Biodata

Feature Value
Name Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es) Sea God Tang San (parallel-world manifestation) 59
Gender Male
Affiliation Shrek Academy; Heaven Dou Royal Academy; Imperial Heaven Team 247 252
Occupation/Role Soul Master; control core of the Imperial Heaven Team 252
First Appearance Chapter 8

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level Chapter Notes
Soul Elder, Level 31 180 Absorbed a 2,000-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring after killing the beast alone.
Soul Ancestor, four Soul Rings (parallel-world manifestation) 164 Displays a yellow-yellow-purple-black Soul Ring configuration, including a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring.
Sea God (parallel-world manifestation) 59 Descends through divine pressure and erases White Tiger Lin Qing and his spiritual companions with a single finger.

Background / History

Tang San is Tang Hao's son. His father conceals Tang San's possession of Twin Martial Souls, a secret later used as leverage against Tang Hao. Tang Hao is also identified as the Clear Sky Douluo. 76 181

Ah Yin is Tang San's mother. After her sacrifice, Tang Hao hides her Blue Silver Emperor seedling and her Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone in a secluded valley near Holy Soul Village. Lin Qing later removes both treasures after obtaining their location from Tang Hao's memories. 145 191 194

During the massacre-avenging expedition against Black Wind Cave, Tang San initially hesitates to help Lin Qing and Xiao Wu. When Tang Hao kills Lin Qing, Tang San recognizes his father but does not intervene. 8

Tang San and Xiao Wu later arrive in Suotuo City and attempt to stay at the Rose Hotel. A dispute with Dai Mubai over a themed suite escalates into a fight, but Lin Qing suppresses both with Psychokinesis, fines Tang San one thousand Gold Soul Coins, and bans him from the hotel. Tang San accepts the outcome outwardly while vowing revenge. 72 73 74

He passes Shrek Academy's first admissions round with Xiao Wu. 78

After Shrek Academy is defeated by the Imperial Heaven Team, Tang San and the other Shrek members transfer to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Yu Xiaogang subsequently reorganizes the Imperial Heaven Team around the Shrek members and installs Tang San as its control core. 227 247 252

Tang Hao's attempts to avenge Tang San ultimately lead to his ambush and capture by Lin Qing's faction. Tang Hao remains confined within the Undead Semi-Plane, removing Tang San's principal protector from the outside world. 187 188 189 190 258 297

Personality

Tang San is determined and prideful. He confronts Dai Mubai over the Rose Hotel suite, persists through Shrek's admissions process, and vows revenge after Lin Qing humiliates him. 72 74 78

He is resourceful under pressure. Separated from his group during a Soul Beast Tide, he uses his skills and hidden weapons against the Man Faced Demon Spider, ultimately fighting until his soul power is exhausted. 150 151

Tang San is defiant toward those he views as having wronged him. He challenges the Dragon Duke's claim to the Man Faced Demon Spider despite the vast difference in their strength, then resolves to retaliate against Meng Shu after being injured. 181 182

His fixation on Lin Qing can override his judgment. During an auction, he spends all his savings and borrows from Yu Xiaogang to outbid Lin Qing for Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother, only to learn Lin Qing never intended to purchase it. 315

Despite repeated setbacks, Tang San continues cultivating with the conviction that sufficient time will allow him to overcome Lin Qing. When he experiences an inexplicable sense that a vital part of his destiny has been taken away, he is left frightened and unsettled rather than abandoning that resolve. 371

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San uses Blue Silver Grass as one of his Martial Souls.

  • Used against Dai Mubai during their Rose Hotel confrontation. 72
  • Its attack is torn apart by several thousand-year soul beasts during the Soul Beast Tide. 151
  • Uses it to bind and obstruct the Man Faced Demon Spider's corrosive web during their battle. 151

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang San's other Martial Soul is the Clear Sky Hammer; his Twin Martial Souls are kept secret by Tang Hao. 76

  • Used as his final attack to kill a 2,000-year Man Faced Demon Spider. 151
  • The decisive strike leaves him with all soul power exhausted. 151
  • He manifests it alongside his other techniques in an unsuccessful attempt to withstand Meng Shu's Soul Douluo-level punch. 181

Mysterious Heaven Techniques

Tang San cultivates the Mysterious Heaven Skill and applies associated techniques in combat.

  • Uses the Mysterious Heaven Skill to recover soul power while isolated in the Star Dou Great Forest. 151
  • Employs Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade the Man Faced Demon Spider's attacks and Meng Shu's punch. 151 181
  • Uses Purple Demon Eye to survey his surroundings and guard against ambushes in the forest. 151

Hidden Weapons and Combat Tactics

Tang San employs hidden weapons and multiple techniques in battle.

