Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Third Brother; Little San
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Yu Xiaogang's disciple
Martial Souls	Blue Silver Grass, identified as the Blue Silver Emperor; Clear Sky Hammer
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 30 Soul Elder	40	Reached Rank 30 shortly after joining Shrek Academy; described as Shrek's youngest Soul Elder.
Level 43	17	Tang San states that he reached Level 43 at age fourteen while training under Yu Xiaogang.
Projected Level 66 Soul Emperor	102	Tang Si's livestream predicts that Tang San will reach Level 66 by age nineteen.

Background / History

Tang San's martial soul awakening revealed innate full soul power and twin martial souls: Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer. His Blue Silver Grass was initially regarded as useless, though later discussion identifies it as the Blue Silver Emperor 1 2 12.

He became Yu Xiaogang's disciple and views him as a father figure. Tang San believes Yu Xiaogang recognized both his twin martial souls and the Blue Silver Emperor's nature early, then deliberately concealed the latter for Tang San's safety and cultivation 8 12.

The heavenly screen's broadcasts repeatedly place Tang San's origins under scrutiny. Observers connect his unusual poison arts, self-created soul skills, hidden weapons, and Tang Sect techniques to either a system or transmigration from another world. Tang San denies claims that he had a previous life or stole Tang Sect secret arts, telling Tang Hao that he only received a system inheritance 6 28 63.

Further broadcasts characterize Tang San as a former Tang Sect outer disciple who stole its secret arts before transmigrating, while also alleging that he intends to rebuild the Tang Sect despite its continued existence in his former world. These claims remain central to public suspicion of him, and Tang San continues to reject the accusation that he stole from the sect 63 140.

During Spirit Hall's confrontation with Xiao Wu, Tang San remains at her side despite the danger. Tang Hao subsequently creates an escape route by detonating his soul rings and flees with Tang San and Xiao Wu 26 27.

Tang San later learns that his resistance to ice and fire, as well as the physical foundation that enabled him to absorb a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring, came from consuming two immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and tempering himself within its springs 64 81.

Appearance

Tang San is sensitive about his appearance after Ning Rongrong repeatedly calls attention to it. Xiao Wu openly insists that he is not ugly 70.

Hu Liena also publicly calls him ugly when denying that she could have feelings for him, prompting Tang San to privately regard her as having “chosen death” 34.

Personality

Tang San is intensely loyal to Yu Xiaogang and repeatedly defends his teacher against Tang Si's public criticisms. Although Tang Si's arguments briefly make him question Yu Xiaogang's theories, Tang San ultimately apologizes and reaffirms his trust 11 16 17.

He is protective of Xiao Wu, standing against Spirit Hall with her during the tournament crisis. He also places great importance on family approval, revealing his secrets to Tang Hao in an effort to earn and preserve his father's trust 27 29.

Tang San becomes anxious when the heavenly screen exposes details that could reveal his secrets, particularly his techniques, possible system, and alleged transmigration 2 6 26 63.

He is highly defensive of his Blue Silver Emperor's poison-oriented cultivation path and insists that the Datura Snake soul ring was necessary to give it combat power. However, the public debate over the Life Blue Silver Emperor route and Tang Si's superior results causes him to increasingly doubt Yu Xiaogang's guidance and his own martial soul's future 17 96 111.

As public condemnation intensifies, Tang San secretly records the names of commenters whom he considers to have “a way to die.” He resolves that, after becoming a god, he will cleanse the entire Soul Master world 141.

Tang San also maintains that the soul beasts he hunts are evil and that becoming his soul rings constitutes making the best use of them, a position that becomes a major source of criticism and accusations of double standards 129 141.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass—later identified as the Blue Silver Emperor—and the Clear Sky Hammer 1 2 12.

