Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Third Brother; Brother San; Little San
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Disciple of Yu Xiaogang; inheritor of Tang Sect techniques
Status	Alive
First Appearance	3

Power Progression

Stage	Development	Details
Before Martial Soul Awakening	Mysterious Heaven Skill cultivation	Persistently cultivated the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Skill from childhood, which he later believes raised his Innate Soul Power to Innate Full Soul Power. 13
After Martial Soul Awakening	Twin Martial Souls	Awakened the Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer, though he initially judges both martial souls to be poor and relies on Tang Sect methods as his true foundation. 13 35
Shrek Academy period	Hidden-weapon combat ability	Uses Tang Sect hidden weapons well enough to contend with a restrained Zhao Wuji, though he recognizes that loss of bodily control could make their precise use dangerous. 102
Blue Silver Grass development	Control-route specialization	Chooses to develop Blue Silver Grass as a control-type martial soul while reserving the Clear Sky Hammer as his future offensive core. 105 423
Mental cultivation	Purple Demon Eye—Microscopic realm	Reaches the Microscopic realm of the Purple Demon Eye, enabling limited illusion-piercing and resistance to mental attacks; he seeks the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to continue advancing it. 294
Reassessment of Tang Sect techniques	Recognition of the Mysterious Heaven Skill's defects	During an observed state of epiphany, perceives numerous flaws in the Mysterious Heaven Skill and recognizes that the Tang Sect's inheritance is not as flawless as he had believed. 290
Later reassessment of Blue Silver Grass	Comparison with the Emerald Dragon Princess	After seeing her plant-based martial soul create a vast plant-covered battlefield and a giant wooden construct, Tang San cannot claim that his Blue Silver Grass could achieve anything comparable. The comparison damages his confidence; it does not grant him a new ability. 516

Background / History

Tang San transmigrated with the cultivation methods and hidden-weapon heritage of the Tang Sect. Before his martial soul awakening, he persistently cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, later concluding that this practice may have raised his Innate Soul Power to Innate Full Soul Power. This realization also led him to regard both of his martial souls as inherently poor and the Tang Sect heritage as his true foundation. 13 35

He grew up in Holy Soul Village under Tang Hao's care, but performed the household labor himself while his father drank and neglected daily responsibilities. Watching Yu Xiaogang receive Yu Yuanzhen's affection through the Heavenly Screen made Tang San intensely jealous of their father-son relationship. 10

Tang San became Yu Xiaogang's disciple and remained fiercely loyal to him, openly defending him when Ning Rongrong questioned his qualifications. He trusts his teacher's guidance on soul-ring selection and accepted Yu Xiaogang's advice that his Twin Martial Souls would allow him to compensate for the Blue Silver Grass's weaknesses. 3 35 105

The Heavenly Screen's revelations gradually exposed Tang San's family history. He learned that Tang Hao was Clear Sky Douluo and a member of the Clear Sky Sect, then recognized Ah Yin—a Hundred Thousand Year Transformed Soul Beast—as his mother. Believing Martial Soul Hall was responsible for the persecution of his parents and the decline of the Clear Sky Sect, he vowed revenge against it. 269 415

Although Tang San initially treated the Mysterious Heaven Skill as unquestionably superior to the cultivation methods of Douluo Continent, observing an epiphany allowed him to perceive its many defects. The experience made him acknowledge the greater depth of the legacies created by truly exceptional predecessors, even as he continues to value the Tang Sect's heritage. 290

Tang San ultimately views godhood as necessary to destroy Martial Soul Hall, whose Grand Pontiff and Pope represent an overwhelming future threat. He weighs the Sea God's God Trial and the prospect of acquiring faith on the Sun Moon Continent, but considers neither route presently accessible: he cannot obtain the Sea God's Heart and lacks the strength, resources, and influence to compete for faith. He believes that his transmigration, lineage, and Twin Martial Souls mark him as a person possessing Qi Luck. 498

Personality

Tang San is diligent, self-assured, and highly protective of those he considers his own. He remains loyal to Yu Xiaogang despite criticism, but reacts with intense hostility when others mock his teacher or seek access to Tang Sect techniques. 35 194

He places exceptional value on the Tang Sect's legacy and considers its methods superior to the Douluo Continent's Martial Soul system. This conviction shapes his refusal to share his Self-Created Soul Skills and hidden-weapon knowledge with others. 35 194 248

Tang San can become visibly consumed by desire for rare resources. Upon recognizing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs, he lost his usual composure and privately regarded anyone blocking his path to the herbs as an enemy. 162 163 164

His confidence in Yu Xiaogang is not absolute. Witnessing Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang absorb a Thousand-Year First Soul Ring makes Tang San question whether his own teacher's limitations could ultimately hinder the Tang Sect's development; however, he suppresses these doubts because his cultivation still depends on Yu Xiaogang's guidance. 57

Tang San is determined to preserve the Tang Sect as a tightly controlled organization. Dissatisfied with the ways other sects and his teacher handle the dissemination of inheritances, he resolves to establish strict rules when he founds the Tang Sect. 336

