Tang Jian
Ultimate Card MasterContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Red Card Cheater and Attribute Panel
- 6.2Dream Realm
- 6.3Card Crafting and Patent Research
- 6.4Combat Tactics and Card Combinations
- 6.5Enhanced Senses and Spiritual Power
- 6.6Chaos Card Law and Law Body
- 6.7Red Eye Black Dragon King Fusion
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Rebirth and Xicheng Student Period
- 9.2Training Camp, University Aspirations, and Dragon Tiger Dao
- 9.3Patent Inventor and Miracle Company
- 9.4Yujing Academy and Sect Fellowship Assembly
- 9.5Apprehension Bureau and Divine Path Infiltration
- 9.6Rise to Card God
- 9.7Top-tier Card God and Celestial Pit Unsealing
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Tang Jian (唐剑) |
| Alias(es) | Master Tang; Lord Tang 253 641 |
| Species/Race | Human 129 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Yujing Academy; Federation Apprehension Bureau; founder and captain of the Miracle Squad; Guxia representative; formerly Dragon Tiger Dao and Divine Path 457 458 507 618 |
| Occupation/Role | Card Master, Card Maker, patent inventor, Miracle Company leader 161 238 459 |
| Status | Active 787 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 4 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Two-Star Card User | 28 | His Card Energy reaches 78, while his Spirit reaches the cap permitted by his 8.4 Life Force. |
| Five-Star Card User | 201 | Breaks 50 Life Force during intensive cultivation, accelerated by the Red Card Cheater. |
| Three-Star Card Master | 449 | Completes his third bodily metamorphosis after cultivating at a Card Energy Crystal mine. |
| Four-Star Card Master | 527 | His increased strength is publicly recognized during a Federation discussion of rewards and missions. |
| Half-Card God | 606 | Saturates his body with the Chaos Card Law and forms a regenerative Law Body, bypassing the normal Demigod Card-creation process. |
| Card God | 618 | His role in aiding Xun'ou Base City, killing Deity Ramos, and capturing the King of Light establishes his Card God status. |
| Top-tier Card God | 736 | Connects with the power at the heart of the Laws; Wan Ling acknowledges him as a peer and guides him in developing a trump card. |
Background
Tang Jian is reborn with knowledge from a previous life. After energy from a Red Card strikes him, he gains an Attribute Panel that displays and improves his Card Energy, Spirit, Physique, and stored Energy; he quickly discovers he can absorb energy from One-Star Energy Cards to bypass ordinary cultivation limits 4.
He initially hides the true source of his growth. Instead, he attributes his progress to the Three-Point-One-Line Technique and allows Sun Yiying and others to believe that private instruction or a mysterious expert is responsible for his rapid advancement 19 24. The false “expert uncle” story later evolves into a claimed connection to the late Dragon Tiger Dao sect master Xiong Baiyu, which Tang Jian substantiates with inherited White Feather Flying Lion Armor crafting plans 168 170 175.
Appearance
Tang Jian was initially described as a buzz-cut youth in simple casual clothes whose ordinary appearance concealed sharp, alert eyes and a composed manner 88. After constructing his Law Body, his physique becomes more refined and powerful.
- Stands approximately 1.85 meters tall in his enhanced body 605.
- Has clear, layered musculature and bronze skin marked by faint, mysterious patterns 605.
- Can suppress his aura and control his internal energy, making his true strength difficult to judge 606.
- His Red Eye Black Dragon King fusion transforms him into a colossal, scaled dragon-like combat form with claws, a tail, toxic mist, and crimson wings 482 486.
Personality
Tang Jian is unusually mature for his age due to his rebirth. He is calm under pressure, socially adept, and willing to let others underestimate him while he gathers advantages 32 256. He is also highly cautious: when lured into a Divine Path trap, he records the entire encounter beforehand and uses the evidence to expose his accusers 507.
He is pragmatic about wealth, resources, and power, treating patents, Card Energy Crystal mines, and factional support as tools for survival and advancement 270 400. Against enemies, he can be ruthless and deceptive, but he values loyalty and offers capable opponents an alternative to death when they can become genuine allies 336 411.
His strongest personal priority remains protecting those close to him. He repeatedly arranges safer living conditions for his family, assists Sun Yiying when she faces disciplinary trouble, and promises to help Norman Blackhand pursue revenge after Earth’s crises are resolved 178 523 786.
Abilities & Skills
Red Card Cheater and Attribute Panel
Tang Jian’s defining advantage is the Red Card-derived Attribute Panel, which lets him convert absorbed energy into direct improvements.
