Tang Ya

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang Ya (唐雅)
Alias(es)	Xiao Ya; Little Ya
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Tang Sect — Sect Master; prospective member of Jiang Mu's future force and new sect 31 91
Occupation/Role	Tang Sect Sect Master; Shrek Academy student
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 29 Grand Soul Master	2	Possesses two soul rings and seeks a thousand-year third ring for her Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
Soul Elder / third soul ring	9	Absorbs a suitable thousand-year Mandala Snake soul ring after Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan guard her.
Improved Blue Silver Grass	33 61	Refined Blue Silver Emperor blood essence provided by Jiang Mu substantially improves her martial soul's quality, but it has not yet awakened into the Blue Silver Emperor.

Background

Tang Ya inherited the declining Tang Sect after her parents were killed by the Iron Blood Sect. She escaped under their protection, then sought help from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Clear Sky Sect, and Shrek Academy; all refused to assist her revenge. She subsequently tried to preserve the sect through its remaining inherited techniques, hidden weapons, and personal savings. 10 25

As sect master, Tang Ya initially blamed soul tools for the Tang Sect's collapse and upheld Tang San's legacy as unquestionable. Her belief was complicated by the sect's own restrictive succession practices: previous sect masters had been selected for Blue Silver Grass martial souls and focused on cultivation rather than adapting to soul-tool development. 4 10 11

Before meeting Jiang Mu, she traveled in Star Dou Forest with Bei Bei to find her third soul ring. During an Iron Fist Gorilla attack, Bei Bei took her away while Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan remained behind to fight. Tang Ya returned remorseful, apologized for leaving them, and expelled Bei Bei from the Tang Sect after concluding that he had abandoned others in battle. 4 6 8

Although she originally saved money to retake and rebuild the Tang Sect's former home, Tang Ya increasingly redirects her efforts toward establishing a new sect with Jiang Mu. Her prior research into sect restoration gives her practical knowledge of the need for capital, teaching resources, land, renovations, and reliable protection. 25 65 91

Appearance

Tang Ya is a youthful-looking girl with a lively manner and phoenix eyes. She commonly wears a blue-and-white training outfit with black stockings and short boots. 2 7 12

• Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
• Described as having sparkling phoenix eyes. 7 9
• Wears a Twenty-Four Bridges in Moonlight storage soul tool at her waist. 11
• Her left ankle was badly swollen and bruised after the Iron Fist Gorilla pursuit, but recovered during the journey to Shrek City. 7 12
• Later appears in Shrek Academy's uniform, which does not conceal her youthful and approachable appearance. 63

Personality

Tang Ya is initially open, energetic, and unusually forward with Jiang Mu, approaching him first in Star Dou Forest, inviting him to hunt with her, and trying to recruit him into the Tang Sect. Her enthusiasm is tempered by insecurity over the Tang Sect's weakness and her own limited status. 3 13

She is deeply attached to her parents' legacy and Tang San's teachings. This attachment makes her defensive and stubborn when Jiang Mu challenges the Tang Sect's rejection of soul tools or suggests that its inherited methods were incomplete. Even when briefly provoked to 1% killing intent, she cannot sustain hostility toward him. 11

Tang Ya also has a decisive side. Although she feels guilty over leaving Jiang Mu during the gorilla battle, she refuses to excuse Bei Bei for the same incident and expels him from her sect. Later, confronted with the possibility that revenge and hatred could turn her into a Holy Spirit Cult slaughter machine, she chooses to reconsider her loyalty to the Tang Sect and pursue a new path with Jiang Mu. 6 27 31

She is practical about building a force and readily discusses its financial and organizational needs. While initially somewhat naïve and trusting toward unfamiliar people, she becomes protective of Jiang Mu alongside Jiang Nannan and values being transparent with him about her severed relationship with Bei Bei. 25 65 81 82 91

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang Ya's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. It is regarded by Jiang Nannan as weak, but Tang Ya can still use it effectively against lower-level soul beasts. 2

• Uses Blue Silver Grass Parasitism to help subdue hundred-year Mandala Snakes. 2
• Her lower stamina compared with Jiang Mu's body martial soul leaves her vulnerable while fleeing stronger soul beasts. 4
• Its quality improves after Jiang Mu provides refined blood essence tied to the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. Tang Ya believes further refinement could evolve it, but it has not yet awakened into the Blue Silver Emperor. 33 61

Soul Ring Absorption

Tang Ya obtains her third soul ring from an injured thousand-year Mandala Snake.

