Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Third Brother
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Shrek Seven Devils
Occupation/Role	Student; Control System Battle Soul Master 8
Status	Active 89
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 29 Control System Battle Soul Master	8	Introduces himself at Shrek Academy's fourth test; his Martial Soul is the Blue Silver Pig.
Third Soul Ring	33	Absorbs the over-two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring despite severe pain and bodily strain.
External Soul Bone: Eight Chrysanthemum Spear	34	Gains an External Soul Bone after the absorption; the expected Eight Spider Lances are altered into Eight Chrysanthemum Spears.
Soul Elder	55	Is identified as having reached Soul Elder level.

Background / History

Tang San practiced the Tang Sect's Mysterious Jade Hand from childhood. The technique altered the bones of his hands enough that Flender could not determine his bone age through a normal palm examination. During an earlier hunt for his first Soul Ring, Great Master Yu misjudged a Mandala Snake's strength; Tang San ultimately killed it with Hidden Weapons and detoxified Yu himself. 2 20

He enrolled at Shrek Academy alongside Xiao Wu. At his entrance examination, Shen He altered the narration surrounding Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, causing it to manifest instead as a Blue Silver Pig. The mutation drew widespread ridicule, though Tang San still qualified for admission as a Soul Grand Master with two hundred-year Soul Rings. 3

Appearance

Tang San is initially described as unremarkable. His most distinctive visual trait is his mutated Martial Soul rather than his own appearance. 2 3

• Blue Silver Pig Martial Soul — A blue, over-one-foot-long pig covered in Blue Silver Grass-like branch and leaf patterns. 3
• Pig-tail vine — Its tail resembles a Blue Silver Grass vine and continuously wags. 3
• Eight Chrysanthemum Spear — Eight chrysanthemum-like indentations emerge on his back after he gains his External Soul Bone. 34

Personality

Tang San is proud of his strength and initially treats other applicants with open disdain. Even after the Blue Silver Pig mutation humiliates him publicly, he remains determined to prove himself. 3 5

He is deeply concerned with reputation and reacts strongly when his image, methods, or authority are challenged. This concern drives both his public confrontation with Great Master Yu over the stolen Mysterious Heaven Skill and his willingness to use questionable methods to gain an advantage. 25 53 56

Tang San favors unorthodox tactics. He considers surrendering opponents, indiscriminate poison attacks, and humiliating distractions to be legitimate combat strategy, even when these actions alienate teammates or spectators. 36 41 87

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Pig Martial Soul

Tang San's mutated Martial Soul is a Blue Silver Grass-patterned pig with unusual autonomy and combat ability. It repeatedly expresses disdain for Tang San but still protects him in battle. 3 10 32

• Functions as a Control System Martial Soul. 8
• Uses Web Restraint to immobilize opponents during the Sanwu Combination's Soul Battles. 35
• Demonstrates exceptional agility through Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, evading attacks in tight spaces. 15 32
• Can employ Mysterious Jade Hand through its hooves. 86
• Defeated a Man Faced Demon Spider through a rapid combo sequence while Tang San was protecting Great Master Yu. 32
• Its attacks include tail gas potent enough for opponents to treat as a dangerous area-of-effect hazard. 15 36

Tang Sect Arts

Tang San retains several techniques from the Tang Sect.

• Mysterious Jade Hand — Reinforces his hands and altered their bone structure from childhood. 2
• Mysterious Heaven Skill — A Soul Power circulation method later copied by Great Master Yu and repackaged as the “Yoga Divine Skill.” 46 56
• Purple Demon Eye — Allows him to track the Soul Devouring Charm Snake's movements while using Hidden Weapons. 24
• Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer — A blacksmithing technique Tang San demonstrates at a blacksmith shop. 44

Hidden Weapons

Tang San is highly skilled in concealed weapon use, accurately targeting enemy weak points while releasing multiple projectiles in rapid succession. 20 24

• Willow Leaf Saber
• Flying Locust Stone
• Money Dart
• Bone-Piercing Nail
• Sleeve Arrow 24

