Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Tang Chuan (assumed identity within the Clear Sky Sect) 230
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nuoding Academy; Yu Xiaogang's disciple; later infiltrates the Clear Sky Sect
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Tang Sect technique practitioner; hidden-weapon forger
Status	Killed by Lin Xuan, revived through a fifth soul skill, then later cornered and humiliated by Lin Xuan 321 322 355
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	13	His talent causes Nuoding Academy teachers to compete to accept him as a disciple.
Level 15 → 17	37	Progress is slowed by repeated defeats, injuries, recovery periods, and forging contests with Lin Xuan.
Level 20	47	Breaks through after three years and four months; prepares to acquire a second Soul Ring.
Level 22	81	Reaches this level while isolated at Nuoding Academy under continuing cultivation suppression.
Level 30	182	Plans to seek a third Soul Ring and advance his Blue Silver Grass toward the Blue Silver Emperor.
Level 31	203	Battles Dai Mubai using Blue Silver Bind and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
Level 32	211	Reaches this level after his evil-transformed Clear Sky Hammer devours two Soul Elders.
Level 34	217	Continues advancing through devouring Clear Sky Sect Soul Elders.
Level 40	248	Reaches Soul Ancestor after covertly devouring Clear Sky Sect disciples; gains a roughly 9,000-year Blue Silver Grass fourth Soul Ring.
Severely reduced	322	Resurrection costs his fifth Soul Ring and ten Soul Power levels; he additionally destroys his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and its remaining rings.
Level 59	350	Completes a Rakshasa God trial phase, absorbs five ten-thousand-year Ice-attribute Soul Rings, and reaches rank fifty-nine.

Background / History

Tang San grew up in Sacred Soul Village as Tang Hao's son. He secretly cultivated Tang Sect techniques, including the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and displayed unusual skills such as cooking and blacksmithing; Tang Hao had already noticed that he was abnormal. 1 Tang Hao later acknowledged him as his son after Tang San awakened the Clear Sky Hammer. 6

Although he and Lin Xuan awakened the same outward Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, Tang San treated Lin Xuan coldly from childhood and grew suspicious of Lin Xuan's Hundred Refinements Tungsten Steel Hammers. He wanted the rare tools for himself, but Tang Hao dismissed his claim that they had been stolen. 2 11

At Nuoding Academy, Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power made him highly sought after despite his Blue Silver Grass being considered a poor Martial Soul. Yu Xiaogang became his teacher and encouraged him to rely on Soul Power and his potential rather than Lin Xuan's physical strength. 13 19

Appearance

By the time of his Rakshasa God trials, Tang San's depleted body had aged him into the appearance of an old man, with a life fire nearing extinction. 319 320

• His Clear Sky Hammer becomes marked by a purplish-black, evil aura after Bibi Dong's Evil Transformation. 207
• While using Fallen Power, he manifests a pitch-black Clear Sky Hammer and five pitch-black Soul Rings. 354
• His altered aura and aged condition initially prevent others from recognizing him. 319 320

Personality

Tang San is proud, competitive, and intensely unwilling to accept defeat by Lin Xuan. Following their first major fight, he rejects the idea that he had truly lost, fixating on hidden weapons and revenge rather than ordinary cultivation. 28 His desire to surpass Lin Xuan repeatedly drives him to challenge stronger opponents, endure injury, and pursue increasingly dangerous methods. 31 39

His fear of Lin Xuan later turns him isolated, paranoid, and psychologically unstable. He confines himself to Nuoding Academy, senses danger everywhere, and becomes increasingly grim while his cultivation is suppressed. 79 81 Once given access to devouring power, he becomes willing to deceive, poison, capture, and absorb fellow Clear Sky Sect members for faster advancement. 248 252

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, a combination that draws attention from both Yu Xiaogang and the Clear Sky Sect. 169 230

• Blue Silver Grass — Originally his primary cultivated Martial Soul; it possesses potential to become the Blue Silver Emperor through sufficient life-attribute energy. 169 207
• Clear Sky Hammer — A top-tier weapon Martial Soul inherited through Tang Hao's lineage. 6 170
• Limitation — His Blue Silver Grass is suppressed by Lin Xuan's Blue Silver Emperor-related power and later destroyed by Tang San himself. 320 322

Mysterious Heaven Skill

Tang San's core Tang Sect cultivation method is a layered technique that nourishes the body, purifies Soul Power, and provides a stable path of advancement. 28 229

• Allows continued cultivation regardless of Martial Soul quality. 229
• Helps him resist the corrupting influence of devoured Soul Power after his Clear Sky Hammer becomes an Evil Martial Soul. 217
• Tang San treats it as an inviolable secret and resists sharing it even with Bibi Dong. 217

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San uses several secret techniques from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

• Purple Demon Eye — Enhances his vision and allows him to perceive rapid movements and combat details. 26 201
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — A movement technique used for evasion and kiting opponents. 37 203
• Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon — A Tang Sect technique Tang San recognizes when Xiao Wu displays similar movements. 201
• Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer — A hammer-forging technique he performs at full force in the blacksmith shop. 29