  • Uses his full range of skills and hidden weapons while fighting the Man Faced Demon Spider alone. 151
  • Fires Bone Piercing Needles at the Man Faced Demon Spider's eyes, targeting the weakness in its otherwise durable carapace. 151
  • Demonstrates quick tactical thinking while defending against the Soul Beast Tide. 150
  • Launches poison-tipped hidden weapons while attempting to defend against Meng Shu. 181

Equipment / Weapons / Items

  • Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother — Won at auction for fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins after bidding against Lin Qing. 315

Relationships

  • Tang Hao — Father; a Titled Douluo known as the Clear Sky Douluo. Tang Hao repeatedly acts to protect and avenge Tang San, but is later ambushed, subdued, and imprisoned by Lin Qing's faction in the Undead Semi-Plane. 8 181 184 185 190 191 258
  • Ah Yin — Mother. Her Blue Silver Emperor seedling and Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone are hidden by Tang Hao after her sacrifice, but Lin Qing later takes both. 145 191 194
  • Xiao Wu — Companion whose growing independence strains their relationship; Tang San is distressed when she chooses Azure Throne Academy. 72 74 86
  • Lin Qing — Hostile rival. Lin Qing humiliates and bans Tang San from the Rose Hotel, steals the Eight Spider Lances, removes Tang San's maternal legacy, manipulates him into an expensive auction purchase, and works to deprive him of his destined opportunities. 73 74 145 152 315 370
  • Dai Mubai — Initially clashes with Tang San over a hotel suite; later joins him in attempts to retrieve Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing from Green Throne Academy. 72 223
  • Yu Xiaogang — Mentor who favors Tang San and appoints him control core of the Imperial Heaven Team; later lends him money during the auction and attempts to reassure him after his unexplained collapse. 252 315 371
  • Qian Renxue — In a parallel-world account, temporarily joins Tang San in an attempt to kill Lin Qing because both consider him a threat. 176
  • Meng Shu — Dragon Duke who severely injures Tang San after the dispute over the Man Faced Demon Spider. Tang San bears a lasting grudge over the attack. 180 181 182

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rose Hotel Incident

Tang San and Dai Mubai's conflict over a suite is forcibly ended by Lin Qing. Tang San is fined, banned from the Rose Hotel, and leaves with resentment toward Lin Qing. 72 73 74

Shrek Academy and Xiao Wu's Separation

Tang San enters Shrek Academy, but Xiao Wu later joins Azure Throne Academy instead. He is troubled by her decision and later joins Dai Mubai in trying to bring her back. 78 86 223

Star Dou Great Forest

A Soul Beast Tide separates Tang San from the Shrek group. Alone, he kills a 2,000-year Man Faced Demon Spider with the Clear Sky Hammer and attempts to absorb its Soul Ring. Wu Yun subsequently removes the External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances, from him under Lin Qing's orders. 150 151 152

Tang San successfully absorbs the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring and advances to Level 31, but the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny confront the Shrek group over the beast. Tang San is severely injured when Meng Shu attacks him. 180 181

Tang Hao's Capture and the Loss of Ah Yin's Legacy

Tang Hao moves to avenge Tang San's injuries, but Lin Qing's faction lures him into a prepared confrontation. After Tang Hao employs Ring Detonation in desperation, Lin Qing prevents the attack from succeeding; Tang Hao is subdued and taken into the Undead Semi-Plane. 184 185 187 188 189 190

Lin Qing extracts the location of Ah Yin's Blue Silver Emperor seedling and right leg bone from Tang Hao's memories, then claims both items before Tang San can obtain them. 191 194

Shrek's Defeat and Transfer

Tang San serves as Shrek's control-system core during its battle against the Imperial Heaven Team, but Yu Tianheng defeats him with a lightning barrage and leaves him unconscious. Following Shrek's defeat and financial collapse, the entire team joins Heaven Dou Royal Academy. 227 247

Imperial Heaven Team

Yu Xiaogang reorganizes the Imperial Heaven Team around Shrek members and assigns Tang San as its control core. The favoritism causes veteran members Osler and Yu Feng to protest. 252

Auction Loss

Tang San engages Lin Qing in a bidding war for Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother. Driven by his obsession with defeating Lin Qing, he exhausts his funds and borrows from Yu Xiaogang, leaving the Imperial Heaven Team without training funds after winning the item at an inflated price. 315

Loss of Divine Opportunities

Er Ni forcibly strips Tang San of the Sea God's Nine Trials that were meant to be his, leaving Slaughter City and the Asura God's inheritance as his apparent remaining route toward godhood. 370

While cultivating at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Tang San suffers sudden soul-deep pain and an overwhelming sense that an indispensable part of his fate has been severed. Yu Xiaogang finds his soul power in disorder but cannot identify the cause. 371

Parallel-World Manifestations

In the account of White Tiger Duke Mansion Lin Qing, Sea God Tang San descends from beyond the sky, declares Lin Qing an anomalous variable to be erased, and destroys him alongside Ice Empress, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Electrolux. 59

In the account of Battle Through the Heavens Lin Qing, Tang San possesses four Soul Rings and later joins Qian Renxue against Lin Qing while bearing the aura of the Asura God. 164 176