Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Third Brother; “Son of Destiny” (as designated by Jin Feng) 34 75
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Shrek Seven Devils 94
Occupation/Role	Student and control-type soul master; wielder of Twin Martial Souls
Status	Alive 115
First Appearance	Chapter 34 34

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 29 Great Soul Master	42	Approaches the thirtieth rank before the Star Dou Forest incident involving Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape.
Rank 41 Soul Ancestor	89	Absorbs a fourth soul ring for Blue Silver Grass and gains Blue Silver Spike Array.
Rank 43 Soul Ancestor	89	Absorbs his first ten-thousand-year soul ring for the Clear Sky Hammer; the resulting conflict between his martial souls nearly kills him.
Peak Rank 48 Soul Ancestor	94	Returns from Sunset Forest with four ten-thousand-year Clear Sky Hammer rings and a right-arm soul bone.
Rank 49 Soul Ancestor	94	Breaks through before the ranking advancement matches; conceals his true cultivation as Rank 41.
Temporary pseudo-Soul Sage combat power	105	Shrek’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill transfers 70% of the other six members’ soul power to him, raising his aura to that of certain seven-ring Soul Sages.

Background / History

Tang San is the son of Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao and Ah Yin, a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. He inherited the Clear Sky Hammer through his father while awakening Blue Silver Grass as his other martial soul. His prior-life Tang Sect cultivation methods, especially the Mysterious Heaven Skill, grant him unusual internal-energy cultivation and combat techniques. 70 74 89

His rivalry with Jin Feng begins after Jin Feng publicly defeats the Shrek Seven Devils. Tang San organizes Shrek’s attack, uses Blue Silver Bind, hidden weapons, Purple Demon Eye, and Mystic Jade Hand, but is severely wounded by Jin Feng’s Black Gold Blade and left with multiple fractures and a deep chest wound. 43 44 45

The defeat becomes an enduring obsession. Tang San concludes that Blue Silver Grass alone cannot close the gap with the Blade Demon and repeatedly seeks to attach soul rings to the Clear Sky Hammer despite Yu Xiaogang’s objections. Learning that Tang Hao is a Titled Douluo temporarily restrains him, but his desire to surpass Jin Feng develops into a mental demon. 59 70

Personality

Tang San is determined, competitive, and unwilling to concede even when his team faces opponents with overwhelming advantages. He insists that Shrek can defeat Elephant Armored Academy through tactics despite Yu Xiaogang’s recommendation to forfeit. 87

His commitment to Xiao Wu is equally strong. After learning that she is a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit, he vows to protect her and avenge both her mother and his own. 75

His determination can become fixation. Jin Feng’s repeated defeats and humiliations drive Tang San to take increasingly dangerous risks with his Clear Sky Hammer, including prematurely absorbing ten-thousand-year soul rings. 70 89 107

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, allowing him to alternate between control-oriented techniques and direct weapon combat. 101 102

• Blue Silver Grass — His primary control-type martial soul, used openly through most of the tournament. 94
• Clear Sky Hammer — His inherited second martial soul, revealed with four ten-thousand-year soul rings. 101 102
• Martial-soul switching — Switches from the Clear Sky Hammer to Blue Silver Grass during combat to create an unexpected Blue Silver Cage formation. 105
• Limitation — The two martial soul origins initially clash violently after his first Clear Sky Hammer ring, causing internal damage and threatening to burst his body apart. 89

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San uses Blue Silver Grass for binding, battlefield control, and improvised formations.

• Blue Silver Bind — Wraps and restrains opponents with Blue Silver Grass; its toxins fail against Jin Feng’s blood energy and fire immunity. 44
• Blue Silver Spike Array — A thousand-year fourth soul skill that creates attacking spikes from the ground. 89
• Blue Silver Cage — An altered use of his fourth skill that forms cages around Golden Horn and multiple Star Luo Royal Academy members. 105
• One-on-one control — Defeats seven opponents consecutively on multiple occasions during the ranking advancement matches while using only Blue Silver Grass. 94

Clear Sky Hammer

The Clear Sky Hammer gives Tang San his strongest direct combat capability.

• Four ten-thousand-year soul rings — His revealed Clear Sky Hammer configuration consists entirely of black rings: 10,200, 15,271, 24,910, and 31,683 years. 94 102
• Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer — Defeats Feng Xiaotian through hammer technique alone, without using soul skills. 102
• Weapon Martial Soul Avatar — Enters this state during the battle against Jin Feng’s team. 106
• Limit — Even when empowered to pseudo-Soul Sage strength by the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, he cannot overcome Jin Feng’s Golden Horned Behemoth. 105 107

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San retains several techniques from the Tang Sect of his previous life.

