Tang De

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang De (唐德)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Clear Sky Castle 28
Occupation/Role	Wang Dong’er’s bodyguard and escort; initially assigned to protect her in secret 28
Cultivation Realm	Titled Douluo; displays nine soul rings 28 109
Martial Soul	Clear Sky Hammer 136
First Appearance	Meets Wang Dong’er at Shrek Academy’s gates to take her home 28

Appearance

• Tang De is described as a middle-aged man when Wang Dong’er meets him at the academy gates 28.

Personality

Tang De is protective but generally respects Wang Dong’er’s decisions. He questions her proposal to give her second martial soul an early soul ring, then accepts her explanation. Later, he allows her to fight the Radiant Sun Peacock herself, intervening when it escapes rather than taking over the battle 29 104.

His deference does not make him gentle toward her enemies. He kills the assassins pursuing her and Huo Yuhao, offers to eliminate the person behind the attack, and disregards a pirate leader’s threats of retaliation. When Dong’er complains about the bloody aftermath of the ambush, he apologizes and promises to be gentler next time 39 109.

Tang De also respects Dong’er’s privacy. He accompanies her overseas without asking about her destination or purpose. Although he hesitates when her requests conflict with Niu Tian’s instructions, he opens the sealed pouch for her and later agrees to conceal their activities even from Clear Sky Castle’s two Sect Masters 108 135 136.

Abilities & Skills

Clear Sky Hammer

• Lethal attacks: Smashes the fleeing assassins after Wang Dong’er orders that none be spared 39.
• Clearing obstacles: Enlarges the hammer and strikes open a passage through the corrosive, poisonous mist above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well 136.
• Suppression: Forces Youyou and the infernal delicate apricot against the ground, compelling them to surrender Tang San’s book 137.
• Demonstrated matchup: The two plant soul beasts possess hundred-thousand-year cultivation but lack comparable combat experience; neither can resist him 137.

Soul Power and Physical Strength

• Aura intimidation: Frightens away unsuitable soul beasts during Dong’er’s first forest hunt 28.
• Pressure: Forces one Soul Emperor and five Soul Kings to their knees before attacking them 39.
• Unarmed combat: Kills a Soul King with a punch and shatters the Radiant Sun Peacock’s bones with a hand strike 39 104.
• Capture: Restrains the Moonlight White-Feathered Sparrow and later pins down the Three-Eyed Golden Lion 29 87.
• Sea-travel limits: His protection is considered sufficient unless the party encounters a beast over three hundred thousand years old or several hundred-thousand-year beasts 108.

Flight and Escort

• Long-distance travel: Carries Wang Dong’er to the Star Dou Great Forest in less than a day 28.
• Passenger transport: Flies Dong’er and Huo Yuhao to Clear Sky Castle 67.
• Burst speed: Uses his full soul power to reach Bright Island before it disappears at sunrise 110.

Flame-Based Soul Skill

• Material processing: Melts Huo Yuhao’s ten-thousand-year whale glue into a golden semiliquid 39.
• Unspecified technique: The supplied account does not name the skill or identify its soul-ring number 39.

Soul-Beast Assessment and Sensing

• Ring selection: Recommends beasts suited to Dong’er’s requested attributes and the Clear Sky Hammer’s strength-based fighting style 28 30.
• Approaching presences: Detects Bright Island’s inhabitants before they arrive and identifies their auras as relatively weak 110.
• Threat identification: Recognizes the large pink flower at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as a soul beast 136.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Soul-Ring Hunt

Clear Sky Castle sends Tang De to protect Wang Dong’er after learning that the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion may cause trouble. When he arrives to escort her home, she instead asks him to take her to the Star Dou Great Forest for a soul ring 28.

He catches a nearly four-thousand-year Moonlight White-Feathered Sparrow before a Night-Scented Red Demon Flower can devour it. After Dong’er absorbs its ring, he cuts his palm to test her new Moonlight Sacred Healing skill; the wound closes without a scar 29.

Dong’er prolongs the expedition under the pretext of seeking a ring for her Clear Sky Hammer. Tang De recommends a Black-Striped Vajra Bear, only for her to abandon the search. During her subsequent encounter with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, he rushes toward her and confronts the Scarlet King without exchanging attacks. He then escorts her home 30 31.

Protection Around Shrek

Dong’er summons Tang De as hidden protection after anticipating retaliation from Dai Huabin. He kills the six Soul Masters who ambush her and Huo Yuhao, agrees to deliver a retaliatory “gift” to the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion, and escorts the pair safely back to the academy. He also helps melt Yuhao’s whale glue 39.

On a later journey to Clear Sky Castle, Tang De recognizes Huo Yuhao’s sudden enlightenment and reassesses the boy’s apparent weakness 67.

When Dong’er distrusts Xuan Zi’s supervision of another forest hunt, she requests Tang De’s help. He arrives separately and mistakenly captures the Three-Eyed Golden Lion as a prospective light-attribute soul ring. Dong’er orders him to release her and pursue the Twin Cyclops instead. After the hunt, he offers further assistance and leaves, restraining his desire to challenge Xuan Zi 82 83 87 88.

Sun Moon Empire and Bright Island

Tang De secretly protects Dong’er throughout her two years in the Sun Moon Empire. During this period, he accompanies her to the Jingyang Mountain Range and stops a fleeing Radiant Sun Peacock, allowing her to obtain the ring that makes her a Soul King 104 121.

He later accompanies her overseas in search of Bright Island. He kills an attacking pirate leader, reveals his nine soul rings to reassure the navigator Agu, and searches underwater when the mapped location appears empty. Once the island emerges at sunrise, he carries Dong’er inside before it vanishes 108 109 110.

On Bright Island, Tang De holds off the High Priest while Dong’er reaches the God of Light’s inheritance. Their confrontation remains a stalemate until Dong’er returns and tells them to stop. Tang De immediately rejoins her and accepts her refusal to explain where she went 111 112 113.

When the exchange students later leave Sun Moon Academy, Dong’er proposes assigning Tang De to protect the other students while she accompanies Huo Yuhao and the deans 121.

Niu Tian’s Pouch and the Immortal Herbs

Niu Tian sends Tang De to deliver a sealed brocade pouch secretly to Huo Yuhao. Unable to find Yuhao apart from Dong’er, Tang De reveals the errand. At her request, he breaks the seal, exposing a letter and map intended to test Yuhao’s devotion through a supposed illness threatening her life 135.

Tang De accompanies the couple to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, clears its poisonous mist, and agrees to keep the expedition secret from both Sect Masters. He then overpowers Youyou and the infernal delicate apricot so Dong’er can obtain Tang San’s herb guide without taking the prescribed trial. While the couple gathers herbs, he keeps the garden’s guardians from intervening 136 137 138.

Relationships

• Wang Dong’er — His principal charge, who affectionately calls him “Uncle Tang De.” He advises her, follows her orders, and ultimately agrees to keep secrets from the Sect Masters on her behalf 29 136.
• Huo Yuhao — Protects him alongside Dong’er and helps process his whale glue. Yuhao’s sudden enlightenment earns Tang De’s respect 39 67.
• Niu Tian — Clear Sky Castle’s Grand Sect Master, who assigns him the secret pouch-delivery mission. Tang De later accepts Dong’er’s instruction to withhold their activities from him 135 136.
• Xuan Zi — