Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tang San
Alias(es)	Little San; Shrek Number Eight 5 88
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy; Shrek Academy 5 24 47
Occupation/Role	Control System Spirit Master; Shrek Academy student and later substitute team member 47 176
Status	Active; participates in the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament 213
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power; reduced to approximately Level 8–9	2, 7	Gu Xuan's Demon Contract splits Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power; Tang San later replenishes part of the loss through the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
Level 10 Soul Power	12	Reaches the threshold for his first Spirit Ring after Yu Xiaogang's special training and Spirit Medicines.
First Spirit Ring	16	Absorbs a white ring from an approximately 80–90-year Blood-Patterned Morning Glory.
Mysterious Heaven Skill, second tier	19	Has advanced to the second level by his encounter with Dai Mubai.
Level 27; two Spirit Rings	20	Arrives in Suotuo City as a two-ring Spirit Tool Master; ring configuration is one white and one yellow.
Level 28; two Spirit Rings	32	Challenges Meng Yiran while newly advanced to Level 28.
Level 30	123, 130	Reaches Level 30 after consuming Spirit Medicines and later endures the absorption process for a third ring.
Third Spirit Ring	130	Successfully absorbs a 1,100-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring; the Six Emperors Pill saves him from its excess energy, while forced talent depletion makes future cultivation harder.
Level 35	176	Reaches Level 35 after three months of Yu Xiaogang's medicine-assisted training.
Temporary Level 38	204	Takes two Spirit Medicines before a tournament match, temporarily raising his Soul Power to Level 38; the resulting Soul Power is unstable.

Background / History

Tang San was subjected to Gu Xuan's Demon Contract during Spirit Awakening. The contract consumed one year of his lifespan and split his Innate Full Soul Power, though he later recovered part of the lost Soul Power through daily cultivation of the Mysterious Heaven Skill. 2 7

At Nuoding Academy, Tang San felt an immediate sense of affinity toward Yu Xiaogang. He voluntarily knelt, kowtowed three times, and accepted Yu Xiaogang as his master, treating the relationship as one between father and son. 5 6

Yu Xiaogang trained Tang San toward Level 10 and led him into the Soul Hunting Forest for his first Spirit Ring. Tang San killed a Blood-Patterned Morning Glory with a short sword from his Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night and absorbed its ring, evolving his Blue Silver Grass into Blue Silver Flower. 12 16 17

Personality

Tang San is intensely devoted to Yu Xiaogang. He accepts his master's instructions readily, worries for his well-being in dangerous situations, and repeatedly frames their bond in filial terms. 6 128 130

He is determined to prove himself, but his confidence often exceeds his assessment of opponents. He stands against Dai Mubai despite a ten-level Soul Power gap, challenges the stronger Meng Yiran, and repeatedly seeks opportunities to distinguish himself in battle. These decisions frequently leave him injured, defeated, or blamed by teammates. 20 21 32 185

In combat, Tang San can be observant and adaptive. He identifies weaknesses in the Man Faced Demon Spider's web supply, combines hidden weapons with both Martial Souls, and later counters Blue Sunshine Academy's fusion skill through Purple Demon Eyes. 126 213

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass / Blue Silver Flower

Tang San's primary Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, which becomes a tougher, thorned Blue Silver Flower after his first Spirit Ring. Its pollen carries a weak poisonous effect. 17 20

• Blue Silver Death Bind / Blue Silver Bind — summons Blue Silver Grass to restrain targets; its binding effect is paired with the flower's pollen poison. 17 58
• Parasite — grows Blue Silver Grass directly from an opponent's body to bind them without warning. 58
• The spirit is vulnerable against sufficiently powerful attacks; Yu Tianheng breaks Tang San's bind with ease. 86
• Tang San is classified as a Control System Spirit Master due to its restraining role. 17 47

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang San's second Martial Soul is the Clear Sky Hammer, an offensive Weapon Spirit whose existence restores his confidence after Yu Xiaogang reveals it to him. 40

• At Level 30, the hammer weighs approximately 500 jin even without Spirit Ring abilities. 126
• Tang San can enlarge and empower it by pouring in Soul Power, using its weight to damage the Man Faced Demon Spider's carapace. 126
• He has also thrown it as a hidden-weapon-style attack. 126

Mysterious Heaven Skill and Tang Sect Secret Arts

Tang San cultivates the Mysterious Heaven Skill to restore and increase Soul Power while supplementing his Martial Soul techniques with Tang Sect methods. 7 11

• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — evasive movement technique used to rapidly reposition or dodge attacks. 32 58
• Mysterious Jade Hand — hand technique used alongside his close-range grappling. 58
• Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon — redirects force and throws opponents; Tang San uses it against Wang Sheng and in the Spirit Arena. 7 58
• His Mysterious Heaven Skill did not advance upon absorbing his first Spirit Ring, remaining at its first-tier bottleneck until later. 17 19

Purple Demon Eyes

Tang San can turn his eyes purple-gold and amplify the Purple Demon Eyes to counter enemy techniques. 20 213

• He uses the technique to disrupt Blue Sunshine Academy's Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, causing a Spirit Ability Backlash among its users. 213

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night — storage item containing his short sword and other tools. 16
• Short sword — used to kill the Blood-Patterned Morning Glory. 16
• Hidden weapons — used against the Man Faced Demon Spider's eyes to test and exploit its web limitation. 126
• Six Emperors Pill — remains within his body and absorbs excess energy during his third-ring absorption, saving his life. 130

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang — Master and father figure. Tang San formally becomes his disciple through a kneeling salute and later declares himself Yu Xiaogang's son while saving his life. 6 128
• Gu Xuan — Fellow Holy Spirit Village student and frequent source of antagonism. Gu Xuan's system causes Tang San to sign the Demon Contract, and Gu Xuan later treats Tang San's struggles with indifference and mockery. 2 16 17
• Dai Mubai — Hostile fellow Shrek student. Dai defeats Tang San during their first encounter, and Tang San later reacts fearfully when they meet again at Shrek's entrance examination. 20 21 24
• Oscar — Shrek teammate whose chance at the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's Soul Ring is lost after Tang San's defeat by Meng Yiran. 32
• Flender — Shrek Academy's dean. He assists Tang San during the Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring absorption and later reveals the cost of Yu Xiaogang's forced advancement method. 129 130
• Tang Hao — Tang San's father; Old Jack requires Tang Hao's approval before Tang San can attend Nuoding Academy. 3
• Meng Yiran — Rival Spirit Master who defeats Tang San in their duel over the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. 32
• Yu Tianheng — Imperial Dou Team captain whose Thunderous Strike breaks Tang San's restraint and severely injures him during the team battle. 86 88

Story Role / Major Arcs

Nuoding Academy and First Spirit Ring

• Enters Nuoding Academy alongside Gu Xuan and accepts Yu Xiaogang as his master. 5 6
• Defeats Wang Sheng twice through Tang Sect techniques during a dormitory confrontation. 7
• Reaches Level 10, obtains his first ring, and gains Blue Silver Death Bind. 12 16 17

Shrek Academy Entry

• Confronts Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel but is outmatched by Dai's Level 37 Soul Power and White Tiger Martial Soul. 20 21
• Passes Shrek's initial entrance screening at Level 27, but later fails the assessment after an embarrassing stumble toward Dai Mubai. 24 27
• Is nevertheless introduced to the academy as Yu Xiaogang's personal disciple. 38 47

Spirit Arena Training

• Loses to Meng Yiran, costing Oscar the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's thousand-year Soul Ring and earning Zhao Wuji's reprimand. 32 33
• Is initially left without a 2v2 partner because the other students are unwilling to team with him. 48
• Competes in solo Spirit Arena duels using Blue Silver Bind and Parasite, but struggles against opponents whose weapons and range overcome his control techniques. 58 61
• Joins the Shrek lineup against the Imperial Dou Team, where Yu Tianheng easily destroys his Blue Silver Grass restraint. 86

Sunset Forest and Third Spirit Ring

• Reaches Level 30 through Spirit Medicines but develops uncontrollable Evil Fire, causing him to leave camp and attract danger. 123 124
• Battles the Man Faced Demon Spider with Blue Silver Grass, hidden weapons, and the Clear Sky Hammer. 126
• Helps save Yu Xiaogang after the spider's poison critically injures him, then absorbs a 1,100-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring as his third ring. 128 129 130

Spirit Master Tournament

• Becomes a Level 35 substitute member of the Shrek Team after intensive medicine-assisted training. 176
• Falls behind the main team, who have already reached Level 40 through means unknown to him. 178
• Temporarily reaches Level 38 through additional Spirit Medicines during the tournament. 204
• Uses amplified Purple Demon Eyes to break Blue Sunshine Academy's Seven-in-One Fusion Skill. 213

Notable Quotes

“A teacher for a day is a father for life!” 6

“There are no useless spirits, only useless spirit masters!” 21

“Teacher, you have no children. From today onwards, I, Tang San, will be your son!” 128