Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Reborn Tang San; Clear Sky Sect captain
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Martial Soul Department; Clear Sky Sect
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Clear Sky Sect contestant and captain
First Appearance	Chapter 22

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Full innate soul power, Level 8.5	22	Awakened Twin Martial Souls: Blue Silver Grass and a black hammer.
Level 20	40	Entered Sunset Forest to seek a second soul ring for Blue Silver Grass.
Soul Elder	70	Defeated rank-32 Dai Huabin using only the Clear Sky Hammer.
Soul Ancestor	209	His combat power was said to rival that of a Soul Emperor despite this cultivation.
Soul King	248	Began a new Clear Sky Sect training phase: sealed soul power and daily beatings.
Level 70 bottleneck	291	Reached the bottleneck after absorbing the sixty-thousand-year Biluo Ink Flower Vine soul ring.
Soul Sage	330	Faced Xu Sanshi with seven-ring cultivation while concealing the soul rings of his Clear Sky Hammer.
Titled Douluo	337	Revealed his true strength during his battle with Huo Yuhao.
Soul Douluo	368	Displayed eight soul rings: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, red, red.
Level 98	414	Reached Level Ninety-Eight after fusing with Tang Hao's Haotian Hammer.

Background

Tang San was born to Tang Ba, whose expulsion from the Clear Sky Sect left him running an unsuccessful blacksmith shop. After Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass and a black hammer as Twin Martial Souls, Tang Ba's suspicion that his son had stolen money gave way to pride and affection 22.

He remembers a previous life and remains deeply devoted to the Tang Sect. He considers himself a man of the Tang Sect in every life, values its hidden weapons and ultimate skills, and resents those who disparage them 76.

At Shrek Academy, Tang San entered the Martial Soul Department under Yan Shaozhe. He chose it for its resources, protection, and Yan Shaozhe's promised personal instruction, while rejecting the Soul Guidance Device Department because he associates soul guidance devices with the Tang Sect's decline 89.

Tai Tan later brought him back to the Clear Sky Sect. Tang San accepted the arrangement both for its resources and because passing the sect's trials could restore Tang Ba's standing in the sect 158. He endured repeated assessments and beatings from Tai Tan for over half a year, motivated by filial duty and a desire to eventually retaliate 209.

Appearance

Tang San was an eight- or nine-year-old boy when he entered Sunset Forest for his second soul ring. His eyes can emit a faint purple shimmer when using Purple Demon Eyes 40.

• Possesses a black Clear Sky Hammer martial soul 68.
• Later appears with blue hair while awaiting Tai Tan 248.
• Was injured enough to require a cane when seeking Huo Yuhao's help 133.

Personality

Tang San is calculating, proud, and strongly attached to his roots. He is capable of patient endurance: he tolerated Clear Sky Sect assessments for years while waiting for an opportunity to act, and he consistently pursues strength through difficult or dangerous methods 209 248 290.

His filial piety toward Tang Ba is a central motivation. Tang San accepts humiliation and harsh training because he wants his father reinstated in the Clear Sky Sect, and he is deeply affected by Tang Ba's care for him 158 209.

He can be confrontational when his beliefs are challenged. He publicly defended Tang Sect hidden weapons against Zhou Yi, though the exchange exposed his difficulty controlling his temper toward authority 76. He also holds intense resentment toward the Divine Realm Tang San and ultimately fights him with the intent to destroy him 353 355.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, giving him exceptional potential and allowing him to cultivate separate soul-ring sets 22 68.

• Blue Silver Grass — used for control, entanglement, and large-scale battlefield coverage 353 368.
• Clear Sky Hammer / Haotian Hammer — a powerful tool martial soul used for direct combat and hammer techniques 68 70.
• He later fused with Tang Hao's Haotian Hammer, regaining a powerful hammer martial soul and reaching Level 98 414.

Third Martial Soul

Tang San possesses a third martial soul whose first soul skill is Soft Bone—Kneel! 89.

• Used the skill to kneel before Yan Shaozhe while accepting his offer to join the Martial Soul Department 89.

Purple Demon Eyes

Tang San uses eyes that shimmer with purple light to carefully observe his surroundings 40.

• Enhances his awareness while navigating dangerous forests 40.

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San has mastered Tang Sect hidden weapons and ultimate skills to an exceptional degree 76 90.

• Mystic Jade Hand — hardens and empowers his hands for advanced techniques 355.
• Crane Control Capturing Dragon — used to manipulate and suspend a trident in the air 355.
• Guanyin Tears — his ultimate attack; he used an enhanced version after detonating his soul rings against Divine Realm Tang San 337 355.
• Peacock Plume — hidden weapon used to defeat Bei Bei, though Tang San was severely injured in the process 331.

