Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Director Su (苏主任) |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, Academic Affairs Office 10 |
| Occupation/Role | Academic Affairs director and teacher; leads students on academy-supported soul-ring hunts 10 13 |
| Soul Rank / Level | Level 38 Soul Elder 16 |
| Martial Soul | An ancient-looking longsword; tool-type martial soul 15 |
| Soul Rings | Three: one white, one yellow, and one purple 15 16 |
| Status | Alive at the brothers’ early graduation 22 |
| First Appearance | Enrollment at the Academic Affairs Office 10 |
Background / History
Enrollment of the Tang Brothers
Director Su registers Tang Yin and Tang San as work-study students. Although he and the other teachers initially underestimate their martial souls, their Innate Full Soul Power convinces him that they have strong prospects. He provides their uniforms and toiletries, then readily agrees to arrange a soul-ring hunt when Tang Yin asks about academy assistance 10.
He processes the application that afternoon and prepares to lead the expedition personally the next morning. Yu Xiaogang joins at the insistence of Dean Fenos, leaving Su feeling unable to refuse 13.
First Soul-Ring Expedition
Su leads the party into the Soul Hunting Forest and follows the brothers’ requested targets: a life-and-recovery plant soul beast for Tang San and a thunder-attributed beast suited to strength or defense for Tang Yin. When a roughly four-hundred-year-old Datura Snake attacks their camp, he shields the children and orders Yu Xiaogang to lead them east while he holds it off. The snake bypasses him and swallows Yu Xiaogang; Su cannot match its speed and fails to intercept it 14 15.
Believing Yu Xiaogang lost, Su worries about explaining the incident to the dean but continues the expedition. He weakens a nearly four-hundred-year-old Evergreen Vine for Tang San, then fights a Pale Thunder Silver Wolf with both brothers’ assistance. Each brother delivers the final blow to his chosen beast and successfully absorbs its ring 15 16 17.
Tang Yin’s first soul skill causes Su to reconsider his earlier assessment of White Jade Hand: its physical enhancement and thunder damage suggest a top-tier martial soul rather than an inferior mutation. After returning to the academy, he reminds both brothers that registering at the Spirit Hall Branch entitles them to a monthly subsidy of one Gold Soul Coin 17 18.
Early Graduation
When the brothers apply to graduate early, Su approves with regret. Particularly impressed by Tang Yin’s wisdom, foresight, and eloquence, he offers a recommendation to Fanos Intermediate Soul Master Academy through his connections there. Tang Yin declines in favor of Heaven Dou Imperial City; Su accepts their decision, gives them their graduation certificates, and wishes them a safe journey 22.
Personality
Su is amiable toward promising students and treats helping them obtain soul rings as part of his responsibility as a teacher. He appreciates Tang Yin’s initiative in securing resources and is visibly pleased when both brothers sincerely thank him for his assistance 10 17.
He is cautious about dangerous soul beasts and candid about his limitations. During the Datura Snake attack, however, protecting the children takes priority over his own safety. His dealings with Yu Xiaogang show a more constrained side: he tolerates the Grandmaster’s lengthy lectures out of consideration for the dean, despite finding them exhausting 14 15 17.
Abilities & Skills
Longsword Martial Soul
Su fights with a summoned longsword supported by three soul rings. An unnamed soul skill increases the blade’s sharpness 15 16.
- Vine-cutting attacks: Severs the Evergreen Vine’s attacking tendrils and closes in to stab its main body 16.
- Cooperative combat: Inflicts numerous sword wounds on the Pale Thunder Silver Wolf while Tang San restrains it and Tang Yin attacks its legs 17.
- Speed limitation: Cannot keep pace with the Datura Snake; also admits he would not have dared challenge the four-hundred-year-old Pale Thunder Silver Wolf alone 15 17.
Soul-Hunting Guidance
- Identifies the Datura Snake’s approximate age from its length and coloration 15.
- Confirms the Evergreen Vine’s age and suitability for Tang San’s first ring 16.
- Leaves the final blows to the students and instructs Tang San through the initial ring-absorption process 16 17.
Equipment / Items
- Sharp dagger — Lent to Tang San and Tang Yin to finish their respective soul beasts 16 17.
- Forest access token — Obtained for the expedition and presented to the guards at the Soul Hunting Forest 14.
- Expedition supplies — Prepares dry rations, fresh water, insect-repellent powder, and injury medicine 13.
Relationships
- Tang Yin — Student whose resourcefulness earns his admiration; Tang Yin promises to repay his soul-hunting assistance tenfold 10 17 22.
- Tang San — Student he helps obtain an Evergreen Vine first ring; Su congratulates him after successful absorption 16.
- Yu Xiaogang — Reluctantly accepted expedition companion. Su attempts to protect him during the snake attack and subsequently worries about reporting his presumed death 13 14 15 17.
- Dean Fenos — Academy superior whose intervention secures Yu Xiaogang’s place on the expedition 13 14.