Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Little San; “Third Brother” 48
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy during the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament; later a Sea God Divine Trial participant 37 118
Occupation/Role	Control System Spirit Master; Shrek’s tactical core; Sea God inheritor candidate 37 56 118
First Appearance	Chapter 37 (first documented on-page appearance in the provided material) 37

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate full Soul Power	23	Identified through Spirit Hall intelligence; his Blue Silver Grass was already considered abnormal and potentially linked to Twin Martial Souls or exceptional bloodline. 23
First Spirit Ring — Mandala Snake, ~400 years	27	Gained Bind; his Blue Silver Grass became tougher and acquired paralytic toxicity. 27
External Spirit Bone — Eight Spider Lances	57	Forced to reveal the spider lances in the tournament final after Shrek was pushed toward defeat. 57
Twin Martial Souls revealed — Clear Sky Hammer	59	Summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, exposing his Clear Sky School bloodline and identity as Tang Hao’s son. 59
Sea God Divine Trial	116, 118	Confirmed to be undergoing a divine trial; arrived at Black Abyss City to seek remnants connected to his Sea God inheritance. 116 118
Sea God Domain and Trident — Ninth Trial	122	Began the Ninth Trial’s first phase by demanding Gu Changsheng’s Divine Gate Remnant; deployed the Sea God Domain and Sea God Trident. 122
Aberrant Divinity	124	Fused a stolen fragment of Xiao Wu’s Origin with the Sea God Residual Mark and a Black Abyss Seed. 124
Spirit City Divine Body / 72% Godhood inheritance	128, 129	After the Black Abyss abandoned him as its primary vessel, he used Spirit City and its Divine Trial Challengers as a city-wide divine body and reached 72% inheritance. 128 129
Sea God–Asura–Black Abyss composite	130	Combined the Heart of the Black Abyss, Sea God Residual Mark, and an Asura Godhead Fragment; Myriad Analysis identified the fusion as unstable. 130

Appearance

Tang San is depicted with black hair and, after entering the Sea God trial, sea-blue soul power and a long spear-like trident. His appearance becomes increasingly altered by Black Abyss corruption during the divine conflict. 118 123

• Blue Silver Grass manifests as spreading control vegetation. 37 48
• Eight Spider Lances emerge from his back as an External Spirit Bone. 57
• The Clear Sky Hammer appears as a compact black hammer with overwhelming weight and tyranny. 60
• Black Marks spread over part of his face and body after he draws on Black Abyss Power. 123 127
• His later composite form bears armor woven from Sea God, Asura, and Black Abyss powers. 129

Personality

Tang San is calm, tactically disciplined, and difficult to unsettle in conventional combat. He uses Blue Silver Grass to dictate positioning, isolate enemies, and create openings for allies rather than relying on direct force. Gu Changsheng classifies him as a high-level threat because of his battlefield judgment, strong Mental Power, and ability to manipulate formations. 37 44

His attachment to Xiao Wu is both a source of resolve and a vulnerability. Gu Changsheng exploits this attachment during the tournament, causing Tang San to become emotionally unstable despite his efforts to remain composed. 48

During the divine-trial conflict, Tang San becomes openly utilitarian. He repeatedly prioritizes advancement over others’ safety, treating Xiao Wu’s Origin, Divine Trial Challengers, and even Spirit City as resources for his ascent. 119 120 128 129

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San’s primary Martial Soul is a Control System Blue Silver Grass capable of binding targets, shaping the battlefield, and carrying paralysis and poison.

• Bind — Restrains opponents with Blue Silver Grass after his Mandala Snake Spirit Ring strengthened the Martial Soul. 27 48
• Blue Silver Cage — Creates a restraining enclosure to trap or limit an opponent’s movement. 58
• Poison field — Spreads Eight Spider Lance poison through Blue Silver Grass, forcing enemies to retreat and limiting battlefield space. 58
• Battlefield control — Uses the grass to bind, pull, restrict movement, conceal attacks, and coordinate Shrek’s formation. 37 40 48
• Limit: His control strategy is vulnerable when opponents deny him time or space to establish the field. 40 56

Eight Spider Lances

An External Spirit Bone that dramatically improves Tang San’s mobility, close-quarters lethality, and poison-based control.

