Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	God King Tang San
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Clear Sky Sect; Tang Sect
Occupation/Role	Tang Sect founder and sect leader
Status	Deceased; beheaded by Gu Ziyi 224 225
First Appearance	Chapter 125

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mysterious Heavenly Art, first level	159	Breaks through the first level immediately after awakening his Martial Soul.
Innate Full Soul Power / Level 10	159–160	Tests at Innate Full Soul Power; Tang Chen explains that this result comes from cultivating the Mysterious Heavenly Art before Martial Soul awakening.
First Soul Ring	160	Condenses a White, Ten-Year Self-Created Soul Ring after three hours; awakens Haotian First Style.
Great Soul Master / Second Soul Ring	180	Reaches level 20 and absorbs an approximately 800-year Soul Beast Soul Ring, leaving him with one White and one Yellow ring.
Great Soul Master with Ten Thousand Year rings	193, 195–196	Uses God King Divine Sense to remove his second ring, re-condense it at Ten Thousand Year quality, and upgrade his first ring to Ten Thousand Year quality.
God-level power, temporary	221–223	Draws upon God King Divine Sense to temporarily exceed God-level strength during his attempt to take Xiao Wu.

Background

Tang San is born as Tang Xiao's son after a difficult three-day labor. He retains memories from a previous life and begins cultivating the Mysterious Heavenly Art during infancy, both to preserve those memories and to exploit the chance to cultivate before awakening a Martial Soul. 125

Tang Chen discovers that Tang San can cultivate despite not having awakened a Martial Soul. Tang San reveals that he is reincarnated from another world and was formerly a member of the Tang Sect, but refuses to disclose its cultivation method because of Tang Sect rules. This revelation creates distance between him and his family; Tang Chen nevertheless instructs Tang Xiao to find a way to obtain the technique. 127

Tang Xiao later persuades Tang San to disclose information about his techniques, then manipulates him into founding a new Tang Sect and teaching the Mysterious Heavenly Art to ten children. Tang Xiao intends to use the sect's methods to strengthen the Clear Sky Sect. 142

Appearance

After using his Divine Sense to avoid the Martial Soul Hall's pursuit, Tang San reshapes himself into the appearance he remembers from his past and gives himself long blue hair. 195

• Wields a Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul with traces of lightning. 159
• Initially appears with one White and one Yellow Soul Ring. 180 193
• Later conceals his identity behind an altered appearance and two black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. 195 196

Personality

Tang San is deeply attached to the Tang Sect's rules and techniques. Even as a child, he refuses to share the Mysterious Heavenly Art because he considers it bound by sect restrictions. 127

He is proud of the Mysterious Heavenly Art and initially cannot accept that it cannot enhance Self-Created Soul Rings. His refusal to abandon the technique creates conflict with his disciples, though he eventually allows them to choose other paths. 160 161

After learning that Tang Xiao intends to appropriate the Tang Sect's methods, Tang San feels betrayed and resolves to protect those techniques at any cost. This hardens into ruthlessness: he poisons the Clear Sky Sect during Tang Yuehua's wedding banquet. 182 190

His search for Xiao Wu becomes his overriding motivation. He postpones divine trials to pursue news of her, attempts to make the present Xiao Wu accept memories from their future together, and continues fighting despite being surrounded by God-level opponents. 218 221 224

Abilities & Skills

Mysterious Heavenly Art

A Tang Sect internal cultivation technique that lets Tang San cultivate before awakening his Martial Soul. It raises a child's Soul Power foundation but is incompatible with improving Self-Created Soul Rings. 125 159 161

• Lets pre-awakening children reach apparent Innate Full Soul Power. 159 160
• Cannot enhance a Self-Created Soul Ring's quality. 160 161
• Tang San continues using it despite its limitation. 161 180

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San possesses several techniques from his previous life and teaches the Mysterious Heavenly Art to his disciples. 127 142

• Purple Demon Eyes — pupil technique. 142 194
• Mystic Jade Hand — hand technique. 142 194
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step — movement technique. 142 194

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang San's awakened Martial Soul is a higher-quality Clear Sky Hammer marked by lightning traces. 159

• Haotian First Style — first Soul Skill; a force technique comparable to the Vibration Word Formula of the Clear Sky Nine Perfections. 160
• The hammer identifies him as a Clear Sky Sect descendant, contributing to his exposure after he attacks Martial Soul Hall guards. 193 194

God King Divine Sense

A residual wisp of Divine Sense from his existence as a God King, used as his principal hidden advantage after the Clear Sky Sect's destruction. 190 195

• Upgrades both of his first two Soul Rings to Ten Thousand Year quality. 195
• Removes his Soul Beast-derived second ring and replaces it with a self-condensed Ten Thousand Year ring. 195
• Alters his appearance and hair. 195
• Temporarily raises his combat power beyond God-level. 222
• Cannot be used freely because it is his crucial reserve. 195

Relationships

• Tang Xiao — Father; initially struggles to accept Tang San's reincarnation, later manipulates him and the Tang Sect for the Clear Sky Sect's benefit. Tang San ultimately poisons him during the destruction of the sect. 127 142 182 190
• Tang Chen — Great-grandfather; awakens Tang San's Martial Soul and advises him to change cultivation methods after discovering the Mysterious Heavenly Art's flaw. 127 159 161
• Tang Hao — Second uncle; kicks Tang San during their first meeting. Tang San dislikes him, while Tang Hao later feels relief at Tang San's death without knowing their true relation. 129 159 224 225
• Tang Yuehua — Aunt; once doted on Tang San but grows distant after learning his secret. She later helps Gu Ziyi pursue revenge against him. 194
• Xiao Wu — His future wife in Tang San's memories and the person he seeks above all else; the current Xiao Wu distrusts him and refuses to leave with him. 217 223
• Gu Ziyi — Primary adversary; identifies Tang San as a threat, issues a wanted order for him, and ultimately kills him. 194 221 225
• Tang Sect disciples — Students recruited by Tang San and taught the Mysterious Heavenly Art; several challenge his demand that they retain the technique despite its Soul Ring limitation. 142 160 161

Story Role / Major Arcs

Reincarnation and Tang Sect Foundation

Tang San is reborn with memories from another world, cultivates from infancy, reveals his reincarnation to Tang Chen, and establishes a new Tang Sect under Tang Xiao's influence. 125 127 142

Martial Soul Awakening and Soul Ring Conflict

He awakens a lightning-tinged Clear Sky Hammer, condenses a Self-Created first ring, and discovers that the Mysterious Heavenly Art cannot improve it. His insistence on retaining the technique causes a rift with his disciples and leaves him dissatisfied with his eventual White first ring. 159 161 180

Betrayal of the Clear Sky Sect

After realizing Tang Xiao's intention to exploit Tang Sect methods, Tang San decides to destroy the Clear Sky Sect. He poisons its wedding banquet, killing Tang Wei, Tang Xiao, and numerous sect and affiliated-clan members. 182 190

Wanted Fugitive and Divine Pursuit

The Martial Soul Hall identifies Tang San as the likely destroyer of the Clear Sky Sect and places a reward on him. He uses Divine Sense to change his appearance and rings, then seeks the Sea God's Heart and the Sea God inheritance. 194 197

Search for Xiao Wu and Death

Tang San abandons progress on the Sea God's Eighth Trial to search for Xiao Wu. When she rejects him and calls Gu Ziyi, Tang San battles Gu Ziyi and multiple God-level Martial Soul Hall fighters. He is overwhelmed and beheaded by Gu Ziyi before completing the Sea God's Ninth Trial. 217 225