Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Species/Race	Human; possesses a dormant Blue Silver imperial bloodline
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Shrek Seven Monsters; formerly Notting Academy and Seventh Dormitory; disciple of Yu Xiaogang
Occupation/Role	Shrek student; control-system Soul Master; blacksmith; aspiring restorer of the Tang Sect
Status	Alive; severely injured and fleeing Spirit Hall with Tang Hao and the rabbit-form Xiao Wu
First Appearance	1
Latest Known Location	The Blue Silver King's grove in Star Dou Great Forest, beginning a connection with the minds of Blue Silver Grass 208

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	2	Awakens Blue Silver Grass in his right hand and secretly possesses the Clear Sky Hammer in his left hand.
First Soul Ring / Soul Master	11	Absorbs the soul ring of a roughly four-hundred-year Datura Snake; gains the poisonous control skill Binding.
Peak Rank 11	16 17	Passes Matthew Nuo's advancement test and receives a Soul Master badge and monthly subsidy.
Second level of the Mysterious Heaven Skill	21	Breaks through, but Ji Yuan secretly drains ninety percent of his newly generated inner strength.
Rank 29	34	Reaches the threshold for a third soul ring before entering Shrek Academy.
Third Soul Ring / Soul Grandmaster	69 70 71 72	Absorbs a two-thousand-year-or-higher Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring despite being gravely injured and exceeding the normal absorption limit; gains Spider Web Restraint. Ji Yuan secretly devours most of the ring's essence, leaving the skill at roughly seventy percent of its original potential.
External Soul Bone — Eight Spider Lances	71 73 75 83	Acquires eight venomous, life-devouring spider lances fused to his spine. The lances can extend and retract, bolster mobility and defense, and continue growing with him.
Plant Affinity	75 81 82	His Blue Silver Grass gains an abnormal connection to surrounding vegetation, allowing him to sense, influence, and draw limited Soul Power from nearby plants.
Lightning-Resistance Evolution	98 99	The Eight Spider Lances absorb and disperse part of Yu Tianheng's lightning, gaining residual electrical properties while Tang San's left arm suffers severe lightning burns.
Rank 30	111	Breaks through after detoxifying in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and absorbing residual medicinal power from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
Spiritual Devouring Evolution	129	The Eight Spider Lances disrupt Shi Nian's Remnant Dream spiritual attack and develop a possible spiritual-energy devouring characteristic.
Fourth Soul Ring / Soul Ancestor	138 142	Has acquired a fourth soul ring by the Heaven Dou Tournament. His fourth skill, Blue Silver Prison, is identified as a Ten Thousand Year Soul Skill.
Rank 41	139 153	Officially registers as a Rank 41 control-type Battle Soul Ancestor; Salas later independently senses the same level.
Confirmed Ice and Fire Resistance	148 164	Withstands Huo Wu's attack without scorched meridians. Yu Xiaogang attributes his resistance to the opposing immortal herbs; their protection is later described as ice and fire immunity.
Apparent Plant Martial Soul Suppression	164	Overwhelms Plant Academy's plant-type martial souls. Yu Xiaogang interprets this as bloodline or rank suppression, while Ji Yuan secretly supplies the Ambrosial Arbor's suppressive power.
Seven-in-One Fusion Training	168 169 170	Channels his six teammates' Soul Power through Blue Silver Grass and raises an enlarged Clear Sky Hammer. The proposed goal is temporary Rank 70-level power and a possible Weapon Soul True Body, not a confirmed permanent advancement. Ji Yuan filters the circulation and intercepts thirty percent of the gathered power.
Apparent Devouring-Poison Mutation	191	Contact between Blue Silver Grass and Eight Spider Lances poison produces lethal, energy-draining roots against seven Shadow Guard Soul Saints. Tang San attributes the change to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's medicinal power; the roots and devouring are secretly controlled by Ji Yuan.
Xiao Wu's Sacrificial Soul Ring and Soul Bone Connection	200 204	Receives a Soul Ring through Xiao Wu's sacrifice and is connected to her residual spiritual imprint through her hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone. His injured body has not properly absorbed the ring's power; Ji Yuan secretly devours her remaining origin and the bone's essence. No new rank or soul skill is confirmed.
Blue Silver Imperial Bloodline Recognition / Awakening Initiated	208	The eighty-five-thousand-year Blue Silver King recognizes his dormant imperial bloodline and begins linking him to the minds of his kin. The awakening has not yet been shown to finish.

Background / History

Tang San lived in Holy Soul Village with his father, Tang Hao, and trained the Mysterious Heaven Skill on the back mountain. Before his martial soul awakening, he hoped a martial soul might let him improve his family's circumstances. Unbeknownst to him, Ji Yuan attached a parasitic spore to him and began feeding on his inner force. 1

At his awakening, Tang San manifested Blue Silver Grass and innate full soul power. His concealed second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, was parasitized by Ji Yuan, causing pain in his left hand. Tang Hao recognized the danger of exposing the hammer and ordered Tang San to keep it secret. 2

Old Jack secured him Holy Soul Village's work-study place at Notting Academy. At the academy gate, Ji Yuan briefly seized Tang San's body and injured a guard; Tang San returned to awareness with no explanation for what his body had done. Yu Xiaogang accepted his enrollment and later became his teacher. 3 5

Yu Xiaogang guided Tang San toward a snake-type first soul ring to give Blue Silver Grass flexibility, poison, and control. Tang San accompanied him into Soul Hunting Forest, where they confronted a Datura Snake. Tang San fought to protect his poisoned teacher, ultimately charging into the snake's open mouth before Ji Yuan deprived him of consciousness and took control. 5 9 10

Tang San absorbed the Datura Snake's soul ring and awakened Binding, though Ji Yuan secretly filtered away most of the ring's energy and venom. Thereafter, Tang San repeatedly suffered exhaustion, black-blood vomiting, missing memories, and a sense that his strength was being stolen; Yu Xiaogang attributed these symptoms to conflict between his twin martial souls. 11 13

Following Tang Hao's unexplained departure from Holy Soul Village, Tang San returned to Notting Academy with Xiao Wu. His worsening weakness and pain in his left hand led Yu Xiaogang to recommend seeking a stronger soul ring in Star Dou Great Forest. Yu Xiaogang also instructed Tang San and Xiao Wu to enroll at Shrek Academy. 27 29 30 31

Tang San entered Shrek Academy at Rank 29 after traveling to Suotuo City with Xiao Wu. There, he encountered Dai Mubai, became acquainted with the other future Shrek Seven Monsters, and participated in Shrek's entrance assessments. Ji Yuan covertly implanted parasitic spores in Dai Mubai and began draining the origin and vitality of his White Tiger martial soul. 31 33 34

During the Star Dou Great Forest expedition, the Titan Giant Ape abducted Xiao Wu. Despite severe injuries and depleted Soul Power, Tang San pursued it alone, driving himself through repeated battles with soul beasts while Ji Yuan sustained him with stolen blood energy and manipulated his judgment. 63 64 65

