Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Xiao San; Third Brother; God King Reincarnation; Son of Luck
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nuoding Academy; Shrek Academy; Tang Sect (regarded by Tang San as its chief disciple)
Occupation/Role	Control-system Soul Master; reincarnated God King
Status	Alive; escaped Slaughter City while pursued by Hu Liena 204
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 10 / Innate Full Soul Power	2, 3	Awakened Blue Silver Grass while concealing the Clear Sky Hammer; possessed Mysterious Heaven Skill, Purple Demon Eye, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track at their first layers.
Level 12	10	Absorbed a 250-year Camouflage Snake Vine ring mistaken for a Datura Snake. Obtained the weakened Entangle skill, with only minor increases to toughness and hardness.
Level 28	10	Reached this level after six years at Nuoding Academy; used Blue Silver Grass binding, Entangle, and Parasite in sparring.
Level 30 Soul Elder	34	Broke through at age twelve and stabilized his new realm.
Fourth Ring / Level 43 Soul Ancestor	107, 125	Chose a safer 5,000-year Earth Cave Demon Spider ring rather than risking a ten-thousand-year ring. Gained a weaker Blue Silver Cage and was later recorded at level 43.

Background

Tang San is a reincarnated God King with memories spanning multiple lives. At age three, he secretly tested Fu Qin while presenting the innocence of an ordinary child; he was already cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record in secret. His Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was suppressed, while both of his martial souls remained unawakened. 1

At his martial soul awakening, Tang San displayed Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power. Though Su Yuntao dismissed the grass as a trash martial soul, Tang San concealed his second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, and planned to develop it in secret. 2 3

He entered Nuoding Academy as a work-study student alongside Fu Qin. Tang San accepted Yu Xiaogang as his teacher, defeated Wang Sheng to establish himself in Dorm Seven, and became increasingly protective and possessive toward Xiao Wu. 4 5 6

During his first soul-ring hunt, Tang San rejected Yu Xiaogang's suggested Solitary Bamboo and searched for a Datura Snake. He instead absorbed a Camouflage Snake Vine that resembled one, gaining an inferior first ring while pretending satisfaction before Yu Xiaogang and Fu Qin. 8 9 10

After six years, Tang San entered Shrek Academy with level 28 soul power. He continued treating Fu Qin as a younger brother and future subordinate, unaware that Fu Qin had deliberately lost their sparring matches and concealed superior strength. 10 12 18

At twelve, Tang San reached level 30 and learned from Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun that Huo Yuhao had destroyed the God Realm, resulting in their rebirths. The revelation left him shocked and forced him to reconsider the path he expected to repeat. 34

Tang San later attempted to absorb a 3,800-year Soul-Devouring Demon Spider ring beyond his limits. The backlash devastated his meridians and consciousness; Fu Qin saved him by removing the spider's remnant soul and fusing a Centennial Solitary Bamboo torso bone into him. While Tang San viewed the bone as a gift, it occupied a spirit-bone slot intended for stronger future bones. 42 43

During the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, he revealed the Clear Sky Hammer and used the Seven-in-One fusion skill against Hu Liena and Xie Yue. His body could not sustain the Clear Sky True Body; he suffered severe internal damage and backlashed Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who were still supplying him with soul power. 173 174

After the tournament, Tang Hao revealed that Tang San's mother, Ah Yin, had been a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor who became Tang Hao's ninth soul ring. Tang Hao then proposed using Xiao Wu's sacrifice to rapidly strengthen Tang San. Tang San accepted the plan despite initially resisting it, intending to resurrect Xiao Wu later. 181 182

Tang San then spent two years tempering his physique and mastering Clear Sky Sect techniques under Tang Hao. He learned Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer far faster than Tang Hao had, and Tang Hao prepared to take him to Slaughter City to obtain the Slaughter God's Domain. 183 191 192

In Slaughter City, Tang San fought through seventy consecutive Hell battles but became increasingly scarred, vengeful, and unstable. His conflict with Hu Liena escalated into repeated attempts on his life; he eventually escaped her pursuit with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. 199 200 204

While Tang San remained in Slaughter City, Fu Qin stole Ah Yin's origin seedling and Tang San's intended 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone from Holy Soul Village, removing vital opportunities tied to Tang San's planned bloodline awakening and future godhood. 201 204

Appearance

Tang San was initially described as unremarkable compared with Fu Qin, though his eyes held an unusual depth for a child. After two years of physical training under Tang Hao, he developed a bronze, heavily tempered physique capable of supporting the Clear Sky Hammer's force. 1 191

• Deep, mature-looking eyes beneath an outwardly youthful appearance. 1
• Blue eyes during his Nuoding Academy years. 10
• Bronze skin and sharply defined musculature after his Clear Sky Sect training. 191
• Received a permanent facial scar during a Slaughter City arena battle. 200

Personality

Tang San is calculating and intensely focused on reclaiming godhood. He routinely hides his true thoughts, presenting himself as a grateful disciple, loyal brother, or grieving son when doing so advances his plans. His reunion with Tang Hao was a deliberate performance despite Tang San already knowing his father had watched over him since childhood. 3 181

He is proud of his past-life knowledge and often underestimates danger when attempting to reproduce former opportunities. This arrogance contributed to his failed first-ring selection, his near-fatal absorption of the Soul-Devouring Demon Spider ring, and the backlash from forcing the Clear Sky True Body. 10 42 174

Tang San can be ruthless when provoked. At Nuoding Academy, he broke a gatekeeper's leg after being insulted and was prepared to cripple the other before being stopped. 4

His attachment to Xiao Wu combines genuine affection with possessiveness. He considers her the love of his life and wishes to win her back, yet ultimately agrees to conceal a plan for her sacrifice in exchange for power. 6 152 182

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass as his first martial soul and the Clear Sky Hammer as his concealed second martial soul. 3

• Blue Silver Grass — Used as a control-type martial soul for binding, entanglement, and battlefield restriction.

