Tang Qinghe

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang Qinghe (镢夋竻娌)
Alias(es)	Yu Qinghe; Luo Qinghe; Prince Regent Tang 1 301 311
Gender	Male 55
Affiliation	Huangdou Team (leader); Divine Phoenix Palace 55 316
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Tang family elder; master of the Sword Spirit Pavilion; Heavenly Emperor of the Demon Realm 256 262 264
Status	Ascended to godhood 338
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Soul Power: Level 3	1	Awakened the Tiger Soul and Vine Flower martial souls through the System's newcomer gift.
Heavenly Net Technique, First Layer	14	Had reached the first layer more than half a year before obtaining his first Spirit Essence.
13 strands; Heavenly Net Technique, Second Layer	14	Absorbed a hundred-year Spirit Essence, breaking through the technique's first-layer bottleneck and gaining a first Spirit Skill.
Spirit Body	15	His Battle Tiger martial soul manifested with thirteen strands of Spirit Power.
Soul Power Level 39	55	System status recorded the Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly God Technique and Mysterious Heaven Technique at the fourth layer.
Forty-seventh rank; God Demon-stage spiritual power	110	Recorded with the Profound God Golden Light Halo.
Divine King Golden Core	220	After cultivating Spirit Transformation, he used the Golden Core to overwhelm Han San's Outer Demonic Body and Sword Energy Demonic Body.
Martial King Realm	230	Revealed this cultivation during the competition against the Fire Academy.
Spirit Power 76	270	Reached after refining Heavenly Jade and Immortal Grass.
Primordial Chaos Golden Elixir (Fake)	272	Obtained by fusing his Spiritual Root with the Heavenly Mandate.
Spirit Power Rank 78	280	Approached Yin Chen's cultivation after rapid gains from Ghostly Demons and spirit herbs.
Spirit Body Great Realm	301	Absorbed Spirit Essence refined by Tang Rou and became known in the War God Hall.
Heavenly God Technique and Heavenly Dao Merit, Great Accomplishment	316	Fused the Nine Heavens Divine Bone's Spirit Essence and gained a divine summoning technique.
Ghostly Demon; Thirteenth Rank	319 336	Reached the Ghostly Demon rank within five years and continued cultivating to the thirteenth rank.
Godhood	338	Ascended alongside his disciples and acquired additional divine positions.

Background & History

Early life

Introduced as Yu Qinghe, Tang Qinghe was a transmigrated child from Holy Soul Village. On his sixth birthday, he attended a Martial Soul Hall awakening alongside Tang San and received the Tiger Soul and Vine Flower martial souls, despite possessing only level-three innate Soul Power. The System's gift enabled his dual awakening. 1

He used System draws to obtain cultivation resources, including the Heavenly Net Technique, the Four Symbols Space Belt, and the Wang Chuan Qiu Shui Tu herb. Refining the herb sharply improved his senses. 5

Conflict with Xiao Wu and Han San

Tang Qinghe formed a System bond with Xiao Wu upon arriving at the dormitory. Rather than accept her attempt to make him a follower, he defeated and humiliated both her and Wang Yao, deliberately increasing Xiao Wu's resentment. 5 7

After absorbing his first Spirit Essence, he advanced the Heavenly Net Technique to its second layer and fought Han San, whose Spirit Power he surpassed. 14 His Battle Tiger Spirit Body subsequently overwhelmed Tang San's attempts to redirect his attacks with controlling techniques. 15

Rise as a cultivator

Tang Qinghe later led the Huangdou Team and accepted its soul-fighting engagement in Suotuo City. At this point, his Soul Power had reached level 39. 55

He cultivated the Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly God Technique for healing as well as combat, attempting to detoxify Han San in exchange for Han San's herb collection. 28 His later clashes with Han San repeatedly demonstrated the widening gap between them, including the destruction of Han San's Sword Energy Demonic Body with the Divine King Golden Core. 109 220

Later campaigns

Tang Qinghe increasingly acted as an independent power. He demanded the Seven Stars Sect's Mind Control Technique and Fusion Skill from Guo Mian, refused Bibi's invitation to formally join the Demon Realm, and defeated the Heavenly Palace's Great Elders with the Heavenly God Technique. 190 264 283

During the Ancient Covenant mission, he broke a formation meant to seal him, defeated a summoned demon king, and subdued the heads of the four great demon clans. 294 After reaching the Spirit Body Great Realm, he became a figure feared by Han San and Guo Mian alike. 301

Appearance

Tang Qinghe is described as a tall, handsome young man with a well-proportioned, sturdy physique, fair skin, sharp features, and bright, clear eyes. At age twenty, he was noted for an appearance striking enough to captivate onlookers. 228

• Often wears black robes. 82
• His Battle Tiger possession enlarges his body, swells his musculature, and surrounds him with gray-white Spirit Power. 15
• Absorbing the Demon God's Scripture's Outer Demonic Body made him taller and further altered his appearance. 272
• As Luo Qinghe, he is described as nearly six feet tall with knife-sharp heroic features. 311

Personality

Tang Qinghe is calculating, self-assured, and intensely focused on advancement. He treats System resources, emotional value, Spirit Essences, and relationships as assets to be managed, often provoking enemies into generating greater resentment or forcing opponents into unfavorable bargains. 7 115 190

He is also disciplined in cultivation and openly contemptuous of those he considers complacent. He attributes his early rise over Tang San and Xiao Wu to his own effort, contrasting it with what he sees as their wasted potential. 15

