Tang San

Biodata

Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Sea God; Asura God; God King; Thousand Hands Douluo; Thousand Hands Shura 4 151
Species/Race	Human deity 151 157
Gender	Male 151
Affiliation	God Realm; Five Great God Kings; founder of the Tang Sect; former member of the first Shrek Seven Devils 5 88 152 157
Occupation/Role	God King; Sea God; Asura God; God Realm law enforcer; would-be controller of Douluo Star's Child of Destiny 1 151 157
Status	Alive in the God Realm; multiple descending divine-sense fragments have been destroyed by Huo Yuhao 154 155 306
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Background / History

Tang San originated from Douluo Continent and later ascended to the God Realm, where he became one of its Five Great God Kings. Ten thousand years after the first Shrek era, he is revered on the continent as the founder of the Tang Sect and a central figure among the first Shrek Seven Devils. Shrek's historical teachings portray him as a commoner with Blue Silver Grass who rose through hard work, while Huo Yuhao regards this account as heavily whitewashed and misleading. 5 17 88 157

Huo Yuhao's knowledge of Tang San's past leads him to accuse Tang San of destroying Spirit Hall, enabling Evil Spirit Masters to proliferate, and manipulating the public record of his own achievements. A system task is later issued to expose Tang San's “hypocritical mask” and reveal the truth of Douluo Continent's history. 6 11 17

Tang San identifies Huo Yuhao as Douluo Star's Child of Destiny after observing the fortune surrounding him. Viewing that destiny as useful to his “Grand Plan of Ten Thousand Years,” he intends to recruit Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect, make him a son-in-law through Xiao Qi, and ultimately use him for his own purposes. 2 3 157

Appearance

Tang San appears as a tall, handsome man with long blue hair. His divine-sense manifestation resembles the statues of him at Shrek Academy and usually presents a refined, gentle, and approachable expression. 151 202

• Long blue hair. 151
• Tall, handsome build. 151
• Often conceals anger or killing intent behind a calm smile and courteous manner. 151 202

Personality

Tang San is patient and persuasive when manipulation can achieve his goals. He offers Huo Yuhao godhood, revenge, authority over Douluo Continent, and rapid cultivation while concealing his intention to turn him into a controllable successor. 151 152

When resisted, he becomes increasingly coercive. His failed attempts to recruit Huo Yuhao progress from enhancing Tang Sect techniques and altering Wang Dong's martial soul to forcibly entering Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit and later threatening Huo Yun'er's soul. 8 49 152 306

He is also politically calculating. Tang San publicly smooths over conflicts with Titan and Niu Tian by offering divine positions, while privately planning to eliminate them. He similarly approaches the God of Destruction with an expansion proposal despite previously seeking to remove him. 202 203

Abilities & Skills

God King Power

As the Sea God, Asura God, and a God King, Tang San possesses power vastly beyond ordinary Soul Masters. Even a small wisp of his divine sense carries the combat strength of a God Official. 151 154 157

• His divine aura terrifies Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Ice Empress, and Electrolux. 151
• His true body cannot openly descend to Douluo Continent without violating God Realm rules and risking the loss of his divine position. 156 306
• Within the Primordial Beginning Realm, his Divine Power can be sealed and suppressed. 153 154

Divine Sense Surveillance and Projection

Tang San can monitor Douluo Star from the God Realm, observe Huo Yuhao's actions, and dispatch divine-sense manifestations into the lower realm. 1 48 151

• He recognizes Huo Yuhao's status as the Child of Destiny through the fortune surrounding him. 2
• He remotely enhances Bei Bei's comprehension of Tang Sect secret techniques through a golden light. 8
• He projects himself through a Poseidon Trident Phantom to confront Huo Yuhao directly. 150 151
• The Primordial Beginning Shroud can block his Divine Sense and sever his connection to Douluo Star. 88 89 117

Manipulation of Souls and Martial Souls

Tang San alters and seals others to make them useful to his plans, particularly his daughter Xiao Qi's separate identities. 49 89 306

• He changed Wang Dong's martial soul to create maximum compatibility with Huo Yuhao. 49
• He used that compatibility and a trace of divine power to trigger Hao Dong Power, accelerate cultivation, and influence Huo Yuhao's feelings toward Wang Dong. 49 50
• He split Xiao Qi's divine consciousness across Wang Dong and the Emperor Auspicious Beast while keeping Xiao Qi herself asleep through a special method. 89
• He considers placing further seals on Wang Dong'er as leverage against Huo Yuhao. 306

Godhood Bestowal and God Tests

Tang San can select inheritors, offer divine positions, and administer God Tests. 151 152 302

• He offers Huo Yuhao the Poseidon Trident and succession as the next Sea God. 151
• He promises that Huo Yuhao could become a god before age twenty-five by completing his tests. 152
• He revives Xuan Lao and promises him a divine position. 301
• He admits that he can adjust a God Test's difficulty because the testing site is under his control. 302