  • Entangle — First soul skill; its effects are weakened because it came from a 250-year Camouflage Snake Vine rather than the intended Datura Snake. 10
  • Parasite — Used alongside Blue Silver Grass binding during his Nuoding Academy spar with Fu Qin. 10
  • Blue Silver Cage — Fourth soul skill from a 5,000-year Earth Cave Demon Spider; its range and binding force are inferior to the version Tang San possessed in his past life. 107
  • His Blue Silver Emperor bloodline remains suppressed, and Fu Qin's theft of Ah Yin's origin seedling and right-leg bone further undermines his intended awakening. 1 204

• Clear Sky Hammer — A powerful hammer martial soul initially hidden from others.

  • Revealed in battle against Hu Liena and Xie Yue. 173
  • Can be amplified by the Seven-in-One fusion skill, which channels the Shrek team's soul power into Tang San. 173
  • Clear Sky True Body produces destructive force beyond Tang San's physical tolerance, causing catastrophic backlash when forced. 173 174

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San retained Tang Sect knowledge and cultivation methods from his former life.

• Mysterious Heaven Skill — His foundational internal cultivation method; before awakening, its internal energy was equivalent to an eighth-level Soul Scholar. 2
• Purple Demon Eye — Enhances perception and is intended to benefit further from the fifty-thousand-year Wisdom Skull. 3 178
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — An evasive movement technique that let him defeat Wang Sheng without using his martial soul and later escape Hu Liena in Slaughter City. 5 204
• Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer — A Clear Sky Sect hammer technique Tang San mastered in two years, surpassing Tang Hao's five-year record. 192
• Nine Absolutes of the Clear Sky — A hammer art he understood from past-life memories and trained to support through physical conditioning. 191
• Ring Detonation — A high-cost Clear Sky Sect secret technique Tang Hao agreed to teach him; it can increase strength exponentially. 192

Hidden Weapons

Tang San uses Tang Sect hidden weapons in addition to his martial souls.

• Forged and used a Mysterious Iron dagger against the Silver-Veined Stone Scorpion. 8
• Retrieved the Dragon Whisker Needle before preparing for the Spirit Master tournament. 12
• Gave Fu Qin Tang Sect blueprints and a notebook so Fu Qin could openly forge hidden weapons. 58

Physical Conditioning

Tang San spent two years prioritizing bodily refinement over martial-soul cultivation so that his body could support Clear Sky Hammer techniques. 191

• Tempered himself in the Gale Array.
• Used soul power to scour his meridians.
• Used hammer force-generation techniques to strengthen his bones and physique.
• Shattered a boulder several people tall with the force of his Clear Sky Hammer after completing his training. 191

Equipment / Spirit Bones

• Centennial Solitary Bamboo Torso Bone — Fused into Tang San by Fu Qin after the Soul-Devouring Demon Spider incident; stabilizes his body and soul power but occupies his torso-bone slot. 43
• Fifty-Thousand-Year Wisdom Skull — Given to Tang San because Fu Qin considered its mental-power enhancement suitable for a Blue Silver Grass control-system Soul Master. 178
• Dragon Whisker Needle — A recovered Tang Sect hidden weapon. 12
• Mysterious Iron dagger — Used during the hunt for Fu Qin's first soul ring. 8

Relationships

• Fu Qin — Sworn brother and the person Tang San repeatedly tries to recruit, cultivate, and rely upon. Tang San trusts him deeply after Fu Qin saves his life, gives him Tang Sect materials, and is later recognized by Tang San as the Tang Sect's chief disciple; Tang San remains unaware of Fu Qin's manipulation and theft of his opportunities. 18 43 58 162 204
• Xiao Wu — Past-life wife and the person Tang San considers the love of his life. He remains possessive of her and seeks to win her back, but agrees with Tang Hao's plan to use her sacrifice for power. 6 152 182
• Tang Hao — Father and Clear Sky Douluo. Tang Hao reveals Ah Yin's identity, trains Tang San in Clear Sky Sect techniques, teaches him the value of physical tempering, and prepares him for Slaughter City. 181 191 192
• Ah Yin — Tang San's mother, a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor whose sacrifice became Tang Hao's ninth soul ring. Tang San expects her remnant and legacy to support his rise, but Fu Qin takes both her origin seedling and Tang San's intended right-leg bone. 181 204
• Yu Xiaogang — Tang San's teacher at Nuoding Academy. Tang San accepts him as a master but privately considers him an armchair theorist and resents his role in the failed first-ring selection. 5 7 10
• Hu Liena — Martial Soul Hall Saintess and Slaughter City enemy. Their hostility becomes mutual and lethal after repeated clashes in the Blood Arena. 199 200 204
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun — Shrek companions and fellow reborn individuals. They reveal the destruction of the God Realm to Tang San; Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun are later injured by the backlash from Tang San's Clear Sky True Body. 34 174
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing — Shrek teammates who support Tang San in the Seven-in-One fusion skill and witness his overextension in the tournament final. 173 174

Notable Quotes

“If your mouth is filthy, you must pay the price.” 4

“Five thousand years—safety is what matters.” 107

“Once I walk out of here, I will repay today's humiliation and pain a hundredfold!” 200