Xiao San

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Tang San grows up in Holy Soul Village as Tang Hao’s son. After awakening Blue Silver Grass, he struggles with its reputation as a “Trash Martial Soul,” despite possessing Innate Full Soul Power. Ling Han meets him on a hill outside the village, encourages him to keep cultivating, and shares food with the undernourished boy 2 3.

At Nouding Academy, Ling Han handles Tang San’s enrollment and later accepts him as a disciple. Tang San trusts him enough to reveal his hidden Clear Sky Hammer. Under Ling Han’s guidance, he obtains a Lone Bamboo first ring and develops Blue Silver Grass into a versatile weapon and control tool 5 6 9 12.

Tang San leaves Nouding Academy with Ling Han and Xiao Wu after qualifying for early graduation. He later becomes captain of the Imperial Fighting Team, where he defeats Yu Tianheng and continues training under Ling Han 27 29 30.

Discovery of His Parentage

At level forty-five, Tang San tells Ling Han that his Purple Demon Eye has revealed Xiao Wu’s nonhuman aura. He swears on his life that he will never covet her Soul Ring or Soul Bone. Ling Han reassures him that he already knows her identity and has provided the sachet concealing her Soul Beast aura 43.

Ling Han then reveals that Tang Hao is Clear Sky Douluo and that Tang San’s mother, Ah Yin, was a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor. She sacrificed herself to protect Tang Hao after Spirit Hall pursued her, but survived in seed form. Ling Han takes Tang San back to Holy Soul Village, where he reunites with Old Jack 43.

Tang San offers to bring Old Jack to Heaven Dou City so he can care for him, but Old Jack chooses to remain in his home village. Before leaving, Tang San gives him Gold Soul Coins, while Ling Han provides a pill that renews his strength 44.

Upon finding Ah Yin’s weakened Blue Silver Grass form near a waterfall, Tang San condemns Tang Hao for neglecting both his wife and son. He accepts the Soul Bone Ah Yin left behind, storing it until his bloodline awakens as Ling Han advises. He then plants his mother beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and promises to grow stronger and find a way to revive her 44.

Blue Silver Emperor Awakening and Estrangement from Tang Hao

After reaching level fifty, Tang San accompanies Ling Han to the Blue Silver Forest. The Blue Silver King recognizes him as Ah Yin’s descendant and helps awaken his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline. While Tang San undergoes this transformation, Tang Hao confronts Ling Han over Ah Yin’s disappearance and is defeated. Tang San emerges with five Soul Rings and coldly faces his father 53.

Tang San directly accuses Tang Hao of neglecting him throughout his childhood and abandoning Ah Yin in an unsuitable place. When Tang Hao refuses to accept responsibility, Tang San tears off his own left arm and throws it to him as repayment for giving him life, declaring their father-son bond severed. By this point, he has already absorbed Ah Yin’s leg Soul Bone. He subsequently tells Ling Han that awakening his bloodline and absorbing the bone have raised him to level fifty-five 54.

Tang Hao later gives Ling Han a booklet of Clear Sky secret arts intended to be passed on to Tang San 56.

Training and Sixth Soul Ring

As a Soul King, Tang San supports his teammates with Blue Silver Emperor vines and intervenes to protect Xiao Wu during a match against the talents of the Wind, Water, and Fire Families. His unusual Soul Ring configuration and young age astonish their opponents 60 61.

After Shui Bing’er becomes Ling Han’s disciple, Tang San accompanies her Soul Ring hunt in the Frozen Forest and fights an approximately eight-thousand-year Ice Peacock with a spear formed from his Blue Silver Emperor. He later defeats four Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples, including Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, after inviting them to attack him together 62 67.

Ling Han eventually takes him back to the Blue Silver Forest, where the Blue Silver King willingly sacrifices himself to provide Tang San’s sixth Soul Ring and a left leg Soul Bone. Tang San reaches level sixty-four, becoming a Soul Emperor before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament 76.

Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament

Tang San publicly reveals his level-sixty-four cultivation against Elephant Armor Academy, shocking the spectators. During the confrontation involving Huyan Zhen, he uses Blue Silver Dragon Soar and Blue Emperor Tyrant Body; with the latter active, he meets Huyan Zhen’s fist head-on with his spear and holds his ground. Ling Han subsequently defeats Huyan Zhen without releasing his Martial Soul, and the Imperial Fighting Team is declared the winner 80 81 82 83.

