Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Xiao San; Ah San; Third Brother; Asura of a Thousand Hands
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Control System Soul Master; hidden-weapon craftsman
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 65

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 29 Tool Soul Master	65	Introduces himself as a Blue Silver Grass Tool Soul Master during his clash with Dai Mubai.
Soul Elder	92 112	Absorbs a 2,000-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring as his third ring, surpassing the expected absorption limit through willpower and his martial soul's attributes.
Level 39	203	Reaches this level after waterfall training with Tang Hao while his Soul Power had been sealed.
Level 40	205	Tang Hao forcibly channels his own cultivation into Tang San, pushing him through the bottleneck at the cost of damage to Tang San's meridians.
Level 41 Soul Master	206	Returns to Shrek after obtaining a plant-type Fourth Soul Ring and an evolved Blue Silver Grass.
Level 45	220	Reaches this level after killing Shi Nian and devouring his life force and Soul Power.
Level 47 Soul Ancestor	227	His Soul Power rises further through devouring Shi Nian and soul beasts; the rapid, impure growth draws suspicion of Fallen Soul Master methods.

Background / History

Tang San grew up alongside Xiao Wu at Nuoding Academy, where they relied on part-time work and the Spirit Hall Soul Master subsidy. He spent money on gold and iron for his hidden-weapon crafting, leaving the pair with limited means. 68

He entered Shrek Academy as a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master and firmly embraced Yu Xiaogang's maxim that a martial soul's worth depends on its wielder. Tang San followed Yu Xiaogang's ring-selection guidance, prioritizing poison and toughness for Blue Silver Grass; this later became a source of resentment when he concluded that the guidance had hindered his Blue Silver Emperor awakening. 65 93 106 206

Tang San's father, Tang Hao, regards him as a Twin Martial Soul genius with godlike potential because he possesses both Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer. After Tang San suffers repeated defeats to Ling Qianyue and Shui Bing'er, Tang Hao reveals himself and personally takes over his training. 72 162 177 178

During Tang Hao's training, Tang San undergoes harsh physical conditioning with his Soul Power sealed, practices the Clear Sky Hammer, and completes eighty-one consecutive strikes of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. His attempt to gain the Blue Silver King's help for a second awakening fails, but Tang Hao forcibly advances him to Level 40 and helps him obtain a Fourth Soul Ring instead. 181 203 205

Personality

Tang San is proud, competitive, and deeply invested in proving that Blue Silver Grass is not worthless. Defeat—particularly when it exposes the limits of his martial soul, hidden weapons, or Tang Sect techniques—often provokes anger, self-doubt, and an immediate drive to grow stronger. 74 161 177

He is initially principled about the secrecy of his hidden weapons, refusing to sell their blueprints outright even under pressure from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. However, he becomes increasingly calculating and resentful after the sect forces him into unfavorable contract terms. 101 113 158

Following Shi Nian's illusion assault, Tang San develops a dangerous attraction to devouring life force and Soul Power. He conceals this ability from allies, secretly drains teammates and soul beasts, and experiences black energy and urges to devour that threaten to drive him berserk. 220 226 227 228

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, the latter being an exceptionally heavy weapon spirit that weighs five hundred jin even without Soul Rings. 72 162

• Blue Silver Grass — His primary martial soul, focused on restraint, poison, toughness, and later devouring. 93 106
• Clear Sky Hammer — His second martial soul and the focus of Tang Hao's hammer training. Tang San decides to begin adding Soul Rings to it before the Soul Master Competition. 203 228
• Limitation — Blue Silver Grass remains vulnerable to fire and ice despite its increased toughness and evolution. 74 159 218

Blue Silver Grass Soul Skills

• First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Entanglement — Restrains targets with Blue Silver Grass. 106
• Third Soul Skill: Spider Web Restraint — Creates a web-like restraint; it fails to contain highly mobile opponents such as Zhu Zhuqing. 107
• Fourth Soul Skill: Blood Vine Devour Origin — Summons dark-red, bone-thorned vines that bind targets and drain life force and Soul Power. 206
  • Can wither trees and transfer their energy into Tang San. 206
  • Drains opponents caught by the vines, as demonstrated against Skywater Academy's support members. 218
  • Contributes to impure Soul Power, mental instability, and the risk of berserk transformation when overused. 227 228

Eight Spider Lances

Tang San's External Soul Bone erupts as eight purple spider-like lances from his back, greatly enhancing his physical attributes and mobility. 107

• Provides powerful recoil for sudden movement and evasive bursts. 107
• Contains potent poison; Yu Xiaogang states that only Tang San can cure it. 218
• Can pierce victims and assist his devouring ability. 220
• The lances can be broken in battle and require time to recover. 109 227