Comparisons with exceptionally powerful soul masters unsettle his confidence. He privately concedes that he could not become a Titled Douluo by twenty as the parallel-world Yu Xiaogang is expected to do. Later, the Emerald Dragon Princess's plant-based abilities leave him unable to defend his Blue Silver Grass against the implied comparison. 471 516

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses the Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer. He considers the Clear Sky Hammer his future offensive core, while developing the Blue Silver Grass along a control-oriented path. 13 105 423

• Blue Silver Grass — Used for control; it has a major weakness against fire-attribute opponents. 105 423
• Clear Sky Hammer — His second martial soul and primary source of future offensive power. 13 423
• Yu Xiaogang advises him to use his second martial soul rather than force every Blue Silver Grass weakness to be resolved through soul rings. 105
• Although Ah Yin advocates developing Blue Silver Grass along the Healing System path, Tang San prefers the control route because he wants to direct the battlefield and command his team rather than remain in the rear as a healer. 423
• Tang San's Blue Silver Grass grows stronger and more aggressive as he gains soul rings, but he acknowledges that it cannot match the Emerald Dragon Princess's display of plant-based combat on the Heavenly Screen. 516

Mysterious Heaven Skill

A Tang Sect cultivation method Tang San practiced daily before his martial soul awakening. He believes it was responsible for raising his Innate Soul Power rather than any inborn talent. 13

• Forms the basis of his confidence in his future cultivation. 35
• Is regarded by Tang San as more important than the conventional Martial Soul system. 35
• After witnessing an epiphany, Tang San recognizes that the Mysterious Heaven Skill contains many flaws and is inferior to the inheritances created by the greatest Central Plains sect founders. 290

Purple Demon Eye

Tang San cultivates the Purple Demon Eye, a Tang Sect eye and spiritual-power technique. He identifies his current stage as the Microscopic realm. 102 294

• Allows him to see through illusions and resist mental-type attacks to a degree. 294
• Tang San recognizes the higher Vast realm after witnessing Yu Xiaogang's spiritual power manifest into a weapon. 294
• He seeks the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to aid further cultivation of this technique. 294
• Tang San understands that the Vast realm would allow spiritual power to become a killing method capable of condensing blades of thought. 294

Hidden Weapons and Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San possesses Tang Sect hidden weapons and regards their manufacturing methods and combat techniques as non-transferable secrets. 35 194

• His hidden weapons previously allowed him to contend with Zhao Wuji while the latter held back. 102
• Precise control is essential to their use; Tang San acknowledges that Yu Xiaogang's body-control-affecting Second Soul Skill could cause misfires or self-injury. 102
• He nearly reacts violently when Oscar asks him to teach or explain his Self-Created Soul Skills. 194
• Tang San believes the Tang Sect's highest-grade mechanical hidden weapons, including the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus, Pear Blossom Needle in Rainstorm, and Peacock Plume, can rival Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones; he similarly regards technique-type weapons such as Guanyin Tears, Bodhi Blood, and Yama's Invitation as extraordinary. 248

Knowledge of Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs

Tang San recognizes the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as a treasure land capable of nurturing Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs. 162

• Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum — Said to strengthen the body and potentially raise a level-one innate talent to Innate Full Soul Power. 162
• Aromatic Silk Beauty — Tang San believes it can evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. 163 164
• Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower — He states that it could potentially purge Ma Hongjun's evil fire. 163
• Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew — A spiritual-cultivation treasure Tang San covets for advancing the Purple Demon Eye. 163 294
• Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma — Tang San identifies it as an Immortal Grade Herb that strengthens one's foundation, stabilizes Soul Power, and could help Yu Xiaogang break through his cultivation bottleneck. 174

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and disciple; Tang San defends him against criticism, follows his soul-ring guidance, and receives his support in pursuing the control route. Though he privately questions whether Yu Xiaogang's limitations could obstruct the Tang Sect's future, he continues to rely on his teacher's knowledge and guidance. Yu Xiaogang also regards Tang San as a potential future god he intends to train. Watching the parallel-world Yu Xiaogang approach Titled Douluo strength before twenty makes Tang San privately acknowledge the gap between that figure and both himself and his teacher. 35 57 105 225 423 471
• Tang Hao — Father; Tang San initially resents the hardship of his childhood after learning Tang Hao's identity, but later vows to avenge him. He is conflicted when the Heavenly Screen places his parallel-world father in opposition to his teacher. 10 269 357 385
• Ah Yin — Mother; Tang San recognizes her as a Hundred Thousand Year Transformed Soul Beast and connects her fate to his father's decline. Her appearance on the Heavenly Screen also reveals that Blue Silver Grass can follow a Healing System path. 415 423
• Xiao Wu — Companion; Tang San becomes suspicious that she may be a transformed soul beast after learning more about such beings. When spectators compare his Blue Silver Grass unfavorably with the Emerald Dragon Princess's abilities, she notices his discomfort but cannot find convincing words to encourage him. 424 516
• Ning Rongrong — Fellow Shrek student; Tang San defends Yu Xiaogang during her criticism and later considers relying on her sect's influence to contest the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Her criticism of Yu Xiaogang causes Tang San to silently bear a grudge against her and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 35 294
• Oscar — Fellow Shrek student; Tang San reacts with hostility when Oscar asks to learn Tang Sect-derived Self-Created Soul Skills. 194
• Clear Sky Sect — Tang San's paternal sect; upon learning Tang Hao's identity, he bitterly resents the privileged life and resources he believes he was denied, and directs hostility toward the sect. He later regrets lacking the backing he believes he would have had if his family had remained there. 269 498
• Martial Soul Hall — Enemy; Tang San resolves to destroy the organization after connecting it to the persecution of his parents. He later concludes that attaining godhood is necessary to overcome its Rank 99 powerhouses. 33 415 498

