Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Third Brother
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nuoding Academy (formerly); Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Control System Soul Master; Hidden Weapon master; former Tang Sect disciple
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	1	Awakens Blue Silver Grass as his Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power.
First Soul Ring / Rank 13	10 16 17	Obtains a Mandala Snake first ring, strengthening Blue Silver Grass's toughness and toxicity; uses Blue Silver Bind. His soul power reaches level 13.
Second Soul Ring	19	Absorbs a 750-year Ghost Face Spider ring, close to the theoretical limit for a second ring; gains Spider Web Restraint.
Rank 30	60 69	Reaches level 30 at age twelve and a half through sustained cultivation.
Third Soul Ring	91	Absorbs a Cave Demon Spider ring and gains the group-control skill Blue Silver Prison Cage.

Background / History

Tang San grew up in Holy Spirit Village with his father, Tang Hao. Following his Martial Soul awakening, the villagers celebrate that the village has produced another Soul Master, while Tang San is visibly uncomfortable with the attention. His Blue Silver Grass is regarded as a weak Martial Soul despite his Innate Full Soul Power. 1

Before departing for Nuoding Academy, Tang San repays Yu Cheng for past debts and considers their friendship effectively over, believing that his future as a Soul Master has created an unbridgeable gap between them. 2 At Nuoding, he becomes a Work-Study Student and clashes with the gatekeeper after being insulted. Yu Xiaogang intervenes after seeing proof of Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power and takes him as a disciple. 6

Tang San rises to prominence during the conflict between Nuoding Academy's Work-Study Students and noble students. He defeats multiple senior students with his Tang Sect arts and Blue Silver Bind, then brutally beats Xiao Chenyu after being told that Xiao Chenyu had insulted Xiao Wu and threatened him. The academy's students begin addressing him as “Third Brother.” 10 Xiao Chenyu later dies from his injuries, leading to Tang San's arrest by City Lord Xiao Dachuan. 11

While imprisoned alongside Yu Xiaogang, Tang San confronts the limits of his strength and fears the authority of the city government. 12 A masked Tang Hao rescues them after eliminating the City Lord's Mansion threat. Tang San kneels before the unknown rescuer and vows to repay his life-saving grace. 14

After losing a duel with Yu Cheng over the Ghost Vine, Tang San refuses to accept being surpassed. He later secures the more powerful Ghost Face Spider as his second ring and resolves to challenge Yu Cheng again. 18 19 Yu Cheng's later success and Whale Rubber Theory repeatedly leave Tang San conflicted: he is happy for his former friend, but resentful that Yu Cheng receives recognition and opportunities Tang San believes should have been his. 23 26

Tang San eventually travels to Suotuo City with Xiao Wu and reunites with Yu Cheng. He enters Shrek Academy, where he continues pursuing strength despite feeling pressured by Yu Cheng's evolved Blue Silver Grass and superior Soul Ring configuration. 68 70 75

Appearance

Tang San is initially described as thin and frail-looking. By his reunion with Yu Cheng in Suotuo City, he has grown noticeably taller and stronger, with fairer skin and none of his former scrawny appearance. 10 68

• Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Usually carries concealed Hidden Weapons.
• Possesses a Soul Tool belt given by Yu Xiaogang. 71
• Has two yellow Soul Rings before obtaining his third purple Soul Ring. 68 91

Personality

Tang San is reserved and uncomfortable with public attention, having been cold and solitary since childhood. 1 11 He is intensely diligent, maintaining years of daily cultivation and taking pride in the effort behind his advancement. 69

He is fiercely protective of Xiao Wu and readily becomes violent when he believes she has been harmed or humiliated. This devotion drives him to severely injure Dai Mubai after Xiao Wu is hurt and to pursue the Titan Giant Ape alone after it takes her away. 68 90

Tang San is highly competitive, especially toward Yu Cheng. Yu Cheng's achievements repeatedly provoke envy, self-doubt, and frustration over Tang San's own Soul Ring choices, though Tang San ultimately recommits himself to relying on his own abilities and Tang Sect arts. 23 70 78

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San wields Blue Silver Grass as a Control System Martial Soul, using its vines to restrict enemies and shape the battlefield.

• Can deploy tough vines to bind opponents with Blue Silver Bind. 10 17
• Uses Blue Silver Grass defensively to protect himself and strategically limit an opponent's movement. 77
• His first ring enhances the Martial Soul's toughness and toxicity through the Mandala Snake's attributes. 16

Spider Web Restraint

Tang San's second Soul Skill creates a large, barbed Blue Silver Grass net.

