Tang Hao

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang Hao (唐日天)
Alias(es)	Clear Sky Douluo; title: Clear Sky 1 23
Species/Race	Human; body inhabited by a consciousness transported from the modern world 1
Gender	Male 1
Affiliation	Former member of the Clear Sky Sect; expelled before the current consciousness arrived 25
Occupation/Role	Level-95 Titled Douluo; blacksmith; Tang San’s father 1 3
Martial Soul	Clear Sky Hammer 1 8
Soul Rings	Nine: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red 8
Status	Alive; Angel Soul Power removed and most longstanding injuries cleared, with residual damage requiring rest 21
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “A Loving Father and a Devoted Son” 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Inherited level-95 Titled Douluo	1	Awakens with the Clear Sky Hammer, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. His rank is inherited rather than newly cultivated.
Improved Soul Power control	10	Can force Dugu Bo’s poison into an isolated arm, although his precision remains below the original Tang Hao’s.
Partial relief of the heart-meridian blockage	16	Uses balanced ice and fire energy, located with Ah Yin’s guidance, to loosen the embedded Angel Soul Power. The improvement is incomplete.
Major recovery; combat use restored	21	Takes the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, enters the well, and expels the Angel Soul Power. Circulating Soul Power no longer causes the former stabbing chest pain.
Demonstrated fine control after recovery	24	Sends Soul Power around a weak point in level-83 Soul Douluo Yan Zheng’s defenses, touches his shoulder, and withdraws without injuring him. No higher cultivation level is documented.

Background / History

Inherited family and injuries

The original Tang Hao’s wife, Ah Yin, was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor who had taken human form. Spirit Hall hunted the family shortly after Tang San’s birth. Badly wounded, Tang Hao survived when Ah Yin sacrificed herself to save him and their newborn son; she left behind a living stalk of Blue Silver Grass 23.

For six years, remnants of Qian Xunji’s Angel Soul Power remained embedded near Tang Hao’s heart. His meridians and internal organs were damaged, and sustained exertion aggravated the wounds. He lived as a blacksmith in Holy Soul Village, drinking heavily and withholding money despite having savings hidden in a Soul Tool 1 2 16.

Awakening and household reform

A modern consciousness awakens in Tang Hao’s body when Tang San is approximately six years old. Knowing Tang San’s future, he briefly considers killing him, but inherited paternal feelings resist the thought. He also recognizes that Tang San has not yet committed the acts he distrusts and that destroying the familiar storyline would sacrifice his greatest informational advantage 1.

He instead quits drinking, cleans and repairs the home, buys food and clothing, resumes forging work, and supports Tang San’s enrollment at Nuoding Academy. Although he detects Tang San’s hidden Clear Sky Hammer during the awakening ceremony, he does not force a confession. Before their separate departures, he urges his son to judge people fairly and retain his own judgment when choosing a teacher 1 2 3.

Journey to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Seeking treatment and a place where Ah Yin can recover, Tang Hao travels through Nuoding and Barak toward Heaven Dou City. He uses caravans rather than exhausting himself and secretly saves fellow traveler Ma Liu and the caravan from Riftwind Wolves. In Heaven Dou City, he rents a courtyard for Ah Yin and purchases Old Wolf’s detailed Sunset Forest map for ten Gold Soul Coins 4 5 6.

An ineffective antidote prevents him from entering Dugu Bo’s poison zone safely, so he throws a stone to summon its owner. After a brief clash, Tang Hao reveals his identity and proposes exchanging poison-treatment assistance for access to the medicinal garden. Their agreement includes restrictions on herb collection, confidentiality about Dugu Yan’s poisoning, and a requirement to stop treatment if complications arise 7 8 9.

Treatment, crisis, and recovery

Tang Hao studies Dugu Bo’s herb records rather than immediately copying a dangerous remedy he remembers only vaguely. Their first poison experiment proves that the toxin can be isolated and moved, but injures Dugu Bo’s arm. Tang Hao then transplants Ah Yin beside the well, where her vitality improves and she grows a new leaf overnight 10 11 14.

