Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Little San 1
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Peerless Tang Sect (former outer sect disciple); Notting Academy (former); Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Soul Master trainee; Shrek Academy student 42 48
Status	Alive; reached Soul Power Level 40 following the battle against Zhao Wuji 48
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Rank Nine Soul Power	3	Awakened twin martial souls: Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, though he initially concealed the hammer.
Level Ten Soul Power	14	Reached Level 10 after three months of cultivation and became eligible to obtain a first soul ring.
Level Eleven One-Ring Soul Master	29 31	After losing the Datura Snake's soul ring, he absorbed a Ten-Year Lone Bamboo soul ring for Blue Silver Grass and gained his first soul skill, Pole Vault.
Second Soul Skill: Parasitism	43	Used Blue Silver Grass parasitism to restrain Zhao Wuji during the Shrek entrance assessment, though the Soul Sage quickly broke free.
Level Forty Soul Power	48	Broke through to Level 40 after his confrontation with Zhao Wuji, astonishing his peers.

Background

Tang San was a prodigious hidden-weapon user in the Peerless Tang Sect’s menial compound and had already become an outer sect disciple while Ao Yin remained a menial. Seeking the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Tang San used his self-made Flying God Claw to restrain Ao Yin, killed him with a sleeve arrow, recovered the book, and destroyed the body to erase evidence. 1

In Holy Soul Village, Tang San was rebuked by Village Chief Jack after using a concealed stone strike against Ao Yin during a dispute over a bamboo dragonfly. Ao Yin’s inherited memories identify the strike as fatal. 1 Tang San later faced Ao Yin again at the martial soul awakening ceremony, where he concealed his second martial soul and revealed only Blue Silver Grass. 2 3

His innate Rank Nine Soul Power made him a top-tier prodigy despite Blue Silver Grass being dismissed as a useless martial soul. 3 Ao Yin defeated him in a fight for Holy Soul Village’s work-study student position, leaving Tang San injured and humiliated. 5 6 Tang Hao subsequently supported Tang San’s goal of becoming a Soul Master and taught him the Disorderly Wind Hammer Technique over the following three months. 12

After repeatedly suffering setbacks at Notting Academy, Tang San accepted Yu Xiaogang’s instruction more completely and committed himself to increasingly harsh training. Following his loss to Xiao Chenyu, he requested a transfer out of Dorm Seven in order to distance himself from Ao Yin. 18 31 33

Appearance

Tang San is introduced as a short-haired child dressed in blue in Holy Soul Village. 1

• Short hair. 1
• Blue clothing. 1
• His hands become covered in a frost-like layer when using Mysterious Jade Hand. 5

Personality

Tang San is secretive and calculating about his strength. During his awakening, he followed the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record’s rule not to reveal his full power to anyone untrusted, hiding the Clear Sky Hammer while presenting Blue Silver Grass to Su Yuntao. 3 He also relies on concealed weapons and feigned surrender when facing opponents. 1 17

He is intensely proud, competitive, and unwilling to accept humiliation. After Ao Yin took the work-study student position, Tang San regarded him as a future target to surpass; after losing to Xiao Wu and Ao Yin, he repeatedly sought ways to reclaim his standing. 6 12 15 17 His defeats nevertheless strengthen his determination to cultivate, obtain a suitable soul ring, and become stronger. 18 25

Tang San’s pride can make him impulsive and overconfident. He believed his Ten-Year Lone Bamboo soul ring would let him demonstrate his superiority over Xiao Chenyu, only to be decisively defeated by the older student’s hundred-year ring. 30 31 Even after his setbacks, he remains resilient, asking Yu Xiaogang for devilish training and striving to enter an Intermediate Soul Master Academy. 33

During the Shrek assessment, Tang San showed greater tactical awareness and concern for his teammates. He opened the battle with Blue Silver Grass restraint, attempted to protect the group’s formation, and used his Tang Sect techniques to challenge the vastly stronger Zhao Wuji. 42 43 44

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses two martial souls, initially revealing only one.