• His Blue Silver Emperor was developed as a control-system martial soul under Yu Xiaogang's plan 18 19.
• His first four known Blue Silver Emperor soul skills are Blue Silver Entanglement, Spiderweb Restraint, Blue Silver Cage, and a ten-thousand-year fourth soul skill 42 43 64.
• His Blue Silver Emperor soul-ring choices become a major subject of public dispute 17 48.
• Tang Si and several observers argue that Tang San's Datura Snake, Ghost Vine, Human-Faced Demon Spider, and Cave Demon Spider ring configuration neglected the Blue Silver Emperor's life attribute and may hinder its eventual second awakening 17 48 111.
• The Blue Silver Forest is believed to be essential for Tang San's second awakening. Spirit Hall and other hostile parties discuss locating or blocking the forest to prevent it 64 111 129.
• Tang Hao urges him to focus on mastering the Clear Sky Hammer rather than immediately switching to spear techniques 50.

Mysterious Heaven Skill and Tang Sect Arts

Tang San uses techniques associated with the Tang Sect, which attract suspicion because of their sophistication 6 63.

• Mysterious Heaven Skill — a cultivation technique Tang San attributes to system inheritance when speaking to Tang Hao 29 63.
• Purple Demon Eye — a self-created soul skill or secret art named among his techniques 6 63.
• Mysterious Jade Hand — a Tang Sect secret art 6 63.
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — a Tang Sect movement technique 6 63.
• Poison arts — sophisticated enough that Dugu Bo admits admiration for Tang San's knowledge 6 28.
• Tang San considers the Mysterious Heaven Skill the Tang Sect's supreme treasure and rejects the possibility that it could be inferior to Tang Si's Nine Yang Divine Skill 86.

Hidden Weapons

Tang San possesses and manufactures concealed weapons whose construction exceeds local craftsmen's ability to reproduce 6 28.

• The Zhuge Repeating Crossbow is specifically noted as one of his creations 6.
• He sold multiple varieties of hidden weapons after arriving in Heaven Dou City 28.
• He is accused of learning hidden-weapon methods from Tang Sect secrets in a previous life; he denies the allegation 63.
• The sophistication of his hidden weapons is one reason Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and other observers suspect that Tang San possesses an extraordinary inheritance, system, or previous-life knowledge 6 28.

Immortal Herb Knowledge

Tang San knows of the immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and uses that knowledge to negotiate with Dugu Bo 80 81.

• He cured the martial soul defects affecting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• In exchange for protecting him for ten years, Dugu Bo claims Tang San took every immortal herb at the well 80.
• Tang San justifies claiming such treasures as the right of those destined to obtain them 81.
• He consumed the two immortal herbs located at the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before entering the springs to temper his body, gaining resistance to ice and fire 81.
• The resulting physical enhancement is believed to have allowed him to withstand the absorption of a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring at Level 40 64 81.

Equipment / Items

• Clear Sky Hammer — second martial soul 2 12.
• Zhuge Repeating Crossbow — hidden weapon created or used by Tang San 6.
• Various hidden weapons — difficult for Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect craftsmen to replicate 6.
• Eight Spider Lances — External Soul Bone examined by Tang San; he declines to absorb it because it is incompatible with his martial soul and would require refining its toxins 80.

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and father figure. Tang San publicly defends him and vows to prove his theories 11 12 19.
• Tang Hao — Father. Tang Hao accepts Tang San despite transmigration rumors; Tang San reveals his system and Tang Sect-related secrets to him 29 50 63.
• Xiao Wu — Close companion whom Tang San protects during Spirit Hall's confrontation; she calls him Third Brother and defends his appearance 26 27 70.
• Tang Si — Alternate-world counterpart whose livestreamed statements expose and challenge Tang San's secrets, techniques, and teacher's teachings. Tang San comes to regard Tang Si as a mortal enemy and believes that a fight to the death between them would end in mutual destruction 2 6 63 116.
• Dugu Bo — Tang San cured Dugu Bo's martial soul defect, but their arrangement over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well leaves Dugu Bo furious and seeking retaliation 80 81.
• Ning Rongrong — Her repeated remarks about Tang San's appearance leave him self-conscious 70.
• Hu Liena — The livestream reveals that she harbors feelings for Tang San, though she denies them. She publicly calls him ugly, earning Tang San's resentment 34.
• Bibi Dong — Spirit Hall's Pope regards Tang San as a future threat after the livestream predicts that he will become a god and destroy Spirit Hall. Her faction later considers ambushing him or sabotaging his Blue Silver Emperor's second awakening 34 64.
• Tai Long — A subordinate and prospective Tang Sect recruit whose failure to receive an immortal herb fuels public allegations that Tang San treats him as a servant rather than a true friend 140 141.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Heavenly Screen Exposure

