Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Tang Sect
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; founder of the Tang Sect
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 10 Soul Master	9	Possesses Innate Full Soul Power and the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul; duels Qin He at Notting Academy.
Level 28	50	Reaches Level 28 at age eleven; his Tang Sect hidden weapons allow him to challenge stronger opponents.
Level 30 Great Soul Master	258	Has not yet obtained his third Soul Ring when he confronts the Titan Giant Ape through persuasion.
Level 41	516	At age fifteen, remains powerful for his age but has been surpassed by many peers who benefited from Qin He's works.
Level 70 Soul Sage	644	Breaks through after a period of cultivation and receives the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core from Tang San.
Soul Douluo	644	Advances after enduring Bo Saixi's test for the duration of one incense stick as a Level 70 Soul Sage.
Titled Douluo	644	Advances after Tang San becomes a god.
Level 150 God / God King	627 628	Holds the Sea God and Asura God divine positions after ten thousand years; still loses to Qin He in a single move.

Background / History

At six years old, Tang San attends Notting Academy with the ambition of establishing a Tang Sect in Douluo Continent. He possesses Innate Full Soul Power and refuses to acknowledge anyone else as “boss.” Qin He's arrival and acclaim leave Tang San feeling ignored, beginning his grudge against him 4 7.

Tang San challenges Qin He despite their equal stated Level 10 cultivation. His Blue Silver Grass bindings are dispelled with ease, and Qin He's White Tiger Sky Thunder Strike sends him flying; Tang San is only slightly injured. Qin He nevertheless publicly calls him his strongest opponent, concealing the disparity in their strength 8 9.

He later enters Shrek Academy in the belief that it may offer a path to surpass Qin He, though Qin He's name visibly unsettles him. There he meets Dai Mubai, a Level 37 Soul Elder and senior student 78.

Tang San discovers that his father, Tang Hao, is not an ordinary village blacksmith but a powerful figure. The revelation gives him relief that he too possesses a powerful family background 157.

After ten thousand years, Tang San returns as a dual-Godhood God King. He challenges Qin He in the Star Dou Great Forest after Qin He interrupts his attempt to propose to Xiao Wu, but Qin He defeats him with one casual move. Tang San's spilled Source Divine Blood revitalizes the forest 628 629.

Appearance

Tang San is initially depicted as a clean-featured youth in a black robe. In later descriptions, he is portrayed as a burly, muscular man with a strongly masculine presence 7 490.

• Clean-featured appearance in his youth 7
• Wears a black robe at Notting Academy 7
• Later described as broad and muscular 490

Personality

Tang San is proud, ambitious, and intensely competitive. He considers himself a man of iron will, resents being overlooked, and is determined to prove himself against Qin He 4 7.

His confidence rests heavily on his transmigrator identity, Tang Sect inheritance, and rapid Soul Power recovery. This can become overconfidence, particularly when he believes his regenerating Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons guarantee victory 51.

He is also resourceful and manipulative under pressure. During the Titan Giant Ape incident, he attempts to redirect the Soul Beast's hostility toward Qin He by claiming Qin He plans to enslave the Star Dou Great Forest's Soul Beasts 258.

Repeated comparisons with Qin He leave him insecure. He considers destroying his Mysterious Heaven Skill manuals after judging them inferior to Qin He's cultivation method, struggles to seek Qin He's help due to pride, and later feels left behind by Qin He's influence 137 458 497.

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San's primary Martial Soul manifests as blue vines capable of binding opponents.

• Can entangle targets with Blue Silver Grass vines 8
• Uses Death Entanglement as an ultimate binding technique 8
• Vines can regenerate repeatedly so long as he retains Soul Power 51
• Is ineffective against opponents whose power greatly exceeds his own; Qin He's Martial Soul disperses the vines immediately 8

Parasitism

A Soul Skill used alongside Blue Silver Grass during his battle with Xiao Chenyu 51.

