Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Little San; Third Brother
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Notting Academy; Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Soul Master student; blacksmith; hidden-weapon maker
Status	Alive 79
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Spirit Power	1–2	Awakened the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul; concealed his second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.
First Soul Ring	11	Killed and absorbed a just-over-hundred-year Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast, gaining a yellow Soul Ring.
First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Entanglement	14	Uses Blue Silver Grass to bind opponents; can cast it more than thirty times due to its low Soul Power consumption.
Level 30 Soul Power	48	Advanced from level 29 to level 30 after enduring Raiden Shogun's cooking while attempting to retain its effects.
Third Soul Ring	49	Failed to absorb a ten-thousand-year Poison Tail Scorpion ring; after Raiden Shogun interrupted the absorption, he received an extremely weak, single-digit white Soul Ring instead.
Three-ring Soul Elder	70	His ring configuration is shown as two yellow rings and one white ring.

Background / History

Tang San was born in Holy Soul Village as Tang Hao's son. At age six, he attended the village Martial Soul awakening ceremony alongside Starry Sky. Unlike Starry Sky, who socialized easily with the other children, Tang San kept his distance and regarded them with disdain. His simple clothes, tanned skin, and short black hair reflected his upbringing in the village. 1

He awakened Innate Full Spirit Power and the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. He also sensed a second Martial Soul—the Clear Sky Hammer—but chose to conceal it after seeing Starry Sky's three martial souls. Tang Hao dismissed the Blue Silver Grass as worthless and expected Tang San to remain a blacksmith. 2

At Notting Academy, Tang San became Yu Xiaogang's disciple after the latter identified his Twin Martial Souls. Tang San saw Yu Xiaogang as a powerful and knowledgeable patron, particularly because he lacked support at home. 6 7

Tang San accompanied Yu Xiaogang into the Soul Hunting Forest to acquire his first Soul Ring. When they were pursued by a Mandala Snake, he used Tang Sect techniques to defend them, but kept his more unusual capabilities concealed from Starry Sky's group. After Yu Xiaogang was poisoned and incapacitated, Tang San independently located, killed, and absorbed a Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast's ring. 10 11

Appearance

As a child, Tang San is described as having healthy tanned skin, neat short black hair, and simple clothing. 1

• Carries himself with a reserved, often aloof demeanor around peers. 1 6
• Later bears a red scar on his forehead after events involving Shrek Academy. 40
• Is seen working with a blacksmith's hammer in Notting City. 15

Personality

Tang San is ambitious, proud, and highly conscious of status. He initially considers himself superior to the other children of Holy Soul Village due to his memories and knowledge from his previous life, making him noticeably unsociable. 1 6

He is intensely determined to become stronger and resents being underestimated. This drives him to pursue Soul Rings, forge hidden weapons, endure Raiden Shogun's dangerous cooking, and attempt to absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring beyond his limits. 11 15 46 49

Tang San places great importance on reputation, especially the honor of his Tang Sect background. While escaping the Mandala Snake, he considered abandoning Yu Xiaogang but worried that doing so would damage his reputation if the incident became known. 10

Despite this self-interest, he is deeply loyal to Yu Xiaogang as his teacher. He repeatedly defends Yu Xiaogang's reputation, challenges Yu Yuanzhen over Yu Xiaogang's expulsion from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and swears to seek justice for him after twenty years. 20 70

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

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

• His publicly revealed Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass. 1 2
• He keeps the Clear Sky Hammer hidden from Su Yuntao and later from most others. 2 23
• His father, Tang Hao, considers the Blue Silver Grass weak, while Starry Sky identifies its potential to become Blue Silver Emperor. 2 23

Blue Silver Entanglement

Tang San's first Soul Skill creates Blue Silver Grass bindings around a target.

• Obtained from a Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast's Soul Ring. 11 14
• Can restrain or repeatedly disrupt opponents. 14
• Boss Xiao can break the bindings through raw strength. 14
• Its low Soul Power cost allows Tang San to use it more than thirty times. 14

Tang Sect Secret Arts

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

• Uses hidden-weapon throwing techniques with radishes, stones, and other small projectiles against the Mandala Snake. 10
• Uses Crane Control Capturing Dragon to draw pebbles into his hand before firing them at an opponent. 10
• Possesses the Mysterious Heaven Skill, whose progress improved after his Martial Soul awakening. 2
• Knows poison and acupressure methods, but avoids openly using them when doing so would expose knowledge inappropriate for a child. 10

Hidden Weapons

Tang San forges and employs concealed weapons, often enhanced with poison.

