Tang San

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Tang San grew up in Holy Soul Village under the care of his alcoholic father, Tang Hao. At six, he awakened Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power and briefly sensed the Clear Sky Hammer as a second Martial Soul. Qin Qi secretly stole the hammer immediately afterward, leaving Tang San unable to summon or prove its existence. Tang Hao interpreted this as a lie, beat Tang San, and forbade him from attending school; Tang San outwardly submitted while privately vowing to repay the humiliation once he became strong. 1 2

He is a reincarnated Tang Sect disciple who retains an adult’s memories and knowledge of the sect’s secret arts. In his previous life, he stole inner-sect manuals in violation of the sect’s rules, although he continues to identify himself as a Tang Sect disciple and insist that its secrets must not be passed to others. His parents in this world are Tang Hao and Ah Yin, whose Blue Silver Grass lineage he inherited. 2 3 16 20

Qin Qi persuaded Tang San to disregard Tang Hao’s order and leave for Notting Academy. There, Yu Xiaogang took a special interest in Tang San and accepted him as a disciple. Tang San initially defended Yu Xiaogang against criticism, but their relationship deteriorated when Yu Xiaogang reacted with contempt after Tang San could not manifest a second Martial Soul. Tang San concealed his anger because he believed he still needed Yu Xiaogang’s knowledge and standing. 3 4 6 8

During the Soul Hunting Forest incident, Tang San fled when a Datura Snake attacked Yu Xiaogang. He later claimed to have killed the snake with thrown rocks and absorbed its Hundred-Year Soul Ring. Yu Xiaogang’s loss of Luo Sanpao and his Soul Rings led him to suspect Tang San of possessing an evil theft technique, while Tang San became increasingly wary that Yu Xiaogang wanted his Tang Sect secrets. 11 16

Before the snake encounter, Yu Xiaogang had urged him to absorb a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo Soul Ring. Tang San instinctively distrusted the recommendation; after learning the difference between Ten-Year and Hundred-Year rings in class, he interpreted the advice as deliberate sabotage of his future. Tang Hao had secretly captured and driven the Datura Snake toward them to secure a better ring for his son, then weakened it while directing it after Tang San. 10 11 13

Tang Hao later confronted Yu Xiaogang and used his Titled Douluo pressure to demand that he care for Tang San. Yu Xiaogang responded with exaggerated kindness, additional instruction, and a Soul Tool, but Tang San interpreted this change as further evidence that his teacher coveted his secrets. 19 20

After Yu Xiaogang was expelled from Notting Academy, Tang San publicly challenged Qin Qi to defend his teacher’s honor and reclaim status among the students. Qin Qi defeated him through blinding ash, evasive movement, and repeated staff strikes; Tang San’s attempt to use a Sleeve Arrow was stopped before it could fire. While recovering in the infirmary, Tang San began planning to secretly poison and cripple Qin Qi. 24 25 26 27

Following Qin Qi’s departure, students and staff blamed Tang San for driving away the work-study students’ protector. Tang San announced that he would leave, but initially waited in Dorm Seven for the Dean to persuade him to stay. Director Su advised against retaining him, and no appeal came. After further ridicule from Xiao Wu and the dormitory students, Tang San packed his belongings and left for a large city rather than returning to Holy Soul Village. He privately vowed to destroy Notting Academy once he became powerful. 81

His subsequent application to Heaven Dou Academy was rejected. According to Yu Tianheng, the academy admitted nobles rather than commoners, and its investigation into Tang San’s history uncovered his poor reputation and hostile departure from Notting. Yu Tianheng nevertheless referred him to Blue Tyrant Academy out of consideration for his connection to Yu Xiaogang. 90

At Blue Tyrant Academy, Tang San’s records described him as studious, inquisitive, hardworking, and able to endure hardship. Yu Baixiao selected him as a promising student and began teaching him. Tang San later learned that the academy’s dean was Qin Qi, operating under his Luo Mian identity, and resented being ordered away. Qin Qi secretly stole a portion of his Fortune and prevented Yu Baixiao from expelling him after revealing his connection to Yu Xiaogang. 95 96 97

Personality

Tang San is intensely ambitious and treats strength as the means to escape humiliation and secure recognition. He is outwardly restrained around stronger figures, including Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang, but privately records insults and imagines future revenge. 2 8 16

He is secretive and protective of his Tang Sect inheritance. When Yu Xiaogang appeared interested in the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Tang San considered killing him rather than allow the technique to be exposed. 16

His survival instinct can override loyalty: he abandoned Yu Xiaogang when the Datura Snake attacked, and later considered poisoning Qin Qi after losing their public duel. 11 27

He strongly associates his talent with an entitlement to admiration and opportunity. Xiao Wu’s Hundred-Year Soul Ring and Qin Qi’s combat success undermine his sense of superiority, prompting him to reassure himself that the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Tang Sect arts will allow him to surpass them. 13 14 17

His public defense of Yu Xiaogang contrasts with his private contempt for the teacher. The challenge to Qin Qi serves both to protect Tang San’s own reputation and to pursue dominance within the academy. 24 25