Story Role / Major Arcs

Heavenly Screen Reactions

Tang San watches the Heavenly Screen's account of Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang. The contrast between Yu Xiaogang's relationship with Yu Yuanzhen and his own childhood fuels Tang San's jealousy and reflections on unfairness. 10

The display of the parallel-world Yu Xiaogang's Thousand-Year First Soul Ring shakes Tang San's faith in his own teacher. Although he fears Yu Xiaogang could become an obstacle to spreading the Tang Sect, he chooses to maintain the relationship while he still needs his teacher's assistance. 57

When the Heavenly Screen shows that the parallel-world Yu Xiaogang has reached Level 77 before twenty and may become a Titled Douluo by that age, Tang San admits to himself that he could not achieve the same feat. 471

Reassessment of His Talent

The revelation that early cultivation can raise Innate Soul Power causes Tang San to reevaluate his own origins. He concludes that the Mysterious Heaven Skill, rather than innate genius, likely created his Innate Full Soul Power. 13

After witnessing the phenomenon of epiphany, Tang San further reevaluates the Mysterious Heaven Skill and realizes that its flaws are far more numerous than he had previously understood. 290

Seeing the Emerald Dragon Princess summon a plant-covered battlefield and a giant wooden construct prompts another unfavorable comparison. Tang San cannot honestly claim that his Blue Silver Grass, despite its growth and his other advantages, could produce a comparable feat. 516

Pursuit of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

After identifying the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San becomes determined to reach the Sunset Forest and obtain its Immortal Grade Medicinal Herbs, especially the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew. 162 163 294

He explains the potential value of several herbs to the Shrek Academy members, including the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for Ma Hongjun and the Aromatic Silk Beauty for Ning Rongrong. He also considers seeking Tang Hao's help or relying on Ning Rongrong and Yu Xiaogang to contest the treasure land. 163 164 294

Tang Sect Heritage

Yu Xiaogang's research into Self-Created Soul Skills makes Tang San defensive of the Tang Sect's techniques. He refuses to treat them as freely shareable knowledge, viewing requests for them as coveting sect secrets. 194

After observing different approaches to the exchange of sect inheritances, Tang San becomes even more determined to establish the Tang Sect with strict rules protecting its legacy. 336

Family Revelations and Revenge

Tang San discovers that Tang Hao is Clear Sky Douluo and that Ah Yin is his transformed Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast mother. He attributes his family's tragedy to Martial Soul Hall and commits himself to revenge. 269 415

The conflict between his father and teacher in the parallel world leaves Tang San torn between the duty to respect his kin and the duty to respect his teacher. 357

Suspicion of Xiao Wu

After observing the traits of transformed soul beasts and connecting them to Xiao Wu's behavior, Tang San begins to suspect that she may also be a transformed soul beast, though he tries to deny the possibility. 424

Aspiration for Godhood

Tang San concludes that becoming a god is the only reliable means of defeating Martial Soul Hall's present and future Rank 99 experts. He considers the Sea God's God Trial and the accumulation of faith on the Sun Moon Continent, while also contemplating seizing the Qi Luck of other Children of Destiny if necessary. 498

For the present, he rules out the Sea God's trial because he cannot obtain the Sea God's Heart and does not believe he can otherwise qualify yet. Although faith on the Sun Moon Continent offers another possibility, his Soul Elder-level strength leaves him unable to compete with the powerful factions pursuing it. He bitterly regrets both being born too late to seize an earlier opportunity and lacking the Clear Sky Sect support he believes Martial Soul Hall's persecution cost him. 498

Notable Quotes

“The spirit system is just a side path to me; my true trump cards will always be everything from the Tang Sect.” 35

“Spirit Hall, Spirit Hall... No matter what, in this life, I will uproot you completely!” 415

Trivia

• Tang San describes the Purple Demon Eye's recorded realms as Panoramic, Microscopic, Mustard Seed, and Vast. 294
• He believes the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew would be particularly valuable for advancing his Purple Demon Eye. 294
• His preferred path for the Blue Silver Grass is control, even after Ah Yin advocates a healing-system route. 423
• Tang San once believed the Mysterious Heaven Skill to be an unrivaled foundation, but an observed epiphany reveals to him that the technique has numerous defects. 290