• Uses a dagger after Blue Silver Entanglement fails to subdue Boss Xiao. 14
• Begins forging hidden weapons after working as a blacksmith in Notting City. 15
• Poisons Yu Tianheng during the conflict involving the Shrek students and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. 39
• Injures a Soul Emperor in Spirit City with poisoned hidden weapons, though the poison is later neutralized. 70 71

Blacksmithing

Tang San works as a blacksmith and applies his previous-life experience to the trade.

• Earns the respect of adult blacksmiths through his skill and professionalism. 15
• Helps Starry Sky construct a giant peach frame while working in Notting City. 15
• Uses his craft to create hidden weapons and later makes specialized plugs and Chrysanthemum Iron-Lock Pants for the Shrek group. 47 49

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Blue Silver Grass — primary revealed Martial Soul. 1 14
• Clear Sky Hammer — concealed second Martial Soul. 2 23
• Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges — storage soul tool used to carry radishes and other items. 10
• Dagger — used to force Boss Xiao's surrender. 14
• Hidden weapons — forged projectiles and poison-delivery tools. 15 39 70
• Chrysanthemum Iron-Lock Pants — iron briefs used in an attempt to retain the effects of Raiden Shogun's cooking. 48 49

Relationships

• Tang Hao — father; negligent and dismissive of Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. Tang Hao is killed by Raiden Shogun, while Starry Sky conceals the truth from Tang San. 2 22 23
• Yu Xiaogang — teacher and master; Tang San reveres him as a father figure and defends him against Yu Yuanzhen. 6 7 20
• Starry Sky — fellow Holy Soul Village child, occasional ally, and source of Tang San's jealousy and inferiority. Starry Sky kills the Mandala Snake Tang San had wanted as a Soul Ring, later employs him as a blacksmith, and conceals Tang Hao's death from him. 2 10 15 23
• Xiao Wu — Dorm Seven companion and friend; Tang San comforts her after her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast identity is exposed. 7 14 23
• Yu Yuanzhen — Yu Xiaogang's father and the target of Tang San's twenty-year vow to seek justice for his teacher. 20
• Shrek Seven Devils — teammates who rely on Tang San's hidden weapons and later join him in attempts to obtain benefits from Raiden Shogun's cooking. 47 49
• Zhu Zhuqing — Tang San seeks greater power partly to regain dignity and impress her. 47

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notting Academy and Yu Xiaogang's Disciple

Tang San enters Notting Academy as a work-study student, meets Yu Xiaogang, and immediately becomes his disciple. He later tests Blue Silver Entanglement against Boss Xiao, combining repeated bindings with a dagger to force a surrender. 6 14

Soul Hunting Forest Incident

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang are nearly killed by a Mandala Snake after entering the Soul Hunting Forest without adequate support. Tang San protects Yu Xiaogang with improvised projectiles, but loses the Mandala Snake Soul Ring when Starry Sky destroys it with lightning. He instead absorbs a weak hundred-year Blue Silver Grass ring. 8 11

Twenty-Year Agreement

After learning that Yu Yuanzhen expelled Yu Xiaogang from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Tang San publicly vows to challenge the clan and seek justice for his teacher in twenty years. 20

“Give me twenty years! In twenty years, I will definitely go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to seek justice for my teacher!” 20

Shrek's Pursuit of Raiden Shogun's Cooking

Tang San repeatedly endures Raiden Shogun's cooking in the hope that it will improve his cultivation. He reaches level 30 after one attempt, but subsequent efforts result in severe injury, humiliation, and a failed ten-thousand-year Soul Ring absorption that leaves him with a sub-ten-year third ring. 46 49

Spirit City Conflict

Tang San travels to Spirit City with Yu Xiaogang and Shrek Academy students after hearing that Raiden Shogun's food can improve cultivation. Upon recognizing her, he attempts to warn others about the food's side effects, but Raiden Shogun's followers treat the warning as slander. He attacks a Soul Emperor with poisoned hidden weapons, is overpowered, and is captured alongside his companions. 69 71

Public Punishment

Tang San and his companions are beaten and humiliated by Spirit City's populace for allegedly insulting Raiden Shogun. While restrained, they are caught in the chaos caused by Lala Mushroom-laced food and sent flying with the surrounding Soul Masters. 77 79