Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Tang Xuan; A-Xuan; Third Brother
Species/Race	Spirit Body born of heaven and earth; formerly human 73
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Princess Manor; Soto Academy Spirit Profound Team; formerly the Tang Sect
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; former Son of the Heavenly Dao; Tang Ling's junior brother and Dao companion 64 125
Status	Alive; departed the Douluo minor world with Tang Ling 125
First Appearance	Mentioned in Chapter 2; physically appears in Chapter 4 2 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Twin Martial Soul awakening; innate full Spirit Power	14	Awakens the Formless Disc and Fingertip Blade with full innate Spirit Power. The Disc had previously been selected as the Five Elements Faceless Disc. 9 14
First Spirit Ring — Five Elements Faceless Disc	21	Absorbs a 200-year Sky-Rebuking Eagle ring and gains Eagle Eye Tracking, a long-range archery skill. 19 21
First Spirit Ring — Fingertip Blade	23	Gains Phantom Hearing from an Illusionary Cyan Bat; its hallucinogenic effect can be activated or suppressed. 23
Second Spirit Ring — Fingertip Blade	By 40	Obtained at Spirit Power level 22 to keep his two Martial Souls balanced. 40
Third Spirit Ring — Five Elements Faceless Disc	36	Demonstrates Blade Severing Water; his displayed rings are two yellow and one purple. 36
Spirit Power level 32	40	His frequent battles accelerate his cultivation. 40
Third Spirit Ring — Fingertip Blade	45	Absorbs an 850-year Blood-Sucking Vine ring and gains See Blood Seal Throat. 43 45
Physical and elemental enhancement	47–50	Absorbs herbs and ice/fire elements from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, strengthening his fire element and evolving his water element enough to temporarily form ice. 47 48 50

Background / History

Previous Life

Tang San was an Outer Sect disciple of the Tang Sect. He was stubborn, pursued perfection, and possessed talent for hidden weapons, but the sect's bloodline-based system limited his prospects as an Outer Sect member. 2

He attempted to enter the Library Pavilion's forbidden eighth floor in search of treasures after the Seventeenth Elder's illegitimate son took his rightful place in the Outer Sect Grand Tournament. Tang Ling investigated the injustice, restored his Inner Sect position, and taught him the Mysterious Heaven Skill. 122

Tang San became Tang Ling's junior brother, accepted the codename A-Xuan, and chose the Fingertip Blade as his preferred weapon. Their connection developed into loyalty after Tang Ling repeatedly protected and supported him. 123

He later died after jumping from Ghostfall Cliff, though he initially concealed this from Tang Ling by claiming he died during a mission accident. 5

Reincarnation in Holy Soul Village

Reincarnated as Tang Hao and Ah Yin's son, Tang San grew up in Holy Soul Village under the care of his neglectful father, known locally as Tang Blacksmith. At three years old, he cooked and washed clothes while remaining thin and underfed. 4 5

Tang Ling found him meditating in the mountains. He immediately recognized her voice and her old nickname for him, A-Xuan. 4 After learning of his circumstances, she offered to take him away; Tang San agreed without hesitation. 5

Tang San learned that his original Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer Martial Souls had been installed through the foreign Heavenly Dao's interference. He chose to surrender the Blue Silver Emperor Mark and its Martial Soul inheritance so Ah Yin could eventually be saved. 6 8 9

Tang Ling removed the foreign Heavenly Dao imprint and extracted Ah Yin's soul-related mark during the painful awakening process. Little Heavenly Dao then provided Tang San with the Five Elements Faceless Disc as a replacement Martial Soul. 9

Separation from His Bloodline

Tang San disowned Tang Hao after learning of Ah Yin's fate and resolved to acknowledge only his mother. 6 After the campaign against the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Ling severed his bloodline karma with Tang Hao and later Ah Yin. 72

Although Ah Yin subsequently regained a new existence through a Blue Silver Grass Spirit Ring, Tang San's severed bloodline and status as the Son of the Heavenly Dao left him classified as a Spirit Body rather than a human or soul beast. 72 73

Appearance

Tang San is first depicted as a thin, sickly-looking three-year-old with sweat-soaked forehead hair and a tense expression while meditating alone in the mountains. 4 After three years of training, he grows taller and becomes more reserved. 14

• Frequently blushes or becomes visibly embarrassed around Tang Ling. 17 123
• Possesses a pure white soul, despite the foreign Heavenly Dao's mark once being present within him. 6
• His Five Elements Faceless Disc manifests as a black disc; when using Eagle Eye Tracking, it produces a golden arrow. 21
• His Fingertip Blade manifests as a sharp short blade held between two fingers. 14

Personality

Tang San is disciplined, determined, and unusually mature for his age. He practices diligently, follows Tang Ling's training plans, and works to master unfamiliar weapons rather than relying solely on his natural talent. 13 21

He is compassionate toward people treated unfairly, including the bullied work-study students at Notting Academy and victims of the Clear Sky Sect's brutality. 18 59 However, he can also be cold and decisive toward aggressors, using poisons and Tang Sect techniques without hesitation when he believes they are warranted. 19 26 27