To gain the strength to continue searching for Xiao Wu, Tang San killed a Man Faced Demon Spider and absorbed its two-thousand-year-or-higher soul ring. He endured the spider's lingering-soul assault through his willpower and Purple Demon Eye cultivation, while Ji Yuan secretly hollowed out most of the ring's essence. The absorption granted Tang San his third soul skill, Spider Web Restraint, and the Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone. 68 69 70 71 72 75

After reuniting with Xiao Wu and returning to Shrek, Tang San disclosed his dangerous absorption to Yu Xiaogang. His teacher identified the Eight Spider Lances as an External Soul Bone, but continued to diagnose Tang San's recurrent blood deficiency, black-blood vomiting, and loss of control as rejection between his twin martial souls and the soul bone. Tang San accepted restrictions against actively using the Clear Sky Hammer and against excessive use of the lances. 82 83 84

During Shrek's Soul Fighting Arena battle against Emperor Team, Tang San violated those restrictions when Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon overwhelmed his Blue Silver Grass and Dai Mubai was gravely injured. The Eight Spider Lances absorbed and conducted the dragon lightning until Yu Tianheng exhausted his Soul Power, but Tang San's left arm was badly burned and the lances were cracked by the strain. 95 96 97 98 99

After Dugu Bo abducted him from Shrek Academy, Tang San reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and used his knowledge of medicinal herbs to negotiate for his life. He harvested and consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, survived their opposing medicinal forces through the Yin Yang Well, detoxified the Serpent Emperor Poison, and reached Rank 30. 100 102 105 111

Tang San later confronted and killed Shi Nian, a Rank 72 Soul Saint from Canghui Academy, after being ambushed by the latter's Remnant Dream illusion technique. His Eight Spider Lances disrupted the spiritual assault and inflicted a fatal backlash, after which Tang San used hidden weapons to finish the fight. Shi Nian left behind an illusion-type Head Soul Bone, which Tang San initially intended to give to Ning Rongrong rather than absorb himself. 129 Ning Rongrong subsequently accepted the bone for the team's benefit, with Yu Xiaogang advising her to recover before absorbing it. 132

Following the distribution of Immortal Herbs among the Shrek Seven Monsters, Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to support his teammates' unstable transformations. Yu Xiaogang subsequently attempted to use the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and a modified Mysterious Heaven Skill to overcome his Rank 29 bottleneck, but suffered a technique backlash that left his meridians severed and Soul Power reduced to single digits. Tang San undertook responsibility for preserving his teacher's life and seeking treatment. 129 133 135 136

While traveling to Heaven Dou City for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Tang San prioritizes Yu Xiaogang's survival and the team's security despite his own exhaustion. He chooses to hide the Clear Sky Hammer and rely primarily on Blue Silver Grass, while Ji Yuan covertly uses his plant network to spread roots through the city. 138

Tang San registers for the tournament at Rank 41. His Ten Thousand Year fourth soul ring and Blue Silver Prison draw attention from the imperial court and Spirit Hall. After withstanding Huo Wu's attack through his ice and fire resistance, he faces Feng Xiaotian and defeats the latter's Fifty-Four Slashes by publicly revealing the Clear Sky Hammer. This exposes his twin martial souls and heritage, making him a recruitment target for the Heaven Dou Empire and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and a threat in Salas's eyes. 139 140 148 151

After a nighttime intrusion targeting his Sea of Consciousness, Tang San mistakenly concludes that Tang Hao removed the intruder. He levels the disturbed soil and scatters insect-repelling powder to protect his father's supposed traces, unknowingly concealing evidence of Ji Yuan's activity. His subsequent doubts remain unresolved after Yu Xiaogang discourages further investigation. 156 158

During the Advancement Tournament, Tang San overwhelms Plant Academy and receives an imperial audience. He refuses a proposed marriage to an imperial princess, stating that someone already occupies his heart, but accepts two Meridian-Restoring Grasses for Yu Xiaogang. The herbs improve his teacher's damaged meridians despite Ji Yuan secretly consuming most of their vitality. Tang San ignores further recruitment offers, and Shrek finishes the Advancement Tournament in first place. 164

On the journey to Spirit City, Yue Guan and Gui Mei attempt to assassinate Tang San. Chen Xin and Dugu Bo intervene, allowing the convoy to continue. The encounter makes Tang San recognize that personal talent and hidden weapons are insufficient against Titled Douluo and that restoring the Tang Sect will require an independent supporting force. At Spirit City, he trains with his teammates in Seven-in-One Fusion, using Blue Silver Grass and the Mysterious Heaven Skill to circulate their combined Soul Power into the Clear Sky Hammer. 166 168 169 170

When Xiao Wu's hundred-thousand-year soul-beast identity is exposed at the tournament grounds, Tang San refuses Bibi Dong's demand to surrender her. He fights despite severe injuries until Tang Hao arrives and escapes with him and Xiao Wu. During the subsequent pursuit, Tang Hao detonates his hundred-thousand-year ninth soul ring to power the Great Sumeru Hammer, leaving him critically injured and later unconscious. Tang San refuses to abandon either his father or Xiao Wu. 177 179 180 183 186

Tang San repeatedly channels the Mysterious Heaven Skill into Tang Hao, unaware that Ji Yuan intercepts the treatment and drains his father's Clear Sky Origin. He and Xiao Wu flee Spirit Hall's Shadow Guard, using poison, hidden weapons, Blue Silver Grass, and terrain to delay their pursuers. In a rocky valley, Ji Yuan's concealed devouring roots kill seven Soul Saints under the appearance of an evolved poison from Tang San's Eight Spider Lances. Yue Guan then catches them, and Tang San uses a layered poison formation before firing Yama's Invitation. Yue Guan is subsequently confirmed dead, although Tang San's group remains under attack from Gui Mei. 186 188 189 190 191 193 194 195 200

Unable to sustain his defenses against Gui Mei, Tang San cannot stop Xiao Wu from beginning a Soul Sacrifice. Afterward, she survives physically as a tiny unconscious white rabbit in his arms. Tang San vows to recover the power she left him and take revenge on Spirit Hall, while Ji Yuan secretly consumes her remaining soul origin and Soul Bone essence and establishes deeper anchors in Tang San's consciousness. 200 204

Carrying the unconscious Tang Hao and protecting rabbit-form Xiao Wu, Tang San escapes into Star Dou Great Forest. There, an eighty-five-thousand-year Blue Silver King recognizes his dormant Blue Silver imperial bloodline. Tang San accepts its offer to begin awakening only after questioning the cost and securing assurances that his father and Xiao Wu will not be harmed. As he opens his mind to the Blue Silver Grass kin, Ji Yuan uses the connection to infiltrate the King's mental core; the King detects roots within Tang San's imperial bloodline. 207 208

Appearance

Tang San is a young boy with a notably pale complexion during periods of parasitic draining. His left hand frequently becomes heavy or painful when the hidden Clear Sky Hammer is disturbed. 2 12 13

