Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Little San; Little Sanzi 3 21
Species/Race	Human; repeatedly mistaken for a hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast because of his unusual aura 70 90 123
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Notting Academy; later Shrek Academy 1 23
Occupation/Role	Control-type Battle Soul Elder; Yu Xiaogang's personal disciple 3 105
Status	Alive 195
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 10 Soul Power	1	Awakens Blue Silver Grass with innate full soul power; has not yet obtained a soul ring. 1 3
Level 13, one soul ring	7, 8	Kills and absorbs a century-old Mandala Snake soul ring; Blue Silver Grass gains neurotoxic paralysis. 7 8
Level 30	84	Breaks through his bottleneck after enduring Su Chen's alleged “ancestral secret technique.” 84
Three-ring Soul Master	90	Successfully absorbs a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring beyond his expected limit. 89 90
Level 32 Control-type Battle Soul Elder	105	Publicly reveals a yellow, yellow, purple three-ring configuration. 105

Background / History

Tang San entered Notting Academy with Blue Silver Grass and innate full soul power. His first encounter with Su Chen ended in public humiliation when Su Chen's soul skill forced him to kneel and catch a descending sword barehanded. 1

He became Yu Xiaogang's personal disciple soon afterward, declaring that “a teacher for a day is a father for life.” Tang San trusted Yu enough to reveal his concealed second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, despite Tang Hao's warning to keep it secret. 3

During their hunt for his first soul ring, snake-type soul beasts repeatedly targeted Tang San. He evaded them with hidden weapons and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Yu Xiaogang was struck by Mandala Snake venom. Tang San killed the snake, absorbed its ring, and performed the emergency amputation Yu Xiaogang requested to survive. 6 7

After returning to Notting Academy at level 13, Tang San challenged Su Chen again and was defeated by the same kneeling skill. His connection to Yu Xiaogang's injury made him a target of campus ridicule, after which he withdrew from ordinary classes and received private instruction while also forging at a blacksmith shop. 8 15 16

Tang San later traveled with Yu Xiaogang to Shrek Academy. Years of recurring bad luck, public embarrassment, and defeats at Su Chen's hands intensified his fixation on becoming stronger and taking revenge. 23 49 69

Appearance

By his return to Shrek Academy, Tang San had grown taller and developed deeply tanned skin. 49

• Usually wears blue clothing and a center-parted hairstyle. 21
• Lost his two front teeth in a blacksmithing accident, leaving a visible gap that affects his speech. 49
• Possesses a Pig Tail spirit bone that manifests from his tailbone. 90 91

Personality

Tang San is intensely devoted to Yu Xiaogang, consistently addressing him with reverence, defending his reputation, and placing himself in danger to protect him. He saved Yu Xiaogang from the Man Faced Demon Spider and vowed that anyone seeking to harm his teacher would have to step over his corpse. 3 87

He is resilient under physical pain and danger, enduring a cross-rank soul-ring absorption and repeatedly returning to cultivation after humiliation. 84 89 116 However, his pride is easily wounded. Public defeats and mockery feed a lasting resentment toward Su Chen and others he believes have humiliated him. 21 95 195

Tang San is also tactical and willing to use concealed weapons, ambushes, and battlefield maneuvering. His plans can become reckless when his desire for recognition or revenge overrides teamwork, such as his unilateral charge at Ye Lingling during the Imperial Fighting Team battle. 26 128 129

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass in his right hand and the Clear Sky Hammer in his left. Yu Xiaogang instructs him to conceal the hammer and not attach soul rings to it. 3

• Blue Silver Grass — His primary control-type Martial Soul. 1 105
• Clear Sky Hammer — His hidden second Martial Soul; he uses it when necessary, including against the Man Faced Demon Spider. 3 87
• Limit: Revealing the Clear Sky Hammer risks exposing the secret of his lineage. 3 71

Blue Silver Grass: Bind

Tang San's first soul skill creates thick Blue Silver Grass vines to restrain opponents. 52

• His Mandala Snake soul ring gives the grass neurotoxic paralysis. 8
• He uses the vines to immobilize dangerous soul beasts before closing in with hidden weapons. 87
• The skill can be countered by opponents with overwhelming control effects or superior speed. 8 104

Mysterious Heaven Skill

Tang San cultivates the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Skill, using it to circulate Soul Power, recover, resist poison, and force breakthroughs. 1 84 89

• Helps him inspect his own body for foreign effects. 141
• Provides limited resistance to Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Purple Poison. 129
• He pushes the technique beyond normal limits while absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider ring. 89

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track

A movement technique that lets Tang San evade attacks through abrupt, unnatural footwork. 6

• Escapes the center of the Mandala Snake's venom spray. 6
• Lets him rapidly close distance against the Man Faced Demon Spider. 87
• Used to maneuver around the Imperial Fighting Team's front line. 129

Hidden Weapons

Tang San forges and carries concealed Tang Sect weapons, favoring surprise attacks and precision strikes. 6 26