Despite his ruthlessness, Tang Qinghe can be protective of those he accepts as his own. He agreed to retrieve Da Huang and Xiao Huang for Xiao Wu, had already arranged for their safety, and responded immediately when sensing a Spirit Body pursued by a Ghostly Demon. 270 277

Abilities & Skills

Martial Souls and Spirit Body

Tang Qinghe began with the Tiger Soul and Vine Flower martial souls, while later records identify his Battle Tiger Spirit Body and list Jade Phosphor Snake and Blue Silver Emperor as martial souls. 1 15 55

• Battle Tiger possession — Enhances his body, speed, durability, and offensive force; its gray-white Spirit Power can break attempts to seize or redirect his limbs. 15
• Spirit Essence enhancement — His Battle Tiger changed after receiving a compatible Spirit Essence. 15
• Martial Soul Fusion — Fusion with Zhu Zhuqing creates a speaking black giant tiger and raises his Spirit Power to roughly rank forty-nine or fifty. 53

Heavenly Net Technique

A ten-layer technique directly transmitted into Tang Qinghe's mind by the System. 5

• The third layer reaches the Lesser Heavenly Position. 5
• The fourth layer reaches the Heavenly Position and permits instantaneous movement. 5
• The fifth layer reaches the Great Heavenly Position. 5
• The tenth layer is said to bring universal submission. 5
• Tang Qinghe reached the second layer after absorbing his first Spirit Essence. 14

Nine Revolutions of the Heavenly God Technique

A core cultivation and combat technique used throughout Tang Qinghe's rise. 28 260

• Detoxification — Used in an attempt to cure Han San's poison. 28
• Heavenly-power absorption — Draws in ambient heavenly power during battle. 260
• Ultimate divine power fusion — Combines seven divine powers and suppressed Qian Renxue's Heavenly Emperor's Roar. 260
• Great Accomplishment — Reached alongside the Heavenly Dao Merit after half a year of cultivation. 316

Divine Sense and Spiritual Techniques

Tang Qinghe possesses powerful spiritual perception and illusion-breaking abilities.

• Eyes of the Demonic God — Saw through Han San's Sword Qi techniques and their concealed poison. 220
• Star God's Eyes — Used to counter Qian Renxue's divine-sense assault. 259
• Spiritual force — Reflected Tang Xizi's demonic illusion back upon her, causing her to faint. 257
• Divine summoning technique — Gained after fusing with the Nine Heavens Divine Bone's Spirit Essence. 316

Divine Bones and Transformations

Tang Qinghe incorporates Spirit Essences, divine bones, and demonic transformations into his combat style.

• Second bone skill — Temporarily raises strength, speed, offensive power, recovery, and resistance while consuming little Spirit Power. 242
• Fifth Bone: Divine Light — Used alongside bone armor to endure concentrated attacks. 242
• Outer Demonic Body transformation — Absorbing the Demon God's Scripture's Outer Demonic Body increased his combat and divine power. 272
• Divine artifacts — His Outer Demonic Body and divine bones became divine artifacts after fusing the Nine Heavens Divine Bone's Spirit Essence. 316

Demon-Sealing Arts

Tang Qinghe can break and suppress demonic formations and entities.

• Used a demon-breaking skill and demon seal to shatter a great sealing formation. 294
• Defeated a summoned demon king with the same techniques. 294
• Formed a giant demon-sealing flower from eighteen demon formations. 294

Equipment / Items

• Four Symbols Space Belt — Soul tool obtained through a System draw. 5
• Wang Chuan Qiu Shui Tu — Immortal herb refined to greatly improve his senses. 5
• Heavenly Emperor Pill — Opened during his contest with Han San and Qian Renxue. 259
• High-grade divine bone — Fused with ten-thousand-year soft-bone-marrow Spirit Essence to empower his second bone skill. 242
• Golden Phoenix Feather — Obtained through a ten-draw System pull. 272
• Divine king's divine core — Acquired as part of his plans to alter the Heavenly Gate. 320

Relationships

• Xiao Wu — Initially a System-bonded antagonist and frequent opponent; their relationship later shifts into cooperation, and she becomes his subordinate to share a divine position. 5 7 270 316
• Han San — Long-standing rival repeatedly defeated by Tang Qinghe; Tang Qinghe later cures his illness with magic and turns him into a puppet. 14 109 117
• Bibi — Close companion whose connection with Tang Qinghe deepened through a body swap; she supports his later transformation and confessed enduring feelings for him. 55 80 272
• Zhu Zhuqing — Martial Soul Fusion partner; their fusion defeated Qin Ming, and she developed strong feelings for Tang Qinghe. 53 55
• Qian Renxue — Powerful rival in divine-sense and Heavenly Emperor cultivation; Tang Qinghe ultimately married her after ascending to godhood. 259 260 338
• Ice Spear — Initially wary of him, then became his follower and entered the Divine Phoenix Palace with him. 310 311 316
• Guo Mian — Sect Master pressured by Tang Qinghe for the Seven Stars Sect's techniques; their interactions remain openly hostile. 190 264
• Yin Chen — Originally detected by the System as an antagonist; later served under Tang Qinghe and carried out his orders. 4 308

Notable Quotes

“You don't see me when I'm diligently cultivating.” 15

“Thank you, Demon Emperor, for your kindness, but I have my own plans and don't want to be restricted.” 264

“You see, besides my enemies, I am also very kind.” 270

Trivia

• Tang Qinghe's System tracks emotional value and grants lottery draws based on other characters' reactions. 5 16
• He was recognized among the Ten Great Prodigies by age twenty and was renowned for Spirit Cultivation and Spirit Beast Taming. 311
• He married twenty-three newly ascended gods after attaining godhood. 338