Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Brother San; Third Brother; “Tang Sect demon child” (public designation) 57 65 145
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy, Inner Court
Occupation/Role	Control-type Soul Master; Shrek Inner Court elite student 61 145
First Appearance	Chapter 1 (secretly listening to Bai Xiao’s stories) 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	2	Awakened Blue Silver Grass as his Martial Soul; Su Yuntao considered the Martial Soul weak despite Tang San’s exceptional innate aptitude. 2
Level 29 / Great Soul Master	55	At age twelve, he reports level-29 soul power while seeking admission to Shrek Academy’s Inner Court. 55
Inner Court elite student	145	Receives the privileges of Shrek’s elite Inner Court, including a private dormitory, free newspapers, and special meals. 145

Background

Tang San lived in Holy Soul Village with Tang Hao, for whom he prepared breakfast before attending his Martial Soul awakening. He was polite toward Village Chief Jack and initially remained distant from the village children. Despite this aloofness, he secretly listened to Bai Xiao’s stories and instinctively rushed to catch Bai Xiao when he nearly fell from a mound. 1 2 61

At the awakening ceremony, Tang San manifested Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power. Su Yuntao was astonished by his aptitude but dismissed Blue Silver Grass as a useless Martial Soul. 2

Tang San later traveled with Xiao Wu to Soto City and sought admission to Shrek Academy. His level-29 soul power qualified him as an exceptional applicant, though Li Yusong initially judged his potential by the apparent limitations of Blue Silver Grass. 52 55

While reading the Douluo Daily, Tang San learned that the Xinghe Group had uncovered the Tang Sect’s ruins and publicized its six inherited techniques. He recognized the account of the sect’s destruction as his own past life: the disciple whose forbidden arts and leap from a cliff broke the seal on Demonic Beasts. The article’s call to execute the reincarnated “demon child” left him devastated. 145

Personality

Tang San is cautious and highly alert to danger. When unexpectedly approached by Li Yusong or Zhao Wuji, he immediately readied hidden weapons; he also shielded Xiao Wu behind him when he sensed Zhao Wuji’s threatening aura. 55 56

He is deeply protective of Xiao Wu, often prioritizing her safety over his own judgment. This devotion becomes a weakness during Flender’s trial: believing Xiao Wu had been harmed, Tang San attacked in rage and lost focus when she fell from the platform. 56 66 79 80

Tang San is practical and capable of negotiation. He worried over the cost of lodging outside Shrek, then turned Li Yusong’s recruitment attempt into a request for scholarship benefits. 55

His confidence in his Tang Sect inheritance and Twin Martial Souls is tempered by repeated encounters with Bai Xiao. Bai Xiao’s unusual Soul Ring configuration, inventions, and achievements cause Tang San to doubt teachings he had trusted and feel overshadowed. 64 65

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San’s primary revealed Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass. Though widely considered weak, he uses it as a control-type ability.

• Awakened with Innate Full Soul Power. 2
• Used to bind and restrain Flender during the group entrance trial. 79
• Its Blue Silver Emperor bloodline protects him from much of Dugu Yan’s dragon-bloodline pressure. 73

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San identifies himself as possessing Twin Martial Souls and considers the trait exceptionally rare.

• He has concealed the second Martial Soul under Tang Hao’s instructions. 64
• The supplied chapters do not name or show the second Martial Soul. 64

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San possesses techniques associated with the ancient Tang Sect, several of which are confirmed in combat or observation.

• Mysterious Heaven Technique — circulates it to resist Bai Xiao’s Soul Power pressure. 59
• Purple Demon Eyes — grants enhanced sight; Tang San uses it to observe Bai Xiao’s entrance and battlefield details. 59 66
• Shadow Mirage — high-speed footwork used to close on Flender. 80
• Hidden Weapons — employs blades, arrows, needles, and sleeve-arrow mechanisms with precise hand movements. 55 56 80
• Limit — Flender’s wind-based perception and control neutralized Tang San’s hidden-weapon barrage, shattering his confidence in the technique as a decisive advantage. 80

Mechanical Aptitude

Tang San is strongly interested in mechanisms and engineering.

• Closely studies advertisements for the Noble Wuling Hongguang soul-guided automobile. 52
• Is excited by the announced Soul Combat Mecha. 52
• His immediate instinct is to prepare hidden-weapon mechanisms when threatened. 55 56

Relationships

• Xiao Wu — Closest companion and romantic attachment. Tang San protects her in crowds and danger, while Xiao Wu comforts him after Bai Xiao’s and Zhao Wuji’s clash and frequently teases him. 52 56 66 79
• Tang Hao — Father and childhood guardian. Tang San prepared meals for him in Holy Soul Village; Tang Hao later watched over Tang San secretly at Shrek Academy. 2 57 82
• Bai Xiao / Bai Xinghe — Childhood acquaintance, rival, and source of fascination. Tang San secretly listened to Bai Xiao’s stories as a child and saved him from a fall; later, Bai Xiao’s power and achievements unsettle Tang San’s pride. 1 61 64 65
• Flender — Shrek Academy’s honorary headmaster and Tang San’s examiner. Flender’s training trial exposes Tang San’s emotional impulsiveness and the limits of his hidden weapons. 56 79 80 81
• Zhao Wuji — Shrek teacher who initially alarms Tang San but later guides and protects him. Zhao Wuji accepts Tang San as a promising student and shields him while he is unconscious. 56 57 82
• Li Yusong — Shrek teacher who recognizes Tang San’s talent and tries to recruit him as a disciple; their first meeting becomes a mutual negotiation over scholarships. 55
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing — Fellow Shrek students. Tang San leads them alongside Xiao Wu in the initial attack against Flender, though the group lacks cohesion. 58 79

Story Role / Major Arcs

Holy Soul Village

Tang San grows up under Tang Hao’s care, secretly listens to Bai Xiao’s stories, and awakens Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power. 1 2 61

Soto City and Shrek Enrollment

He travels through Soto City with Xiao Wu, discovers Bai Xiao’s continent-spanning influence through the Douluo Daily, and enters Shrek through its exceptional-student path. 52 55 56

Shrek Entrance Trials

Tang San observes Bai Xiao’s extraordinary fight against Zhao Wuji, then joins Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing in a trial against Flender. He initially coordinates their attack, but Flender defeats the group by exploiting its poor teamwork and Tang San’s concern for Xiao Wu. 61 62 66 79 80

Tang Sect Revelation

As a privileged Inner Court student, Tang San learns that the Tang Sect of his former life existed in the distant past of the same world. The public narrative identifies his former self as the catastrophe’s reincarnated culprit, while Tang Sect techniques are released freely to the continent. 145

Notable Quotes

“Can I avoid letting blood?” 56

“You hurt Xiao Wu! Unforgivable!!!” 80