Eight Chrysanthemum Spear

Tang San's External Soul Bone originated from the Man Faced Demon Spider but manifested as the Eight Chrysanthemum Spear after Shen He's intervention. 34

• Releases poisonous gas over a wide area. 36
• Its poison affects enemies, allies, and even spectators, making it difficult to use safely in team combat. 36 41

Musical Distraction

Tang San uses a harp during team training. His randomly selected songs confuse Dai Mubai and disrupt his willingness to attack, despite Tang San having virtually no musical knowledge. 15 16

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Harp — Used during the confrontation against Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun. 15 16
• Hidden Weapons — Includes darts, needles, throwing blades, and Sleeve Arrows. 24
• Soul Tool — Used to store Great Master Yu's copied Mysterious Heaven Skill manuscript. 46
• Liu Bei Book — Pages from the book are thrown at Dugu Yan as a distraction, provoking outrage from the female students whose names appear within it. 86 87

Relationships

• Xiao Wu — Close companion and Sanwu Combination partner. Tang San is protective of her, while Xiao Wu later joins others in beating him after the Liu Bei Book incident. 2 35 87
• Tang Hao — Father. Tang Hao reveals himself as the Clear Sky Douluo to protect Tang San from execution and later faces the Martial Soul Hall to protect him. 12 55 91
• Great Master Yu (Yu Xiaogang) — Tang San's original teacher. Their relationship collapses after Yu copies the Mysterious Heaven Skill for personal fame; Tang San publicly exposes and attacks him. 46 53 56
• Shen He — Dean of Shrek Academy and a frequent antagonist in Tang San's life. Shen He causes the Blue Silver Pig mutation, exposes Tang San's deceptions, and turns Tang San's attempted apprenticeship into an enforced acknowledgment of Shen He as his “father.” 3 79 80
• Blue Silver Pig — Tang San's Martial Soul. Though loyal in critical moments, it often looks down on Tang San and appears more capable than its master. 10 32 33
• Dugu Yan — Rival for the Control System position on the competition team. Tang San defeats her composure with Liu Bei Book pages, triggering the later beating. 86 87
• Dai Mubai — Fellow Shrek student and recurring opponent in training. Dai defeats Tang San after closing the distance and knocking him unconscious. 14 17
• Zhao Wuji — Shrek teacher who easily defeats Tang San during the fourth entrance test. Tang Hao later punishes Zhao Wuji over Tang San's treatment. 8 10 12

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Shrek Academy entrance — Arrives with Xiao Wu, undergoes Flender's humiliating bone-age examination, and has his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul changed into the Blue Silver Pig. 2 3
• Fourth test and early training — Faces Zhao Wuji, loses decisively, then becomes captain of a training team with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing. 8 10 14 17
• Man Faced Demon Spider hunt — The Blue Silver Pig defeats the spider, after which Tang San absorbs its Soul Ring and gains the Eight Chrysanthemum Spear External Soul Bone. 32 34
• Great Soul Arena battles — Forms the Sanwu Combination with Xiao Wu, uses Web Restraint in combat, and gains notoriety after kneeling to opponents and releasing poisonous gas across a team match. 35 36
• Hidden Weapon business — Helps Great Master Yu sell Hidden Weapons after damage to the Great Soul Arena creates a major debt. 43
• Yoga Divine Skill conflict — Discovers that Great Master Yu copied his Mysterious Heaven Skill, confronts him publicly, and is saved from arrest by Tang Hao. 46 53 55 56
• Break with Great Master Yu — Following the Heaven Dou City fallout, Tang San and Yu flee together. Tang San later declares that he will sever ties with Yu and seeks Shen He as a new teacher. 71 79 80
• Competition-team dispute — Challenges Dugu Yan for the Control System position, uses the Liu Bei Book tactic, and is subsequently beaten by a group of female Soul Masters. 86 87
• Poison-pill scheme — Works with Great Master Yu to trick Shen He into taking a diarrhea-inducing pill, only for Shen He to gain several Soul Power levels from it instead. 88 89

Notable Quotes

“You don't need to help. I want to let this snake know how powerful Tang San is!” 24

“This is normal combat!” 87