Restoration

Tang San can restore the dead using divine means. 301

• He revives Xuan Lao after Ilyas scatters his soul and returns his body to Shrek Academy. 301

Equipment / Items

• Poseidon Trident — Tang San's divine weapon; he projects it as a phantom and offers it to Huo Yuhao as the symbol of Sea God inheritance. 150 151 154
• Jade Pendant — Given to Wang Dong'er; Tang San sends Divine Power into it to form the Poseidon Trident Phantom that approaches Huo Yuhao. 150
• Brocade Sack — Sent to Huo Yuhao through Wang Dong'er; contains a letter, a prophecy concerning Wang Dong'er's lifespan, a map, and medicinal requirements. 290
• Primordial Beginning Source — Planted by Tang San in the Land of the Extreme North to block God Realm surveillance; its placement is obstructed by Ten Thousand Year Ice Jade Marrow. 236

Relationships

• Huo Yuhao — Primary target and adversary. Tang San seeks to control him as Douluo Star's Child of Destiny and potential successor, while Huo Yuhao repeatedly resists him. 2 49 151 157 306
• Wang Dong'er / Xiao Qi / Tang Wutong — Daughter whose soul and identities Tang San manipulates; he uses her martial soul and seals to bind Huo Yuhao to his plans. 49 89 258 306
• Xiao Wu — Wife. Tang San reassures her that Xiao Qi is safe while concealing the state of their daughter. 89 202
• Tang Ya — Tang Sect leader whom Tang San relies upon to recruit Huo Yuhao. 2 6 8
• Bei Bei — Tang Sect disciple whom Tang San temporarily empowers to demonstrate the sect's secret techniques to Huo Yuhao. 8 9
• God of Destruction — Fellow God King and political opponent who confronts Tang San over his lower-realm interference; they later reach a temporary consensus on God Realm expansion. 155 156 203
• Titan and Niu Tian — Old acquaintances Tang San placates with promised Third Level God positions, though he privately intends to eliminate them. 201 202
• Xuan Lao / Xuan Zi — Revived and granted a path to godhood by Tang San after dying in conflict with Huo Yuhao. 301 302

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruitment of Huo Yuhao

Tang San first observes Huo Yuhao because of his exceptional destiny and tries to draw him into the Tang Sect. After Huo Yuhao refuses, Tang San enhances Bei Bei's Tang Sect techniques to make the sect appear more appealing, but Huo Yuhao remains unmoved. 2 6 8 9

Tang San then decides that Xiao Qi should approach Huo Yuhao, believing that attachment to his daughter will make the Child of Destiny easier to control. 9

Hao Dong Power Manipulation

Tang San secretly modifies Wang Dong's martial soul to create perfect compatibility with Huo Yuhao. The resulting Soul Power fusion enhances their cultivation and artificially intensifies their affection, but Huo Yuhao breaks free using the Tian Xuan Gong and Primordial Beginning Power. 49 50

Conflict with the Primordial Beginning Realm

After the Primordial Beginning Shroud seals Douluo Star and blocks the God Realm's Divine Sense, Tang San and the other God Kings fail to break it. The incident prompts Tang San to seek formal authority to monitor Douluo Star more closely. 88 89

Tang San later offers Huo Yuhao Sea God inheritance in person through a divine-sense fragment. When Huo Yuhao refuses, Tang San forcibly enters his Sea of Spirit, only to be drawn into the Primordial Beginning Realm. His fragment is defeated, destroyed, and reduced to ashes alongside its escaping Divine Sense Fragment. 151 152 153 154

God Realm Scrutiny and Later Schemes

The God of Destruction confronts Tang San over his interference in the lower realm. Tang San claims he seeks a successor because he wishes to step down, but he is warned to stop meddling in Douluo Star's affairs. 155 156

Tang San continues to scheme from the God Realm, using Wang Dong'er's Brocade Sack and the prophecy surrounding her condition to lure Huo Yuhao toward the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well. Huo Yuhao recognizes the scheme and pretends to be injured while using the well's power to strengthen himself. 290 291 292

When Tang San descends another divine-sense manifestation to demand submission, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er openly reject him. Huo Yuhao destroys the manifestation with the God-Slaying Spear, after which Tang San threatens to destroy Huo Yun'er's soul unless Huo Yuhao comes to the God Realm. 306

Huo Yuhao's eventual establishment of Self-made Godhood as the God of Chaos sends an aura into the God Realm and leaves Tang San stunned by the scale of his new threat. 311

Notable Quotes

“Congratulations, young man. You have gained my recognition.” 151

“Take this Poseidon Trident. From today onward, you will be the inheritor of me, Tang San, the Sea God.” 151

“Kid, is it time for you to submit to me now?” 306