• Mysterious Heaven Skill — Converts ambient energy into internal energy and soul power; Tang San initially believes it can balance both martial souls, but it fails during their first major conflict. 70 89
• Purple Demon Eye — Enhances his perception enough to track the Black Gold Blade’s trajectory. 44
• Mystic Jade Hand — Used to catch Jin Feng’s blade, though it cannot prevent the blade aura from wounding him. 44
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — A movement technique Tang San considers essential for matching Jin Feng’s mobility. 59
• Hidden weapons — Used against Jin Feng and later sold to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 44 76

Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud

The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud recognizes Tang San after he nearly dies from the clash between his martial souls. 89

• Separates his dantian into two, preventing the Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer origins from interfering with one another. 89
• Serves as a top-tier soul tool and a Sea God inheritance token. 89
• Directs him to undergo a divine inheritance trial on Sea God Island after he reaches the sixth ring. 89
• Its possession is kept secret from everyone except Tang Hao, Xiao Wu, and Yu Xiaogang. 94

Seven-in-One Fusion Skill

Shrek’s team formation channels 70% of the other six members’ soul power into Tang San. 105

• Temporarily gives him soul power comparable to certain seven-ring Soul Sages. 105
• Lets him use the Clear Sky Hammer at greatly enhanced power while coordinating Shrek’s battlefield-control plan. 105
• Does not compensate for the gap between him and Jin Feng’s Golden Horned Behemoth. 105 107

Equipment / Items

• Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud — Sea God inheritance token that stabilizes his Twin Martial Souls. 89
• Right-arm soul bone — Obtained from the more than thirty-thousand-year Heavy Armor Beetle King; raises his soul power by one level and grants an unspecified powerful soul-bone skill. 94
• Tang Sect hidden weapons — Crafted weapons intended to threaten three- and four-ring soul masters through surprise attacks. 76

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father and protector. Tang Hao reveals Tang San’s heritage, helps him acquire Clear Sky Hammer rings, suppresses his martial-soul conflict, and repeatedly shields him from stronger enemies. 70 75 89 115
• Xiao Wu — Closest companion and love interest. After learning her true soul-beast identity, Tang San vows to protect her and avenge their mothers. 74 75
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher. Their relationship is strained by arguments over whether Tang San should cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer early. 70
• Shrek Seven Devils — Teammates who entrust Tang San with the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and center their tactics around him. 94 105
• Jin Feng / Blade Demon — Principal rival. Jin Feng defeats and humiliates Tang San multiple times, becoming the central source of Tang San’s drive for power and revenge. 44 70 107
• Bibi Dong — Enemy who identifies Tang San as Tang Hao and Ah Yin’s child and intends to deal with him after the tournament. 102

Major Arcs

Conflict with the Blade Demon

Tang San leads the Shrek Seven Devils against Jin Feng after Jin Feng provokes them into a seven-versus-one fight. His control skills, hidden weapons, and Tang Sect techniques fail to stop Jin Feng, who leaves him severely injured and publicly defeated. 43 44 45

Xiao Wu’s Identity

After Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo expose Xiao Wu as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Tang Hao reveals Tang San’s parentage and Xiao Wu’s connection to the family. Tang San accepts her identity and promises to protect her despite the three-year threat posed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 74 75

Clear Sky Hammer Cultivation and Divine Inheritance

Following Shrek’s defeat by Elephant Armored Academy, Tang San persuades Tang Hao to help him attach rings to the Clear Sky Hammer. The first ten-thousand-year ring nearly destroys him when his martial souls clash, but the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud appears, stabilizes him, and grants him the Sea God’s inheritance. 87 89

Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament

Tang San returns to Shrek as a Rank 49 Soul Ancestor while concealing both his true level and Clear Sky Hammer. He later reveals four black Clear Sky Hammer rings to defeat Feng Xiaotian and carry Shrek into the top three. 94 101 102

Defeat by Star Luo Royal Academy

Shrek’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill temporarily elevates Tang San to pseudo-Soul Sage combat power, but Jin Feng’s Golden Horned Behemoth breaks free of Tang San’s Blue Silver Cage. Tang San is ultimately struck into the arena floor, humiliated by Jin Feng, and eliminated from the match. 105 106 107

Notable Quotes

“Blade Demon... Not only have I resolved the issue of cultivating Twin Martial Souls at the same time, but I've also obtained a divine inheritance. Before long, I'll trample you beneath my feet and avenge the humiliation you inflicted upon me!” 89