Following his absorption of the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring, eight purple-black spider lances can emerge from his back. Their venomous tips and predatory aura make them visibly dangerous even to his allies. 71 73 75

After resisting Yu Tianheng's lightning through the Eight Spider Lances, Tang San's left shoulder and arm suffer lingering burns, bleeding, numbness, and pain caused by the conflict between lightning and demon-spider venom. 98 99

• Keeps his left hand and second martial soul concealed before their public exposure against Feng Xiaotian. 2 151
• Carries hidden weapons in his sleeves. 3 9
• Wears the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridge storage belt. 3 4
• Often appears bloodless, exhausted, or injured after Ji Yuan drains his power or the Eight Spider Lances lose control. 37 83 90
• The Eight Spider Lances can retain faint blue electrical traces after absorbing dragon lightning. 98 99
• During the Shadow Guard pursuit, his wounds repeatedly reopen and his clothing becomes soaked with blood; two Eight Spider Lances are already broken when Yue Guan catches him, and further attacks damage the remaining lances. 190 193 194
• After Xiao Wu's sacrifice, he keeps her tiny white-rabbit form close to his body while carrying Tang Hao through the forest. 204 207 208

Personality

Tang San is diligent, restrained, and intensely determined. He studies martial soul theory seriously, works as a blacksmith to fund his own equipment, and continues fighting even when exhausted or poisoned. 5 6 9 18

He is protective of those close to him. During the Datura Snake battle, he refuses to abandon Yu Xiaogang despite being outmatched, and he confronts Xiao Chenyu rather than allow the bully to target other work-study students. 9 15

Tang San's devotion to Xiao Wu can override his usual caution. After the Titan Giant Ape takes her, he pursues it alone while severely injured, accepts the peril of an over-limit soul ring, and considers the risk worthwhile once she safely returns. 63 64 69 73

Although increasingly troubled by unexplained weakness and lost time, Tang San trusts Yu Xiaogang's diagnoses and remains unaware that Ji Yuan is parasitizing his body and manipulating his actions. 10 13 21

He also feels responsible when his new abilities harm others. After the Eight Spider Lances drain Dai Mubai's White Tiger origin, Tang San seeks to use Blue Silver Grass to compensate for the loss despite the danger to himself. 89 92

Tang San is willing to accept severe personal risk for his team and teacher. He uses the Eight Spider Lances against Yu Tianheng despite their danger, confronts Dugu Bo to protect Shrek Academy, and later prioritizes Yu Xiaogang's treatment over pursuing weaker enemies or conserving his own strength. 96 100 138

His confidence in his abilities has grown after surviving Shi Nian's assassination attempt, but Yu Xiaogang remains concerned that Tang San's willingness to shoulder danger alone will lead him to overreach. 129

Tang San values personal loyalty and independence over political advancement. He rejects an imperial marriage and ignores recruitment offers from nobles, kingdoms, and sects, keeping Yu Xiaogang's recovery and the Tang Sect's restoration as his priorities. He recognizes that influential factions want to use him to reach the Clear Sky Sect, but refuses to entrust his own path to them. 164

His protectiveness can become controlling under extreme pressure. He seals Xiao Wu's acupoints to prevent her from offering blood or Soul Power for Tang Hao, repeatedly refuses her attempts to share the burden, and later restrains her with Blue Silver Grass during the confrontation with Yue Guan. Xiao Wu challenges his insistence that he alone should take the risks. 188 190 194

His attachment to Xiao Wu is not conditional on her humanity. He tells her that he already knew she was a Soul Beast and that, human or otherwise, she remains Xiao Wu to him. He refuses to purchase his survival with her surrender and insists on keeping both her and Tang Hao with him. 192 193

After Xiao Wu's sacrifice, Tang San's grief combines tenderness with anger. He carefully checks the rabbit's breathing, treats every small response as hope, and vows revenge on Spirit Hall for the harm done to her and his father. 204

Despite his desperation, he remains capable of cautious negotiation. When the Blue Silver King offers to awaken his imperial bloodline, he questions its identity, motives, and the cost to surrounding plants before accepting, with the welfare of Tang Hao and Xiao Wu taking precedence over his own advancement. 208

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass in his right hand and the Clear Sky Hammer in his left.

• Blue Silver Grass — initially regarded as weak, but strengthened after absorbing the Datura Snake soul ring. 2 11
• Clear Sky Hammer — concealed on Tang Hao's orders; its origin is secretly parasitized by Ji Yuan. 2
• His left hand becomes painful or heavy when the hammer's power is stirred. 2 5 13
• Tang San uses the Clear Sky Hammer in desperation during his pursuit of Xiao Wu and against the Man Faced Demon Spider. 64 68 69
• Yu Xiaogang later forbids him from actively using the hammer because of its apparent conflict with the Eight Spider Lances. 83 84
• He initially intends to continue concealing the Clear Sky Hammer during the Heaven Dou Tournament, relying on Blue Silver Grass as his visible martial soul. 138
• He publicly reveals the hammer to defeat Feng Xiaotian's Fifty-Four Slashes, exposing his twin martial souls. The strike leaves him with severe meridian pain and nearly depleted Soul Power. 151
• He uses the hammer against Bibi Dong's spider silk, but cannot overcome her Titled Douluo power. 177 179
• The Blue Silver King identifies a dormant Blue Silver imperial bloodline within him and begins guiding its awakening. No completed transformation of Blue Silver Grass is yet confirmed. 208

Mysterious Heaven Skill

An inner-force cultivation technique Tang San practiced before and after entering Notting Academy.

• Helps stabilize his meridians during soul-ring absorption. 11
• Supports his physical exertion, movement techniques, and blacksmithing. 9 18
• Its generated inner strength is repeatedly siphoned by Ji Yuan, causing weakness and black-blood vomiting. 13 21
• Tang San reaches the second level of the technique, but Ji Yuan intercepts ninety percent of the breakthrough's newly generated inner strength. 21
• He uses its circulation to resist the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul-ring pressure and to manage his new spider lances. 69 70 73
• Tang San channels the skill through Blue Silver Grass to stabilize Yu Xiaogang's heart and meridians after the latter's cultivation backlash. 135 136
• His attempt to circulate it while recovering from the lightning injury worsens his condition, leading Yu Xiaogang to forbid further cultivation until he recovers. 99 100
• He divides its circulation into several routes to manage the combined Soul Power of the Shrek Seven Monsters during Seven-in-One Fusion training. Ji Yuan secretly filters the streams and reinforces the meridians involved. 168 170
• He repeatedly transfers inner force into Tang Hao's damaged meridians after Ring Detonation. The treatment exhausts him and strains his own meridians, while Ji Yuan covertly diverts much of the incoming energy. 186 188

Binding

Tang San's first soul skill, gained from the Datura Snake's soul ring.

• Produces thickened Blue Silver Grass for restraint and control. 11
• Inflicts poisonous effects on bound targets. 11
• Its raw strength remains insufficient against stronger opponents such as Xiao Chenyu. 15
• Tang San uses it alongside hidden weapons to restrain opponents and lower-level soul beasts. 12 64

Spider Web Restraint

Tang San's third soul skill, gained from the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring.