Tang San is intensely loyal to Tang Ling and openly relies on her protection. He is protective of her in return, struggles when she leaves him behind for dangerous missions, and ultimately swears to care for her. 19 64 72

Abilities & Skills

Five Elements Faceless Disc

An elemental, long-range weapon Martial Soul selected by Little Heavenly Dao for its compatibility with Tang San's Tang Sect techniques. Its full potential depends on obtaining Soul Beast rings associated with multiple elements, a requirement Little Heavenly Dao can address by locating suitable Soul Beasts. 9

• Can form ranged weapons, including a golden arrow and a binding whip. 21 26
• Can take on water-element sword form for Blade Severing Water. 36
• Its water element can temporarily convert into ice after Tang San's enhancement at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. 48 50
• The ice conversion has an approximately half-hour cooldown. 50

Fingertip Blade

Tang San's second Martial Soul and his preferred hidden weapon form, reflecting the weapon set he selected in the Tang Sect. 14 123

• Phantom Hearing — spreads a grassy scent with a hallucinogenic effect that Tang San can toggle on or off. 23
• See Blood Seal Throat — gained from an 850-year Blood-Sucking Vine; prevents bleeding. 45

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San retained and continued developing his Tang Sect training after reincarnation.

• Mysterious Heaven Skill — taught to him by Tang Ling in his previous life; he reaches its second level shortly after entering Notting Academy. 122 18
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — used for rapid movement while intercepting Zhao Qian's Crimson Marble. 26
• Mystic Jade Hand — used to safely catch and redirect Zhao Qian's weapon. 26
• Archery, spearmanship, and whip techniques — trained under Tang Ling to match the Disc's planned elemental Spirit Rings. 13
• Hidden weapons and poisons — carries Tang Sect poisons, including Drunken Flower Shade and Single-Verse Poem, and later resumes researching Tang Sect forging. 19 86

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Storage Ring — given by Tang Ling for essential supplies and personal storage. 13
• Fingertip Blade set — a set of thirty-six blades selected during his Tang Sect life. 123
• Tang Sect poison case — contains Drunken Flower Shade, its antidote, and Single-Verse Poem. 19
• Tang Sect manuscripts — research notes produced after Tang San resumed hidden-weapon forging. 86

Relationships

• Tang Ling — senior sister, mentor, protector, and eventually Dao companion. Their prior-life Soul Contract carries into his reincarnation, and Tang San later states they have formed a Daoist Companion Soul Contract. 2 72 115 125
• Little Heavenly Dao — the world's Heavenly Dao, which selected Tang San as its Son and treats him as its “gosling” or son. 5 11
• Ah Yin — biological mother. Tang San gives up his Blue Silver Emperor inheritance to save her and later accepts her as a mother figure despite their severed bloodline karma. 6 72
• Tang Hao — biological father and Clear Sky Sect heir. Tang San rejects him after learning of Ah Yin's fate and their relationship remains severed. 5 6 72
• Xue Qingxi — close friend, sparring partner, and teammate; they share a brotherly rapport and address one another as Third Brother and Qingxi. 19 21 50
• Old Jack — Holy Soul Village chief who quietly cared for Tang San and helped secure his departure with Tang Ling. 7 8

Major Arcs

Rescue from Holy Soul Village

Tang Ling finds Tang San living in neglect under Tang Hao's assumed identity, learns his situation from Old Jack and the villagers, and removes him from the village as her study companion. 3 5 7

New Martial Souls and Notting Academy

After sacrificing his Blue Silver Emperor Mark for Ah Yin, Tang San receives replacement twin Martial Souls and trains under Tang Ling before awakening with innate full Spirit Power. He later attends Notting Junior Soul Master Academy with Xue Qingxi. 8 9 14 18

Spirit Ring Hunts and Team Formation

Tang San gains Spirit Rings for both Martial Souls, develops his ranged and blade-based Soul Skills, and becomes a member of the Soto Academy Spirit Profound Team alongside Xue Qingxi, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and others. 21 23 36

Conflict with the Clear Sky Sect

Tang San helps Tang Ling expose the Clear Sky Sect's crimes and is distressed by the victims of its brutal training practices. Although Tang Ling excludes him from the most dangerous stage of the campaign, he later makes his oath to protect her as the conflict concludes. 59 64 72

Soul Beast Realm

Tang San assists Xue Qingxi's efforts surrounding the establishment of the independent Soul Beast Realm. The new order is formally recognized under regulations intended to govern peaceful coexistence between humans and Soul Beasts. 115

Departure from Douluo

After Little Heavenly Dao appoints a new Son of Heaven, Tang San is identified as the former Son of the Heavenly Dao. He leaves the Douluo minor world with Tang Ling to visit her first world. 121 125

Notable Quotes

“Since he doesn't like me, I don't like him either! From now on, I'll only acknowledge my mother!” 6

“I have Shijie to back me up.” 19

“Senior Sister, I'm here.” 70

“I've already formed a Daoist Companion Soul Contract with Senior Sister! We're already husband and wife!” 115