Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Xiao San
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Notting Academy; Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; student
Martial Souls	Blue Silver Grass; Clear Sky Hammer
Status	Active; escaped with Tang Hao after the Suotuo conflict 37
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First Soul Ring — approximately 20-year Slug	6–7	Under Yu Xiaogang's direction, Tang San absorbs a white Soul Ring from a Slug. It grants Blue Silver Mucus, a slowing skill with an embarrassing self-coating side effect. 6 7
Second Soul Ring — Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad	19–21	Tang San kills the rare toad after ambushing rival hunters and begins absorption immediately. Rather than a devouring ability, it produces pustules that release a pink aphrodisiac mist. 19 21

Background / History

Tang San enters Notting Academy as a freshman and shares Dorm Seven with Xiao Wu and Xu Peinian. Xu immediately notices Tang San's unusually mature gaze and concealed hostility toward the newcomer. 2

Yu Xiaogang takes Tang San as his disciple and identifies him as a Twin Martial Soul possessor. When Xu Peinian publicly rejects Yu Xiaogang's attempted recruitment, Tang San defends his teacher and challenges Xu to a fight; Xu refuses, wary of Tang San's hidden techniques and Tang Hao's protection. 3

During Tang San's first Soul Ring hunt, Xu Peinian covertly removes or destroys stronger candidates in the Soul Hunting Forest. After a prolonged search, Yu Xiaogang directs Tang San to absorb a weak Slug Soul Ring. Tang Hao secretly witnesses the decision, attacks Yu Xiaogang in anger, then ultimately entrusts Tang San to his care after accepting Yu's explanation. 5 6 7

For his second Soul Ring, Tang San follows two hunters seeking a Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad in Star Dou Forest. He ambushes them with a poisoned crossbow bolt, claims the weakened beast, and absorbs its ring despite Yu Xiaogang's uncertainty. The resulting skill proves far more humiliating than useful. 18 19 21

At Suotuo Great Soul Arena, Tang San supports Dai Mubai's attempt to claim Zhu Zhuqing as his fiancée and joins the Shrek students against Xu Peinian. Xu defeats Tang San, Dai, and the others with ease; Tang Hao later intervenes to rescue Tang San and Yu Xiaogang from Light Feather Douluo. 35 36 37

Appearance

Tang San is introduced as a black-haired boy whose eyes carry a maturity far beyond his apparent age. 2

• Black hair. 2
• Mature, composed gaze despite being a child. 2
• Uses the Blue Silver Grass as his visible Martial Soul. 5 7

Personality

Tang San is deeply loyal to Yu Xiaogang. Although he briefly doubts his teacher when Xu Peinian challenges Yu's qualifications, he quickly dismisses those doubts and defends Yu through direct confrontation. 3

He is respectful and obedient in front of Yu Xiaogang, accepting both Soul Ring decisions despite their risks. However, his pursuit of a stronger second ring reveals impatience and possessiveness; he pressures Yu Xiaogang to act, ambushes competing hunters, and immediately claims the Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad for himself. 6 19

Repeated failures lead Tang San to suspect that an unseen person is deliberately manipulating his and Yu Xiaogang's fortunes. 22

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San's first Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass. Yu Xiaogang initially treats it as an ordinary foundation for Tang San's later Clear Sky Hammer cultivation. 6

• Blue Silver Mucus — Fires sticky mucus from Blue Silver Grass to hinder and slow opponents. 7
• Side effect — Using Blue Silver Mucus also coats Tang San's own body in a layer of mucus. 7
• Pink mist skill — His second Soul Ring causes pustules to emerge and release an intoxicating aphrodisiac mist. 21
• Mist reabsorption — Tang San can use his second Soul Skill to draw the released pink mist back into himself. 21
• Limitation — The second skill does not grant the devouring trait Tang San expected from the Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad. 21

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang San possesses the Clear Sky Hammer as his second Martial Soul. Yu Xiaogang views it as Tang San's primary future path and plans the Blue Silver Grass rings around supporting its development. 3 6

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San supplements his Martial Souls with techniques and weapons not typical of an ordinary child Soul Master.

• Mysterious Heaven Skill — Used to circulate internal force and draw his first Soul Ring into absorption. 6
• Purple Demon Eyes — Lets him see through the pink mist released by his second Soul Skill. 21
• Poisoned crossbow bolt — Used to ambush and incapacitate one of the hunters competing for the Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad. 19

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang — Master and disciple. Tang San trusts Yu's teachings, defends him against Xu Peinian, and follows his Soul Ring decisions despite their poor results. 3 6 21
• Tang Hao — Father. Tang Hao secretly watches over Tang San, confronts Yu Xiaogang over the Slug Soul Ring, and later rescues Tang San from Light Feather Douluo. 7 37
• Xiao Wu — Notting Academy dormmate and later Shrek companion. They share Dorm Seven and stand together against Xu Peinian at Suotuo. 2 36
• Xu Peinian — Long-standing rival. Their conflict begins over Yu Xiaogang at Notting Academy; Xu later engineers both of Tang San's disastrous Soul Ring hunts and defeats him during the Suotuo confrontation. 3 6 19 36
• Dai Mubai — Shrek ally. Tang San supports Dai's claim over Zhu Zhuqing and joins his group in challenging Xu Peinian. 35 36
• Zhu Zhuqing — Former Notting acquaintance through the Shrek conflict. Tang San supports Dai Mubai's claim that she is his designated fiancée, despite Zhu Zhuqing's public rejection. 35 36