- Absorbs energy from Energy Cards and other energy sources for storage 13 22.
- Directly enhances Card Energy, Spiritual Power, and Life Force 13 21 332.
- Rapidly restoring or raising attributes can strain his body, consume life potential, and require nutrient replenishment 13 22.
- Stores extraordinary energy reserves, allowing him to sustain abilities that would exhaust ordinary Card Masters 461 523.
- Later unlocks the Wisdom Tree Grotto-heaven, which improves comprehension, inspiration, and simulated deduction 284.
Dream Realm
Tang Jian can enter the Dream Realm through the Red Card, using it as a training ground and intelligence tool.
- Survives lethal scenarios to obtain Card Crafting blueprints, including the Gale Card blueprint 13.
- Uses the Crown of Memories to enter memory fragments and possess other people within dream recreations 270.
- Repeatedly investigates enemies through possession, gathering intelligence on assassination attempts and hidden conspiracies 473 503.
- Can test plans and combat outcomes without directly exposing himself in reality 335.
Card Crafting and Patent Research
Tang Jian is an exceptional Card Maker whose technical knowledge, experimentation, and simulation ability complement his cultivation.
- Crafts One-Star Blank Energy Cards in a single attempt while still a student 14.
- Produces higher-grade Cards such as the Green Hat Card, Sword Qi Card, White Feather Flying Lion Armor components, and Liuli Golden Body Card 40 53 175 218.
- Patents the Green Two-Star Gale Card and earns contribution points from its commercial success 161.
- Develops major patented Cards, including the Fusion Card and Overloaded Gale Card 204 234.
- Uses the Wisdom Tree Grotto-heaven to deduce unconventional advancement paths and complex Card designs 462.
Combat Tactics and Card Combinations
Tang Jian combines a veteran’s battlefield judgment with a broad, adaptable Card deck.
- Created the Attached Flames combo by combining Sticky Oil and Fireball Cards to form a flame wall 33.
- Uses mechanical, field-control, enhancement, illusion, movement, pet, and weapon Cards according to the battlefield rather than relying on one fixed style 100 233.
- Demonstrates refined unarmed combat despite not coming from an ancient martial-arts family 85 91.
- Uses deception in combat, including feigned weakness, disguised identities, staged deaths, and misdirection 33 319 400.
Enhanced Senses and Spiritual Power
Tang Jian’s unusually high Spiritual Power improves his calculation, perception, control, and combat awareness.
- Develops the Seventh Sense, Time Sense, after his second brain tempering; it predicts immediate changes by processing environmental information at extreme speed 283.
- Uses powerful Spiritual Power to dominate opponents through fear, illusions, and mental control 473 588.
- Can perceive fine physical and emotional details in weaker individuals through his law-infused gaze 595.
- Later gains will perception from public recognition and worship, temporarily increasing his Mental Power 618 722.
Chaos Card Law and Law Body
Tang Jian’s Chaos Card Law becomes the foundation of his Card God-level strength.
- Constructs a Law Body by infusing himself with Chaos Card Law power, granting regeneration, resilience, and fine control over his aura 606.
- Uses Chaos Card Law to break or overwrite other law-based restraints, including petrification and ice effects 623.
- Can freeze time and space with a powerful Card Law attack, instantly defeating multiple high-level enemies 632.
- Reaches top-tier Card God status by connecting to the immense power at the heart of the Laws 736.
Red Eye Black Dragon King Fusion
Tang Jian can merge with the Red Eye Black Dragon King Card for extreme short-term combat power.
- Dragon fusion raises his Life Force from 1,226.5 to 4,302 in its initial combined state 482.
- Its strongest mobile combat form can approach Five-Star Card Master combat power and ten-thousand Energy Level output 482.
- Grants toxic mist, black claws, enhanced senses, spatial awareness, immense speed, and high physical durability 482 486.
- The strongest state costs 5,000 Card Energy and 50 Spiritual Power per second, making it extremely expensive without his Red Card reserves 482 486.
- Tang Jian must use the Spirit Breathing Art and his Spiritual Power to suppress the dragon’s violent killing intent 482.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Red Card Cheater — Source of the Attribute Panel, Energy storage, Dream Realm access, identification simulation, and Wisdom Tree Grotto-heaven 53 284.
- Crown of Memories — Enables access to selected memory fragments within the Dream Realm 270.