• Creates a large, venomous spider web capable of binding targets and terrain. 72 82
• The web remains for a short period after activation rather than disappearing immediately. 72
• It consumes an unusually large amount of Soul Power because Ji Yuan hollowed out much of the soul ring's original essence. 71 72
• Its slow, concealed poison suits Tang San's preference for restraining enemies before striking vulnerable points with hidden weapons. 72

Blue Silver Prison

Tang San's fourth soul skill.

• Creates dark-blue Blue Silver Grass prisons around multiple targets, separating and restraining them individually. 142
• The skill is identified as a Ten Thousand Year Soul Skill during Shrek's confrontation with Elephant Armored Academy. 142
• Huyan Li's Diamond Mammoth defenses can shatter its outer roots through brute force. 142
• Its black fourth soul ring is already visible in the opening match against Heaven Dou Team Two, where Tang San activates the skill as all seven opponents charge him. 140
• He uses it in close combat against Demon Charm, entering the prison behind the vines to continue attacking with the Eight Spider Lances. 172
• During the Spirit Hall pursuit, he briefly restrains three Soul Emperors with it to create an escape opening rather than attempt to defeat them. 190

Eight Spider Lances

An External Soul Bone acquired alongside Tang San's third soul ring.

• Eight purple-black lances extend from and retract into his spine. 71 73 75
• Enhance his mobility, allow him to brace or lift his body, and provide offensive and defensive reach. 73 75
• Their tips contain Man Faced Demon Spider venom and can devour blood, vitality, and Soul Power from pierced targets. 71 75 82
• The lances can react on their own and remain controlled at their core by Ji Yuan through roots hidden in their bone cavities. Tang San's commands pass through Ji Yuan's Root Network, which can permit normal movement or redirect the lances against him. 72 73 87
• Yu Xiaogang limits their repeated use after their devouring instinct causes them to injure and drain Dai Mubai. 83 84 89 90
• They can absorb and disperse part of Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon lightning, though doing so cracks the lances and severely injures Tang San's left arm. 96 97 98 99
• They later disrupt and devour part of Shi Nian's Remnant Dream spiritual attack, suggesting an evolving spiritual-energy devouring capability. 129
• In the finals, they conduct leaking Moon Blade Soul Power into Tang San during repeated collisions with Demon Charm; Ji Yuan secretly intercepts part of that power. 172
• During the Shadow Guard battle, their poison appears to interact with Blue Silver Grass to produce lethal devouring roots. Tang San believes this is a medicinally induced mutation, but Ji Yuan controls the effect and consumes the victims' energy. 191
• The lances are damaged by the Shadow Guard leader's Martial Soul Avatar and further broken by Yue Guan's attacks, reducing their defensive usefulness during the pursuit. 191 193 194

Plant Affinity

A developing affinity between Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and surrounding vegetation.

• Nearby grass and trees bow or sway toward him when he releases Blue Silver Grass. 75
• He can sense and influence plants within a limited radius, including making vines move without visibly releasing his martial soul. 81 82
• He can recover a portion of his Soul Power through nearby plants, though Ji Yuan secretly intercepts most of the life force involved. 78 81
• Zhu Zhuqing suspects the plants may be reacting in fear or under bloodline suppression rather than simple affinity. 75 81
• By returning to Suotuo City, he can sense and influence vegetation inside the city walls from outside them. 82
• Tang San can use Blue Silver Grass to provide vitality and stabilize Dai Mubai's injured White Tiger meridians, though Ji Yuan covertly controls the amount of restoration. 93
• He links Blue Silver Grass around his teammates' meditation rooms to support and observe the unstable transformations caused by their Immortal Herbs. 129
• Ordinary plants connected to his martial soul can display increased toughness. He also demonstrates mild restorative effects to Zhao Wuji, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun through strands of Blue Silver Grass. 81
• After the Immortal Herb transformations, his teammates temporarily need proximity to his Blue Silver Grass for normal Soul Power circulation. Yu Xiaogang calls this Shared-Origin Resonance, while Ji Yuan secretly engineers the dependency. 132
• Against Plant Academy, his Blue Silver Grass appears to exert rank or bloodline suppression over opposing plant martial souls, including Yao Zi's Purple Vine. Ji Yuan covertly supplies the Ambrosial Arbor's power and drains enemy foundations. 164
• He uses Blue Silver Grass as warning lines around hiding places, as scouting extensions, and to conceal tracks during escape. 186 189 192
• In Star Dou Great Forest, the Blue Silver King communicates through the grass and begins connecting him to the minds of his kin. The King promises that awakening his bloodline will grant him the right to guide them. 208

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track

A movement technique used to evade and reposition during combat.

• Used against the Datura Snake while maneuvering around trees. 9
• Used to evade Zhou Ming's poisoned arrows during the academy tournament. 22
• Supports Tang San's evasive movements during hidden-weapon duels. 57
• Xiao Wu and Tang San both use the technique during Shrek's battle against Emperor Team. 95 98
• Supports his forest escape while carrying Tang Hao, but his accumulated injuries eventually prevent him from sustaining it properly. 189 190
• Used alongside the Eight Spider Lances and Mysterious Jade Hand to evade Yue Guan's petal attacks, without eliminating the overwhelming difference in strength. 194

Purple Demon Eye

A cultivation and perception technique inherited from the Tang Sect.

• Tang San uses it while searching for Xiao Wu's trail through Star Dou Great Forest. 63
• He reverses its cultivation route to condense his mental power and destroy the Man Faced Demon Spider's lingering soul. 70
• He employs it against Canghui Academy's provocation, causing their teacher to sense Shi Nian's lingering Remnant Dream aura within him. 139
• He uses it to inspect the disturbed soil after the nighttime intrusion, but finds neither a corpse nor clear battle traces. 156
• He examines a gorge with it before taking shelter with Tang Hao and Xiao Wu. 192

Mysterious Jade Hand

A Tang Sect hand technique that protects Tang San's hands and aids the handling of dangerous materials.

• Tang San uses it while preparing realgar and strong liquor to counter Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison. 96
• It supports his safe handling of poisonous herbs and hidden weapons. 96 105
• He uses it against Dai Mubai at the hotel and to resist Meng Yiran's poisoned Soulbreaking Blade. 32 57 58
• It forms part of his defensive response to Yue Guan's attacks during the valley confrontation. 194

Hidden Weapons

Tang San uses concealed Tang Sect-style weapons, including sleeve arrows, Bone-Piercing Needles, and daggers.