After being shunned at Notting, Tang San continues to view himself as a wronged genius rather than reconsidering his conduct. He dismisses the local inhabitants as ignorant of cultivation methods, expects the Dean to recognize his value, and turns rejection into a desire for revenge against the entire academy. His resentment toward admired or talented peers persists at Blue Tyrant Academy. 81 97

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San’s visible Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, awakened with Innate Full Soul Power. 1

• Blue Silver Entanglement — Uses Blue Silver Grass to bind targets and restrict movement. 25 26
• Used entanglement alongside Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to attempt an ambush on Qin Qi. 25 26
• Its future evolution was disrupted when Qin Qi extracted Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor life origin. 19
• His first Soul Ring came from a four-hundred-year Datura Snake. Tang Hao secretly assisted by weakening the snake, although Tang San later credited his own thrown rocks with killing it. 11 12 16

Mysterious Heaven Skill

Tang San practices the Tang Sect’s internal cultivation method, which rapidly restores and refines Soul Power. 3 19

• Its recovery speed allowed him to replenish Soul Power fast enough that Qin Qi’s repeated thefts initially produced no obvious decline. 3
• Improves Soul Power quality, vitality, physical strength, circulation, and cultivation efficiency. 19
• Tang San treats its contents as a secret worth killing to protect. 16

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San retains techniques and knowledge from his life as a Tang Sect disciple. 16 19

• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — Footwork used for rapid movement, evasions, and positioning behind opponents. 24 25 26
• Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon — A force-redirection technique used to throw Wang Sheng aside during the challenge confrontation. 24
• Purple Demon Eyes — A spiritual-power and vision technique. Qin Qi later accessed its method and condensed energy from Tang San’s memories. 16 17
• Mysterious Jade Hand — Among the Tang Sect techniques preserved in his memories and examined by Qin Qi. 16
• Hidden weapons — Tang San forged a Sleeve Arrow and attempted to use it against Qin Qi after being blinded; Qin Qi destroyed it. 26
• Poison and medicine knowledge — He intends to use poison to cripple Qin Qi and force him to beg for an antidote. 27

Equipment and Training Limitations

• Soul Tool — Yu Xiaogang gave him a Soul Tool after Tang Hao’s threatening visit, alongside promises of additional theory lessons and assistance. Tang San accepted it while remaining suspicious of his teacher’s motives. 20
• Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer — Tang Hao did not teach Tang San this technique after the disappearance of his Clear Sky Hammer. At the time of the Datura Snake attack, Tang San also lacked forged hidden weapons. 11

Stolen Potential

• Clear Sky Hammer — Tang San’s hidden second Martial Soul was stolen by Qin Qi at the awakening ceremony, causing Tang San to lose the ability to summon it. 1 2
• Blue Silver Emperor origin — Qin Qi extracted Tang San’s life-attribute origin and fed it to the Golden Saint Dragon, preventing Blue Silver Grass from naturally evolving into the Blue Silver Emperor. 19
• Tang Sect knowledge — Qin Qi repeatedly examined Tang San’s sleeping memories and acquired knowledge of his cultivation, movement, weapon, poison, and spiritual techniques. 16 19
• Purple Demon Eyes cultivation — In addition to examining the technique’s method, Qin Qi directly stole a ball of condensed purple energy from Tang San and absorbed it to improve his own perception. 16
• Maternal resources — Qin Qi raided the hidden chamber containing Ah Yin and her hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone. He ordered the Golden Saint Dragon to consume Ah Yin, then took the Soul Bone and used its energy to transform his own physical foundation. These were resources belonging to Tang San’s family, not a Soul Bone Tang San had already absorbed. 27 28
• Fortune — At Blue Tyrant Academy, Qin Qi stole a portion of Tang San’s Fortune while casually patting his shoulder. His decision to keep Tang San enrolled was motivated by plans to continue exploiting this resource. 97