When Dugu Bo’s poison erupts and triggers Dugu Yan’s poisoning through Martial Soul resonance, Tang Hao stabilizes her and directs Dugu Bo to draw her active poison into himself. He then shields Dugu Bo’s heart and protects his meridians during an emergency treatment beside the spring. Ah Yin’s guidance reveals a better balance point, allowing limited progress for both men 15 16.

The disturbed Angel Soul Power subsequently resumes eroding Tang Hao’s meridians, leaving him little time for further study. He consumes both opposing Immortal Herbs and enters the well, using his hammer and nine rings to force the foreign power into his right arm and expel it. Most longstanding injuries clear, and the remaining damage can heal through rest 20 21.

Public return and Spirit City negotiations

After recovering, Tang Hao returns to Nuoding City and intervenes when a Spirit Hall deacon withholds Tang San’s certificate and demands an undocumented fee. He immobilizes the guards, reveals his identity, and forces Hall Master Ron to return the certificate, pay the full stipend, and refund improper charges to other children. He also warns against retaliation 22.

He tells Tang San the truth about his title, inherited Martial Soul, and mother’s sacrifice, then allows Ron’s factual report to reach Spirit City. When Bibi Dong invites him to discuss the events of six years earlier, he accepts while insisting that Spirit Hall approach him directly rather than target his son 23 24.

In Spirit City, Tang Hao hints that he knows the truth about Qian Xunji’s death and proposes a marriage-based alliance with Bibi Dong against Qian Daoliu. He admits that, having been expelled, he cannot represent the Clear Sky Sect without first speaking to Tang Xiao. Bibi Dong rejects the proposal; Tang Hao leaves asking her to reconsider 25.

Appearance

• Build: Tall, with thick arms 1 2.
• Before recovery: An ordinary-looking, pale-faced middle-aged man whose weak breathing makes him appear seriously ill 7 8.
• Early transformation: Bathes, cleans himself up, and buys new clothing, surprising Old Jack enough that he initially fails to recognize him 2.
• Travel clothing: Purchases a black cloak and uses it while keeping his identity concealed 4 5.

Personality

Tang Hao is pragmatic about both power and survival. He prefers negotiation or payment to unnecessary fighting, checks routes before entering dangerous territory, and acknowledges that knowing the storyline does not provide medical expertise or precise control over inherited strength. His caution has limits: when the Angel Soul Power threatens his life, he accepts the hazardous treatment he had previously delayed 4 5 9 20 21.

He is blunt, irreverent, and frequently insulting, using jokes to conceal rescues, pressure merchants, and provoke powerful opponents. His outward abrasiveness coexists with concrete care: he provides for Tang San, protects ordinary travelers, risks worsening his injuries to save Dugu Bo, and is tender toward Ah Yin. He increasingly replaces secrecy with honest communication while refusing to make his son dependent on him 3 5 11 16 23 25.

Abilities & Skills

Clear Sky Hammer

His inherited tool Martial Soul is a massive, pitch-black hammer covered in patterns 1 8.

• Revealing the hammer and red ninth ring allows Dugu Bo and Spirit Hall officials to identify him as Clear Sky Douluo 8 22.
• Drives the hammer into the ground to channel Soul Power through the rock and briefly stabilize the well’s opposing forces 16.
• Uses it during treatment to destroy the expelled golden manifestation of Angel Soul Power 21.
• Retains the original Tang Hao’s memories of hammer techniques and Ring Detonation, although these chapters do not document a separate use of Ring Detonation 21.

Soul Power Manipulation

His level-95 reserves support overwhelming pressure, bodily protection, and increasingly precise intervention in other people’s meridians 1 10 24.

• Stops Dugu Bo’s attacking wrist despite already being severely injured 8.
• Seals dangerous meridian pathways and shields Dugu Bo’s heart and arm during poison treatment 14 16.
• Suppresses Dugu Yan’s spreading poison and forces poison mist back with his manifested power 15.
• Immobilizes Spirit Hall guards without requiring a hammer strike 22.
• Initially lacks his predecessor’s fine control; prolonged exertion can trigger bleeding and worsen his internal injuries before recovery 4 7 10.

Spiritual Perception

Tang Hao uses spiritual and mental power to observe concealed activity and navigate threats 2 7 16.

