Tang San

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

After leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Bo, Tang San was separated from his protector when Jin Shan challenged Dugu Bo and drew him away. Tang San continued through Sunset Forest alone, unaware that Huo Lei and Lin Yin had prepared an ambush for him. 11 12

Lin Yin restrained Tang San with his dragon tail and sixth Soul Skill, leaving most of the Eight Spider Lances immobilized. A masked Huo Lei then robbed him of the Wishful Treasure Pouch from his Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moonlit Night storage belt. Huo Lei declined to take the External Soul Bone, judging the risk of retaliation from Dugu Bo or Tang Hao too great. 13

After recovering with Dugu Bo, Tang San returned to Shrek Academy. He helped secure Dugu Bo as a part-time academy advisor, reunited with Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek Seven Monsters, and reported that his Soul Power had reached Rank 37. 18 19

The theft of his immortal herbs left Tang San concerned that his teammates would not be strong enough for the upcoming tournament. He persuaded Dugu Bo to accompany him on herb-gathering expeditions, then refined cultivation pills for his companions despite warning that their use could hinder major breakthroughs later in life. 20 28 29

During these expeditions, Tang San entered Death Grand Canyon and collected a Golden-Topped Jade-Stem Mushroom. A ten-year Nightmare Ant then inflicted severe pain with its mixed poison, forcing him to circulate his Soul Power to resist it. Embarrassed by the incident, he asked Dugu Bo to keep it secret. 23 24

Among the herbs he brought back was an unidentified fragrant flower that he gave to Xiao Wu. She named it Forget-Worry Fragrance and recognized that it could conceal her soul-beast aura, a property Tang San did not know. Having never consumed Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, he could not see through her identity at that time. 28

On the journey to Spirit City, Tang San survived an attack involving Yue Guan and Gui Mei. A masked man in black intervened before Dugu Bo arrived; Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin subsequently helped rescue Tang San and drive off the attackers. Huo Lei suspected that the masked man was Tang Hao. 80 81

Shrek Academy’s Grand Finals rematch against Blazing Fire Academy ended in defeat despite Tang San’s fusion-assisted Tool Soul True Body. During the recovery support that followed, Xiao Wu lost the flower concealing her aura, exposing her identity to the Titled Douluo present. Tang San publicly declared his love for her and opposed Spirit Hall’s attempt to seize her, before Tang Hao intervened. 88 89

Appearance

During the Sunset Forest ambush, Tang San was described as a handsome youth with short black hair, wearing a fitted blue outfit and a gemstone-studded storage belt. 11

• Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moonlit Night belt, composed of twenty-four gemstones. 11
• Eight pinkish-purple External Soul Bone lances extending from his back. 11
• Blue Silver Grass manifests as a glowing blue vine-like plant from his right hand. 77
• His Clear Sky Hammer appears as a black hammer that can expand to immense size. 78 87
• His eyes turn purple when using his ocular technique; against Canghui Academy, they projected purple light more than three feet long. 50

Personality

Tang San is protective of his companions and consistently takes responsibility for their safety and advancement. After Xiao Wu was poisoned during the Balak Academy match, he immediately checked her condition, sent her to recover, and personally defeated the remaining opponents. 65

He is resourceful and pragmatic in supporting Shrek Academy. Losing the immortal herbs did not stop him from pursuing another method of strengthening the team; instead, he searched for medicinal materials and refined pills tailored to their tournament needs. 20 28

Tang San is also proud and defiant toward enemies. He resists Huo Lei’s robbery despite being restrained, remains hostile toward Bibi Dong in Spirit City, and refuses to be intimidated by stronger opponents in the tournament. 13 85 87

He holds lasting grudges against those who humiliate him or harm his companions. After the Sunset Forest robbery, he privately vowed to identify the masked attackers and make them suffer. Before his Promotion Round defeat, he likewise threatened to make Huo Lei beg for life and death. 18 69

His attachment to Xiao Wu overrides the distinction between humans and soul beasts. Upon learning her identity, he declared that she remained his companion, little sister, and the woman he loved, and insisted that anyone seeking to take her would have to step over his corpse. 89