Relationships

• Qin Qi — Fellow Holy Soul Village child turned hostile rival. Qin Qi secretly stole Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer, Soul Power, techniques, and Blue Silver Emperor origin; Tang San later challenged him publicly and plotted revenge after losing. Qin Qi’s departure intensified Tang San’s isolation at Notting. They later encountered one another at Blue Tyrant Academy, where Qin Qi, acting as dean under his Luo Mian identity, kept Tang San enrolled while secretly stealing his Fortune. 1 2 3 19 24 25 26 27 81 96 97
• Tang Hao — Father. Tang Hao beat Tang San after the missing Clear Sky Hammer made his claim of a second Martial Soul appear false, but later secretly protected Tang San during the Datura Snake encounter. He subsequently threatened Yu Xiaogang into caring for Tang San and intended to punish Qin Qi for humiliating his son. 2 11 19 27
• Ah Yin — Mother and the source of his Blue Silver Grass lineage. While reduced to her Blue Silver Emperor grass form, she called for Tang Hao and Tang San as Qin Qi’s Golden Saint Dragon consumed her, but neither heard her cries. 2 27
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and increasingly distrusted mentor. Tang San initially defended him, then grew resentful after Yu Xiaogang insulted his Blue Silver Grass and became suspicious of Tang San’s secrets. Tang San believed his recommendation of a Ten-Year first ring was deliberate sabotage. Yu Xiaogang, meanwhile, wrongly attributed Qin Qi’s thefts to Tang San and viewed his own expulsion as an opportunity to abandon him. Tang San’s connection to this teacher later influenced both Yu Tianheng’s assistance and Yu Baixiao’s hostility. 6 8 13 16 18 24 90 97
• Xiao Wu — Dorm Seven classmate. Their relationship became hostile after Xiao Wu accused Tang San of failing to help during the conflict with formal students. She later supported Qin Qi during their duel and mocked Tang San before his departure from Notting. 6 8 25 81
• Wang Sheng — Dormmate. Tang San threatened him for criticizing Yu Xiaogang, then easily defeated him when Wang Sheng defended Qin Qi. After Qin Qi left, Wang Sheng openly accused Tang San of betraying the people who had helped the work-study students. 6 24 81
• Old Jack — Holy Soul Village chief who helped arrange Tang San’s opportunity to attend Notting Academy. 1 3
• Director Su and Dean Notting — Academy authorities who declined to persuade him to stay after he announced his departure. Director Su warned the Dean against repeating his experience with Yu Xiaogang and considered Tang San’s calculating resentment unusual for a child. 81
• Yu Tianheng — Helped him obtain a referral to Blue Tyrant Academy despite supporting Heaven Dou Academy’s rejection. His assistance was motivated by Tang San’s status as Yu Xiaogang’s disciple rather than a favorable opinion of his conduct. 90
• Yu Baixiao — Instructor at Blue Tyrant Academy. Initially identified Tang San as a promising hardworking commoner and began teaching him. After Qin Qi disclosed Tang San’s connection to Yu Xiaogang and unfavorable academy history, Yu Baixiao demanded his expulsion or death, but Qin Qi refused to act without verified grounds. 95 96 97

Story Role / Major Arcs

Holy Soul Village

Tang San’s exceptional awakening establishes him as a prodigy, but Qin Qi’s theft of the Clear Sky Hammer strips away his hidden advantage and triggers Tang Hao’s abuse. 1 2

Notting Academy

He enters Notting Academy against Tang Hao’s wishes, becomes Yu Xiaogang’s disciple, and gradually loses trust in both his teacher and Dorm Seven classmates. 3 4 6 8

His confidence in his exceptional talent is repeatedly challenged by Xiao Wu’s Soul Ring and Qin Qi’s practical combat ability. Meanwhile, Qin Qi secretly appropriates his Tang Sect knowledge and Blue Silver Emperor origin, undermining advantages Tang San believes remain exclusively his own. 13 14 16 19

Soul Hunting Forest

Tang San obtains a Hundred-Year Soul Ring after the Datura Snake incident, while Yu Xiaogang begins believing that Tang San stole his missing Martial Soul and Soul Rings. 11 16

Tang Hao’s concealed intervention prevents Tang San from accepting the Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo ring proposed by Yu Xiaogang and helps him obtain the Datura Snake’s four-hundred-year ring instead. Tang San later interprets his teacher’s original recommendation as an attempt to ruin him. 10 11 12 13

Duel with Qin Qi

Seeking to restore Yu Xiaogang’s reputation and seize Qin Qi’s standing at the academy, Tang San reveals his Level 13 cultivation. Qin Qi overwhelms him, publicly humiliates him, and leaves Tang San focused on revenge rather than direct confrontation. 24 25 26 27

Departure from Notting Academy

After Qin Qi leaves, Tang San becomes the focus of resentment from students, canteen workers, and teachers. He announces his departure in anger but delays packing because he expects the Dean to plead with him to stay. When no one does, and Xiao Wu and the other dormitory students ridicule him, he leaves alone. His private ambition escalates from revenge against Qin Qi to the destruction of Notting Academy. 81

Heaven Dou Academy Rejection

Tang San seeks admission to Heaven Dou Academy, but its admissions inquiry uncovers his hostile departure and poor reputation at Notting. Yu Tianheng supports rejecting him while arranging a referral to Blue Tyrant Academy because of his connection to Yu Xiaogang. 90

Blue Tyrant Academy

Yu Baixiao initially sees Tang San as a promising student whose diligence compensates for his seemingly weak Martial Soul, and begins instructing him. Qin Qi discovers their teacher-student relationship and identifies Tang San as a target for further exploitation. 95 96

After Tang San learns of Qin Qi’s position as dean, his envy and resentment deepen. Qin Qi secretly steals some of his Fortune, then reveals his relationship with Yu Xiaogang to Yu Baixiao. Although Yu Baixiao reacts by demanding punishment, Qin Qi keeps Tang San at the academy for his own purposes. Qin Qi describes Tang San as having been expelled from both previous academies, whereas the earlier account establishes that he left Notting after being shunned and was refused admission to Heaven Dou. 81 90 97

Notable Quotes

“A teacher for one day, a father for life!” 24

“If you've got the guts, fight me head-on!” 26

“Thirty years east of Star Dou, thirty years west of Star Dou—never look down on a poor young man!” 81

“I'll repay today's humiliation someday!” 81

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