Tang San also leads his team against Skywater Academy. After defeating the reflection of himself created by Shui Bing’er, he rescues Xiao Wu and defeats his junior sister without injury. He encourages Shui Bing’er afterward, praising her potential rather than treating her loss dismissively 86 87.

When Shi Nian attempts to ambush him with Remnant Dream illusions, Tang San deliberately plays along despite being able to see through them. His teammates join the counterattack, and Tang San pressures the Soul Saint in close combat with his Blue Silver Overlord Spear 87.

Against Plant Academy, Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor suppresses the opposing plant vines. He defeats its contestants, including the captain, until the academy’s supervising teacher surrenders. A female contestant later seeks him out, but he asks Dugu Yan to turn her away and publicly reassures Xiao Wu of his exclusive love for her 89 90 91.

Bibi Dong orders an ambush targeting Ling Han and Tang San after learning of the young Soul Emperor. During a later attack, Tang San kills a saber-wielding Soul Douluo by combining Blue Emperor Tyrant Body, his strengthened spear, Tang Sect hidden-weapon techniques, the Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances, and Blue Silver Soul-Locking Seeds 83 97.

Appearance

Poor nutrition initially leaves Tang San frail, painfully thin, and sallow. After taking the Tenfold Tonic Pill, his frame becomes sturdier and his skin fairer 3 22.

• His Blue Silver Grass remains blue after gaining Soul Rings; following his first ring, it carries a hint of bamboo green 9 37.
• He is nine when he reaches level 34 and eleven when he reaches level 40 27 36.
• Awakening his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline dramatically changes his appearance and bearing. He becomes a handsome youth with long blue hair 53 61.
• He reaches Soul Emperor before age fifteen, although some spectators initially estimate that he looks as old as eighteen 80 81.

Personality

Tang San is diligent and eager to learn, practicing techniques such as the Purple Demon Eye early in the morning and experimenting with Ling Han’s suggestions for Blue Silver Enhancement. He pushes himself hard enough to collapse after first making a Blue Silver Grass dragon fly 7 9 14.

He becomes fiercely loyal to Ling Han, whose care gives him the fatherly affection he feels Tang Hao did not provide. He defends his teacher when Yu Xiaogang disparages him and eventually entrusts Ling Han with the complete Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record 14 22 25. Tang San is also protective of Xiao Wu, intervening when Xiao Chenyu threatens her and choosing to face a dangerous Man Faced Demon Spider alongside his team 10 34.

His loyalty to Xiao Wu remains unchanged after discovering she is a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast. He refuses to consider taking her Soul Ring or Soul Bone and later openly declares that she alone holds the place of the woman he loves in his heart 43 91.

He is grateful to those who cared for him, offering to support Old Jack and vowing to restore his mother. Conversely, his resentment toward Tang Hao culminates in a decisive rejection of their father-son relationship 44 54.

Under Ling Han’s influence, Tang San becomes more socially adept, joking tactfully with Dugu Yan, although he remains somewhat awkward about romantic attention. In battle, he also demonstrates composure and cunning, allowing Shi Nian to believe his illusion has succeeded before springing a counterattack 87 90.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer. He primarily fights with Blue Silver Grass; Ling Han discovers the existence of his second Martial Soul before Tang San reveals it to him 6 29.

• His Blue Silver Grass supports both restraint and weapon-shaped attacks 12 29.
• Its first four documented rings are yellow, purple, purple, black 37.
• His maternal bloodline later awakens, transforming his primary Martial Soul into the Blue Silver Emperor 53.
• As a Soul King, his first five rings are yellow, purple, purple, black, black 61.
• His sixth Soul Ring comes from the Blue Silver King’s willing sacrifice 76.

Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline

The Blue Silver King awakens Tang San’s inherited Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline after recognizing him as Ah Yin’s descendant. The awakening transforms both his Martial Soul and his appearance and provides his fifth, bloodline-derived Soul Ring 53 61 82.

