Third Spirit Ring Hunt

After reaching Level 30, Tang San obtains a Thousand-Year Moon Lotus Spirit Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest. His resulting Blue Silver Lotus Seed becomes a valuable support ability for his allies. 97 98

Notable Quotes

“Enough, that's utter nonsense. I truly don't know how someone like you came to be revered as a ‘Grandmaster.’ You're just spouting rubbish.” 13

“Ming-ge and I haven't left yet. I'm going to get serious now.” 51

Trivia

• Tang San named his storage belt Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night to commemorate his past life. 51
• He considered passing the Mysterious Heaven Skill to Su Ming as repayment for his brother’s help and support. 18
• Eating Magical Mapo Tofu causes Tang San to reflect on his former life and leaves him with a more peaceful mindset. 77