• Sleeve arrows helped him fight the Datura Snake and were prepared at the academy entrance. 3 9
• Bone-Piercing Needles were aimed at the Datura Snake's eyes. 9
• He forges refined iron into materials for sleeve arrows. 20
• He employs Dragon Beard Needles, Bone-Piercing Nails, flying locust stones, and sleeve arrows against Zhao Wuji. 36
• During his battle with the Man Faced Demon Spider, he uses the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, Silent Sleeve Arrows, Willow Leaf Knives, Bone-Piercing Nails, and Flying Divine Claw. 68
• His hidden-weapon techniques allow him to defeat Meng Yiran in a formal duel and attract the attention of Dragon Duke Meng Shu. 57 59
• Tang San kills Shi Nian with hidden weapons after the Eight Spider Lances disrupt the Soul Saint's illusion technique. 129
• He conceals two Soul-Chasing Bombs before confronting Dugu Bo at Shrek Academy. 100
• He installs defensive mechanisms in his residence's window frame, including Sand-Containing Shadow and Bone-Piercing Nails; Salas disables their triggers during his intrusion. 153
• He uses hidden weapons to interrupt pursuers and create escape openings even when their Soul Power can block the projectiles. 179 190 191
• Yama's Invitation is identified as the Tang Sect's strongest single-target hidden weapon. Tang San fires it at Yue Guan after the concealed spores of his poison formation disrupt the latter's arm and martial-soul control. 195

Poison Resistance and Detoxification

Tang San possesses unusually high resistance to poison, strengthened by the Datura Snake soul ring, Mysterious Heaven Skill, and Ji Yuan's covert absorption.

• He withstands the Man Faced Demon Spider's venom, which Ji Yuan absorbs and adapts to in the course of their battle. 67 68
• He uses the Man Faced Demon Spider's poison as a potential countermeasure against Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison. 95 96
• He safely harvests the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot using the Flying Divine Claw. 105
• The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well enables him to detoxify the Serpent Emperor Poison after consuming both immortal herbs. 111
• His Mysterious Jade Hand and poison resistance neutralize Meng Yiran's poison and allow him to emerge unharmed from her poisonous powder. 57
• During the confrontation with Yue Guan, he layers hidden weapons, poison mist, Blue Silver Grass, and a Poison Array. The visible mist is a distraction; spores entering Yue Guan's meridians interfere with Soul Power circulation. Ji Yuan secretly supplies and guides the parasitic infiltration. 194 195

Blacksmithing

Tang San learned forging from Tang Hao and works under Shi San in Notting City.

• Learns and practices the Disorder Splitting Wind hammer technique. 18
• Refines pig iron in thirty strikes, impressing Shi San. 18
• Forges difficult ironmother material despite severe physical strain. 20
• Applies a seven-strike Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer sequence in combat against packs of soul beasts while pursuing Xiao Wu. The sequence severely strains his injured arm and exhausts his inner force. 65
• Uses the hammer technique against Feng Xiaotian's Fifty-Four Slashes, winning at the cost of public exposure and severe internal pain. 151

Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon

A Tang Sect technique that allows Tang San to pull objects from a distance.

• He uses it to take a Mushroom Sausage from Oscar before pursuing the abducted Xiao Wu. 63

Seven-in-One Fusion

A coordinated formation developed with Yu Xiaogang to combine the Shrek Seven Monsters' Soul Power.

• Ning Rongrong supplies amplification while Tang San connects the other six through Blue Silver Grass. 168
• Tang San guides the gathered streams through the Mysterious Heaven Skill and returns them according to their attributes during synchronization exercises. 168
• Yu Xiaogang proposes that borrowed power might temporarily push Tang San to Rank 70 and permit a Weapon Soul True Body, but describes this as only a slim possibility. 169
• In training, the gathered power enlarges the Clear Sky Hammer to ten meters. Ji Yuan secretly intercepts thirty percent of the energy and smooths the remainder to prevent Tang San's meridians from rupturing. 170

Blue Silver Imperial Bloodline

A dormant inheritance identified by the Blue Silver King in Star Dou Great Forest.

• The eighty-five-thousand-year King recognizes Tang San as carrying the long-awaited imperial bloodline. 208
• Its awakening is intended to use the collective vitality of Blue Silver Grass kin without requiring individual plants to die. 208
• Tang San begins opening his Sea of Consciousness to their minds, primarily hoping to gain more vitality for Tang Hao. 208
• Ji Yuan exploits the awakening connection to invade the King's mental core. The King detects foreign roots inside the imperial bloodline, and the awakening remains incomplete in the latest account. 208

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridge — storage soul tool belt with twenty-four jade storage compartments; gifted by Yu Xiaogang. 3 4
• Soul Master badge — issued after his advancement assessment; permits collection of a monthly subsidy. 16
• Sleeve arrows — concealed arm-mounted hidden weapons. 3 9
• Bone-Piercing Needles — hidden projectiles used against the Datura Snake. 9
• Daggers — carried in his belt and used during the Datura Snake battle. 9
• Dragon Beard Needles — refined concealed weapons capable of penetrating weaknesses in an opponent's defensive Soul Power. 36
• Bone-Piercing Nails — compact hidden weapons whose force can continue damaging a target after impact. 59
• Godly Zhuge Crossbow — a powerful multi-bolt hidden weapon expended during Tang San's battle with the Man Faced Demon Spider. 68
• Flying Divine Claw — a grappling hidden weapon used to help escape the Man Faced Demon Spider's web and harvest dangerous immortal herbs. 68 105 He also uses it to create openings against the Shadow Guard. 191
• Soul-Chasing Bombs — explosive hidden weapons concealed by Tang San before he confronts Dugu Bo. 100
• Illusion-type Head Soul Bone — a powerful soul bone left by Shi Nian; Tang San initially intends to give it to Ning Rongrong because her pagoda requires immense spiritual power for advanced support. 129 He subsequently gives it to her to aid the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and Heart Separation Control; she accepts, but is advised to wait until recovered before absorption. 132
• Eight Spider Lances — Tang San's External Soul Bone, fused to his spine rather than carried as conventional equipment. 75 83
• Meridian-Restoring Grasses — two medicinal grasses given by Emperor Xue Ye for Yu Xiaogang's treatment after Tang San refuses an imperial marriage. Their remaining vitality improves Yu Xiaogang's meridians despite Ji Yuan taking most of the medicinal energy. 164
• Recovery pill — given by Dugu Bo after the gorge ambush to stabilize Tang San's injured and exhausted body. 166
• Yama's Invitation — the Tang Sect's strongest single-target hidden weapon; fired at Yue Guan during the valley battle. 195
• Xiao Wu's sacrificial Soul Ring and hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone connection — left through her sacrifice. Tang San has not properly absorbed the ring's power, while the bone connects him to her faint spiritual imprint and is secretly exploited by Ji Yuan. 200 204

