Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Species/Race	Human
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
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

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.

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

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

• Keeps his left hand and second martial soul concealed. 2
• 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

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

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

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

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

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 partly controlled by Ji Yuan through roots hidden in their bone cavities. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 68
• Eight Spider Lances — Tang San's External Soul Bone, fused to his spine rather than carried as conventional equipment. 75 83

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

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

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