Tang Hao

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang Hao (唐日天)
Alias(es)	Clear Sky Douluo 13
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Clear Sky Sect; seeks to return to the sect and avenge it 5 13
Occupation/Role	Blacksmith; Tang San’s father; covert supervisor of his training 13 16
Rank	Titled Douluo 15
Status	Alive at the end of the six-year Nuoding Academy period 17
First Appearance	Mentioned in 2; his murderous presence is sensed in 3; directly confronts Jin Yang in 5

Appearance

• Tall and dirty, with a beard covering his face and a strong smell of alcohol; Jin Yang describes him as looking like a blacksmith 16.
• His cold laugh and voice frighten Jin Yang during their first direct confrontation 5.

Personality

Tang Hao is controlling and demanding toward Tang San. He wants his son to devote virtually all his time to Soul Power cultivation, dismisses his Hidden Weapons as powerless distractions, and regards his blacksmith work as wasted effort. Rather than address these concerns openly, he arranges repeated defeats to cultivate Tang San’s desire for revenge 13.

His protection of Tang San is intertwined with his ambitions for the Clear Sky Sect. He intends to secure Xiao Wu’s willing sacrifice for his son, treating her affection as a route to a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and potentially a Soul Bone. When she distances herself from Tang San, he responds with anger and attempts to manage their relationship 5 15.

Despite his willingness to kill Jin Yang, Tang Hao is pragmatic about consequences. Public suspicion, Tang San’s emotional condition, Xiao Wu’s possible departure, and Jin Yang’s Spirit Hall connections repeatedly outweigh his desire to eliminate him 5 17.

Abilities & Skills

Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer

Tang Hao knows the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and has already taught it to Tang San by the time he recruits Jin Yang 13.

• Presents it as a blacksmith’s secret technique for forging weapons and equipment 13.
• Offers to teach it to Jin Yang in exchange for beating Tang San daily 13.
• Eventually supplies a handwritten manual; Jin Yang finds the techniques workable but cannot verify whether the instructions are complete 17.

Titled Douluo Power

Tang Hao’s strength makes him an overwhelming threat to the young Jin Yang 15.

• Emits murderous intent that Jin Yang senses near the academy gates 3.
• Crosses the distance to Jin Yang in an instant during their corridor confrontation 5.
• Conceals himself and flies out of the academy while searching for relationship-advice books 15.
• His potential retaliation forces Jin Yang to hold back against Tang San rather than risk killing him 15.

Background / History

Watching Tang San at Nuoding Academy

Tang Hao had fled with Tang San to a remote village before his son attended Nuoding Academy. At the academy, he continues watching Tang San from the shadows 2 4.

After Jin Yang defeats Tang San and publicly clashes with Yu Xiaogang, Jin Yang senses Tang Hao’s murderous presence and returns to the crowd for protection. He deliberately publicizes the feud so that any subsequent injury or death would draw suspicion toward Tang San 3.

Tang Hao later confronts Jin Yang in the dormitory corridor. Although he wants to kill him, he recognizes that the academy would blame Tang San, whose emotional state has already deteriorated following Yu Xiaogang’s rejection. He also fears frightening away Xiao Wu, whom he intends to have sacrifice herself for Tang San, following Ah Yin’s precedent. Instead, he threatens Jin Yang and orders him to stay away from his son 5.

Arranging the Daily Beatings

Dissatisfied with Tang San’s continued forging and failure to defeat Jin Yang, Tang Hao reverses his earlier instruction. He orders Jin Yang to beat Tang San every day until Tang San can win, promising the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer as payment. His stated reasoning is that revenge will drive improvement 13.

The arrangement lasts four years. Two years before graduation, Tang Hao orders Jin Yang to stop and delivers the promised technique manual 17.

Interfering in Tang San and Xiao Wu’s Relationship

When Tang Hao sees Xiao Wu leaving Tang San behind after class, he worries that his plan to obtain her sacrifice is slipping away. He buys How to Make Your Wife Happy and The Way of Getting Along as a Couple, books he remembers using himself, along with small gifts intended for Xiao Wu 15.

He makes Jin Yang deliver the bundle. Tang San feels touched by the unexpected attention but is embarrassed by its contents; Xiao Wu responds by insisting that they sleep in separate beds 16.

Decision to Spare Jin Yang

Near the end of the six-year academy period, Tang Hao again considers killing Jin Yang. Jin Yang’s regular visits to Spirit Hall make him reconsider: the concern is not a Seven-Ring Soul Sage alone, but the danger to Tang San if an attempted killing fails and the feud becomes the focus of suspicion 17.

Tang Hao also notices that Jin Yang bears Tang San no killing intent. He therefore leaves him alive as a potentially useful source of motivation and hatred for his son 17.

Relationships

• Tang San — Son. Tang Hao secretly engineers his training through repeated defeats and withholds the Clear Sky Sect background from him. Tang San regards his father as habitually cold, making the unexpected gift bundle especially meaningful 13 16.
• Jin Yang — Threatened subordinate and recruited training opponent. Tang Hao alternates between considering his death and using him to shape Tang San’s development 5 13 17.
• Xiao Wu — Target of his sacrifice plan. He wants the hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit to willingly provide Tang San with a Soul Ring and potentially a Soul Bone 5 15.
• Ah Yin — Her sacrifice serves as Tang Hao’s precedent for Xiao Wu; he also recalls the Soul Bone she left behind 5 15.

Notable Quotes

“Tomorrow, you're going to beat Tang San up.
No, not just tomorrow. You'll beat him up every day from now on, until he can beat you.” 13

“Listen, brat. You get this one chance. Stay far away from Tang San from now on, or you'll answer for the consequences. Understand?” 5