Hidden Weapons and Poisons

After losing to Lin Xuan, Tang San begins forging hidden weapons himself rather than waiting to surpass him through Soul Power. 28

• Uses crossbow bolts, flying daggers, and poisonous mist in combat. 270
• Possesses the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, later connected to Ma Hongjun's attempted assassination of Xiao Wu. 202
• Uses Soul Devouring Toxin to incapacitate Clear Sky Sect disciples before draining them. 248 252
• Attempts to attack Lin Xuan with a potent poison, but Lin Xuan intercepts it. 354

Evil-Transformed Clear Sky Hammer

Bibi Dong applies Evil Transformation to Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer, granting it devouring properties while preserving the life attribute of his Blue Silver Grass. 207

• Devours Soul Masters to increase Tang San's Soul Power. 211
• Gains weight after devouring a Soul Elder with the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, increasing from roughly 200 jin to 250 jin. 211
• Becomes the foundation of Tang San's later predation on Clear Sky Sect disciples. 248 252

Resurrection

Tang San's fifth soul skill, Resurrection, restores him after Lin Xuan destroys his body. 322

• Consumes his fifth Soul Ring as the price of activation. 322
• Costs ten Soul Power levels. 322
• Functions as a one-time life-saving ability due to the low age limit of the Soul Ring. 322

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night — Storage Soul Tool later stolen and dismantled by Lin Xuan. 57
• Godly Zhuge Crossbow — Hidden weapon connected to Ma Hongjun's assassination attempt on Xiao Wu. 202
• Purple bracer — Gift from Bibi Dong after she aligns herself with Tang San. 170
• Forged hidden weapons — Personally produced to keep Tang Sect methods from outsiders. 28

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father; acknowledges Tang San after his Clear Sky Hammer awakens, secretly watches over him, but often remains distant. 6 52
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and mentor; provides cultivation methods, supports Tang San after defeats, and later regrets obstructing his Blue Silver Emperor path through poor Soul Ring choices. 28 169
• Bibi Dong — Mentor figure referred to as “Teacher's Wife”; assists his cultivation, performs Evil Transformation on his Clear Sky Hammer, and supports his bid for divine inheritance. 170 207
• Lin Xuan — Primary rival and source of Tang San's fear, envy, and vengeance; repeatedly defeats, suppresses, kills, and humiliates him. 27 78 321 355
• Xiao Wu — Academy peer; Tang San is uncomfortable seeing her bond with Lin Xuan, while she later recognizes his connection to their past enemy. 19 320
• Tang Lie — Clear Sky Sect elder who accepts Tang San, under the alias Tang Chuan, as a disciple. 231 232
• Tang Long — Clear Sky Sect disciple who welcomes Tang San into the sect; later poisoned and captured during Tang San's betrayal. 230 252
• Dai Mubai — Former associate whose cultivation resources Tang San seeks to “borrow”; later exposes Tang San's connection to the Godly Zhuge Crossbow. 170 202

Story Role / Major Arcs

Nuoding Academy Rivalry

Tang San enters Nuoding Academy with Lin Xuan, becomes Yu Xiaogang's disciple, and develops a consuming rivalry with Lin Xuan. His early losses lead him to forge hidden weapons, repeatedly issue challenges, and become increasingly fixated on revenge. 13 28 31

Suppression and Fear

Lin Xuan's power and backing suppress Tang San's cultivation and leave him afraid to leave the academy. Yu Xiaogang responds by revealing Tang Hao's identity and Tang San's Twin Martial Souls, reigniting Tang San's ambition. 79 81

Blue Silver Emperor and Sea God Ambitions

Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang identify Tang San's potential to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor and plan to help him compete for the Sea God's inheritance. Tang San vows to take the divine position from Lin Xuan. 169 170

Evil Transformation and Clear Sky Sect Infiltration

To accelerate Tang San's cultivation, Bibi Dong corrupts his Clear Sky Hammer with Evil Transformation. After learning of his father's connection to the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San infiltrates it as Tang Chuan, gains Tang Lie's trust, and secretly devours disciples to reach Level 40. 207 230 248

Betrayal of the Clear Sky Sect

Tang San poisons Tang Long, Tang Hu, and other sect disciples, kills Tang Hu, absorbs their power, and escapes Haotian Peak with captives. The Clear Sky Sect responds with panic and vows revenge. 252

Rakshasa God Trials, Death, and Revival

Tang San begins the Rakshasa God Trial, receives a God-Given Soul Ring, and is tasked with slaughtering and sacrificing ten thousand qualifying souls. His depleted body becomes aged and unrecognizable before Lin Xuan exposes him in the Frozen Forest. 320 Lin Xuan kills him and destroys his body, but Tang San revives by sacrificing his fifth Soul Ring and ten levels of Soul Power. 321 322

Fallen Return

After destroying his own Blue Silver Grass to remove Lin Xuan's Martial Soul suppression, Tang San relies entirely on the Clear Sky Hammer's devouring power. He later reaches rank fifty-nine through Rakshasa God trials and resurfaces in Heaven Dou City. 322 350