• Kills the incapacitated Mandala Snake herself before absorbing its ring. 9
• Successfully completes the absorption despite her injured ankle. 9
• Reaches Soul Elder level afterward. 11

Tang Sect Inheritance

As Tang Sect sect master, Tang Ya retains knowledge of the sect's legacy and seeks to pass it on.

• Knows of the Mysterious Jade Hand and Purple Demon Eyes. 10
• Offers the Tang Sect's inherited cultivation technique as a recruitment incentive. 4
• Explains that the Xuantian Treasure Record includes the Mysterious Heaven Technique, Mysterious Jade Hand, and Purple Demon Eyes. 31
• Acknowledges that the inherited Mysterious Heaven Technique cannot be cultivated from childhood to raise innate soul power. 31
• Offers to teach Jiang Mu Tang Sect hidden-weapon techniques after he enters Shrek Academy. 28

Sect-Building Knowledge

Tang Ya's long-standing plan to restore the Tang Sect gives her experience with the practical requirements of founding and maintaining a sect.

• Identifies startup funds, teaching resources, land, renovations, and protection as necessities for a new sect. 25 91
• Discusses using limited essence-blood sales as a possible trial source of funding, while recognizing the associated security risks. 65
• Develops plans for a new sect with Jiang Mu rather than focusing solely on restoring the Tang Sect. 65 91

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twenty-Four Bridges in Moonlight — storage-type soul tool inherited from the Tang Sect. 11
• Hidden weapons — commissions hidden weapons in Shrek City and offers them to Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan as compensation and protection. 6 16
• Private savings — saves money earned from hidden-weapon sales to restore the Tang Sect's former home and eventually remove the Iron Blood Sect from it. 14 25
• Modified phone — one of the communication devices Jiang Mu gives to his companions while planning a journey to seek a powerful ally for their future sect. 91

Relationships

• Jiang Mu — Savior, companion, and eventual romantic interest. Tang Ya apologizes for leaving him during the Iron Fist Gorilla battle, grants him a Tang Sect admission quota, accompanies him to Shrek Academy, and agrees to join his future force in exchange for evolving her martial soul. They share a kiss after her martial soul's quality improves. She later tells Bei Bei that she and Jiang Mu will become lovers and jointly plans a new sect with him. She also shows concern for Jiang Mu's safety when he arranges to leave the academy for an outing. 6 27 31 33 65 88 91
• Jiang Nannan — Traveling companion and uneasy friend. Jiang Nannan distrusts and competes with Tang Ya over Jiang Mu's attention, but supports her injured leg, guards her during soul-ring absorption, and gradually shows sympathy for her past. The two later stand together in defending Jiang Mu and discuss the practical demands of building his future force. 2 9 10 25 81 91
• Bei Bei — Former Tang Sect disciple. Bei Bei's retreat during the Iron Fist Gorilla crisis causes Tang Ya to expel him; she later refuses to reconcile and rejects his familiar address of “Xiao Ya.” She subsequently makes their separation explicit to him and informs him of her future relationship with Jiang Mu. After reflecting on their past, she concludes that she neither hates nor likes Bei Bei and would not accept his later proposal, even without his physical ailments. 6 8 27 65 88
• Tang Ya's parents — Former protectors of the Tang Sect. They were killed by the Iron Blood Sect while enabling Tang Ya's escape. 10
• Tang San — Founder revered by Tang Ya as the Sea God and Tang Sect's originator. Jiang Mu's claims that Tang San concealed vital inheritance and possessed an innate Blue Silver Emperor bloodline destabilize her faith in him. 3 11 31
• Huo Yuhao — Stranger Tang Ya refuses to treat as close despite his attempt to call her “Sister Xiao Ya.” 27
• Xu Sanshi — A hostile Shrek acquaintance who previously demeaned Tang Ya by claiming she relied on Bei Bei's favor. During a later encounter near the academy gates, Tang Ya ignores him and pulls Jiang Mu away after his conflict with Xu. 13 80
• Ling Luochan — A Shrek senior who summons Tang Ya at Zhang Lexuan's request. Tang Ya is initially swayed by Ling Luochan's polite invitation to meet Zhang Lexuan in the Inner Court. 81 82
• Zhang Lexuan — Shrek Academy's eldest senior sister, who requests a meeting with Tang Ya through Ling Luochan for unclear reasons. 81 82