• Sleeve Arrows and flying needles — Used to pin snakes and strike the Man Faced Demon Spider's eyes. 6 87
• Throwing knives — Used against Su Chen, though they lose effectiveness against aerial targets. 21
• Sand-Shooting Shadow — A defensive hidden weapon he crafted for Yu Xiaogang. 26
• Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus / Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles — Advanced weapons Tang San intends to forge for his eventual revenge against Su Chen. 95 114

Pig Tail Spirit Bone

After absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring, Tang San gains a spirit bone called the Pig Tail. 90 91

• Emits a taunting effect that provokes nearby males into attacking him. 91
• Can make Tang San lose control of his body and become vulnerable to humiliation or friendly fire. 91
• Its aura contributes to others mistaking him for a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast. 90 91

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night — Storage Soul Tool used to carry hidden weapons, medicines, and earned Soul Coins. 21 115 129
• Sleeve Arrows, flying needles, and throwing knives — Concealed weapons used in combat. 6 21 87
• Sand-Shooting Shadow — Defensive hidden weapon personally forged by Tang San. 26
• Dagger — Used to prepare the Man Faced Demon Spider for soul-ring absorption. 89

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and surrogate father figure. Tang San is fiercely loyal to him, protects him in battle, and repeatedly vows revenge for his humiliation. Their relationship becomes strained after several traumatic incidents. 3 87 88 183
• Tang Hao — Father. Tang Hao initially mistakes him for an impostor, then recognizes his son after Tang San reveals his Twin Martial Souls; he later protects Tang San from the shadows. 71 72 141
• Su Chen — Primary antagonist and object of Tang San's revenge. Su Chen repeatedly humiliates, defeats, and manipulates Tang San, driving much of Tang San's hostility and ambition. 1 21 84 195
• Xiao Wu — Fellow student and frequent opponent in Su Chen's group. She openly mocks Tang San and opposes him in several conflicts. 21 52 133
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar — Shrek peers who fight alongside Tang San. Their team coordination is inconsistent, particularly when Tang San charges ahead without consulting the group. 69 105 129
• Flender — Shrek Academy's dean. Flender attempts to mediate disputes around Tang San, but is often unable to shield him from stronger figures. 90 123
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin — Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect leaders who mistake Tang San for a transformed soul beast; Chen Xin forces him to kneel before the misunderstanding is resolved. 118 123

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notting Academy

Tang San begins as a proud innate-full-soul-power student, but Su Chen's first soul skill immediately establishes a one-sided rivalry by forcing him to kneel in Dormitory Seven. 1

He responds by becoming Yu Xiaogang's disciple, obtaining a Mandala Snake soul ring, and challenging Su Chen again. The rematch ends in another public defeat, cementing Tang San's resentment. 3 7 8

Shrek Academy and the Bad Luck Talisman

After moving to Shrek Academy, Tang San continues training under Yu Xiaogang while suffering recurrent, unexplained disasters caused by Su Chen's renewed High-Level Bad Luck Talisman. 49 69

Su Chen also alters Tang San's perceived aura, leading powerful figures—including Tang Hao, Meng Shu, and Chen Xin—to suspect that Tang San is a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast. 53 70 90 123

Star Dou Great Forest

Tang San saves Yu Xiaogang from the Man Faced Demon Spider, reveals the Clear Sky Hammer in combat, and absorbs the spider's two-thousand-year soul ring. 87 89 90

The absorption grants him a third ring but also awakens the Pig Tail spirit bone, intensifying the transformed-soul-beast misunderstanding. 90 91

Shrek Training and Soul Battles

Su Chen forcibly helps Tang San break through to level 30, after which Tang San reaches level 32 and joins Shrek's internal team contests. 84 105

During the Imperial Fighting Team battle, Tang San abandons formation to target Ye Lingling, becomes trapped by Dugu Yan's poison, and accidentally consumes the wrong medicine from his Soul Tool. 128 129 130

Pursuit of Revenge

Tang San repeatedly seeks money, weapons, and strength to retaliate against Su Chen. He fights in the Great Soul Arena, considers selling Tang Sect hidden weapons, and continues to promise that each humiliation will be repaid. 114 115 118 195

Notable Quotes

“A teacher for a day is a father for life. If I do not trust you, Teacher, who else could I trust?” — 3

“I, Tang San, swear to the heavens: if I do not tear you limb from limb and grind your bones into dust in the future, I swear I am no man!” — 21

“Though I, Tang San, come from a poor background, I still know that a man has gold beneath his knees!” — 123

Trivia

• Tang San is mistaken for a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast by Tang Hao, Meng Shu, and Chen Xin. 70 90 118
• Su Chen once impersonates Tang San's identity while intervening in Zhu Zhuqing's conflict with Zhu Zhuyun. 32
• Tang San's lost front teeth make several of his later declarations whistle through the gap in his mouth. 49