Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Xiao San; Fourth Brother
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tang Sect — Sect Founder; Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Hidden Weapon craftsman; Tang Sect planner
Status	Alive; Sea God
First Appearance	Chapter 186

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power (Level 10)	190	Awakened Blue Silver Grass and tested at level 10 despite Su Yuntao dismissing it as a useless Martial Soul.
Twin Martial Souls	195	Revealed Clear Sky Hammer as his second Martial Soul alongside Blue Silver Grass.
First Soul Ring / Soul Master	216	Absorbed a 499-year Mandala Snake Soul Ring that advanced to 500 years during absorption; Blue Silver Grass developed five branches, greater toughness and range, and toxicity.
Level 18 Soul Master	224	Revealed an eight-level increase after obtaining his first ring.
Level 30	323	Reached the threshold for Soul Venerable and prepared to absorb a third Soul Ring.
Third Soul Ring / Black Soul Master	324	Absorbed the Ten Thousand Year Ghost Vine Soul Ring and gained Parasitism.
Level 40 Soul Venerable	331	His third Soul Skill affected even level 60 Soul Emperor Li Yusong.
Sea God	473	Had become the Sea God by Xiao Han's return to Douluo Dalu.

Background

Tang San is a transmigrator whose soul arrived in Douluo Dalu after his death in his original world. Before transmigrating, he had been an outer-sect disciple of the Tang Sect, secretly cultivated the Mystic Heaven Skill, mastered the Mystic Jade Hand and Great Accomplishment Purple Demon Eyes, and created the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus. He jumped from a cliff after learning the sect’s forbidden knowledge. 186 187

As a child in Holy Soul Village, Tang San trained at dawn, cooked for his household, and lived with the blacksmith Tang Hao. He felt a peculiar intimacy with Xiao Han even before accepting him as his master. 186 189

Xiao Han identified him as a Tang Sect disciple by recounting his past and persuaded Tang San to formally become his disciple. Tang San remained loyal to Xiao Han when Yu Xiaogang later offered to teach him. 186 187 198

Tang San was initially understood to be Tang Hao and A Yin’s son. After A Yin was revived, she revealed that Xiao Han was Tang San’s actual father. 54 480

Appearance

Tang San is introduced as a young boy of Holy Soul Village. As a child, he possesses a slightly childish face, though his demeanor and thinking are notably mature. 186 187

• Violet light appears in his eyes when using Purple Demon Eyes. 211
• His evolved Blue Silver Grass has violet markings and five branches. 216
• He habitually wears gravity equipment weighing 1,300 pounds. 339

Personality

Tang San is guarded and cautious with strangers, particularly when Yu Xiaogang deduces the existence of his second Martial Soul. Nevertheless, he is deeply loyal to his master and to the Tang Sect identity he carried from his previous life. 187 198 200

He is curious, diligent, and highly receptive to cultivation knowledge. He readily asks questions about Martial Souls, mutated Martial Souls, and hidden weapons, while maintaining respect toward elders such as Yu Xiaogang and Ma Xiuno. 189 201 223

In conflict, Tang San often favors restraint and diplomacy over Xiao Han’s direct force. He defused the confrontation with Su Yuntao by proposing that the advancement assessment be conducted first. 223

He also shows compassion toward others; after Ma Hongjun’s behavior toward Xiao Wu, Tang San requested to share a dormitory with him rather than reject him. 346

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses two Martial Souls: Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer.

• Blue Silver Grass — Initially judged weak, but demonstrated exceptional growth after gaining Soul Rings. 190 216
• Clear Sky Hammer — His concealed second Martial Soul, manifested as a lightning-surrounded hammer. 194 195
• Tang Hao and Xiao Han both instructed him not to use the Clear Sky Hammer lightly. 201

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San’s first Martial Soul evolved markedly after absorbing the Mandala Snake’s ring.

• Developed five branches, increased toughness, and longer reach. 216
• Gained toxicity from the Mandala Snake. 216
• Can produce numerous vines for binding and offensive restraint. 339

Parasitism

Tang San’s third Soul Skill was obtained from the Ten Thousand Year Ghost Vine.

• Causes vines to emerge around and bind the target. 324 339
• The vines can form sharp thorns while restraining an opponent. 339
• Its power was sufficient to affect a level 60 Soul Emperor despite Tang San being a Soul Venerable. 331

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San retains techniques from his previous life in the Tang Sect.