Relationships

• Ji Yuan — Unaware host and victim of Ji Yuan's parasitism. Ji Yuan drains Tang San's power, manipulates his emotions, and can seize his body through Consciousness Deprivation. 1 3 10 21 Ji Yuan has expanded its parasitic network through Tang San's meridians, the Clear Sky Hammer, and the Eight Spider Lances, while exploiting Tang San's desire to protect Xiao Wu and become stronger. 64 70 72 73 When a lethal presence approaches, Ji Yuan temporarily severs its ties to Tang San and the other hosts, feigning death inside Tang San's shoe; it later resumes exploiting Tang San's Blue Silver Grass to extend its roots and parasitic network. 100 129 138 It secretly aids his escape while draining Tang Hao, killing pursuers under the guise of Tang San's poison, and exploiting Xiao Wu's sacrifice to establish anchors in his consciousness. Tang San remains unaware of the true source and purpose of these interventions. 186 188 191 204 207 208
• Tang Hao — Father. Tang Hao warns Tang San to hide the Clear Sky Hammer and later leaves Holy Soul Village without farewell, leaving only a letter. 2 27 Tang San remains determined to become stronger, find his father, and await his return. 29 30 He mistakenly attributes the disappearance of a nighttime intruder to Tang Hao's hidden protection and erases evidence to protect him. 156 158 Tang Hao later rescues him and Xiao Wu from Bibi Dong, then detonates his ninth soul ring during the pursuit. Tang San witnesses the Great Sumeru Hammer, resolves to master comparable power, and refuses to abandon his critically injured father. 180 183 He repeatedly attempts treatment and carries Tang Hao through the escape into Star Dou Great Forest, unaware that Ji Yuan is stealing his father's origin. 186 188 207 208
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and mentor. Tang San respects his knowledge and guidance; Yu Xiaogang repeatedly misattributes Ji Yuan's interference to twin-martial-soul conflict. 3 5 13 After Tang San acquires the Eight Spider Lances, Yu Xiaogang identifies them as an External Soul Bone and restricts Tang San's use of both the lances and Clear Sky Hammer for his safety. 82 83 84 Following a failed attempt to break through Rank 29 with the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and a modified Mysterious Heaven Skill, Yu Xiaogang is critically injured; Tang San takes responsibility for sustaining him and finding a cure. 133 135 136 138 Tang San continues sustaining him even after exposing the Clear Sky Hammer, obtains Meridian-Restoring Grass for his recovery, and follows his Seven-in-One Fusion training plan. 151 164 168 169 170
• Xiao Wu — Friend and fellow Seventh Dormitory resident. She is fiercely protective of Tang San, supervises him when he is ill, and supports him in conflicts. 3 13 21 Tang San risks his life to pursue her after the Titan Giant Ape abducts her, while Xiao Wu is deeply distressed by the risks he took and continues to protect him from suspicion. 63 73 83 She remains the most outspoken opponent of Tang San's self-destructive choices, repeatedly trying to stop him from cultivating while injured or confronting stronger enemies alone. 96 100 Their bond becomes explicitly independent of her species: Tang San states that he already knew she was a Soul Beast and refuses to surrender her. Their mutual devotion also causes repeated disputes over sacrifice and his attempts to control her risks. 177 188 192 194 She sacrifices herself against Gui Mei when Tang San can no longer stop her. He thereafter protects her unconscious rabbit form, clings to her faint responses, and vows to recover what she left him and avenge her suffering. 200 204 207 208
• Old Jack — Village elder who obtains Tang San's academy placement and remains proud of his progress. 2 3 27 He supports Tang San after Tang Hao's departure, gives him money and a cloth towel, and hopes he will become a great Soul Master. 29
• Shi San — Blacksmith who recognizes Tang San's talent and teaches him the Disorder Splitting Wind technique. 18 20
• Xiao Chenyu — Rival and bully from a wealthy family. Tang San defeats him in the cafeteria, though Ji Yuan secretly uses hallucinogenic poison to influence the fight. 15
• Su Yuntao — Spirit Hall deacon who attempts to recruit Tang San; Tang San refuses. 16 17
• Matthew Nuo — Spirit Hall deacon who conducts Tang San's advancement test, awards his badge, and offers Spirit Hall recruitment. 16
• Dai Mubai — Initially a rival encountered in Suotuo City and later Tang San's Shrek teammate. Ji Yuan parasitizes Dai Mubai and drains his White Tiger origin; the Eight Spider Lances later injure and drain him further, leaving their relationship strained despite Tang San's determination to compensate for the harm. 31 33 89 92 Tang San uses Blue Silver Grass to restore Dai Mubai's vitality and White Tiger meridians, allowing them to resume cultivating together, though Dai Mubai has not fully forgiven him and remains wary of the lances. 93 94 Dai Mubai later helps Tang San leave the arena after the Clear Sky Hammer's exposure and urges him to prioritize recovery; he also stands with the team when Spirit Hall demands Xiao Wu. 151 177
• Zhu Zhuqing — Shrek teammate who repeatedly notices irregularities around Tang San, particularly his shoes and the unnatural response of plants. She suspects that a plant-type entity has parasitized him, but lacks proof and is not believed by the others. 45 48 75 81 Her suspicions remain unresolved after the group observes that surrounding vegetation responds to Tang San without visible Soul Power activation. 82
• Oscar — Shrek teammate. Tang San supports Oscar's acquisition of the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent soul ring and tests Oscar's Mushroom Sausage flight ability. 57 59 Oscar urges Ning Rongrong to accept Tang San's Soul Bone gift and participates in the team's shared cultivation and fusion formation. 132 168 170
• Ma Hongjun — Shrek teammate. Tang San works alongside him in Shrek's training and Soul Fighting Arena activities. 50 52
• Ning Rongrong — Shrek teammate whose initial insinuations about Tang San provoke Xiao Wu's defense of him. 45 Tang San initially intends to give Ning Rongrong Shi Nian's illusion-type Head Soul Bone because her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda needs great spiritual power to provide high-level multi-target support. 129 She accepts the gift for the team's sake and later provides amplification during the conflict with Spirit Hall. She refuses to abandon Tang San and Xiao Wu even when Ning Fengzhi tells her to leave. 132 177 179 180
• Zhao Wuji — Shrek teacher who tests Tang San during the academy entrance assessment, later recognizes the danger and value of the Eight Spider Lances, and provides guidance in Star Dou Great Forest. 36 75 He attempts to intercept Gui Mei during the convoy ambush but is knocked aside. 166
• Flender — Dean of Shrek Academy. He supports Tang San and the other students after their dangerous encounters and assists Yu Xiaogang in examining Tang San's condition. 50 82 He becomes increasingly concerned by Tang San's determination to save Yu Xiaogang at the cost of his own strength. 135 138 After the public exposure of Tang San's twin martial souls, he and Zhao Wuji organize protection around the residence. 151
• Meng Yiran — Granddaughter of the Dragon Duke and Snake Woman. Tang San defeats her in a hidden-weapon duel, after which she vows to challenge him again. 57 59
• Dugu Bo — A Title Douluo who attacks Shrek Academy in retaliation for Dugu Yan's defeat and abducts Tang San. 100 Tang San earns his temporary cooperation by diagnosing the effects of Dugu Bo's poison and using the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to prove he can counter the Serpent Emperor Poison. 102 108 111 Their relationship later develops into friendship: Dugu Bo intervenes against Spirit Hall's convoy ambush, declares Tang San's affairs his own, and gives him recovery medicine. 166
• Yu Tianheng — Captain of Emperor Team and wielder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul. Tang San confronts him during the Soul Fighting Arena battle, using the Eight Spider Lances to endure and disperse his Thunderous Fury until both combatants are depleted. 94 96 98 99
• Shi Nian — Canghui Academy's Rank 72 Soul Saint teacher who attempts to assassinate Tang San with the Remnant Dream illusion technique. Tang San survives the mental assault, kills him with hidden weapons, and obtains his illusion-type Head Soul Bone. 129
• Huo Wu — Blazing Fire Academy opponent whose Ring Fusion attack Tang San withstands through his ice and fire resistance. Ji Yuan secretly drains her Flame Origin, while Xiao Wu rejects demands that Tang San apologize for the consequences of Huo Wu's own dangerous skill. 148 149
• Feng Xiaotian — Godwind Academy captain who challenges Tang San over Huo Wu. Tang San defeats his Fifty-Four Slashes by revealing the Clear Sky Hammer. Feng Xiaotian's wind foundation is secretly drained by Ji Yuan; he suspects Tang San caused the loss but has no proof. 149 151
• Emperor Xue Ye — Seeks to secure Tang San for the Heaven Dou Empire after his twin martial souls are exposed. He later offers an imperial marriage, which Tang San refuses, and gives him two Meridian-Restoring Grasses for Yu Xiaogang. 151 164
• Ning Fengzhi — Recognizes Tang San's value to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and supports his refusal of a forced marriage. He later shields Shrek Academy during Spirit Hall's attack, influenced by Ning Rongrong's determination to stand by Tang San and Xiao Wu. 151 164 177 180
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong — Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Titled Douluo who protect Tang San and his allies. Chen Xin blocks Gui Mei's convoy assassination attempt and declares Tang San an honored guest of the sect; both later resist Spirit Hall at the tournament grounds. 166 177 179 180
• Salas — Spirit Hall bishop who investigates Tang San's abnormal victories, identifies him as Tang Hao's son after the Clear Sky Hammer's exposure, and views him as a future threat. He later infiltrates Tang San's residence and disables its hidden-weapon mechanisms. 145 151 153
• Bibi Dong — Spirit Hall's Pope. She demands Xiao Wu's surrender, attacks Tang San when he refuses, and orders him killed and Xiao Wu captured. Tang Hao intervenes before her lethal attack succeeds. 177 179 180
• Yue Guan — Chrysanthemum Douluo and pursuer. He participates in the convoy assassination attempt and later corners Tang San's family in a valley, seeking Xiao Wu's Soul Ring and Soul Bone as well as Tang San's immortal herbs. Tang San fires Yama's Invitation after a concealed poison formation disrupts his circulation; Yue Guan is later confirmed dead. 166 193 194 195 200
• Gui Mei — Ghost Douluo and pursuer. He attacks Tang San during the convoy ambush and later overwhelms his Blue Silver Grass defenses after Yue Guan's death. His pressure drives Xiao Wu to begin her Soul Sacrifice. 166 200 He subsequently criticizes Tang San for accepting a Soul Ring that his wounded body could not properly absorb. 204
• Blue Silver King — An eighty-five-thousand-year plant that recognizes Tang San's dormant imperial bloodline. It offers plant vitality for Tang Hao and guides Tang San's initial connection to his kin, but cannot promise to repair soul damage. Its attempt to awaken him reveals Ji Yuan's foreign roots within the bloodline. 208