• Launches him forward by anchoring into the ground, greatly increasing his speed. 58
• Functions as both a close-range weapon and a stabilizing support for his exhausted body. 58 60
• Its poison can be dispersed through Blue Silver Grass into a toxic field. 58
• Limit: Gu Changsheng warns Yan not to meet the lances directly and later counters their momentum through prepared techniques. 58

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang San’s second Martial Soul, revealed only after Shrek’s other trump cards had been exhausted.

• Confirms that he possesses Twin Martial Souls and is Tang Hao’s son. 59
• Its sheer weight and destructive power can crack the Soul Arena and overwhelm defensive techniques. 60
• Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique — Repeated hammer strikes stack momentum and force into increasingly destructive blows. 60
• Limit: The technique depends on uninterrupted momentum; Gu Changsheng disrupts its accumulated force with Momentum Break, causing recoil damage to Tang San. 60

Tang Sect Arts and Hidden Weapons

Tang San combines concealed weapons and specialized movement techniques with his Martial Soul control.

• Uses Hidden Weapons to pressure enemies, seal movement routes, and prevent Gu Changsheng from turning the pages of the Myriad Heaven Book. 57 59
• Uses Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Mysterious Jade Hand, and Crane Catching Dragon during close combat. 59
• Possesses a powerful eye-based mental technique, later shown as the Purple Demon Eye. 44 85
• Limit: Gu Changsheng’s “Mirror” technique counters his Hidden Weapons during the tournament final. 57

Sea God Power

As a Sea God Divine Trial participant, Tang San gains a Sea God Domain and wields a Sea God Trident.

• Sea God Domain — Covers the battlefield in sea-blue divine power and can generate massive divine tides. 122 123
• Sea God Trident — Used to channel Sea God power, shatter bindings, and attack Gu Changsheng and Qian Renxue. 120 122
• Sea God tide — Threatens the Northern Territory by binding the Sea God Domain to the Black Abyss. 123
• Limit: Gu Changsheng identifies the Sea God Divine Core within the Sea Eye and forcibly devours it, collapsing Tang San’s domain. 123 124

Black Abyss and Aberrant Divinity

Tang San deliberately uses Black Abyss Power to augment his divine inheritance, eventually becoming a vessel for increasingly unstable composite divinity.

• Releases a Black Abyss Seed into his Sea God Domain to gain power against Gu Changsheng. 122
• Creates an Aberrant Divinity by merging the Seed, Sea God Residual Mark, and stolen fragment of Xiao Wu’s Origin. 124
• Uses Black Marks to control and drain Divine Trial Challengers in Spirit City. 128 129
• Transfers his consciousness into a Black Giant God formed from hundreds of infected challengers. 130
• Limit: The Black Abyss ultimately treats him as a disposable vessel and begins extracting his Sea God and Asura divinity. 129

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sea God Trident — Divine weapon used with the Sea God Domain during the Ninth Trial. 120 122
• Hidden Weapons — Concealed projectiles integrated into his control-based combat style. 57 59
• Eight Spider Lances — External Spirit Bone with mobility, piercing, and poison applications. 57 58
• Clear Sky Hammer — His second Martial Soul and principal power-assault weapon. 59 60

Relationships

• Gu Changsheng — Principal rival. Gu recognizes Tang San’s potential early, studies his abilities, psychologically pressures him during the tournament, and defeats him by breaking the Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique’s momentum. Their later conflict becomes a struggle over divine power, Xiao Wu’s Origin, and the Black Abyss. 23 57 60 122 131
• Xiao Wu — Longtime companion whom Tang San calls his sister and protects fiercely during the tournament. Their relationship collapses when he treats her Origin and potential sacrifice as tools for his Sea God Trial. 60 119 120 123
• Tang Hao — Father. Tang Hao rescues Tang San and Xiao Wu from Spirit City, demonstrates the true power of the Clear Sky Hammer, and orders Tang San to witness it. 61
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and tactical mentor. Yu Xiaogang recognizes Gu Changsheng’s psychological strategy against Tang San and warns Tang San not to let emotional instability affect him. 23 48 56
• Shrek Academy — Tang San serves as the team’s battlefield-control core, directing allies through Blue Silver Grass, formations, and tactical timing. 37 48 56
• Bibi Dong — Enemy and Spirit Hall’s Pontiff. She becomes hostile after Tang San exposes the Clear Sky Hammer and identifies Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast. 59 60
• Hu Liena — Opponent who repeatedly disrupts Xiao Wu with Charm and later condemns Tang San for treating Xiao Wu as expendable. 57 58 124
• Qian Renxue — Divine-trial opponent who clashes with Tang San’s Sea God power and intervenes when he exploits Xiao Wu’s Origin. 122 125

