Tang Sect

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang Sect (唐门)
Affiliation	An independent sect led by Tang San and Fang Yuan; maintains trade partnerships with the Heaven Dou Empire and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, whose forces are extensively equipped with its Soul Tools 72 108 210
Occupation/Role	Manufactures and sells Soul Tools; recruits and incorporates the former affiliated clans of the Clear Sky Sect 72 108
Status	Active; headquarters completed in Heaven Dou City, with Fang Yuan having returned to the sect after his disappearance 153 211
First Appearance	Proposed and named by Tang San 70

Background / History

Tang San proposes the name “Tang Sect” after Fang Yuan asks him to establish and manage a faction. The name fulfills Tang San’s longstanding wish to rebuild the sect of his previous life on Douluo Continent. Tang San asks Fang Yuan to join as Supreme Elder with ultimate authority, while Tang San serves as Sect Master. Fang Yuan accepts after repeated requests, intending to shield the fledgling sect and retain control over its core direction 70.

Tang San presents the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record as the sect’s initial foundation, including hidden-weapon designs, martial arts, poisons, and antidotes. Fang Yuan instead establishes a development strategy of integrating hidden weapons with Soul Tools, increasing their power while lowering production costs. Control of Soul Tool core technology remains with Fang Yuan 71.

Fang Yuan proposes recruiting the four former affiliated clans of the Clear Sky Sect, whose members suffered after Clear Sky Sect withdrew into seclusion. Tang San agrees on the condition that the Tang Sect remains wholly independent of both Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall 72.

The Strength Clan becomes the first clan to join, followed by the Defense Clan, Speed Clan, and Breaking Clan. The four clans relocate to Heaven Dou City, where the Defense Clan begins construction of the Tang Sect headquarters 108 115 121 123.

Following the headquarters’ completion, the sect delivers its first batch of Soul Tools to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in what Fang Yuan regards as the continent’s first large-scale Soul Tool trade. Fang Yuan also sends elite members of the Four Single-Attribute Clans into the Supreme Immortal Aperture for accelerated development 153.

The Tang Sect’s Soul Tools become a major strategic asset for the Heaven Dou Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. During the first phase of Spirit Hall’s Spirit Hunt Operation, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect patrol disciples survive an assassination ambush with Tang Sect Soul Tool Shields and retaliate with Level-Five Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannon Shells. Spirit Hall consequently recognizes the Tang Sect’s large-scale arming of the two allied powers as a major threat 209 210 211.

Organization

Position	Holder	Authority / Function
Sect Master	Tang San	Manages sect affairs and holds one vote in elder deliberations 108
Supreme Elder	Fang Yuan	Holds final decision-making authority and may veto all other votes; serves as the sect’s principal strategist and technological authority 108
Elders	Tai Tan, Niu Gao, Bai He, Yang Wudi, Dugu Bo	Senior members drawn from incorporated clans or allied forces; Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Dugu Bo are Titled Douluos by the later stages of the sect’s development. Bai He, Yang Wudi, and Dugu Bo manage sect and academy affairs during Fang Yuan’s absences 139 150

Principles

• The Tang Sect does not directly participate in conflicts between continental nations or factions 108.
• Its principal business is the manufacture and sale of Soul Tools 108.
• It is independent from both the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall 72 107.
• Sect affairs are ordinarily decided by votes between the Sect Master and elders, but Fang Yuan’s decision or veto overrides every other vote 108.

Branches and Resources

Branch / Resource	Origin	Contribution to the Tang Sect
Strength Branch	Strength Clan	Forging and production of Soul Tool casings 105 153
Defense Branch	Defense Clan	Construction of the sect headquarters and related works 116 123
Speed Branch	Speed Clan	Speed-oriented Soul Masters intended to serve as a mobile Soul Engineer force when equipped with Soul Tools 105 121
Breaking Branch	Breaking Clan	Offensive specialization and medicine refinement 105 123
Soul Tool Department	Heaven and Earth One Family Great Love Academy	Trains Soul Tool personnel; its students may enter the Tang Sect after graduation 104 108
Soul Tool core formations	Fang Yuan’s Soul Engineers within the Supreme Immortal Aperture	Produce the core formation arrays, preventing the manufacturing methods from leaking 108 153
Supreme Immortal Aperture development program	Elite members of the Four Single-Attribute Clans	Uses the aperture’s accelerated time flow to develop selected sect personnel rapidly 153

Products

Soul Tools with Tang Sect Characteristics

Fang Yuan’s central innovation combines Tang Sect hidden-weapon principles with Soul Tool technology. This approach is intended to improve weapon power, reduce production costs, and establish Soul Tools rather than traditional hidden weapons as the sect’s defining product 71.

• The Strength Clan processes exterior casings for lower-end Soul Tools 108 153.
• Core formation arrays are separately crafted by Soul Engineers under Fang Yuan’s control 108 153.
• The sect’s first large-scale batch was supplied to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect 153.
• By the Spirit Hunt Operation, the sect has equipped the Heaven Dou Empire and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on a large scale, making its production capacity a decisive political and military concern 210 211.

Level-Five Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannon

A high-grade Soul Tool offered during the recruitment of the Speed Clan 117.

• Its full-force burst is comparable to a top-tier assault-type Soul Emperor’s attack 117.
• Its effective range is approximately three to five kilometers 117.
• Each cannon costs ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, while each shell costs five thousand Gold Soul Coins 117.
• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect patrol disciples use cannon shells to repel assassins during a nighttime attack 209.