• Mystic Heaven Skill — A high-level internal cultivation method he had secretly learned before transmigrating. 187
• Mystic Jade Hand — Previously cultivated successfully. 187
• Purple Demon Eyes — Had reached Great Accomplishment before transmigrating; enhances his visual perception, allowing him to spot ants ten meters away and flies twenty meters away in darkness. 187 211
• Hidden Weapon mastery — Uses and forges concealed weapons, forming a defining feature of the Tang Sect. 211 347

Silent Sleeve Arrow

Tang San’s arm-mounted Hidden Weapon can accurately fire thin arrows at distant targets.

• Shot and pinned two flies to a tree more than ten meters away at night. 211
• The weapon is concealed beneath his sleeve. 211

Physical Conditioning

Tang San’s body has been strengthened through Soul Rings, cultivation, and Xiao Han’s training.

• Shattered a three- to four-ton boulder with one punch while benefiting from Xiao Han’s support ability. 221
• Permanently wears 1,300-pound gravity equipment as part of his training. 339
• Received a droplet refined from the Skeleton of Eastern Emperor Taiyi to improve his physical strength. 347

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Silent Sleeve Arrow — Concealed arm-mounted Hidden Weapon. 211
• Gravity equipment — Weighs 1,300 pounds; worn continuously under Xiao Han’s training regimen. 339
• 108 Rank 7 Magic Tool thorns — Gifted by Xiao Han to be forged into Hidden Weapons. 347
• Armor blueprints — Given by Xiao Han for Tang San to forge. 347
• Immortal Peach — Received from Xiao Han after becoming a god; described as beneficial to him. 476

Relationships

• Xiao Han — Master, later revealed biological father. Tang San accepted him as master after Xiao Han invoked their Tang Sect connection, remained loyal to him, and received cultivation guidance, resources, and protection from him. 187 198 207 480
• Tang Hao — Publicly known father and Holy Soul Village blacksmith; initially obstructed Tang San’s journey but relented after learning of his Twin Martial Souls. Tang San later learned Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo. 194 195 344
• A Yin — Mother, a Ten Thousand Year Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast. After being revived, she revealed Tang San’s true parentage. 54 480
• Yu Xiaogang — Mentor and ally through Xiao Han’s sworn brotherhood with him. Yu Xiaogang helped seek appropriate Soul Rings and earned Tang San’s trust and respect. 198 322
• Xiao Wu — Close companion who arrives at Shrek Academy with him; Tang San acts as a mediator during her disputes with Xiao Han. 228 346
• Ma Hongjun — Shrek student and roommate by Tang San’s own request. 346
• Tang Sect disciples — Tang San serves as their founder and teaches Tang Sect techniques. 207 358

Story Role / Major Arcs

Holy Soul Village and Apprenticeship

Xiao Han finds Tang San training outside Holy Soul Village, identifies him as a transmigrated Tang Sect disciple, and becomes his master. Tang San then attends his Martial Soul Awakening, revealing Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls. 186 190 195

Notting Academy

Tang San leaves Holy Soul Village for Notting Academy, where he rejects Yu Xiaogang’s offer of direct tutelage out of loyalty to Xiao Han. He nonetheless benefits from Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring knowledge and support. 195 197 198

Tang Sect Foundation

Xiao Han establishes the Tang Sect with Tang San as Sect Founder. Tang San demonstrates the Silent Sleeve Arrow and is positioned to teach the sect’s ultimate techniques and hidden-weapon methods. 207 211

Soul Ring Advancement

Tang San absorbs the Mandala Snake ring for his first Soul Ring, later gains a Ten Thousand Year Ghost Vine as his third ring, and receives Parasitism. The Ghost Vine’s Dragon bloodline makes the acquisition unusually dangerous. 216 322 324

Shrek Academy and Tang Sect Expansion

After six years of training, Tang San arrives at Shrek Academy as a Soul Venerable. He uses Parasitism in the assessment against Zhao Wuji, receives materials for forging Hidden Weapons and armor, and is assigned responsibility for planning the Tang Sect’s formal establishment. 339 346 347 358

Godhood and Parentage Revelation

Tang San becomes the Sea God after completing the Sea God Nine Trials. When Xiao Han offers Immortal Peaches and God Positions to disciples who had not faced divine trials, Tang San feels conflicted over the disparity. A Yin’s later revival reveals that Xiao Han is his true father. 473 476 480

Trivia

• Tang San’s first Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring came from a Ghost Vine rather than the Spider Web Restraint-associated path of his original storyline; the resulting skill was Parasitism. 325
• He believed his master’s proposed cultivation method was potentially “a hundred times more powerful” than the Mystic Heaven Skill. 207
• Tang San stated that, without Xiao Han’s influence, he would have led Tang Sect disciples in an attack on the Martial Soul Hall during Xiao Han’s absence. 476