Tang San

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Tang San is the son of Tang Hao and Ah Yin. He grew up with little understanding of his father’s strength or past. Yu Xiaogang taught him Soul Master theory and remained his mentor at Shrek Academy 9 65 95.

After Tang Hao fled Shrek with him, Tang San learned that strength would be necessary to save Xiao Wu and confront his family’s enemies. Tang Hao then began training him personally in secluded mountains 65 66.

Personality

Tang San is resourceful and protective of Xiao Wu: he organizes his fellow applicants against Qin Yun and fights on despite poisoning and injury when she is in danger 2 4 5. He is also stubborn in defeat. His resentment toward Qin Yun grows into a desire for revenge, leading him to poison the academy’s food in an attempt to target Qin Yun and later to bargain away his hidden weapons to cut off Qin Yun’s resources 11 18 20 24.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

• Blue Silver Grass — Creates vines for restraint and defense. Its third Soul Skill, Spiderweb Binding, forms a web; the Man Faced Demon Spider’s ring also strengthened the grass 9 10 97.
• Clear Sky Hammer — His second Martial Soul. He uses it for a final attack against Qin Yun after his other defenses fail 66 97 98.

Tang Sect Techniques and Poison

• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track provides evasive footwork, though sustaining it taxes his stamina 4 10.
• Mysterious Jade Hand lets him resist attacks directly, but cannot stop Qin Yun’s microscopic alloy blades 98.
• He knows Tang Sect poisons and treatment methods. He diagnoses Xiao Wu’s exposure to chlorine gas and hydrogen chloride, but his usual poison remedies cannot remove them 18 19.

Eight Spider Lances

• An External Soul Bone gained after absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider’s ring. Its eight retractable legs can intercept attacks, but Qin Yun pierces one with a steel nail and later damages them with alloy blades 9 11 98.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Hidden weapons — Carries a sleeve crossbow, needles, caltrops and other projectiles. Qin Yun repeatedly redirects them back at him 4 11.
• Dragon Whisker Needles — Fine crystal-filament weapons; Qin Yun turns one back into Tang San’s left arm 4 5.
• Modified crossbow bolts — Designed to resist Qin Yun’s earlier magnetic countermeasure, but Qin Yun controls their metallic elements instead 10 11.

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father; rescues Tang San from Shrek, then trains him in seclusion 65 66.
• Ah Yin — Mother, identified as the transformed Blue Silver Emperor 95 135.
• Tang Xiao — Paternal uncle, whom Tang San meets shortly before their final confrontation with Qin Yun 95.
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher; supports Tang San after his defeats and concedes a match to prevent further injury 9 11 12.
• Xiao Wu — The person Tang San is most determined to protect and later hopes to rescue 4 18 65.
• Qin Yun — Shrek senior student and rival whose repeated victories drive Tang San’s resentment and revenge plans 5 18 24.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Shrek admissions: Tang San leads a four-person team against Qin Yun. They pass by lasting the required time, although Tang San is injured by his own redirected Dragon Whisker Needle 2 4 5.
• Second challenge: Newly strengthened by his third ring, he challenges Qin Yun again. Yu Xiaogang concedes after Qin Yun turns Tang San’s weapons against him and pierces an Eight Spider Lance 9 11.
• Escalating feud: After Xiao Wu is injured, Tang San attempts to poison Qin Yun through the cafeteria food. He is confined, then unsuccessfully offers his hidden weapons to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on condition that it sever ties with Qin Yun 18 20 23 24 27.
• Final battle: Tang San fights Qin Yun while their allies clash nearby. Qin Yun’s alloy blades leave him gravely wounded; after Tang Hao dies trying to protect him, Qin Yun kills Tang San with two blades across his neck 97 98 99.