• Forms part of his high-level control-oriented offense 51
• Can pressure an opponent by repeatedly restoring destroyed vines 51

Tang Sect Secret Techniques

Tang San carries over techniques from the Tang Sect of his previous life, including hidden-weapon manuals and the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

• The Mysterious Heaven Skill grants faster Soul Power recovery than ordinary Soul Masters possess 51
• Uses the Purple Demon Eyes, though they cannot react in time to Xiao Chenyu's Great Wolf Ball 53
• Uses Crane Control Capturing Dragon and Mysterious Jade Hand techniques 355
• Possesses the Xuantian Treasure Record / Mysterious Heaven Skill cultivation inheritance 51 137

Hidden Weapons

Tang San regards Tang Sect hidden weapons as a decisive trump card.

• Keeps hidden weapons at his waist and prepares to draw one when threatened 157
• Their destructive power is widely recognized by his peers 51
• Tang Sect weapons, especially the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, later prove effective in large-scale warfare; advanced weapons can injure Gods 618

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses the Clear Sky Hammer in addition to Blue Silver Grass.

• Uses the Clear Sky Hammer to counter Feng Xiaotian's Gale Demon Wolf Swordplay when Blue Silver Grass is cut apart 355
• Is described wielding the Clear Sky Hammer as a large, muscular combatant 490

Dual Godhood

By the time of Qin He's return, Tang San possesses the Sea God and Asura God divine positions.

• Releases divine power powerful enough to blow apart the clouds 628
• Reaches Level 150 after ten thousand years of growth 628
• His Source Divine Blood revitalizes the Star Dou Great Forest after Qin He's attack 628
• His dual Godhood does not prevent Qin He from defeating him in one move 628 629

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Hidden weapons — Tang Sect weapons carried at his waist 9 157
• Xuantian Treasure Record / Mysterious Heaven Skill manuals — inherited Tang Sect cultivation texts Tang San nearly burns 137
• Zhuge Repeating Crossbow — a Tang Sect weapon central to the sect's later military effectiveness 618
• Clear Sky Hammer — Tang San's second Martial Soul 355

Relationships

• Qin He — Rival whom Tang San repeatedly seeks to surpass; Qin He defeats him at Notting Academy and again as a God King ten thousand years later 8 628 629.
• Tang Hao — Father; Tang San learns that the blacksmith he believed ordinary is a powerful figure 157.
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and Grandmaster; Tang San seeks his encouragement and guidance 38 136.
• Dai Mubai — Shrek senior and companion; convinces Tang San not to burn his cultivation manuals and later attempts to comfort him after Qin He's return 78 137 634.
• Xiao Wu — Tang San intends to propose to her after ten thousand years, but she reacts coldly to his challenge of Qin He and advises him to grow stronger 628.
• Xiao Chenyu — Early academy opponent; Tang San defeats him in the Multi-Academy Tournament, though Xiao Chenyu's mutated Soul Skill briefly catches him off guard 50 53.
• Dugu Bo — Friend and Tang Sect elder who aids Tang San during the Battle of Jialing Pass 415.
• Tailong — Recurrent opponent whose resentment intensifies after further defeats by Tang San 427.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notting Academy Rivalry

Tang San's resentment of Qin He's recognition drives him to challenge the fellow Innate Full Soul Power student. His defeat establishes the continuing imbalance at the center of their rivalry 4 8.

Multi-Academy Tournament

At Level 28, Tang San faces Xiao Chenyu in the tournament's first round. He uses Blue Silver Grass to entangle and defeat him, though Xiao Chenyu's mutated Great Wolf Ball exposes Tang San's limits in reaction speed 50 53.

Shrek Academy and Cultivation Crisis

After joining Shrek, Tang San loses confidence in his inherited Mysterious Heaven Skill when compared with Qin He's contemplation method. Dai Mubai stops him from burning his manuals 78 137.

Star Dou Great Forest

During the Titan Giant Ape's attack, Tang San tries to manipulate the beast into targeting Qin He. His attempt initially gains the Ape's attention, but the creature attacks him when he begins to identify himself 258 259.

Godhood and Qin He's Return

Tang San becomes a Level 150 dual-Godhood God King, then confronts Qin He upon his return after ten thousand years. His confidence collapses after Qin He defeats him instantly, leaving Tang San questioning the value of his efforts and seeking reassurance from his former Shrek companions 627 628 629 634.