Blue Silver Grass Soul Skills

• Proliferation — Tang San's first soul skill; it produces an overwhelming spread of Blue Silver Grass 40 353 368.
• Blue Silver Entanglement — a self-created skill derived from Entanglement, used to bind opponents with vines 40 353.
• His first soul ring came from a gecko-type soul beast and granted Proliferation 40.

Clear Sky Sect Techniques

Tang San has profound mastery of Clear Sky Sect combat arts 68 90.

• Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique — practiced to an unusually advanced level 68 86.
• Clear Sky Nine Perfections — used against Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei 330 331.
• Great Sumeru Hammer — believed by Xuan Zi to be among Tang San's mastered techniques 328.

Eight Spider Lances

Tang San sought the Eight Spider Lances rather than accepting a Ten Thousand Year soul bone as a New Student Assessment reward 97.

• Can poison opponents; Xu Sanshi was nearly rendered unconscious by the poison 330.
• Possesses a Devouring Ability that helped Tang San absorb the Soul Splitting Centipede's hundred-thousand-year soul ring 293.

Sea God Equipment and Techniques

Tang San wields a Golden Trident and can employ the Sea God Thirteen Halberds 352 354.

• Used Uncertain Wind and Waves during his battle against Divine Realm Tang San 354.
• His trident was expended after his final assault and later claimed by Huo Yuhao 355.

Equipment / Items

• Golden Trident — wielded during the confrontation between the two Tang Sans 352 353.
• Eight Spider Lances — external soul bone and poison-based weapon 97 330.
• Demon Soul Great White Shark soul bone — strengthened his body and allowed him to contend with Divine Realm Tang San's raw power 353.
• Sea God Trident — a divine weapon Tang San intended to use once his cultivation was high enough 262.

Relationships

• Tang Ba — father; Tang San endures Clear Sky Sect trials to help restore his father's status 158 209.
• Tang Hao — later reunites with Tang San and helps him fuse with his Haotian Hammer, sacrificing much of his own origin power 414.
• Yan Shaozhe — Shrek mentor who recruited Tang San into the Martial Soul Department and offered major cultivation resources 89 97.
• Tai Tan — Clear Sky Sect Master who recruits Tang San into the sect and repeatedly administers his harsh assessments 156 209.
• Niu Tian — participates in Tang San's sealed-soul-power training and later takes turns beating him during assessments 248.
• Fourth Elder — escorted Tang San to acquire his sixth soul ring and died buying him time to escape from Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears 290 293.
• Huo Yuhao — hostile rival who refuses Tang San's request for the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Treasure, defeats him in battle, and manipulates his confrontation with Divine Realm Tang San 133 337 352.
• Divine Realm Tang San — Tang San's past self and a God King; the two fight in Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love 353 354.
• Xiao Wu — the person Tang San confesses he loves during Divine Realm Tang San's interrogation 342.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Awakening and Early Cultivation

Tang San reveals his Twin Martial Souls and full innate soul power to Tang Ba, changing their strained relationship into one of pride and affection 22. By the time he reaches Level 20, he travels alone into Sunset Forest to obtain a second soul ring while maintaining his vow to kill only evil soul beasts or those that attack first 40.

Shrek Academy

Tang San arrives in Shrek City and joins Shrek Academy. His bathhouse fight with Dai Huabin exposes his Clear Sky Hammer and Twin Martial Souls to the student body 61 68. He later joins the Martial Soul Department under Yan Shaozhe 89.

Clear Sky Sect Trials

Tai Tan takes Tang San back to the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang San agrees to undertake trials that could reinstate Tang Ba 158. He endures years of increasingly severe training, including having his soul power sealed while Tai Tan and Niu Tian beat him daily; medicinal herbs simultaneously improve his physique 209 248.

Soul-Ring Hunt and Tournament

Tang San obtains his sixth soul ring from the sixty-thousand-year Biluo Ink Flower Vine, reaches the Level 70 bottleneck, and subsequently absorbs the hundred-thousand-year Soul Splitting Centipede soul ring after the Fourth Elder's sacrifice 290 291 293. As Clear Sky Sect captain, he defeats Xu Sanshi using the Eight Spider Lances and Clear Sky Nine Perfections, then defeats Bei Bei with the Peacock Plume 330 331.

Battle with Divine Realm Tang San

Huo Yuhao captures the Divine Realm Tang San and arranges a trial between him and the reborn Tang San, sealing the god's cultivation to create an even contest 352 353. Tang San draws on Tang Sect ultimate skills, the Sea God Thirteen Halberds, corpse poison, and finally detonates his soul rings to defeat Divine Realm Tang San 354 355.

Later Events

Tang San becomes wanted after the massacre at Shrek Academy 384. He later proves his identity to Tang Hao through memories of the waterfall and A Yin's concealed location, then successfully fuses with Tang Hao's Haotian Hammer to reach Level 98 413 414.