Tang Hao

Biodata

Background / History

Tang Hao is a hidden Title Douluo and Tang San's father. Early in the story, Lan Yu treats Tang Hao as the principal danger connected to Tang San, while Xiao Wu is warned that Tang Hao already knows her true identity as a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast. Xiao Wu consequently plans to escape both Tang Hao and Tang San when an opportunity arises 2 3 4.

Tang Hao and his brother Tang Xiao both fell in love with Ah Yin, a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor, during their travels. Ah Yin chose Tang Hao. After the Clear Sky School opposed their relationship, Tang Xiao returned to the sect while Tang Hao continued traveling with her. Spirit Hall later pursued the couple; shortly after Tang San's birth, Ah Yin sacrificed herself to save Tang Hao and their child. Tang Hao severely wounded Qian Xunji and escaped with Tang San. Following Qian Xunji's death, Spirit Hall retaliated against the Clear Sky School, forcing it into seclusion. Lan Yu later notes that the circumstances in which Spirit Hall rediscovered Ah Yin remain suspicious, but does not establish what happened 73.

The Strength, Defense, Speed, and Breaking Clans once served under Tang Hao. They suffered losses after his conflict with Spirit Hall and were subsequently suppressed by it. The clans remain divided over his legacy: Tai Tan stays loyal, while Niu Gao and Yang Wudi blame him for their suffering. Bai He, Tang Hao's maternal uncle, also rejects the expectation that the clans should serve Tang Hao's son 82 83 84 85.

After Lan Yu reveals five hundred-thousand-year soul rings in Soto City, Tang Hao secretly follows him to uncover the source of this power. He summons Lan Yu outside the city and demands the secret of his soul rings, loyalty to Tang San, and an apology from Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Lan Yu refuses and provokes him into battle 11.

Tang Hao destroys Lan Yu's Mycelial Carpet with the Clear Sky Hammer, but cannot prevent Lan Yu from forming the Jadeplume Terrorshroom from Soto City's mycelium. The creature's spores, parasitic mycelium, and lightning-triggered Catalyzing state wear him down. Tang Hao escapes only after using the Cloak Storming Technique and Collapse Jue to create an opening. While recovering, he resolves not to let Lan Yu grow strong enough to threaten him and Tang San 11 12.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu arranges for Erming, the Titan Giant Ape, to confront Tang Hao. Lan Yu joins the ambush with Mycelium Swamp and the Jadeplume Terrorshroom. Tang Hao detonates six soul rings to create the Great Clear Sky Hammer, but Erming simply retreats beyond its range. The catalyzed Terrorshroom later mauls Tang Hao and bites off his left leg before a blood-red light teleports him away. Lan Yu claims a ten-thousand-year soul bone from the severed leg 15 16.

Tang Hao awakens with his strength reduced to roughly the Spirit Douluo level and searches for Tang San, unaware of who rescued him. His injuries subsequently recover considerably, though he remains hidden rather than reunite with his son. During an ambush on the tournament caravan, he kills the Spirit Douluo attacking Shrek Academy. Tang San insists on continuing to Spirit City, and Tang Hao lets him go 17 21 38 39.

Tang Hao later recovers enough to rescue Tang San from Spirit Hall's prison, abandoning Yu Xiaogang and the rest of Shrek Academy. Outside the prison, he stays behind to let Tang San flee toward the Blue Silver Forest and detonates seven soul rings for one final Great Clear Sky Hammer against Qian Daoliu. Qian Daoliu's Breath of the Angel destroys the attack and vaporizes Tang Hao completely 44 45.

After his death, Tang San seeks out Tang Hao's sister Tang Yuehua and follows what he says was his father's final wish to return to the Clear Sky School. The sect's elders condemn Tang Hao and initially refuse to accept his son. Tang San survives Lan Yu's subsequent destruction of the sect and later tells Tang Hao's grandfather Tang Chen what happened 70 71 74 76 99.

Appearance

Tang Hao initially conceals himself beneath a hood while observing and confronting Lan Yu. Following his defeat in the Star Dou Great Forest, he is left missing his left leg and severely weakened 11 16 17.

• Wears a hood during his first direct confrontation with Lan Yu 11.
• Loses his left leg to the Jadeplume Terrorshroom's hooked beak 16.
• Later battles Qian Daoliu while badly injured and one-legged 45.

Personality

Tang Hao is intensely protective of Tang San, but that protectiveness is narrow and possessive. He attempts to force Lan Yu into swearing loyalty to his son, treats Xiao Wu as a threat to be controlled, and ultimately risks his life solely to secure Tang San's escape 3 11 15 45.