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San’s primary martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, which he uses as a versatile control, movement, and defensive tool. At Rank 42, it is supported by two yellow, one purple, and one black Soul Rings. 77

• Entanglement — Can bind opponents almost instantly; Tang San used it to seize the initiative against Balak Academy contestants before they could summon their martial souls. 65
• Blue Silver Cages / Blue Silver Prison — Creates layered restraints and defensive barriers around enemies, allies, or himself. 52 87
• Battlefield coordination — Uses Blue Silver Grass to tether teammates, direct formations, pull himself free of restraints, and control combat spacing. 44 51 52
• Fire immunity — Used the stated fire resistance of Blue Silver Grass to survive Huo Wu’s Flame Dance Blazing Sun. 45

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang San’s second martial soul is the legendary Clear Sky Hammer, publicly revealed during his battle with Feng Xiaotian. Its existence confirms him as a Twin Martial Soul master. 78

• Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer — A successive hammer-strike technique that gradually overwhelmed Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes. 78
• Tool Soul True Body — Enlarges the Clear Sky Hammer into a massive weapon and fuses Tang San’s body and Soul Power with it. Its Grand Finals manifestation was enabled by Shrek’s Seven-in-One Fusion Technique rather than an independently attained seventh-ring advancement. 87
• Its revelation immediately drew alarm from major figures including Emperor Xue Ye and Platinum Bishop Salas. 78
• His fusion-assisted hammer strike was powerful enough to require Blazing Fire Academy’s combined resistance, but the collision defeated both Tang San and Huo Lei and did not secure a Shrek victory. 88

Eight Spider Lances

Tang San possesses the Eight Spider Lances, a rare External Soul Bone that extends from his back. 11

• Provides additional limbs for movement through forests and across uneven terrain. 11
• Can anchor into the ground and launch him through the air with explosive force. 53
• Was a key reason Huo Lei targeted Tang San, though Huo Lei ultimately chose not to steal it. 11 13

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San supplements his martial souls with specialized physical and movement techniques.

• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — Unpredictable footwork that allowed him to evade Huo Lie’s Explosive Seven-Star Flame Bullets and close distance safely. 44
• Mysterious Jade Hand — Strengthens his hands enough to block Feng Xiaotian’s wolf claws and wind blades without injury. 77
• Mysterious Heaven Skill — A cultivation method that Huo Lei identifies as one of the factors supporting Tang San’s ability to absorb a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, alongside immortal herbs, his External Soul Bone, and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 40
• Purple Demon Eyes — An ocular technique associated with his purple eyes. Tang San used projected purple light to break Canghui Academy’s Seven Asura Illusion, leaving all seven opposing contestants mentally incapacitated. 49 50

Herbal Knowledge and Pill Refinement

Tang San can identify medicinal herbs and refine pills to improve Soul Power.

• Located the Golden-Topped Jade-Stem Mushroom in Death Grand Canyon. 23
• Refined ten cultivation pills for each Shrek teammate, enabling rapid growth before the tournament. 28 29
• Warned that pill-assisted cultivation could make future breakthroughs at major bottlenecks more difficult. 28 29
• Prepared a specialized pill to temporarily suppress Ma Hongjun’s evil fire. 28
• Instructed his companions to take one cultivation pill every three days; Xiao Wu declined her allotment, which he retained as a reserve. 28
• Prepared medicine for Dugu Yan’s poison treatment, while telling Dugu Bo that he first needed to find her a Soul Bone. 20
• His herbal knowledge is not complete: he did not recognize Forget-Worry Fragrance or know that it could conceal a soul beast’s aura. 28

Seven-in-One Fusion Technique

Tang San serves as the final combatant empowered by Shrek Academy’s Seven-in-One Fusion Technique. During the Grand Finals, the team formed a circle around Oscar and Ning Rongrong, who joined hands while Soul Power was transferred to Oscar. Tang San emerged with sufficient combined power to activate the Clear Sky Hammer’s Tool Soul True Body. 87

The technique required time to complete, which Tang San obtained by raising a wall of Blue Silver Grass against Blazing Fire Academy’s opening attacks. After Huo Lei shattered those defenses, the other six Shrek members were unable to fight, leaving Tang San to deliver the team’s decisive attack. 87