• Formed from his 750-year Ghost Face Spider Soul Ring. 19
• Produces a web more than three meters across. 19
• Carries toxin capable of eroding Soul Power. 23
• Can be fired three times in succession. 23

Blue Silver Prison Cage

Tang San's third Soul Skill is a powerful group-control ability acquired from a Cave Demon Spider. 91

• Designed to restrain multiple targets rather than only one opponent. 91

Mysterious Heaven Skill and Tang Sect Arts

Tang San retains Tang Sect techniques from his past life, using internal energy and specialized martial arts to compensate for Blue Silver Grass's perceived weaknesses.

• Mysterious Heaven Skill — circulates internal energy and supports Tang San's cultivation and recovery. 2 29
• Mysterious Jade Hand — hardens his hands for combat. 10
• Purple Demon Eye — enhances his vision and perception. 10
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — a rapid movement technique used to evade and reposition. 10 17
• Uses these arts alongside Blue Silver Grass to defeat Zhu Zhuqing's speed and clone techniques in a spirit fight. 77

Hidden Weapons

Tang San is a skilled creator and user of concealed weapons, treating them as a decisive advantage independent of his Martial Soul.

• Sleeve Arrow — concealed weapon worn on his left wrist. 23
• Godly Zhuge Crossbow — Iron Essence crossbow holding forty-eight bolts and firing in three volleys; within fifty meters, it can pierce metal and stone. 17
• Bone-Piercing Nail — used alongside the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to severely injure Dai Mubai. 68
• Can throw small objects with lethal precision, including pebbles and even a rose petal. 10 70

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Soul Tool belt — given to him by Yu Xiaogang. 71
• Godly Zhuge Crossbow — Tang San's most satisfying Hidden Weapon creation at the time of his duel with Yu Cheng. 17
• Sleeve Arrow — his favored Hidden Weapon. 23
• Bone-Piercing Nail — a powerful projectile weapon used against Dai Mubai. 68

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father; secretly monitors Tang San's training and later rescues Tang San and Yu Xiaogang from imprisonment. 4 14
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and mentor; recognizes Tang San's Twin Martial Souls and directs his early Soul Ring choices. Tang San is deeply loyal to him and wants to prove his theories correct. 19 23
• Xiao Wu — Closest companion; Tang San is fiercely protective of her and risks his life to pursue her after the Titan Giant Ape takes her. 68 90
• Yu Cheng — Childhood acquaintance, friend, and principal rival. Tang San alternates between admiration, friendship, envy, and determination to surpass him. 19 23 70 78
• Dai Mubai — Initially a hostile opponent after injuring Xiao Wu; Tang San severely wounds him at the Rose Hotel. Their relationship later becomes less openly antagonistic. 68 77
• Zhao Wuji — Shrek Academy teacher who reprimands Tang San's lack of focus and reckless solo actions, but also shows concern for his safety. 76 90
• Flender — Shrek Academy's dean; initially captures Tang San to retaliate for Dai Mubai, then changes his approach after learning Tang San is Yu Xiaogang's disciple. 71

Story Role / Major Arcs

Nuoding Academy Arc

• Enrolls as a Work-Study Student and gains Yu Xiaogang as his teacher. 6
• Defeats the noble students and becomes widely known as “Third Brother.” 10
• Is arrested after Xiao Chenyu dies from injuries inflicted during the fight. 11
• Is rescued from imprisonment by Tang Hao. 14

Soul Hunting Forest Rivalry

• Challenges Yu Cheng for the Ghost Vine and wagers the Godly Zhuge Crossbow's blueprints. 16 17
• Loses the duel despite using Tang Sect arts and Hidden Weapons. 18
• Acquires a 750-year Ghost Face Spider second ring and Spider Web Restraint. 19

Shrek Academy Arc

• Reunites with Yu Cheng in Suotuo City after years apart. 68
• Enters Shrek Academy alongside Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. 75
• Fails to remain focused during Zhao Wuji's assessment and is injured by his own deflected poisoned dart. 76
• Defeats Zhu Zhuqing in the Great Soul Arena through battlefield control and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. 77

Star Dou Forest Arc

• Joins the expedition into the Star Dou Forest. 83
• Pursues Xiao Wu alone after the Titan Giant Ape takes her, only to face a Man Faced Demon Spider and require Yu Cheng's intervention. 90
• Obtains his third Soul Ring from a Cave Demon Spider and unlocks Blue Silver Prison Cage. 91

Trivia

• Tang San considers Hidden Weapons his greatest advantage over Yu Cheng, more important than Innate Full Soul Power or Twin Martial Souls. 23
• He considers founding a new Tang Sect in this world to spread Tang Sect Secret Arts. 23
• His Blue Silver Grass instinctively fears Yu Cheng's evolved Blue Silver King Martial Soul. 70