Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Little San; Son of Destiny
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy; Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Control System Battle Soul Master; Yu Xiaogang's disciple
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	1	Awakened Blue Silver Grass while possessing Innate Full Soul Power.
First Soul Ring / Official Soul Master	6	Obtained a yellow first soul ring under Yu Xiaogang's guidance; gained Blue Silver Entanglement, whose grass carries poison.
Level 15 Control System Battle Soul Master	15	Declared his cultivation during his first back-mountain duel with Yao Yan.
Eight Spider Lances	132	Used the external spirit-bone ability in a challenge against Yao Yan.

Background / History

Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass in Holy Soul Village's martial-soul ceremony. Unlike the other children, he possessed Innate Full Soul Power and qualified to attend Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy alongside Yao Yan. He initially worried that his father, Tang Hao, would not permit him to enroll, but Old Jack promised to speak for him 1.

At Nuoding, Tang San became Yu Xiaogang's disciple. Yu guided him to obtain his first soul ring from a Mandala Snake, giving his Blue Silver Grass poisonous properties and the first soul skill, Blue Silver Entanglement 6. Tang Hao later entrusted Tang San's care to Yu before leaving on his own business 10.

Tang San's rivalry with Yao Yan escalated after Yao publicly challenged Yu Xiaogang's cultivation theories. Tang San defended his teacher and came to regard Yao as an enemy 7. Their back-mountain duel ended with Tang San badly wounded and Yao taking his Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night as the wagered prize. The defeat left Tang San questioning whether ordinary Blue Silver Grass could ever rival Yao Yan's 16 17.

Yu restored Tang San's resolve by reminding him of his Twin Martial Souls and advising him to delay cultivation of his second martial soul until he could attach ten-thousand-year soul rings to it 18. His second martial soul is the Clear Sky Hammer, though its existence later drew Martial Soul Hall's attention 94.

Personality

Tang San is proud, determined, and intensely protective of those he considers his own. He is especially devoted to Yu Xiaogang, viewing his teacher's past protection and guidance as a debt of gratitude; insults directed at Yu quickly provoke him 7.

Repeated defeats by Yao Yan expose a more volatile side. Tang San becomes consumed by the need to surpass his rival, falls into periods of self-doubt, and questions both his martial soul and Yu's guidance after being outclassed 17 18 128. Even so, setbacks repeatedly strengthen his resolve to improve.

Appearance

As a child, Tang San is described as dark-skinned and scrawny 1. During his return from the Spirit Beast Forest, he appears as a blue-clad, short-haired youth 6.

• Awakens blue-black Blue Silver Grass after gaining his first soul ring 6.
• Possesses a second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer 18 94.
• Uses Eight Spider Lances in later battles 132.

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San's primary martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. He follows the control-system route taught by Yu Xiaogang.

• Can extend and manipulate grass to bind targets or pull objects 6.
• Its first-ring enhancement gives the grass visible black veins and poisonous properties 6.
• Uses Blue Silver Grass to rescue Zhao Wuji from falling 77.
• Uses it alongside the Purple Demon Eyes to assess and counter attacks 72.
• Tang San himself regards its offensive potential as inferior to Yao Yan's evolved Blue Silver Grass 128.

Blue Silver Entanglement

Tang San's First Soul Skill restrains opponents with rapidly growing Blue Silver Grass.

• Can erupt from the ground around a target 16.
• Bound targets can be immobilized or pulled down from the air 140.
• Yao Yan evaded the skill in their back-mountain duel, exploiting precise timing and movement 16.

Spider Web Restraint

Tang San's Third Soul Skill creates a binding web.

• Used with the Eight Spider Lances to drag Yu Feng down and restrain him 140.
• Was countered by Dugu Yan's poison during the confrontation with the Imperial Dou Team 142.

Eight Spider Lances

An external spirit-bone ability used for offense and poison absorption.

• Used against Yao Yan in the Great Soul Arena, but Tang San was overwhelmed 132.
• Absorbed Dugu Yan's poison during their battle 142.

