Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Xiao San; Third Brother; God King Tang; Sea God; Asura God
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tang Sect (past life); Shrek Academy; later the God Realm
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Tang Sect hidden-weapon user; future God King
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power; Twin Martial Souls	3	His Twin Martial Souls are exposed by the Heavenly Curtain.
First soul ring	7	Absorbs the soul ring of a century-old Mandala Snake after personally defeating it at age six.
Soul Elder, level 31	34	Tang Hao states that nearby forces could capture the thirty-first-level Tang San.
God King; Dual God Positions	20	Revealed to hold both the Sea God and Asura God positions.

Background / History

Tang San originated in another world as an outer disciple of the Bashu Tang Sect. The Heavenly Curtain states that he stole the sect's ultimate techniques, including Mysterious Heaven Skill, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Purple Extreme Demon Eye, and hidden-weapon methods. Pursued by Tang Sect elders, he jumped from a cliff to his death. 22

The infant son of Tang Hao and Ah Yin was allegedly killed by the shockwave of Qian Xunji's attack. Tang San's soul then entered and occupied the dead infant's body, granting him the child's Twin Martial Souls: Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer. 24 Tang San later recognizes that this incident gave him the talent that formed the basis of his future rise. 31

As a child, Tang San practiced his former world's techniques in secret. Tang Hao noticed his unusual behavior and techniques, but continued raising him after Tang San awakened Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls, hoping Tang San could eventually take revenge on Martial Soul Hall. 23

At age six, Tang San entered the Soul Hunting Forest with Yu Xiaogang to acquire his first soul ring. Yu Xiaogang initially proposed a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo, which Tang San found questionable. 4 When they encountered a Mandala Snake, Tang San used hidden weapons and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to kill it and subsequently absorbed its soul ring. 6 7

Appearance

Tang San is initially presented as an ordinary-looking youth from a blacksmith's family, though his future status and combat ability sharply distinguish him from his peers. 20

• Carries concealed Tang Sect hidden weapons. 6
• Uses a Silent Sleeve Arrow, including when he considers targeting Yu Xiaogang and later Tang Hao. 7 33
• In the God Realm, wields a trident as the Sea God. 2

Personality

Tang San is calculating and strongly focused on preserving his route to godhood. Once the Heavenly Curtain exposes damaging details about his past and his relationship with Yu Xiaogang, he maintains an outwardly respectful master-disciple relationship because he believes breaking with Yu Xiaogang could alter the future that leads to his ascension. 8

He is wary of threats to his identity and survival. After learning Tang Hao may have known of his secret practices and body seizure, Tang San becomes fearful and prepares his concealed weapon against the man he still regards as a father figure for practical reasons. 24 33

Tang San can be persuasive toward Xiao Wu, convincing her to leave Shrek Academy with Tang Hao by appealing to her trust in him. 34 His future self resents Yu Xiaogang's claims of having raised him, believing his achievements were earned through his own efforts. 2

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Twin Martial Souls: Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer. 3 24

• His exceptional innate talent attracts the attention of Shrek students and major factions. 3
• The Heavenly Curtain identifies these martial souls as central to the body he occupied. 24

Tang Sect Hidden Weapons

Tang San retains and applies hidden-weapon techniques from his past life. 22

• Kills a century-old Mandala Snake at age six with concealed weapons. 6
• Uses a short sword in the Mandala Snake's mouth during the fight. 6
• Keeps and employs the Silent Sleeve Arrow. 7 33
• His techniques cause the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seek him out. 6

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track

A Tang Sect movement technique used alongside his hidden weapons. 6

• Allows six-year-old Tang San to evade and fight the Mandala Snake. 6
• Is promoted by Tang Ya as a Tang Sect technique that others may learn by joining the sect. 7

Mysterious Heaven Skill

A cultivation technique Tang San allegedly stole from the Tang Sect in his prior life. 22

• The Heavenly Curtain credits childhood practice of the technique with tempering his body. 8
• His physical and mental strength helped him absorb the Mandala Snake's soul ring. 8

Dual God Positions

Tang San's future self holds the Sea God and Asura God positions simultaneously. 20

• Becomes a God King. 3
• His Asura God power manifests as boundless killing intent while he watches the Heavenly Curtain in the God Realm. 7
• His future self wields a trident. 2

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Tang San's current body's father and a complicated father figure. Tang San learns that Tang Hao suspected his true identity; despite mutual suspicion, Tang Hao takes him away from Shrek for safety. 23 33 34
• Ah Yin — Mother of Tang San's current body. Her infant son's death created the circumstance in which Tang San occupied the body. 24
• Xiao Wu — Close companion and future wife. She remains loyal after Tang San's body-seizure revelation, but fears Tang Hao's intentions toward her soul-beast identity; Tang San later convinces her to leave with him. 24 31 34
• Yu Xiaogang — Master. Tang San initially defends him, but their relationship becomes a mutually beneficial façade after the Heavenly Curtain exposes their distrust; Tang San's future self despises Yu Xiaogang's claim to have raised him. 5 8 2
• Flender — Shrek Academy dean. He grows suspicious of Tang San after the revelations but reluctantly accepts that Tang San must leave with Tang Hao. 22 34
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing — Shrek peers. Their reactions range from admiration of Tang San's future God King status to wariness after learning of his past life and body seizure. 3 24
• Tang Sect elders — Former sect elders who pursued Tang San after he allegedly stole the sect's ultimate techniques. 22

Story Role / Major Arcs

Heavenly Curtain’s First Broadcasts

Tang San and Xiao Wu witness the mysterious Heavenly Curtain's broadcasts about Yu Xiaogang. Tang San is confused by the claim that his master taught a god, while his future God King self reacts with contempt and anger. 1 2

First Soul Ring Revelation

The Curtain reveals Yu Xiaogang's proposed Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo ring and the subsequent Mandala Snake encounter. Tang San's childhood combat skill, hidden weapons, and first soul-ring acquisition become known across the continent. 4 6 7

Fracture with Yu Xiaogang

After the Curtain suggests that Tang San once considered silencing Yu Xiaogang and portrays Yu Xiaogang as using him for fame, both maintain their master-disciple façade. Tang San does so to avoid disrupting his anticipated path to godhood. 7 8

Past-Life and Body-Seizure Exposure

The Curtain reveals Tang San's Tang Sect past, alleged theft of sect techniques, and occupation of Tang Hao and Ah Yin's dead infant son. The Shrek group becomes wary, while Xiao Wu remains beside him. 22 24

Xiao Wu’s Exposure and Departure from Shrek

When Xiao Wu is revealed as a reincarnated Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Tang San becomes a target alongside her. Tang Hao arrives to remove them from Shrek Academy; Tang San persuades Xiao Wu to accompany them, and Yu Xiaogang is eventually allowed to join the group. 32 34

Notable Quotes

“Everything I, Tang San, am today, I achieved step by step on my own!” 2

“If you don't trust my father, can you at least trust me?” 34

Trivia

• Tang San's future status is publicly revealed before he reaches godhood, dramatically altering how his Shrek peers and powerful factions treat him. 3 20
• The Heavenly Curtain’s descriptions of Tang San sharply conflict: it praises his future self as selfless and merciful while also exposing his alleged theft and body seizure. 20 22 24
• Tang San's first documented soul-ring hunt becomes notable because he kills the Mandala Snake before obtaining any soul ring. 6