• The Blue Silver Emperor exerts an emperor’s pressure over other plant abilities. During his match against Plant Academy, opposing green vines refuse to approach his Blue Silver Emperor vines 89.
• He continues using its vines for battlefield control, defense, and teammate support, including wrapping vines around his teammates’ waists and pulling Xiao Wu out of danger 61 86.

Blue Silver Enhancement

His first Soul Skill strengthens Blue Silver Grass. Tang San learns to concentrate its effect on qualities such as toughness, sharpness, or hardness rather than improving everything evenly 9 12.

• Can make the grass resistant to claws or shape it into a spear capable of piercing a tree trunk and a large boulder 10 12.
• Supports dragon-shaped constructs, including one he briefly rides through the air, and the attack Blue Silver Dragon Soar 14 35.
• Powerful applications rapidly consume Soul Power; his first flying dragon also exhausts his spiritual power 9 14 20.
• The enhancement grows stronger with the Soul Power invested. Early in his training, Tang San cannot determine whether its enhancement has an upper limit 9.
• At Soul Emperor level, he drives the skill to its limit to strengthen his Blue Silver Overlord Spear enough to counter an all-out Soul Skill from a Soul Douluo, though the exchange also strains him 97.

Blue Silver Soul-Locking Seeds

His second Soul Skill scatters seeds that produce Blue Silver Grass capable of binding both an opponent’s body and soul 24 29.

• Briefly immobilizes Yu Tianheng and restrains a Man Faced Demon Spider 29 34.
• Its soul-binding effect is ineffective against Ling Han because of the vast difference in their strength 24.
• Can be prepared discreetly across a battlefield, including on an opponent’s body 34.
• Later binds a Soul Douluo whose spiritual power is inferior to Tang San’s. The vines emerge from scattered Blue Silver Emperor fragments, preventing the opponent from resisting the Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire already attacking his body 97.

Blue Silver Space Kill

His fourth Soul Skill sends sharp strands of Blue Silver Grass at a target from unexpected angles, with almost no windup 37.

• Ling Han judges its striking power comparable to a Soul Emperor’s sixth Soul Skill 37.
• Tang San can target multiple opponents without reducing the attack’s power, but doing so consumes more Soul Power 37.

Blue Emperor Tyrant Body

Tang San’s fifth Soul Skill comes from his bloodline Soul Ring. It covers him in transparent blue-gold armor and greatly increases all his attributes rather than merely providing external protection 82.

• Also makes his Blue Silver Overlord Spear sharper and more dazzling 82.
• Its bloodline Soul Ring can grow 82.
• Allows him to hold his ground in a direct clash against Huyan Zhen 82.
• During his fight with a Soul Douluo, Tang San’s unenhanced physical strength is already comparable to that opponent’s; activating Blue Emperor Tyrant Body raises his strength above the opponent’s 97.

Spear Combat and Blue Silver Dragon Soar

Tang San experiments with several weapon forms but finds the spear the most natural to wield. He develops a fighting style centered on a spear shaped from his primary Martial Soul, later wielding the Blue Silver Overlord Spear 34 81 87.

• His spear techniques allow him to fight an approximately eight-thousand-year Ice Peacock and break through Plant Academy’s vine defenses 62 89.
• Blue Silver Dragon Soar forms a massive blue dragon for a powerful attack, building on the shaping techniques Ling Han taught him 14 20 81.
• In close combat against Shi Nian, Tang San’s physical attributes exceed those of the dream-focused Soul Saint, forcing Shi Nian to evade his spear strikes 87.

Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San retains techniques and knowledge from his previous life as a Tang Sect disciple 10 25.

• Mysterious Heaven Skill — an internal cultivation technique he uses while absorbing Soul Rings 2 9.
• Mysterious Jade Hand and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon — hand-to-hand techniques he uses to defeat Wang Sheng 6.
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — movement technique used to close distance or reposition in combat 10 29.
• Purple Demon Eye — cultivated sight and spiritual power that help him resist the Netherworld Ghost Vine’s soul attack 22 23.
• Hidden Weapons — devices he develops and combines with Blue Silver Grass 15.
• Bat Wing Reincarnation — a hidden-weapon technique he uses with red and blue sections of the Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances during his battle against a Soul Douluo 97.