He is also proud and readily provoked. Lan Yu's insults about his past cause him to abandon negotiation for open combat, and he repeatedly underestimates the dangers posed by fungi, spores, and the Jadeplume Terrorshroom 11 12 16.

Abilities & Skills

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang Hao's martial soul is the Clear Sky Hammer. He displays nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—when pursuing Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape 15.

• Uses the Clear Sky Nine Jue, including Slash Jue, Tremor Jue, Collapse Jue, and the Destruction Formula. He also demonstrates Instant Form in his first fight with the Jadeplume Terrorshroom 12 15.
• Uses the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to defend against the Terrorshroom's Grass Element Missiles 12.
• Can manifest the Clear Sky True Form through his seventh soul skill 15.
• His hammer's lightning can become a liability against the Jadeplume Terrorshroom, whose Catalyzing state absorbs lightning energy and increases its combat power 12 16.

Divine Slaughter's Domain

Tang Hao possesses the Divine Slaughter's Domain, acquired from the Capital of Slaughter.

• Used it to counter Erming's Gravity Domain; neither domain gained a decisive advantage 15.
• Its activation did not prevent Tang Hao from being trapped by Lan Yu's Mycelium Swamp and coordinated attacks 15.

Ring Detonation and Great Clear Sky Hammer

Tang Hao can destroy his own soul rings to convert them into immense power for the Great Clear Sky Hammer.

• Detonated his first six soul rings while surrounded by Erming and the Jadeplume Terrorshroom 15.
• The technique has a slow activation and no locking effect; Erming evaded it by simply fleeing its effective range 16.
• Detonated seven rings in his final battle with Qian Daoliu, but the resulting Great Clear Sky Hammer was destroyed by Breath of the Angel 45.

Combat Limits

• Spores impair his concentration and physical condition over time, while parasitic mycelium can enter his wounds to drain life force and spirit power 12.
• His attacks repeatedly catalyze, rather than kill, the Jadeplume Terrorshroom 12 16.
• Losing his left leg and sustaining severe injuries reduces him to roughly Spirit Douluo-level strength for a period 16 17.
• His final ring detonation causes his body to begin collapsing before Qian Daoliu finishes him 45.

Forging

Tang Hao is a Divine Craftsman, the highest rank of blacksmith. Tai Tan's loyalty to him is attributed partly to this reputation, and Tang San learned forging techniques from him 84 92.

Power Progression

Relationships

• Tang San — Son. Tang Hao surveils and protects him, rescues him from Spirit Hall's prison, and dies to give him an opportunity to escape. Tang San later seeks to fulfill what he calls Tang Hao's final wish by returning to the Clear Sky School 15 44 45 74.
• Ah Yin — Wife and Tang San's mother. A hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor who chose Tang Hao over Tang Xiao and sacrificed herself to save Tang Hao and their newborn son. The circumstances of Spirit Hall's discovery of the family remain uncertain 73.
• Tang Xiao — Older brother. Both loved Ah Yin; Tang Xiao later recognizes and tries to protect Tang Hao's son 73 74 76.
• Tang Yuehua — Younger sister. She grieves when she learns of Tang Hao's death and helps Tang San approach the Clear Sky School 70 71 73.
• Tang Chen — Grandfather. Qian Daoliu previously spared Tang Hao out of consideration for Tang Chen; Tang Chen later learns of Tang Hao's death from Tang San 45 99.
• Lan Yu — Enemy. Tang Hao attempts to coerce Lan Yu into serving Tang San, then suffers two major defeats at Lan Yu's hands 11 12 15 16.
• Xiao Wu — A hundred-thousand-year spirit beast whose identity Tang Hao is said to know. She secretly engineers his ambush with Erming and Lan Yu 3 15.
• Erming — Opponent. The Titan Giant Ape follows Xiao Wu's order to attack Tang Hao in the Star Dou Great Forest 15 16.
• Qian Daoliu — Killer. Qian Daoliu intercepts Tang Hao outside Spirit Hall's prison and vaporizes him with Breath of the Angel 45.
• Asura God — Divine protector associated with Tang San's fate. A blood-red light rescues Tang Hao from certain death, though it does not prevent his later execution by Qian Daoliu 16 45.
• Four Single-Attribute Clans — Former subordinate clans. Tai Tan remains loyal to Tang Hao, but Niu Gao and Yang Wudi resent the suffering their clans endured after his conflict with Spirit Hall 82 83 84.
• Bai He — Maternal uncle and Speed Clan chief. Though bound to Tang Hao by family ties, Bai He rejects Tang San's claim on the clans and expresses bitterness toward the Clear Sky family 83 85.

Notable Quotes

“Little San, stay here. I'll chase after them...” 15

“Xiaoshan, watch this move carefully. This is the only chance—Ring Detonation!” 45