Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Species/Race	Human 42
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nuoding Academy; later travels toward Monster Academy 63 66
Occupation/Role	Spirit Master student; Yu Xiaogang's disciple 41 66
Martial Soul	Blue Silver Grass; stated to possess twin martial souls, though his second is not identified in the available context 40 66
Status	Alive 66
First Appearance	Chapter 41

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
One-ring Spirit Master	40–41	Had obtained his first spirit ring with Yu Xiaogang and could use Blue Silver Entanglement. 40 41

Appearance

Tang San is a small boy, described as appearing six or seven years old, who wears a blue academy uniform while studying at Nuoding Academy. 42

• Walks with urgency when tending to Yu Xiaogang's injuries. 42
• Is left bruised and limping after Jiang Li'er's sudden assault. 43

Personality

Tang San is strongly devoted to Yu Xiaogang, addressing him as “Teacher” and rushing into a burning office to save him despite the danger. His inexperience with Blue Silver Grass causes his rescue attempt to accidentally poison Yu Xiaogang with his spirit ring's paralytic toxin. 41

He is defensive of Yu Xiaogang's reputation, initially reacting with anger to criticism of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul Theory. However, he is capable of critical thought: the article's detailed data and logical examples gradually make him doubt beliefs he had treated as certain. 63

His loyalty can also override his suspicions. Although he recognizes inconsistencies in Yu Xiaogang's account of escaping detention, Tang San suppresses those doubts and agrees to follow him to Monster Academy. 66

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San's known martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. 41

• Blue Silver Entanglement — summons vines to bind or pull a target. He uses it to drag Yu Xiaogang out of a fire. 41
• His control is still incomplete; when using the vines during the rescue, their Datura Snake paralytic toxin enters Yu Xiaogang's body. 41

Purple Demon Eye

Tang San uses Purple Demon Eye to see clearly in Yu Xiaogang's unlit office at night. 63

Pharmacological Knowledge

Tang San possesses knowledge of poisons and medicine from his previous life as a Tang Sect disciple. 42

• Purchases herbs and intends to prepare burn medicine for Yu Xiaogang after the office fire. 42
• His treatment helps Yu Xiaogang's burns mostly heal. 60

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and master. Tang San risks himself to save him from a fire, defends his theories, and remains loyal despite learning that Yu is detained for allegedly stealing an Elder Token. 41 63 65
• Tang Hao — Father. Tang Hao rescues Yu Xiaogang and directs him to take Tang San and Xiao Wu to Monster Academy. 65 66
• Xiao Wu — Fellow Nuoding Academy student and travelling companion; she is taken with Tang San to Monster Academy, initially against her will. 66
• Jiang Li'er — Hostile encounter. She attacks and beats Tang San without giving a reason, leaving him injured and confused. 42 43
• Su Yuntao — Martial Soul Hall deacon who warns Tang San to sever ties with Yu Xiaogang after explaining the accusation surrounding the Elder Token. 65

Story Role / Major Arcs

Yu Xiaogang's Office Fire

Tang San finds Yu Xiaogang trapped in a burning office after the Fire Dragon's attack. He uses Blue Silver Entanglement in an attempt to pull his teacher from the flames, but its paralytic toxin unintentionally affects Yu Xiaogang. Unable to find clean water quickly, Tang San extinguishes the fire with a bucket from the restroom; Yu survives, but his research notes and books are destroyed. 41

Assault by Jiang Li'er

While buying herbs for Yu Xiaogang's burns, Tang San encounters Jiang Li'er in Nuoding City. She declares that she wants to beat him up and overwhelms him with speed and strength before disappearing. Tang San is left angry, bewildered, and physically injured. 42 43

Crisis of Faith in Yu Xiaogang

Tang San discovers pages from Refutations and Corrections Regarding Several Issues in the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul Theory, published under the name Jiang Xue'er. Though he initially rejects the criticism, its evidence and reasoning cause him to question Yu Xiaogang's teachings. 63

He later learns from Su Yuntao that Yu Xiaogang has been detained on suspicion of stealing a Martial Soul Hall Elder Token. The accusation deeply unsettles Tang San because of his personal hatred of theft and his faith in his teacher. 65

Departure for Monster Academy

After Tang Hao rescues Yu Xiaogang, Yu takes Tang San and Xiao Wu from Nuoding Academy while they are unconscious. Yu claims that Martial Soul Hall forced him to flee and persuades Tang San to travel to Monster Academy in Suotuo City. Despite recognizing flaws in the story, Tang San accepts the plan in trust of his teacher. 66