Story Role / Major Arcs

Holy Soul Village and Martial Soul Awakening

Tang San trains on the back mountain, becomes Ji Yuan's parasitic host, awakens innate full soul power and twin martial souls, and leaves for Notting Academy. 1 2

Notting Academy Enrollment

After the unexplained gatekeeper incident, Tang San enters Notting Academy, becomes involved with Seventh Dormitory, receives Yu Xiaogang's mentorship, and obtains the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridge. 3 4 5

Soul Hunting Forest

Tang San joins Yu Xiaogang in hunting a first soul ring, battles the Datura Snake, loses a stretch of memory during Ji Yuan's takeover, and gains the Binding soul skill. 7 9 10 11

Academy Advancement and Tournament

He becomes an official Soul Master at peak Rank Eleven, refuses Spirit Hall recruitment, develops his blacksmithing, and faces interference from Xiao Chenyu and Zhou Ming in the academy tournament. 15 16 17 18 22 23

Growing Suspicion and Return Home

Tang San becomes increasingly conscious that something is draining his strength, but accepts Yu Xiaogang's explanations. After Tang Hao's departure, he investigates the bleeding Blue Silver Grass on Holy Soul Village's back mountain and dreams of powerful soul beasts. 13 21 25 27 28

Shrek Academy Enrollment

After Yu Xiaogang recommends Star Dou Great Forest as the answer to Tang San's condition, Tang San and Xiao Wu travel to Suotuo City and enroll at Shrek Academy. Tang San meets Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Flender, and Zhao Wuji, becoming part of the Shrek Seven Monsters. 30 31 34 52

Soul Fighting Arena and Hidden Threats

Tang San fights alongside his new Shrek teammates in Suotuo City, helps ambush the criminal Bu Le, and grows increasingly uneasy about deaths and power-draining incidents connected to him. Zhu Zhuqing's suspicions of a hidden parasite also become more pronounced. 45 50 51 52

Star Dou Great Forest and Third Soul Ring

When the Titan Giant Ape abducts Xiao Wu, Tang San pursues it through Star Dou Great Forest despite his injuries. He kills and absorbs the Man Faced Demon Spider, endures its lingering-soul assault, gains a third soul ring and Spider Web Restraint, and acquires the Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone before reuniting with Xiao Wu. 63 64 68 69 70 71 72 73

External Soul Bone Conflict

Upon returning to Shrek, Tang San reveals his third ring and spider lances to Yu Xiaogang. The lances' devouring instinct subsequently drains Dai Mubai, and Yu Xiaogang concludes that the Clear Sky Hammer, Blue Silver Grass, and External Soul Bone are suffering advanced rejection. Tang San accepts restrictions while seeking a way to repair the harm done to Dai Mubai. 82 83 84 89 90 92

Emperor Team Battle

Shrek faces Emperor Team in the Soul Fighting Arena. Tang San initially relies on Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons, but Yu Tianheng's lightning destroys his control network and threatens the team. Tang San releases the forbidden Eight Spider Lances, absorbs and redirects Thunderous Fury, and helps secure Shrek's victory at the cost of serious lightning injuries and further instability in the soul bone. 94 95 96 97 98 99

Dugu Bo and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Dugu Bo invades Shrek Academy and abducts Tang San over Dugu Yan's defeat. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San identifies the immortal herbs, proves he can withstand the poison terrain, consumes the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, and uses the well to detoxify himself and reach Rank 30. 100 102 105 111