Story Role / Major Arcs

Star Dou Forest

Tang Ya and Bei Bei are first encountered fighting Mandala Snakes while seeking her third soul ring. Tang Ya is frightened at first but recovers and contributes with Blue Silver Grass. Her immediate interest in Jiang Mu sparks Jiang Nannan's jealousy and Bei Bei's killing intent. 2 3

She becomes the Iron Fist Gorilla's target due to her slower speed and is saved when Jiang Mu blocks its attack. After Bei Bei takes her away from the fight, Tang Ya returns guilty and apologetic; Jiang Mu accepts compensation in the form of an exam-exempt Shrek Academy quota and hidden weapons. 4 6

Tang Ya later finds and absorbs a thousand-year Mandala Snake soul ring, becoming a Soul Elder. 9

Shrek City

On the journey to Shrek City, Tang Ya recounts the Tang Sect's destruction and her parents' deaths. She clashes with Jiang Mu over soul tools and Tang San's legacy, though his criticism leaves her uncertain rather than hostile. 10 11

She guides Jiang Mu through Shrek City, assists with auctioning the Iron Fist Gorilla soul bone, and offers him and Jiang Nannan lodging in her inn room. She also warns Jiang Mu about Xu Sanshi's vindictive nature. 12 13 16

Shrek Academy and New Allegiance

Tang Ya uses the Tang Sect's admission quota to help Jiang Mu enroll at Shrek Academy. After Jiang Nannan returns home, Tang Ya stays with Jiang Mu and openly rejects Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao when they arrive at the academy. 26 27

Jiang Mu later reveals his knowledge of Tang Ya's possible future capture by the Holy Spirit Cult and challenges her devotion to Tang San and the Tang Sect. Overwhelmed but persuaded, Tang Ya agrees to join his planned force if he evolves her Blue Silver Grass. After its quality improves through his help, the two share their first kiss; its full awakening into the Blue Silver Emperor remains a future goal. 31 33 61

Tang Ya continues to support Jiang Mu during his time at the academy, appearing at his classroom and accompanying him in discussions concerning their future. She later clarifies to Bei Bei that their relationship is over and that she and Jiang Mu will become lovers. 63 65

New Sect Preparations

Tang Ya applies the planning experience she gained while attempting to restore the Tang Sect to Jiang Mu's proposed new force. She considers funding methods with him, including a carefully limited trial sale of essence blood, but recognizes that public sales could create security problems. 65

While shopping with Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan near Shrek Academy, Tang Ya remains indifferent toward Xu Sanshi and supports Jiang Mu after he defends Jiang Nannan from Xu's unwanted advances. 80

After Ling Luochan relays Zhang Lexuan's request, Tang Ya agrees to meet the Inner Court's eldest senior sister despite having no known prior connection with her. Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan remain wary of the invitation and insist on accompanying her. 81 82

Tang Ya later helps explain Jiang Nannan's proposed outing to Jiang Mu. Reflecting on a separate proposal from Bei Bei, she remains resolved not to accept him and feels content with the support she has found. 87 88

Tang Ya joins Jiang Mu, Jiang Nannan, and Wang Dong'er in discussing the requirements and risks of forming a new sect, asking practical questions about funding and protection. Jiang Mu gives the group modified phones so they can communicate while he travels to seek a powerful prospective ally. 91

Trivia

• Tang Ya's killing intent toward Jiang Mu briefly reaches 1% after he criticizes Tang San, then disappears. 11
• She prefers darkness and draws the curtains upon returning to the inn, saying that night lets her hide from many things. 31
• Her association with Bei Bei led to bullying in Shrek Academy dormitories because others viewed her as trying to marry above her station. 16
• Although she once pursued Tang Sect restoration as her central goal, she has researched the costs and logistics of establishing a sect extensively enough to advise Jiang Mu's new-force plans. 25 65 91