Tang Sect Secret Arts

Tang San retains techniques and hidden weapons associated with the Tang Sect.

• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — a movement technique used to rapidly close distance or evade attacks 16 143.
• Mysterious Jade Hand — strengthens his hands for close combat; it failed to withstand Yao Yan's strength in Tang San's own assessment 128 143.
• Purple Demon Eyes — used to observe and analyze opponents 72.
• Mysterious Heaven Skill — used to guide energy through Yu Xiaogang's meridians after Yu collapsed 7.
• Bat Wing Reincarnation — used in an attempt to overwhelm the Imperial Dou Team 142.

Hidden Weapons

Tang San employs concealed mechanical weapons and initially treats their blueprints as valuable Tang Sect secrets.

• Injured a provoking student with hidden weapons, leading to his arrest for attempted murder 55.
• Demonstrated Hidden Sand Casting Shadow, which failed to injure Yao Yan 78.
• Demonstrated the Godly Zhuge Crossbow during negotiations with Ning Rongrong 78.
• Sold blueprints for his hidden weapons to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect under a royalty agreement after Yao Yan pressured him with a 500,000 Gold Soul Coin damages claim 77 79.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night — storage soul tool; lost to Yao Yan after the back-mountain duel, then later returned through Mang Tianchi 17 20.
• Tang Sect Hidden Weapons — includes Hidden Sand Casting Shadow and the Godly Zhuge Crossbow 78.
• Eight Spider Lances — external spirit-bone ability 132.

Relationships

• Tang Hao — father; left Tang San in Yu Xiaogang's care and later resolved to protect him from threats connected to his identity and Xiao Wu 10 156.
• Yu Xiaogang — teacher and mentor; Tang San is deeply loyal to him and reacts fiercely to Yao Yan's treatment of Yu 6 7 18.
• Xiao Wu — close companion and protector; she risked her life to shield Tang San during Yao Yan's attack, while Tang San repeatedly acts to protect her 17 77 143.
• Yao Yan — principal rival and enemy; repeatedly defeats Tang San, driving his determination as well as his self-doubt 7 17 122 132.
• Old Jack — Holy Soul Village chief who arranged to take Tang San to the academy and promised to persuade Tang Hao 1.
• Ning Rongrong — purchaser of Tang San's hidden-weapon blueprints on behalf of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect 78 79.
• Zhao Wuji — Shrek teacher whom Tang San saved from falling after Yao Yan severely injured him 77.
• Flender — Shrek Academy leader who intervened to prevent Tang San from suffering further harm in conflicts with Yao Yan 132 143.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Nuoding Academy and First Soul Ring

Tang San enrolls at Nuoding with Yao Yan, becomes Yu Xiaogang's disciple, and gains his first spirit ring and Blue Silver Entanglement 1 6.

Back-Mountain Duel

After Yao Yan insults Yu Xiaogang's theories, Tang San challenges him. His entanglement tactics fail, he is pierced through the shoulder by Yao Yan's thorn array, and the duel ends in a crushing defeat 7 15 17.

Recovery and Twin Martial Souls

Tang San isolates himself after the duel until Yu Xiaogang reaffirms his potential as a Twin Martial Souls wielder. Tang San chooses to postpone cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer 18.

Shrek Conflicts and Hidden-Weapon Sale

Tang San later clashes with Yao Yan's side over damages caused by Zhao Wuji's injury. Unable to pay the demanded compensation, he sells his hidden-weapon blueprints to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect 77 79.

Renewed Defeats by Yao Yan

Tang San reunites with Yao Yan during the Spark Pharmacy incident and later suffers further one-sided losses in fights involving the Shrek students, the Great Soul Arena, and the Imperial Dou Team 72 122 132 142 143.

Trivia

• Tang San's identity as a former Clear Sky Sect Master is stated to be exposed at the Martial Soul Hall 115.
• Bibi Dong considers Tang San's Twin Martial Souls a potential future threat to Martial Soul Hall 94.
• Tang San receives a monthly Gold Soul Coin subsidy after becoming an official soul master 7.