His Purple Demon Eye reaches the Mustard Seed Realm before he obtains his fourth Soul Ring, helping him withstand the spiritual danger of absorbing a ten-thousand-year ring. It later reveals Xiao Wu’s nonhuman aura and reaches the peak of the realm, allowing him to see through Shi Nian’s illusions with ease 36 43 87.

Equipment & Items

• Storage Soul Tool — a bracelet with thirty cubic meters of space, given to him by Ling Han 6.
• Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances — an External Soul Bone from the Man Faced Demon Spider he killed. Ling Han tempers it in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before giving it to him. Tang San later uses red and blue spear sections as hidden weapons, delivering Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire into a Soul Douluo’s body 35 39 97.
• Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone — Ah Yin’s Soul Bone, recovered by Ling Han and entrusted to Tang San. He initially stores it until his bloodline awakens, then absorbs it; together with his awakening, it brings him to level fifty-five 44 54.
• Blue Silver King Left Leg Soul Bone — received alongside his sixth Soul Ring when the Blue Silver King sacrifices himself 76.
• Tenfold Tonic Pill — refined by Ling Han from Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and other medicinal ingredients. It improves Tang San’s physique and spiritual power, with much of its energy initially sealed for gradual absorption 21 22 23.
• Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record — the complete record of his Tang Sect cultivation methods and techniques. He shares it with Ling Han while expressing his wish to establish a sect and pass on the legacy 25.

Relationships

• Ling Han — master and father figure. Ling Han guides Tang San’s cultivation, protects him, and provides resources; Tang San responds with deep trust and loyalty. Ling Han also helps him discover his parentage, recover Ah Yin, and awaken his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline 6 21 39 43 44 53.
• Xiao Wu — Dorm Seven companion and love interest. They grow close while sharing a quilt, and Tang San repeatedly acts to protect her. After discovering her Soul Beast identity, he swears never to covet her Soul Ring or Soul Bone. He later rejects another girl’s attention and declares before their teammates that Xiao Wu alone is the woman he loves 6 10 27 34 43 90 91.
• Tang Hao — biological father. Tang San increasingly resents what he sees as Tang Hao’s neglect and wishes Ling Han had been his father instead. After discovering Ah Yin’s condition, he rejects Tang Hao in his heart, then explicitly severs their father-son bond during their confrontation in the Blue Silver Forest, tearing off his own left arm as repayment for his birth 16 39 44 54.
• Ah Yin — mother and source of his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline. Tang San learns that she survived her sacrifice in plant form, replants her at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and vows to revive her. He later absorbs the Soul Bone she left him 43 44 54.
• Old Jack — village elder who cared for him during his deprived childhood. Tang San returns to visit him, offers to support him in Heaven Dou City, and leaves him Gold Soul Coins when he chooses to remain in Holy Soul Village 43 44.
• Yu Xiaogang — would-be mentor whom Tang San rejects. Tang San attacks him after recognizing his attempt to test an unproven Soul Ring theory on him, and later beats him for insulting Ling Han. Yu Xiaogang continues to resent losing the opportunity to teach him, particularly after Tang San becomes a Soul Emperor 8 22 81.
• Wang Sheng — fellow Dorm Seven work-study student. Tang San defeats him in the dormitory’s traditional challenge and briefly becomes its leader 6.
• Yu Tianheng — opponent whose challenge to Ling Han’s appointment ends in a decisive defeat by Tang San. Tang San later defeats him again alongside Yu Tianxin and two other Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciples 29 67.
• Shui Bing’er — junior fellow disciple under Ling Han and tournament opponent. Tang San assists her Soul Ring hunt and later defeats her in the tournament, then encourages her cultivation and praises her potential. She resolves to continue pursuing his level of achievement 62 86 87.
• Dugu Yan — Imperial Fighting Team teammate with whom he shares a friendly rapport. She teases him about a Plant Academy admirer and turns the girl away at his request 90.
• Blue Silver King — recognizes Tang San as Ah Yin’s descendant, helps awaken his bloodline, and later willingly sacrifices himself to become Tang San’s sixth Soul Ring, also leaving him a left leg Soul Bone 53 76.
• Bibi Dong — orders an ambush targeting Tang San and Ling Han after receiving reports of the Imperial Fighting Team’s under-fifteen Soul Emperor 83.