Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo (十年孤竹) 1 2 |
| Alias(es) | Ten-Year Lone Bamboo; Lone Bamboo 1 2 |
| Species/Race | Bamboo soul beast 2 23 |
| First Appearance | Tang San’s life simulation, in the Soul Hunting Forest 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ten years of cultivation | 23 | Yu Xiaogang says a stalk in his transplanted grove was ten years old when he moved it from the Soul Hunting Forest. |
| Fourteen years of cultivation | 23 | Four years later, Tang San absorbs that stalk’s ring. It grants Pole Dance rather than the Pole Vault upgrade he expected. |
Appearance
Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo is described as an emerald-green stalk whose body resembles jasper 2.
- Its segments are long and slender 2.
- Yu Xiaogang identifies two purportedly ten-year-old stalks by their evenly spaced nodes, smooth sheaths and lack of branching 24.
Soul Ring Skills
Pole Vault
- Tang San absorbs a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo ring for his first soul ring. The resulting skill summons a green bamboo pole that he braces against the ground to launch himself into the air 2.
- He uses repeated vaults to evade Xiao Chenyu’s attacks, though Xiao Chenyu challenges him to stop dodging 7.
- A Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo ring gives Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer its own Pole Vault skill, transforming the hammer into a bamboo vaulting pole 24.
Other Bamboo-Derived Skills
- Pole Dance — Tang San obtains this instead of his hoped-for second Pole Vault skill after absorbing a stalk Yu Xiaogang says had grown from ten to fourteen years old 23.
- Lone Bamboo Basketball — Tang San obtains this from the second bamboo ring he absorbs for his Clear Sky Hammer, again missing the Pole Vault skill he expected 24 25.
- Solitary Bamboo Stilts and Solitary Bamboo Throw — Tang San obtains these as third-ring skills for his Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer. Yu Xiaogang presents the selected stalks as ten-year specimens, but Tang San questions his age assessment after receiving Stilts 75.
Story Role
Tang San’s first life simulation depicts a path built entirely around Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo rings. It claims eighteen white rings and successive pole vaults will take him to the God Realm; these are simulated events, not accomplishments shown in his actual life 1 2. Believing the simulation, Tang San passes over a Mandala Snake ring and returns to the Soul Hunting Forest to absorb a bamboo ring instead 2.
Yu Xiaogang later transplants a grove from the forest to provide Tang San with future rings 23. The grove’s growth disrupts Tang San’s expected sequence of Pole Vault skills, prompting him to seek additional bamboo rings for his Clear Sky Hammer 23 24. He continues pursuing bamboo rings for both martial souls at level thirty 73 75.