• Blue Silver Grass — His publicly revealed martial soul; considered weak and ordinary by others despite supporting Rank Nine innate soul power. 3
• Clear Sky Hammer — His concealed second martial soul, revealed to Tang Hao and later confirmed by Yu Xiaogang. 12 13
• Yu Xiaogang intends for Blue Silver Grass to develop toward a control-type path emphasizing toughness and paralysis. 22
• Tang Hao warned him not to reveal the Clear Sky Hammer except in a critical moment. 12
• Tang San’s first Blue Silver Grass soul ring came from a Ten-Year Lone Bamboo after he failed to secure the Datura Snake’s ring. 27 29
• His first soul skill, Pole Vault, allows him to launch himself into the air and was used in attempts to evade or reposition against Xiao Chenyu and Zhao Wuji. 31 44
• His second soul skill, Parasitism, manifests Blue Silver Grass restraint on a target, though it could not hold Zhao Wuji for long. 43

Mysterious Heaven Skill

Tang San cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill from childhood, giving him a foundation that helped stabilize his martial soul awakening. 2 3

• Fuels his Tang Sect secret arts and combat techniques. 5 17
• Was exhausted during his prolonged battle against Ao Yin, preventing him from evading Ao Yin’s final staff strike. 5
• Its internal power loosened further after Tang San absorbed his first soul ring. 29

Mysterious Jade Hand

A Tang Sect supreme art that hardens and empowers Tang San’s hands.

• Used to strike and block with enhanced durability. 5 16 17
• Allowed him to withstand some attacks from Xiao Wu and Ao Yin. 5 16
• Was overpowered by Ao Yin’s Dragon Claw Hand, which broke one of Tang San’s fingers. 17
• Enhanced his use of concealed weapons and close-range strikes against Zhao Wuji. 44

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track

A movement technique that produces evasive afterimages.

• Enabled Tang San to evade Ao Yin’s Coiling Dragon Staff barrage after being injured. 5
• Used against Xiao Wu and Ao Yin at Notting Academy. 16 17
• Could not shake Ao Yin’s Mist Step, which kept pace with him during their Dorm Seven fight. 17
• Used at full force in his attempt to evade Zhao Wuji’s soul skills, but Zhao Wuji’s Positioning Tracking and gravity-based attacks eventually pinned him down. 45

Purple Demon Eye

A Tang Sect ocular art that sharpens Tang San’s vision and perception.

• Allowed Tang San to perceive Zhao Wuji’s rapid movements in slowed, minute detail during their battle. 44
• Supported his precision use of hidden weapons against Zhao Wuji. 44

Control the Crane, Capture the Dragon

A Tang Sect grappling technique.

• Used against Ao Yin after Tang San stopped attempting to flee. 17
• Lost directly against Ao Yin’s Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms. 17

Disorderly Wind Hammer Technique

A hammer technique taught to Tang San by Tang Hao during the three months after the Holy Soul Village conflict. 12

• Tang Hao taught him the entire technique. 12
• No use of the technique has been documented in battle. 25

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record — Tang Sect manual Tang San sought and retrieved after killing Ao Yin in the Peerless Tang Sect. 1
• Flying God Claw — Self-made claw weapon with five hooked talons, used to seize Ao Yin’s arm. 1
• Sleeve arrows — Concealed projectile weapons; Tang San used one to kill Ao Yin. 1
• Iron needles — Tang Sect hidden weapons used in a surprise attack against Ao Yin. 17
• Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges — Storage soul tool from which Tang San can rapidly draw a large number of concealed weapons. 44
• Dragon Beard Needles — Poisonous Tang Sect hidden weapons that Tang San embedded in Zhao Wuji’s vital acupoints, briefly slowing the Soul Sage before they were forced out. 44