Equipment / Items

• Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moonlit Night — Tang San’s gemstone storage belt, later used to store and distribute his refined pills. 11 28
• Wishful Treasure Pouch — A pouch capable of holding living creatures; it contained the immortal herbs Tang San collected from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before Huo Lei stole it. 13 18
• Mother-Son Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Balls — Hidden weapons Tang San provided to Dugu Bo. 11
• Forget-Worry Fragrance — A fragrant white flower Tang San collected and gave to Xiao Wu without knowing its aura-concealing properties. Its loss after Shrek’s Grand Finals defeat exposed her soul-beast identity. 28 88
• Cultivation pills — Personally refined medicines distributed in labeled jade bottles to his companions, with rapid Soul Power gains balanced against more difficult future breakthroughs. 28 29

Relationships

• Dugu Bo — Friend, protector, and mentor-like companion. Dugu Bo separated from Tang San to face Jin Shan alone, later recovered with him, and became a part-time advisor to Shrek Academy in repayment for Tang San’s help. He also accompanied Tang San on medicinal expeditions and helped rescue him during the journey to Spirit City. 11 18 19 20 81
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and master. Tang San returned to him after six months away, shared his progress, and remained a recognized disciple even before Bibi Dong. 19 85
• Xiao Wu — Close Shrek companion and the woman Tang San loves. Tang San reassures and protects her, while Xiao Wu shows clear affection and concern for him. After her soul-beast identity was exposed, he publicly affirmed his love and refused to let Spirit Hall take her. 20 28 45 65 89
• Shrek Seven Monsters — Teammates whose tournament prospects Tang San actively supports through herb-gathering, pill refinement, coordination, and battlefield leadership. The other five Monsters stood beside him and Xiao Wu during the confrontation with Spirit Hall, affirming that the seven would live and die together. 20 28 29 52 89
• Huo Lei — Major rival and the masked soul master responsible for stealing Tang San’s immortal herbs. Huo Lei later defeated Tang San through Mental Control during the Promotion Round. In their Grand Finals rematch, Blazing Fire Academy blocked Tang San’s fusion-assisted hammer strike and won the match. Tang San has not been shown identifying Huo Lei as the masked robber. 13 18 69 88
• Feng Xiaotian — Tournament rival. Feng Xiaotian admired Tang San’s strength but conceded after Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer and countered his self-created technique. 77 78
• Bibi Dong — Political adversary. Tang San openly regards her with hostility, though she recognizes him as Yu Xiaogang’s disciple and initially restrains her subordinates from confronting him. Their opposition escalates when she orders Xiao Wu’s capture and Tang San refuses to surrender her. 85 88 89
• Tang Hao — Father. Tang San tearfully recognized him when he appeared in Spirit City and used his Clear Sky Hammer to repel Yue Guan and Gui Mei during the attempt to capture Xiao Wu. 89
• Lin Yin — Masked ambusher who restrained Tang San in Sunset Forest, immobilized his Eight Spider Lances, and enabled Huo Lei to steal the Wishful Treasure Pouch. Tang San knew the attacker had a dragon-type martial soul but did not learn his identity during the robbery. 13 18
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin — Powerful allies who helped rescue Tang San from the attack on the road to Spirit City. Chen Xin also initially blocked Yue Guan and Gui Mei when Bibi Dong ordered Xiao Wu seized. 81 88

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sunset Forest Ambush

Tang San’s departure from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well becomes the opportunity Huo Lei has been waiting for. Separated from Dugu Bo, Tang San is restrained and robbed by Huo Lei and Lin Yin, losing the Wishful Treasure Pouch and the immortal herbs within it. 11 12 13

After Dugu Bo finds him, the two recuperate until their injuries heal. Tang San describes the masked attackers but cannot identify them. Although Dugu Bo considers the timing suspicious, neither establishes the full plan behind the ambush, and Tang San privately vows revenge. 18

Return to Shrek Academy

Tang San returns to Shrek at Rank 37, reunites with Yu Xiaogang and his teammates, and helps bring Dugu Bo into the academy as an advisor. He conceals the humiliation of the robbery from the others. 19 20