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San uses techniques and knowledge from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and the Hundred Hidden Weapon Techniques. 74

• Purple Demon Eyes — Enhances visual perception and is used to search for openings, detect threats, and resist illusions. 74 107 218
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — Footwork technique used for evasive movement and rapid climbing. 74 203
• Mysterious Heaven Skill — His internal cultivation method, used to circulate Soul Power and resist external pressure. 158 205
• Jade-like hands — A hand technique he activates while preparing hidden weapons. 74 161
• Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer — A self-created Clear Sky Hammer technique; Tang San completes eighty-one linked strikes beneath a waterfall. 203

Hidden Weapons

Tang San designs and manufactures concealed mechanical weapons, believing them to be a legitimate and profound combat path rather than mere external tools. 74

• His hidden weapons can pressure a Soul Master's Third Soul Skill and kill unguarded opponents. 110
• He uses the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to arm Shrek members during team fights. 100
• He refuses to freely disclose their construction methods, though the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect coerces him into surrendering the Flying Sky Claw blueprint after he misses a contract deadline. 113 158

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Clear Sky Hammer — Tang San's second martial soul and heavy weapon spirit. 162
• Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night — Storage belt used to carry hidden weapons. 219
• Godly Zhuge Crossbow — A powerful hidden weapon Tang San seeks to use to arm Shrek's members. 100
• Flying Sky Claw — A hidden weapon whose blueprint Tang San is forced to provide to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 158

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father and the Clear Sky Douluo. Tang Hao watches Tang San from the shadows, later personally trains him, forcibly advances his Soul Power, and warns him against uncontrolled devouring. 72 178 205 228
• Ah Yin — Tang San's mother. Tang San's fears surrounding her, especially fears of rejection and betrayal, are exploited in Shi Nian's illusion. 178 219
• Xiao Wu — Close companion and implied lover. Tang San chooses to protect her after learning that she is a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Charm Rabbit. 92 178
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher whom Tang San once revered and sought to vindicate. Their relationship becomes strained as Tang San blames him for misguided cultivation advice and resents his attempts to manipulate him. 93 178 206 218
• Ling Qianyue — Rival whose repeated victories shatter Tang San's confidence. Tang San repeatedly attempts to challenge him and is decisively defeated. 74 176 227
• Ning Fengzhi — Sect Master who seeks Tang San's hidden-weapon methods. Their contract becomes coercive after Tang San fails to meet production demands. 112 113 158
• Titan — An old servant Soul Douluo who recognizes Tang San as his young master. 162
• Shui Bing'er — Rival from Skywater Academy who defeats Tang San in individual and team encounters, exploiting Blue Silver Grass's weakness to ice. 161 218
• Shi Nian — Canghui Academy's Soul Sage who traps Tang San in a nightmare illusion. Tang San kills and devours him after Tang Hao intervenes. 219 220

Major Arcs

Shrek Academy and Hidden-Weapon Recognition

Tang San joins Shrek Academy, demonstrates his hidden weapons in Soul Fighting Arena battles, and attracts the attention of Heaven Dou's Crown Prince and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. His business arrangement with Ning Fengzhi eventually collapses into debt, lost production, and the forced surrender of a blueprint. 100 112 113 158

Defeats and Clear Sky Training

Losses to Zhu Zhuqing, Shui Bing'er, and Ling Qianyue undermine Tang San's faith in Blue Silver Grass and Tang Sect techniques. Tang Hao then reveals his identity, trains Tang San in the Clear Sky Hammer, and attempts—unsuccessfully—to secure the Blue Silver King's recognition for Tang San's second awakening. 107 161 176 178 205

Blood Vine Devour Origin and Corruption

Tang San returns at Level 41 with evolved Blue Silver Grass and the devouring-based Blood Vine Devour Origin. After Shi Nian's illusion pushes him toward an Inner Demon, Tang San kills Shi Nian and absorbs his life force, accelerating his growth but deepening the instability within him. 206 219 220

Soul Master Competition

In the Heaven Dou preliminary matches, Tang San uses planted Blue Silver Grass seeds and surprise attacks against Skywater Academy but is defeated and humiliated when Shui Bing'er counters him with ice-based techniques. After reaching Level 47, he challenges Ling Qianyue again and is defeated by Star Vortex, leaving him unconscious for three days. 218 227 228

Notable Quotes

“There are no worthless Martial Souls, only worthless Soul Masters.” — Tang San 65

“Let me show you the true power of my hidden weapons!” — Tang San 74

“Those two words aren't in my dictionary.” — Tang San, refusing to surrender 218