Relationships

• Ao Yin — Bitter rival and former victim. Tang San killed Ao Yin in the Peerless Tang Sect, then repeatedly lost to him in Holy Soul Village and Notting Academy. Tang San views him as the whetstone he must surpass. 1 5 12 17 Tang San later tried to avoid him by seeking a transfer from Dorm Seven, and was again stunned by Ao Yin’s overwhelming displays of power at Shrek. 33 42 73
• Tang Hao — Father and the Clear Sky Douluo. Tang Hao healed Tang San after his loss to Ao Yin, supported his path as a Soul Master, and taught him the Disorderly Wind Hammer Technique. 6 12 After Tang San’s fight with Zhao Wuji, Tang Hao visited Shrek Academy, revealed Tang San’s identity, and violently punished Zhao Wuji and Flender over Tang San’s treatment. 48 49
• Yu Xiaogang — Master and mentor at Notting Academy. Yu Xiaogang accepted Tang San as a disciple, explained his twin martial souls, and guides his search for a suitable first soul ring. 12 13 18 22 He helped Tang San escape after the Datura Snake ring was destroyed, guided him to absorb the Ten-Year Lone Bamboo instead, and later promised him six years of intensive training. 28 29 33
• Xiao Wu — Dorm Seven peer and rival. Xiao Wu defeated Tang San in their challenge and compelled him to acknowledge her as boss. 16 Tang San later volunteered to confront Xiao Chenyu’s group in her place, seeking both to defend her and prove his own strength. 30 31
• Village Chief Jack — Elder of Holy Soul Village who reprimanded Tang San for attacking Ao Yin and later helped oversee his enrollment situation. 1 12
• Dai Mubai — Shrek teammate who discussed Zhao Wuji’s strength and the group’s strategy with Tang San before their assessment. 42
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing — Shrek teammates whom Tang San fought alongside during the assessment against Zhao Wuji. 43 44
• Zhao Wuji — Shrek examiner and Level 76 Soul Sage. Tang San attempted to restrain and poison him during the entrance assessment but was ultimately injured by his soul skills. 42 44 45

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notting Academy Enrollment

After Ao Yin claimed Holy Soul Village’s work-study student place, Tang Hao provided Tang San with a letter of recommendation to Notting Academy. There, Tang San formally became Yu Xiaogang’s disciple and learned that his second martial soul was the Clear Sky Hammer. 12 13

Dorm Seven Conflicts

Tang San entered Dorm Seven intending to challenge Ao Yin, but Xiao Wu fought him first and defeated him despite Tang San’s Level Ten soul power and Tang Sect arts. 15 16 He later challenged Ao Yin directly, had his finger broken, was defeated by Ao Yin’s martial skills, and was sent to the infirmary after being pinned to a wall by a thrown fruit knife. 17 18

After acquiring his first soul ring, Tang San challenged Xiao Chenyu in defense of Xiao Wu and Dorm Seven. His Pole Vault skill failed to overcome the sixth-grader’s Gale Demon Wolf martial soul and hundred-year ring, leaving Tang San knocked unconscious. 30 31 Upon waking, he asked Yu Xiaogang to transfer him to Dorm Eight to avoid Ao Yin and committed himself to six years of intensive training. 33

Hunting Soul Forest

Motivated by his defeats, Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to help him acquire his first soul ring. 18 Yu Xiaogang sought a soul beast that could grant Blue Silver Grass greater toughness and paralysis effects. 22 When an injured Datura Snake appeared alongside a Six-Winged Frost Centipede, Tang San insisted on pursuing the snake rather than retreating. 25

Tang San personally killed the Datura Snake, but Ao Yin’s system caused its soul ring to drift away and Ao Yin crushed it before Tang San could absorb it. The loss left Tang San mentally devastated. 27 28 Yu Xiaogang then led him back to the Ten-Year Lone Bamboo, which Tang San killed and successfully absorbed as his first soul ring. 29

Shrek Academy Entrance Assessment

Tang San joined Xiao Wu, Ao Yin, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing in the assessment against Zhao Wuji, a Level 76 Soul Sage. He began the battle with Blue Silver Grass restraint and later used Parasitism in an effort to bind their examiner. 42 43

Tang San employed Pole Vault, Purple Demon Eye, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Mysterious Jade Hand, and Dragon Beard Needles against Zhao Wuji. Although his hidden weapons briefly inflicted pain and hindered Zhao Wuji, the Soul Sage expelled the needles with Gravity Squeeze and later struck Tang San down with Mighty Vajra Palm. 44 45 Tang San subsequently broke through to Soul Power Level 40. 48

Notable Quotes

“Ao Yin, the more you rely on your talent and the prouder you become, the more I want to trample you beneath my feet!” 12

“If I, Tang San, lose, then if Teacher tells me to go east, I’ll never go west!” 15