At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finals, a heavenly screen broadcasts an alternate world's Tang Si and makes Tang San's secrets a continent-wide topic. Tang San tries to distinguish himself from Tang Si while fearing the screen may expose his reincarnation and hidden abilities 1 2 6.

Defense of Yu Xiaogang

Tang San supports Yu Xiaogang through repeated public challenges to the latter's martial-soul theories. He credits his own Level 43 cultivation at age fourteen to Yu Xiaogang's guidance and commits to validating his teacher's cultivation plan 11 17 19.

Spirit Hall Standoff

Tang Si's claims about Tang San's age and identity intensify Spirit Hall's suspicions. Tang San refuses to abandon Xiao Wu when she is threatened, and Tang Hao enables their escape 26 27.

Transmigration Allegations

Dugu Bo and others argue that Tang San's techniques and knowledge indicate that he may have transmigrated from another world. Later claims specify that he stole Tang Sect secret arts in a previous life; Tang San denies them to Tang Hao 28 63.

The later livestream further identifies him as a Tang Sect outer disciple and alleges that his desire to establish a new Tang Sect on the Douluo Continent is motivated by his need for allies, influence, and the powerful backgrounds of the Shrek Seven Monsters 140.

Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Dispute

Dugu Bo reveals that Tang San took the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after curing the Dugu family's martial soul defects. The revelation drives Dugu Bo to threaten Shrek Academy 80 81.

The revelation also establishes that Tang San's ice-and-fire resistance and ability to absorb a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring resulted from his use of two immortal herbs and the Yin Yang Well, rather than solely from Yu Xiaogang's cultivation plan 64 81.

Blue Silver Emperor Second-Awakening Crisis

The heavenly screen reveals that Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor must undergo a second awakening in the Blue Silver Forest. Because the Blue Silver Emperor's poison-oriented ring configuration is widely judged inferior to Tang Si's life-oriented path, hostile factions discuss blocking the forest or eliminating the Blue Silver King before Tang San can complete the awakening 17 64 111.

Tang San and Tang Hao both begin to question whether Yu Xiaogang's theory of invincibility among equals led Tang San down the wrong cultivation path 111.

Public Backlash and Cleansing Intent

Tang San's statements about only hunting evil soul beasts, his treatment of allies, and the revelations surrounding the immortal herbs provoke continent-wide hostility. While Tang Si's criticisms sway many former observers against him, Tang San privately resolves to cleanse the entire Soul Master world after he becomes a god 129 141.

Notable Quotes

“Teacher, thank you for nurturing me all these years, and thank you for thinking so far ahead for me from the very beginning!” 12

“Dad, I really only received the System's inheritance. What previous life? What stealing sect secret arts? I don't know anything about that!” 63

“Once I become a god, I will cleanse the entire spirit master world!” 141

Trivia

• Tang San's name means “Three,” while Tang Si's means “Four”; Yue Guan cites this numerical connection when speculating that the two are related 2.
• Tang San considers learning spear techniques after observing Tang Si, but Tang Hao tells him to prioritize the Clear Sky Hammer 50.
• Yu Xiaogang predicts that Tang San will be targeted by Spirit Hall, while the livestream predicts that Tang San will eventually become a god and destroy Spirit Hall 34.
• Tang San is projected to become a Level 66 Soul Emperor at nineteen, an achievement that would make him an unprecedented cultivation prodigy 102.