Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Little San; original protagonist / Child of the Plane; Abyssal Apostle; Abyss Puppet; Sausage Lizard 8 80 82 93
Species/Race	Human; later reincarnated into successive nonhuman forms 92 94
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tang Sect disciple; Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy work-study student; Yu Xiaogang's disciple; formerly associated with Shrek Academy 6 12 39
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; hidden-weapon user; blacksmith-shop slave apprentice under Spirit Hall sentencing 36 72
Status	Reincarnating; most recently became a half-year mushroom with an estimated two-hour lifespan 94
First Appearance	Mentioned in Bibi Dong's diary revelations 3; appears at Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy 5

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Twin-spirit Soul Master	5	Yu Xiaogang identifies Tang San as possessing twin spirits and seeks to train him.
Soul Grandmaster (two soul rings)	47	Fights a nearly two-thousand-year Human-Faced Demon Spider while relying on Tang Sect techniques and Hidden Weapons.
Additional soul ring acquired	51	Yu Xiaogang obtains a roughly 400-year Withered Leaf Snake ring for him after the Star Dou Forest disaster; its age and attributes are described as mediocre.
Level 20 Soul Master	69	Su Yun plunders Tang San's Tang Sect secret arts and memories, leaving him at level 20.
Powerless / soul power drained	74–75	Su Yun strips Tang San of the Clear Sky bloodline; by his imprisonment, Tang San's Soul Power is described as drained dry.
Abyssal Apostle	80	Accepts abyssal power in pursuit of revenge against Su Yun.
Complete Abyss Puppet	82–83	Swallows an Abyss Demon Core, loses self-awareness, and becomes controlled by the abyssal will before Su Yun defeats him.

Background / History

Tang San arrives at Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy with Old Jack in patched clothing and poor physical condition. At the academy gate, Yu Xiaogang verifies his certificate and takes an interest in Tang San's twin spirits. Tang San chooses Yu Xiaogang as his teacher, trusting his theories and treating the master-disciple bond as absolute. 5 6

His conflict with Su Yun begins when Xiao Wu accepts Su Yun's carrot and invitation to live at his villa. Tang San immediately develops a possessive attachment to Xiao Wu, interprets her choice as a personal loss, and swears revenge on Su Yun. 8 11

At Notting Academy, Tang San's frustration over poverty, work-study duties, and Xiao Wu's loyalty to Su Yun pushes him into a challenge. Xiao Wu defeats him in a single move with Waist Bow, further damaging his pride. 12

Tang San later follows Su Yun to Shrek Academy and the Star Dou Forest in an effort to regain Xiao Wu and reclaim opportunities he believes belong to him. His failed sneak attack on Su Yun with poisoned Bone-Piercing Nails alienates Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, while Shrek's prospective core members leave with Su Yun. 36 39

In the Star Dou Forest, Tang San severely injures a Human-Faced Demon Spider after a desperate battle. Su Yun intervenes, claims the spider's Soul Ring and External Soul Bone, and purifies the Eight Spider Lances into the Wings of Judgment. The loss becomes a defining source of Tang San's physical pain, resentment, and psychological collapse. 47 49 60

Tang San continues pursuing Su Yun to the Sunset Forest, only to lose access to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well's herbs, Dugu Bo's support, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and the Blue Silver Emperor seed identified as his mother, Ah Yin. 61 64

Su Yun later strips Tang San of his Tang Sect secret arts and memories, reducing him to a level-20 Soul Master. Tang San and Tang Hao are sentenced by Spirit Hall; Tang San is ordered to spend his life as a slave apprentice at a Notting City blacksmith shop. 69 72

After his power is drained and his Clear Sky bloodline removed, Tang San accepts abyssal power to seek revenge. He becomes an Abyssal Apostle and eventually a complete Abyss Puppet, but Su Yun defeats and kills him. 74 80 83

Tang San subsequently reincarnates through increasingly fragile forms: a ten-year Sausage Lizard, a first-year earthworm, and a half-year mushroom. Despite these transformations, his desire for revenge remains intact. 92 94

Appearance

Tang San initially appears as an undernourished boy in coarse, patched clothing. His appearance deteriorates drastically as his setbacks accumulate. 5 47 60

• Initially has a slightly sallow face and wears a tattered bag and patched garments. 5 8
• Uses a cowhide belt, the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, to store Hidden Weapons. 36
• After the Star Dou Forest, he is repeatedly depicted bloodied, severely injured, and covered in mud. 47 49
• Following the loss of the Eight Spider Lances, his back becomes slightly hunched and suffers persistent pain. 60 70
• As an Abyssal Apostle, he is wrapped in black vines; his eyes turn pitch-black and the ground decays beneath his steps. 81
• As a Sausage Lizard, he has a palm-sized pink body with scales that give off a meaty aroma. 93

Personality

Tang San is stubborn, proud, and intensely attached to the belief that his talent and future are being unfairly denied. He remains loyal to Yu Xiaogang even after public humiliation and criticism of the Grandmaster's theories. 6 13 14

His attachment to Xiao Wu rapidly becomes possessive. Rather than accepting her choice to stay with Su Yun, Tang San repeatedly frames Su Yun's relationship with her as theft and makes recovering her central to his pursuit of power. 8 11 47

Repeated losses turn his determination into jealousy and obsession. He resorts to a poisoned sneak attack against Su Yun, pursues dangerous opportunities while severely injured, and eventually accepts abyssal corruption for the possibility of revenge. 36 47 59 80