Immortal Herbs and Yu Xiaogang's Injury

Tang San returns with Immortal Herbs for his companions and supports their beneficial martial-soul mutations with Blue Silver Grass. After Shi Nian's assassination attempt, he obtains an illusion-type Head Soul Bone and plans to give it to Ning Rongrong. Yu Xiaogang then suffers a catastrophic cultivation backlash while attempting to break through Rank 29, leaving Tang San responsible for preserving his teacher's life and finding treatment. 129 133 135 136

Ning Rongrong accepts the Head Soul Bone, while the transformed teammates discover that their cultivation temporarily depends on remaining near Tang San's Blue Silver Grass. Yu Xiaogang interprets this as Shared-Origin Resonance, concealing Ji Yuan's engineered dependency. Tang San also supplies the ganoderma and revised cultivation route used in his teacher's failed breakthrough, unaware that Ji Yuan contaminates the herb. 132

Heaven Dou Tournament

Tang San leads the Shrek group toward Heaven Dou City while Yu Xiaogang's condition remains critical. He refuses to be distracted by Spirit Hall-linked pursuers, hides the Clear Sky Hammer, and prepares to rely on Blue Silver Grass in the tournament. By the preliminaries, he has obtained a fourth soul ring and demonstrates the Ten Thousand Year soul skill Blue Silver Prison against Elephant Armored Academy. 138 139 142

He registers at Rank 41, reveals his black fourth soul ring in the opening match, and withstands Huo Wu's attack through his ice and fire resistance. Against Feng Xiaotian's Fifty-Four Slashes, he finally exposes the Clear Sky Hammer, drawing political recruitment efforts and escalating Spirit Hall's hostility. 139 140 148 151

During the ensuing security crisis, Tang San mistakes an intruder's disappearance for Tang Hao's intervention and unknowingly erases evidence of Ji Yuan's actions. Later, he defeats Plant Academy, rejects an imperial marriage, and receives medicinal grasses that improve Yu Xiaogang's condition. Shrek completes the Advancement Tournament in first place and qualifies for the finals. 156 158 164

Convoy Ambush and Spirit City Preparation

Yue Guan and Gui Mei attack the tournament convoy to kill Tang San, but Chen Xin and Dugu Bo intervene. Tang San recognizes the limits of his current power and resolves to build an organization capable of supporting the Tang Sect. At Spirit City, Yu Xiaogang directs Seven-in-One Fusion training, with Tang San serving as the Blue Silver Grass conduit and Clear Sky Hammer wielder. Ji Yuan secretly exploits the formation's shared Soul Power channels. 166 168 169 170

During the finals, Tang San uses Blue Silver Prison and the Eight Spider Lances against Demon Charm. Repeated weapon collisions conduct leaking Moon Blade power into him, with Ji Yuan intercepting part of the energy through its hidden roots. 172

Xiao Wu's Exposure and Tang Hao's Rescue

Xiao Wu's hundred-thousand-year soul-beast identity becomes public, and Bibi Dong demands that Shrek surrender her. Tang San refuses despite the prospect of death, while his teammates and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's protectors stand with him. Tang Hao arrives before Bibi Dong's lethal strike lands, destroys the Angel Statue, and escapes with Tang San and Xiao Wu. 177 179 180

Spirit Hall continues the pursuit. Tang Hao detonates his hundred-thousand-year ninth soul ring to power the Great Sumeru Hammer, sacrificing his health to create a breakout opportunity. Tang San witnesses the technique but refuses to abandon his father after the resulting collapse. 183 186

Shadow Guard Pursuit and the Valley Poison Formation

Tang San attempts to sustain Tang Hao with the Mysterious Heaven Skill while fleeing with Xiao Wu. Ji Yuan intercepts his healing efforts and strips away much of Tang Hao's Clear Sky Origin. Tang San nevertheless keeps his family together, repeatedly refusing Xiao Wu's offers to surrender or divert the pursuit. 186 188 189 190 192

In a rocky valley, Ji Yuan kills seven Shadow Guard Soul Saints through concealed devouring roots that Tang San interprets as a mutation of his poison. Yue Guan then catches the exhausted group. Tang San uses provocation, hidden weapons, and a layered Poison Array to create an opening before firing Yama's Invitation. Yue Guan's later death does not end the danger, as Gui Mei continues the attack. 191 193 194 195 200

Xiao Wu's Sacrifice

Gui Mei's shadows drain Soul Power and tear through Tang San's failing defenses. Xiao Wu shields him and Tang Hao with her Golden Body, then begins a Soul Sacrifice that Tang San is too weak to stop. 200

After the sacrifice, Xiao Wu remains alive as a tiny unconscious white rabbit. Tang San promises to protect her and recover the power she left him, while swearing vengeance against Spirit Hall. Ji Yuan secretly consumes her remaining origin and Soul Bone essence, using her spiritual imprint to deepen its access to Tang San's consciousness and body. 204

Return to Star Dou and Imperial Bloodline Resonance

Tang San carries Tang Hao and rabbit-form Xiao Wu into Star Dou Great Forest, evading pursuers through water, concealment, and careful movement. Ji Yuan covertly assists while spreading a new underground network. 207

The Blue Silver King calls to Tang San through the grass and recognizes his dormant imperial bloodline. Tang San cautiously accepts an awakening intended to draw on his kin's collective vitality, hoping it will help save Tang Hao. As the mental connection opens, Ji Yuan infiltrates the King's mental core, and the King detects foreign roots within the imperial bloodline. 208

Trivia

• Tang San is six years old at the time of his Spirit Hall advancement assessment. 16
• His first soul ring comes from a Datura Snake near the theoretical first-ring age limit of 423 years. 5 9 11
• Ji Yuan's interference causes Tang San to appear weaker in the Spirit Hall test than his innate full soul power would suggest. 16
• Tang San's Blue Silver Grass draws a strange response from the altered grass on Holy Soul Village's back mountain. 28
• His third soul ring originates from a Man Faced Demon Spider estimated to be at least two thousand years old, surpassing the normal third-ring absorption limit of roughly 1,700 years. 69 82
• The Eight Spider Lances are an External Soul Bone, a rare soul bone type capable of growing alongside its host. 75 83
• Although Tang San believes his third soul ring succeeded through his own endurance and willpower, Ji Yuan secretly devoured most of its energy and left the soul skill substantially weakened. 70 71
• Tang San's fourth soul skill, Blue Silver Prison, is regarded as a Ten Thousand Year Soul Skill. 142
• He chooses not to absorb Shi Nian's illusion-type Head Soul Bone himself, believing Ning Rongrong can better use its spiritual-power benefits; she later accepts the gift. 129 132
• His teammates jokingly call him their “cultivation treasure ground” after discovering that their altered martial souls cultivate more smoothly near his Blue Silver Grass. 132
• His official tournament registration records him as a Rank 41 control-type Battle Soul Ancestor. 139
• Tang San witnesses Tang Hao's Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation, but this does not establish that he has learned to perform either technique himself. 183
• His claim that he already knew Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast precedes no precisely identified moment of discovery in the supplied account. 192
• The Blue Silver King identifies his dormant imperial bloodline, but the latest account ends during the initial connection rather than after a completed awakening. 208