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Intelligence and Rising Threat

Spirit Hall first identifies Tang San through reports from Nuoding City: he possesses Blue Silver Grass, innate full Soul Power, and Yu Xiaogang as a teacher. Gu Changsheng immediately recognizes him as a potentially decisive figure in Spirit Hall’s future. 23 27

After observing Shrek’s tournament debut, Gu records Tang San as a high-threat Control System Spirit Master whose tactical judgment could make Shrek Spirit Hall Academy’s greatest obstacle. 37 44

Continental Tournament Rivalry

Tang San and Gu Changsheng meet in Tiandou, where Gu identifies Shrek’s dependence on Tang San having enough time to establish control. Tang San accepts the implied challenge and agrees that they will meet in the arena. 40

Before the final, Gu deliberately manipulates Tang San’s concern for Xiao Wu to disrupt his composure. Tang San confronts him, but Gu openly admits that Xiao Wu is a tactical pressure point. 47 48

In the championship match, Tang San is forced to reveal the Eight Spider Lances, their poison, and finally the Clear Sky Hammer. Although his Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique briefly drives Gu back, Gu breaks its momentum and defeats him. 57 59 60

Exposure and Escape from Spirit City

Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer identifies him as Tang Hao’s son and turns him into an immediate Spirit Hall threat. When Xiao Wu is exposed as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast, Tang San shields her despite near-total exhaustion. 59 60

Tang Hao arrives, crushes Spirit Hall’s defenses, and escapes with Tang San and Xiao Wu. Tang San is subsequently placed on Spirit Hall’s wanted list alongside Xiao Wu. 61 62

Star Dou Encounter

Tang San and Xiao Wu later encounter Gu Changsheng and Hu Liena while fighting for a spirit ring. The four temporarily cooperate to escape the Mirror Space Spirit Deer’s illusion, which forces Xiao Wu’s unresolved feelings and Gu Changsheng’s past silence into the open. 85

Tang San remains distrustful of Gu Changsheng, but acknowledges their shared history while reaffirming that they remain enemies. 85

Sea God Trial and Black Abyss Conflict

Tang San appears at Black Abyss City as a Sea God Divine Trial participant. Rather than assist the others, he seeks remnants connected to his own advancement and openly declares that he will take any benefit available to him. 118

At the Twelve-Pillar Altar, he allows Xiao Wu’s Origin to be extracted because it can accelerate his trial. His insistence that her sacrifice has value marks the decisive break between them. 119 120

Tang San’s Ninth Trial escalates into a godhood battle against Gu Changsheng, Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and Xiao Wu. He uses the Black Abyss Seed, stolen Origin, Spirit City, and Divine Trial Challengers to pursue divine power, but each escalation further exposes that he is being used by the Black Abyss itself. 122 124 128 129

Final Divine Conflict

After losing control of the Sea God and Asura powers, Tang San merges with the Heart of the Black Abyss and turns hundreds of challengers into a Black Giant God. Gu Changsheng’s allies combine their divinities to break this form and strip Tang San of much of his power. 130

Tang San’s final trap infects Xiao Wu with the Heart of the Black Abyss, forcing Gu Changsheng to choose between her life and the continent. Xiao Wu rejects the imposed sacrifice, and Gu Changsheng severs the Life Anchor without killing her, destroying the Black Abyss Core and beginning Tang San’s final defeat. 131

Notable Quotes

“If there are benefits, why not reap them?” 118

“This is the optimal solution.” 119

“At least her sacrifice has value.” 120

“You have no second path now but to kill her.” 131

Trivia

• Gu Changsheng’s earliest documented analysis describes Blue Silver Grass as a common but versatile Martial Soul with potential for control, binding, devouring, and life recovery—foreshadowing Tang San’s unusual development path. 2
• Tang San’s strongest tournament abilities are exposed in sequence because Gu Changsheng deliberately aims to force every hidden trump card into public view. 57 58 59
• Tang San’s later Sea God, Asura, and Black Abyss powers are not a stable fusion; Gu Changsheng identifies them as separate systems forcibly contained in one body. 130