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses twin spirits, including Blue Silver Grass—identified by Su Yun as Blue Silver Emperor—and the Clear Sky Hammer. 5 7 59

• Blue Silver Emperor is described as a top-tier control-type spirit with exceptional vitality and control potential. 7 13
• Yu Xiaogang initially mistakes it for ordinary Blue Silver Grass and directs Tang San toward poison-oriented spirit rings. 7 13
• Tang San later loses the Clear Sky bloodline alongside Tang Hao. 74

Tang Sect Secret Arts

Tang San retains techniques from his prior life as a Tang Sect disciple. 6 36

• Mysterious Heaven Skill — cultivation method used to circulate inner power and empower his techniques. 11 36
• Purple Demon Eye — eye technique used for perception and targeting. 8 47
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — movement technique used during his attempt to find Su Yun's blind spot. 36
• Crane-Controlling Dragon-Capturing — manipulation technique used in conjunction with Hidden Weapons. 36
• Su Yun's God-Level Plunder erases Tang San's knowledge of these arts, leaving him unable to use the Mysterious Heaven Skill. 69 70

Hidden Weapons

Tang San employs concealed weapons and Tang Sect throwing methods, particularly when unable to overcome stronger opponents directly. 36 47

• Uses poisoned Bone-Piercing Nails coated in Datura Snake venom. 36
• Carries a Zhuge Divine Crossbow and other weapons in the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges. 47 48
• His close-range ambush of Su Yun fails; Su Yun catches and returns the nails, narrowly missing Tang San's head. 36
• His weapons help him cripple the Human-Faced Demon Spider but do not secure its Soul Ring or External Soul Bone. 47

Abyssal Power

After losing his conventional power, Tang San accepts an abyssal transformation. 80 82

• Becomes an Abyssal Apostle after accepting power offered by a mysterious abyssal figure. 80
• Swallows an Abyss Demon Core and transforms into a complete Abyss Puppet. 82
• Uses Abyssal Thorn: Ten Thousand Thorns Pierce the Heart, generating black thorned vines. 81
• Loses his self-awareness and becomes wholly controlled by abyssal will. 82
• Is defeated with ease by Su Yun. 83

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges — cowhide storage belt for Tang Sect weapons. 36
• Bone-Piercing Nails — venom-coated concealed projectiles. 36
• Zhuge Divine Crossbow — Hidden Weapon used against the Human-Faced Demon Spider. 47 48
• Clear Sky Hammer — one of Tang San's martial spirits; its bloodline is later stripped by Su Yun. 59 74
• Eight Spider Lances — intended External Soul Bone opportunity, intercepted and purified by Su Yun into the Wings of Judgment. 47 49

Relationships

• Su Yun — principal enemy and the source of Tang San's escalating resentment; Su Yun intercepts Xiao Wu, Tang San's opportunities, his mother, bloodline, and secret arts. 8 47 63 69 74
• Xiao Wu — Tang San develops an immediate, one-sided attachment to her, but she chooses to follow Su Yun and later receives the Lovesick Heartbreak Red from him. 8 46 63
• Yu Xiaogang — teacher and mentor whom Tang San trusts despite repeated public humiliations and the collapse of Yu Xiaogang's reputation. 5 6 14 58
• Tang Hao — father; reunites with Tang San after the Sunset Forest incident. Both are defeated and later support one another in despair. 64 70 77
• Ah Yin — Tang San's mother and the Blue Silver Emperor seed; Su Yun extracts her from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and she later breaks her ties with Tang Hao. 63 64 69
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing — Tang San's failed sneak attack contributes to their disillusionment with him and Shrek Academy. 36 39

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Notting Academy arc — Chooses Yu Xiaogang as his teacher, meets Xiao Wu, and begins his rivalry with Su Yun after Xiao Wu follows Su Yun. 5 12
• Shrek collapse arc — Attempts to oppose Su Yun, launches a failed poisoned ambush, and watches Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing leave Shrek's orbit. 36 39
• Star Dou Forest arc — Pursues the Human-Faced Demon Spider and loses the Eight Spider Lances to Su Yun. 47 49
• Sunset Forest arc — Follows Su Yun in pursuit of immortal herbs and suffers the loss of Ah Yin and further destined opportunities. 59 64
• Tang Clan downfall arc — Has his secret arts erased, falls to level 20, loses the Clear Sky bloodline, and receives a life sentence under Spirit Hall. 69 75
• Abyss arc — Accepts abyssal power, becomes a puppet, attacks Spirit City, and is defeated and killed by Su Yun. 80 83
• Reincarnation arc — Reincarnates as a Sausage Lizard, then an earthworm and mushroom, while retaining his hatred of Su Yun. 92 94

Notable Quotes

“Su Yun! I will not rest until you are destroyed!!” 8

“As long as I absorb this Soul Ring, as long as I grow stronger!!” 48

“I am a God King! I am the one chosen by fate!” 72

“Su Yun! This time, This Seat will tear you apart with my own hands!” 82

Trivia

• Tang San's first major loss to Su Yun occurs through a carrot: Xiao Wu calls Su Yun “good brother” in exchange for one. 8
• Su Yun repeatedly refers to Tang San as a “ground-dwelling chicken” or “free-range chicken” after taking the Eight Spider Lances. 49 69
• Tang San survives the Sunset Forest's poison, Heartbroken Grass, and severe injuries before later becoming an Abyss Puppet. 64 80 82
• His Sausage Lizard reincarnation is immediately targeted by a hundred-year Goshawk and later cornered by an Emerald Python. 93