• Watches Tang San’s awakening from outside and detects his concealed second Martial Soul 2.
• Checks his surroundings before exposing Ah Yin and avoids Soul Beasts and hunting teams within several hundred meters 4 7.
• Tracks poison inside Dugu Bo’s right arm during the emergency treatment 16.

Treatment Knowledge

He combines knowledge of the original story with practical experimentation, relying on Dugu Bo for detailed botanical expertise 9 10.

• Identifies Dugu Bo’s recurring poisoning symptoms before examining him 8.
• Proposes storing accumulated poison in a Soul Bone rather than stripping Dugu Bo of his poison abilities 8 9.
• Rejects premature use of Dugu Bo’s head Soul Bone because uncontrolled poison could damage his brain 10 14 16.
• Tests the springwater on porcelain and metal before risking direct exposure 12.
• Does not initially know the proper dose, maturity, or complete handling procedure for the two Immortal Herbs 10 12.

Other Inherited Skills

• Divine Slaughter’s Domain: Among the powers inherited with Tang Hao’s body; its specific applications are not shown in the supplied chapters 5.
• Blacksmithing: Repairs farm tools and takes forging work after reforming the household 3.
• Improvised projectiles: Secretly kills a Riftwind Wolf with a pebble and knocks a nearly thousand-year-old Wolf King out of the fight with a stone 5.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone — Inherited Soul Bone with a healing ability that helps keep his old injuries from becoming fatal 2 5.
• Storage Soul Tool — Holds money, Ah Yin’s wooden box, supplies, and soil used when transplanting her 1 3 11.
• Dugu Bo’s Jade Token — Parts the poisonous mist and permits safe passage through the Poison Formation 10 11.
• Old Wolf’s Sunset Forest map — Marks Soul Beast territories, water sources, safer routes, and the poison zone; does not provide a route through the formation itself 6 7.
• Dugu Bo’s herbal notes — Records used to identify plants and study their medicinal properties 9 10.
• Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot — Consumed together during his successful treatment in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well 21.

Relationships

• Tang San — Son of the body’s original owner. Initial suspicion develops into more candid parental care; Tang Hao supports his training while insisting on independence and responsibility 1 3 23 24.
• Ah Yin — Wife of the original Tang Hao. The new consciousness recognizes that her affection is directed toward her husband, promises to explain his identity after her recovery, and actively works toward her revival 1 4 11.
• Dugu Bo — Treatment partner who becomes a friend. Their arrangement begins with threats and bargaining, then deepens through shared danger, mutual assistance, and constant insults 8 9 16 21.
• Dugu Yan — Dugu Bo’s granddaughter. Tang Hao saves her during the poison eruption; she helps uncover Ah Yin’s guidance during her grandfather’s rescue 15 16.
• Old Jack — Holy Soul Village’s chief and a supporter of Tang San’s education. He criticizes Tang Hao’s former neglect but is pleased by the household’s improvement 2 3.
• Yu Xiaogang — Tang San’s prospective mentor. Tang Hao doubts his untested claims but respects his useful knowledge, thanks him for bringing Tang San back safely, and coordinates protection for his son through him 3 4 22 23.
• Yan Zheng — Spirit Hall intermediary who tests Tang Hao’s strength, delivers Bibi Dong’s invitation, and escorts him to Spirit City 24 25.
• Bibi Dong — Political counterpart and proposed marriage partner. Tang Hao seeks an alliance against Qian Daoliu, but she dismisses his plan 25.
• Tang Xiao — Clear Sky Sect contact whom Tang Hao must consult before claiming to negotiate on the sect’s behalf 25.
• Qian Xunji — Source of the Angel Soul Power that tormented Tang Hao’s body for six years; Tang Hao finally expels the remnant during treatment 2 16 21.
• Ma Liu — Fur merchant and travel companion whom Tang Hao secretly saves from a Riftwind Wolf 5.

Notable Quotes

“There's nothing wrong with respecting your teacher. But you've only got one brain. Hand that over too, and you won't have one left.” 3

“You walk your own path, and I'll get my injuries treated. Neither of us needs to be the other's crutch.” 3

“I can fight.” 21