Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Tang Yin; Tang Hao (adopted name) 96 160
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Azure Radiance Academy; Tang Sect 15 94 176
Occupation/Role	Spirit Master; academy competitor; member of Azure Radiance Academy's tournament team 94
Status	Imprisoned in a heavily guarded new-type prison 176
First Appearance	Chapter 10 — at the Rose Hotel with Xiao Wu 10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Transformation, rank unstated	12	Undergoes a painful transformation while supervised by Dugu Bo, implying a major change in his abilities or cultivation. 12
Two-ring Spirit Master	25	Displays two yellow Spirit Rings and uses his First Spirit Skill, Blue Silver Binding, against Yuan Qingtian. 25
Soul Ancestor / four-ring Spirit Master	93	Publicly reveals four Spirit Rings; his fourth is a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring, stunning Huo Wu, her team, and the audience. 93

Background / History

Tang San arrives at Suoto City's Rose Hotel alongside Xiao Wu. When Yuan Qingtian appears, Xiao Wu criticizes Tang San for failing to argue for their room; Tang San remains silent because Yuan's unknown power and mind-affecting methods make him unwilling to provoke him. 10 12

At Shrek Academy, Tang San becomes increasingly resentful of Yuan Qingtian. He reports Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing's absence to Yu Xiaogang in an attempt to create trouble for them, while privately viewing Yu Xiaogang's training as outdated. 20 When Flander expels Yu Xiaogang, Tang San refuses to leave with his teacher, presenting the decision as gratitude toward the academy while calculating that Yu Xiaogang no longer benefits him. 24

After offering to escort the injured Yu Xiaogang away, Tang San takes him to an isolated waterfall and attempts to kill him with a Dragon Whisker Needle. Yuan Qingtian, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong expose the attempt; Yuan then easily defeats Tang San and leaves him severely injured. 25

Tang Hao later reunites with Tang San and reveals that Xiao Wu is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast. Tang San, who had already suspected her nature through the Purple Demon Eye, covets her Spirit Ring and Soul Bone as a means of surpassing Yuan Qingtian. Tang Hao instead directs him toward future revenge, emphasizing Tang San's Twin Martial Souls and promising rigorous training. 26

During the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament, Tang San competes for Azure Radiance Academy. His team gains the advantage over Divine Wind Academy after Lu Linglong is injured, and Tang San's fourth Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring becomes a public spectacle. 93 94 He later lures Shi Nian away for a private discussion and kills him. 95 Zhu Zhuqing subsequently breaks Tang San's Brimming Pear Blossom Needles with a single strike while defending Xiao Wu. 97

Tang San eventually marries Xiao Wu in Heaven Dou City and adopts the name Tang Hao in honor of his father. 160 Later, after a fierce battle with Yu Xiaogang, he awakens badly injured, transforms amid overwhelming killing intent, and escapes from imprisonment. 162 163 By Chapter 176, however, he is again held in a heavily guarded prison; his disappearance and loss of killing intent throw the Tang Sect into disorder. 176

Personality

Tang San initially presents himself as an obedient disciple and concerned companion, but his private thoughts reveal a calculating and ruthless nature. He internally wishes for Yu Xiaogang's death, abandons him when his usefulness declines, and later attempts to murder him in isolation. 21 24 25

He is highly jealous of Yuan Qingtian, particularly when Yuan attracts Xiao Wu's attention or overshadows him in combat. This jealousy drives both his attempt to report Yuan's absence and his desire to obtain greater power through Xiao Wu's Spirit Ring and Soul Bone. 16 20 26

Tang San is cautious when facing opponents whose strength he cannot assess, but becomes violently reckless when overwhelmed by killing intent. During his prison escape, he loses all apparent reason and behaves like a berserk beast. 12 163

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Binding

Tang San's First Spirit Skill summons thick, poisonous vines to restrain opponents.

• Used against Yuan Qingtian after Tang San's attempted murder of Yu Xiaogang is exposed. 25
• The vines are destroyed immediately by Yuan Qingtian's Almighty Push. 25

Purple Demon Eye

A visual technique that heightens Tang San's perception.

• Used to scan his surroundings before attempting to kill Yu Xiaogang. 25
• Allowed him to suspect that Xiao Wu was not human. 26
• Fails to let him see through Yuan Qingtian's illusion-based abilities. 16

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Twin Martial Souls, including the Clear Sky Hammer.

• Tang Hao identifies the Clear Sky Hammer as Tang San's principal advantage against Yuan Qingtian. 26
• Tang Hao intends for Tang San to match the Clear Sky Hammer's Spirit Ring configuration to his other Martial Soul. 26

Hidden Weapons

Tang San employs concealed weapons alongside his Spirit Master abilities.

• Dragon Whisker Needle — used in his attempted assassination of Yu Xiaogang. 25
• Brimming Pear Blossom Needles — described as Tang San's prized weapon; Zhu Zhuqing destroys them with Phantom Hundred Claws. 97
• He keeps Dragon Whisker Needles within the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night. 16

Berserk Transformation

While imprisoned, Tang San undergoes a transformation fueled by killing intent.

• Overpowers the guards' attempts to subdue him with electrified spears. 163
• Escapes the prison amid chaos. 163
• His later capture is accompanied by the reported loss of his killing intent. 176

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night — storage belt used to carry hidden weapons. 16
• Dragon Whisker Needles — concealed needles used for lethal attacks. 16 25
• Brimming Pear Blossom Needles — hidden weapon destroyed by Zhu Zhuqing. 97

Relationships

• Xiao Wu — longtime companion who condemns Tang San after witnessing his attempted murder of Yu Xiaogang; Tang San initially covets her Spirit Ring and Soul Bone after learning her true nature. They later marry. 25 26 160
• Tang Hao — father and mentor in revenge. Tang Hao urges Tang San to rely on his Twin Martial Souls and trains him to oppose Yuan Qingtian. 25 26
• Yu Xiaogang — former teacher. Tang San publicly defends him at times but privately despises him, abandons him when expelled, and later attempts to kill him. 21 24 25
• Yuan Qingtian — chief rival. Tang San fears Yuan's unknown abilities, seeks to undermine him, loses decisively to him, and later pursues power to surpass and kill him. 12 20 25 26
• Shi Nian — fellow Azure Radiance Academy member whom Tang San draws away from public view before killing him. 95
• Zhu Zhuqing — combat opponent who destroys Tang San's Brimming Pear Blossom Needles while protecting Xiao Wu. 97

Notable Quotes

“Only by making you disappear completely can I erase all the shame you've brought me...” 25

“Teacher, the only remaining value you have now is to help me test the power of the Dragon Whisker Needle.” 25