Tournament Preparation

Concerned that Shrek lacks the strength to contend in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, Tang San seeks medicinal herbs with Dugu Bo and refines pills for his companions. The pills rapidly elevate the team, though Tang San openly acknowledges their long-term cost. 20 28 29 36

His search takes him to Death Grand Canyon, where he finds a valuable medicinal mushroom but suffers from a ten-year Nightmare Ant’s mixed poison. On returning to Shrek, he also gives Xiao Wu the flower she names Forget-Worry Fragrance, unknowingly providing the means to hide her soul-beast aura from Titled Douluo. 23 24 28

Heaven Dou Tournament

Tang San demonstrates Shrek’s strength through tactical command and individual combat. He withstands Blazing Fire Academy’s combined fire attack, faces Skywater Academy’s Falling Snow fusion skill with the Eight Spider Lances, and defeats six Balak Academy contestants consecutively after Xiao Wu is forced to withdraw. 45 52 53 65

Against Canghui Academy, he breaks the Seven Asura Illusion with his purple-eyed technique, leaving the opposing seven contestants mentally incapacitated. He also strikes his own teammates and injures himself before the illusion clears; the experts examining Canghui’s condition attribute it to Soul Skill backlash. 50

His battle with Shui Bing’er ends in an agreed draw after their clash destroys the arena. Shrek finishes among the five Heaven Dou City teams advancing to the Promotion Round. 53

His rivalry with Huo Lei reaches a decisive setback in the Promotion Round. Huo Lei’s Mental Control freezes Tang San long enough for him to be beaten unconscious, making Huo Lei the first contestant to defeat an entire opposing academy alone. 69

Tang San’s injuries are not serious, and he appears in the stands with his facial wounds fully healed three days later. 69 70

Clear Sky Hammer Revelation

During his match against Feng Xiaotian, Tang San publicly reveals the Clear Sky Hammer and defeats Feng Xiaotian’s self-created Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. The revelation exposes his Twin Martial Soul talent to the imperial court and Spirit Hall. 78

Godwind Academy surrenders after Feng Xiaotian’s defeat, securing Shrek Academy second place in the Promotion Round with twelve wins and one loss. 78

Journey to Spirit City

Tang San survives an attack on the tournament convoy involving Spirit Hall’s Yue Guan and Gui Mei. A masked man in black initially holds off Lor Diarra and Yue Guan, while Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin subsequently help rescue Tang San and repel the attackers. Huo Lei privately concludes that the masked defender was probably Tang Hao. 80 81

Grand Finals Rematch

In the Grand Finals rematch against Blazing Fire Academy, Tang San coordinates Shrek’s Seven-in-One Fusion Technique, protects his team with layered Blue Silver Grass defenses, and remains standing after his teammates are incapacitated. He then activates the Clear Sky Hammer’s Tool Soul True Body, forcing Blazing Fire Academy to respond to his new level of power. 87

Huo Lei and his teammates combine their strength to withstand the hammer strike. The collision defeats both Huo Lei and Tang San, but Blazing Fire Academy is declared the winner and advances to the final against Spirit Hall Academy, ending Shrek’s tournament run. 88

Xiao Wu’s Exposure and Tang Hao’s Intervention

After the match, Ning Fengzhi uses recovery skills on the exhausted fighters. The sudden support startles Xiao Wu, causing her Forget-Worry Fragrance to fall and revealing her soul-beast aura to the Titled Douluo. Bibi Dong orders Yue Guan and Gui Mei to seize her and identifies her as a transformed soul beast. 88

Tang San embraces Xiao Wu and declares that her identity does not change her place as his companion, little sister, and beloved. The other Shrek Seven Monsters stand beside them, followed by their teachers. When Yue Guan and Gui Mei move to capture Xiao Wu, Tang San advances with his Clear Sky Hammer despite the disparity in strength. 89

Tang Hao intervenes with a massive hammer strike that knocks both Titled Douluo back. Tang San tearfully calls out to his father as Tang Hao appears above the arena and confronts Bibi Dong. 89

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