- Red Eye Black Dragon King Card — Tang Jian’s principal high-output fusion Card 482.
- Demi-human Beauty Card — Provides fusion, resurrection-related utility, flight, and escape options 400 443 523.
- White Feather Flying Lion Armor Cards — Tang Jian possesses and crafts armor components inherited through Dragon Tiger Dao, including both arms 175 218.
- Heavenly Dragon Residence Card — A large residence and transport Card capable of carrying dozens of people 223.
- Giant God Loos set Cards — Tang Jian acquires the Right Leg and plans to complete the six-piece divine equipment set 575.
Relationships
- Sun Yiying — Tang Jian’s former high-school instructor, trusted supporter, romantic partner, and later wife. She initially accepts his Three-Point-One-Line Technique explanation and repeatedly supports his growth 19 24 523 739.
- Wan Ling — His mentor at Yujing Academy. Wan Ling sets demanding conditions, protects Tang Jian’s secrets, and eventually recognizes him as a peer after his top-tier Card God breakthrough 268 283 736.
- Tang Lin and Chen Lianrong — His parents. Tang Jian’s desire to provide for and protect them drives many of his decisions 20 178 786.
- Tang Yueyue — His younger sister. He protects her, supplies her cultivation resources, and teaches her the Ghostess Heart Sutra 21 256.
- Norman Blackhand — Former adversary turned trusted ally through an Equal Mutual Aid Treaty Card. Tang Jian later trains him in Card Law comprehension and promises to aid his revenge 336 629 786.
- He Dongchen — General, ally, and early patron who assists Tang Jian’s family and later works with him against the Old Kingdom Organization 178 490.
- Bi Yi — Wan Ling’s third direct disciple and Tang Jian’s senior brother. Tang Jian pays his debt, later trains him, and treats him as part of his inner circle 269 629.
- Bailai — A recurring ally whose relationship with Tang Jian remains ambiguous. She supports his plans, accompanies him into ruins, and is frequently linked to him by public rumors 401 444.
- Miluo — Initially a Card Maker rival; later collaborates with Tang Jian on Card research and pledges allegiance to him 326 367.
- Yang Mao — School friend and competitive peer whose jealousy is tempered by respect for Tang Jian’s progress 14 60.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Rebirth and Xicheng Student Period
Tang Jian begins as a student using the Red Card’s Attribute Panel to accelerate his Card Energy, Spirit, and Life Force. He enters the Rocket Class, earns Sun Yiying’s attention, and establishes himself as both a combatant and Card Crafting prodigy 4 14 40.
Training Camp, University Aspirations, and Dragon Tiger Dao
His performance in training camp earns him recognition, while his rapid growth and Life Force draw attention from Yujing Academy and powerful factions 67 157. By using the White Feather Flying Lion Armor inheritance, he is accepted by Dragon Tiger Dao as Xiong Baiyu’s successor 170 175.
Patent Inventor and Miracle Company
Tang Jian patents the Gale Card, develops further Card technologies, secures research investment, and builds influence through the Card Maker Association and Miracle Company 161 238 256. His inventions make him a target for rivals, assassins, and factions seeking to control his talent 270 338.
Yujing Academy and Sect Fellowship Assembly
At Yujing, Tang Jian becomes Wan Ling’s disciple and gains access to higher-level cultivation, Card Crafting, and political opportunities 268 283. At the Sect Fellowship Assembly, he outmaneuvers Taiyi Sect, helps Dragon Tiger Dao defeat Luoyun Sect, and secures trade rights and Card Energy Crystal mines 390 400.
Apprehension Bureau and Divine Path Infiltration
Tang Jian forms the Miracle Squad rather than joining an existing elite squad 457 458. He enters the Divine Path, exposes internal schemes, uncovers Grand Elder Li Qing’s connection to the Old Kingdom Organization, and helps Wan Ling thwart the planned destruction of Latu Base City 507 523.
Rise to Card God
After mastering the Chaos Card Law and forming a Law Body, Tang Jian becomes a half-Card God and then a Card God 606 618. He destroys Old Kingdom bases, kills Deities, becomes Guxia’s representative, and gains global recognition as a major force in the war against the Celestial Pits 633 640.
Top-tier Card God and Celestial Pit Unsealing
Tang Jian reaches top-tier Card God status and begins operating alongside the Federation’s strongest figures 736 739. He later announces his intent to unseal all 306 Celestial Pit worlds, defeats Evil God Hitler at A21, and proceeds with a twelve-day plan despite resistance from major factions 785 787.