Gangzi

Biodata

Background / History

Yu Xiaogang, also known as Gangzi, is a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan who was born with low innate soul power (half a level or 0.5) and is stuck at level 29 as a Soul Grand Master 7 8 9 11. Unable to advance through traditional cultivation due to his poor aptitude, he dedicates himself to theoretical research and authors the "Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls," earning the title of "Master" and receiving financial subsidies from Martial Soul Hall 7 9 10. He resides temporarily at Nuoding Academy, hoping to find a talented disciple to prove his theories 7 8.

Upon encountering Tang San and Qin Yun at Nuoding Academy, Gangzi attempts to take Tang San as his disciple, erroneously believing that Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power is driven by Twin Martial Souls and insisting he follow a venom-based control path using a Mandala Snake 7 8 36. His interactions with Qin Yun and Tang San lead to a series of escalating verbal clashes and wagers. After Qin Yun thoroughly debunks his theories as a "clown's theory," Gangzi challenges Qin Yun to a life-or-death soul fight, staking his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges storage soul tool 10 11.

During the duel, Gangzi launches a surprise attack using his martial soul, Luo Sanpao, but Qin Yun easily evades the assault using the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and redirects Luo Sanpao back into Gangzi's face using the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon technique 12 13. The resulting toxic backlash and foul stench cause Gangzi to lose consciousness, humiliating him in defeat and forcing him to surrender his storage belt 13. Seeking revenge, Gangzi later secures the backing of Tang Hao, who gives him a Pope Token and confirms his role as Tang San's teacher 22 23 37. Following a public confrontation where Tang San rejects his theories and strikes him with a Blue Silver Pole Vault—causing him to lose two front teeth—Gangzi continues to harbor deep resentment toward Qin Yun 36 37 43.

Appearance

• Wears the traditional black robes associated with his status as a scholar and teacher 36.
• Notably loses two front teeth during a public confrontation with Tang San, causing his speech to become garbled and lisping 37.

Personality

• Arrogant and overconfident regarding his theoretical knowledge, yet deeply insecure about his weak combat power and low soul power rank 7 8 9.
• Extremely thin-skinned and obsessed with his public reputation, frequently taking slights and intellectual challenges as mortal insults 9 11 37.
• Pragmatic to a fault regarding his ambitions, willing to gamble large sums and stake valuable items to salvage his pride 9 11.
• Bitter and vindictive when his authority is challenged or his theories are proven wrong, holding long-term grudges against those who humiliate him 21 37 43.

Abilities & Skills

Martial Soul: Luo Sanpao

• A mutant beast martial soul resembling a small, purple-skinned pig, derived as a failed evolution of the Golden Sacred Dragon 12. Despite its low rank, it possesses physical form and mass, allowing it to execute heavy physical charges 12.
• Pig Rush — A direct, high-speed physical charge launched against opponents without warning 12.
• Farting Like Thunder, Heaven-Shattering Earth-Splitting Luo Sanpao — Gangzi's first spirit skill; a wide-range, area-of-effect attack that compresses foul soul power into a noxious, toxic gas cloud 12.

Martial Soul Theory

• Researched and compiled the "Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls," covering principles such as the proportional relationship between innate soul power and martial soul quality, and rules regarding soul ring absorption and bottlenecks 8 10.
• Advocates heavily for control-type cultivation paths focusing on poison application and binding abilities 22 36.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges — A rare storage-type soul tool worn as a jade belt around the waist, offering twenty-four cubic meters of internal storage space 11 13.
• Pope Token — A pitch-black token engraved with patterns of a sword, a hammer, and a dragon-beast, given to him by Tang Hao for protection and authority 23.

Relationships

• Tang San — Desired disciple whom Gangzi attempts to recruit and train according to his martial soul theories; Tang San ultimately rejects his guidance and attacks him 8 22 36 37.
• Qin Yun — Bitter rival and nemesis who exposed the flaws in his theories, defeated him in a wager, and humiliated him in combat 9 10 11 13 37.
• Tang Hao — Powerful ally and patron who grants Gangzi the Pope Token and tacitly approves his role as Tang San's teacher 22 23 37.

Notable Quotes

"If Heaven had not birthed me, Yu Xiaogang, the world of theory would have remained in an eternal night!" 7

"In war, nothing is too deceitful; this is the first lesson I shall teach you today!" 12