Grade-Six Trigger-Activated Soul Tool Shield

A defensive Soul Tool developed by Fang Yuan and later manufactured by the Tang Sect for its clients 97 210.

• It can withstand three attacks at the Soul Emperor level or one attack from a Soul Sage 97.
• Tang Sect shields allow Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect patrol disciples to survive blades and most soul-skill attacks during an assassination ambush, though the shields are destroyed in the process 209 210.

Invincible Barrier

A powerful defensive Soul Tool distributed by Fang Yuan to Tang Sect elders in preparation for high-level threats 170.

• It provides absolute defense against attacks up to three times the user’s strength for three seconds 170.
• Fang Yuan issues more than a dozen barriers to Dugu Bo and Bai He, treating them as essential emergency defensive equipment 170.

Level-Eight Soul Tool Propeller

A flight and evacuation Soul Tool issued to Dugu Bo and Bai He 171.

• Its ten connecting ropes can carry up to ten weaker Soul Masters 171.
• It includes a simple windproof Soul Tool barrier for its passengers 171.

Major Arcs

Founding Plan

Fang Yuan entrusts Tang San with managing a future faction, and Tang San names it the Tang Sect. Fang Yuan agrees to become Supreme Elder, creating a hierarchy in which Tang San acts as Sect Master but Fang Yuan holds supreme authority 70.

Adoption of Soul Tool Technology

Tang San offers the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record as the sect’s inheritance. Fang Yuan redirects the sect toward Soul Tools incorporating hidden-weapon concepts, securing control of the core technology for himself 71.

Recruitment of the Four Single-Attribute Clans

The Strength Clan joins after Tai Tan recognizes Tang San as Tang Hao’s son and accepts the Tang Sect’s independence from Clear Sky Sect 106 107. Niu Gao and the Defense Clan join after Fang Yuan proves his overwhelming strength in a sparring match 112 115.

Bai He joins the Speed Clan to the sect after losing a speed contest to Fang Yuan and witnessing Fang Yuan’s support for Bai Chenxiang’s martial soul evolution 120 121. Yang Wudi and the Breaking Clan join after Fang Yuan demonstrates the value of immortal herbs and distributes herb-enhanced food to the gathered clans 123.

Construction and Trade

The four clans move to Heaven Dou City, with the Defense Clan beginning construction of the headquarters according to prepared blueprints 123. Once completed, the sect begins supplying Soul Tools to the Heaven Dou Empire and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect 153.

Armament During the Spirit Hunt Operation

The Tang Sect’s customers use its defensive and offensive Soul Tools to resist attacks during Spirit Hall’s Spirit Hunt Operation. Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect patrols survive an attempted assassination through Soul Tool Shields, raise an alarm, and inflict heavy injuries on their attackers with Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannon Shells 209.

The failed first phase of the operation confirms to Bibi Dong that the Tang Sect’s large-scale arming of the Heaven Dou Empire and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is reshaping the balance of power. Spirit Hall consequently seeks to improve its own Soul Tool production to compete with the Tang Sect-backed forces 210 211.

Relationships

• Tang San — Sect Master and founder; views the Tang Sect as his spiritual home and the continuation of his previous life’s legacy 70 107.
• Fang Yuan — Supreme Elder, strategist, and controller of the sect’s Soul Tool core technology; his return is warmly welcomed by the sect’s elders after his disappearance 71 108 211.
• Strength Clan / Tai Tan — First clan absorbed into the sect; serves as its forging branch 107 108.
• Defense Clan / Niu Gao — Construction branch responsible for building the headquarters 115 116.
• Speed Clan / Bai He — Speed Branch; its members are intended to become a Soul Tool-equipped rapid-response force. Bai He becomes a loyal elder after Bai Chenxiang’s martial soul evolution and later helps oversee sect affairs 105 121 150.
• Breaking Clan / Yang Wudi — Medicine-refining and offensive branch; Yang Wudi later becomes a Titled Douluo elder 105 123 139.
• Dugu Bo — Senior allied powerhouse and one of the sect’s strongest combatants; he assists Bai He and Yang Wudi in supervising the sect during Fang Yuan’s absences 150 159.
• Heaven Dou Empire — Trade partner and political backer during the headquarters’ expansion and Soul Tool distribution; the empire equips its Soul Master legions with Tang Sect Soul Tools 108 116 153.
• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect — Trade partner receiving the first batch of Tang Sect Soul Tools; its forces later use Tang Sect shields and cannon shells in the Spirit Hunt Operation 108 153 209 210.
• Spirit Hall — Although the Tang Sect remains formally independent and avoids direct factional warfare, Spirit Hall considers its mass production and sale of Soul Tools to rival powers a major strategic threat 72 211.

Trivia

• The Tang Sect’s name originates from Tang San’s previous life and his wish to restore that legacy in a new world 70.
• Despite Tang San’s title as Sect Master, Fang Yuan’s veto and final-decision authority make him the sect’s effective highest authority 108.
• The sect’s four principal clan branches originate from the former affiliated clans abandoned after the Clear Sky Sect withdrew into seclusion 72 105.
• Fang Yuan deliberately keeps the core formation arrays within the Supreme Immortal Aperture, allowing the outer branches to manufacture casings without learning the complete production methods 108 153.
• The Tang Sect’s Soul Tools allow ordinary patrol disciples to survive ambushes by stronger Soul Masters, demonstrating the sect’s ability to alter conventional Soul Master power disparities 209 210.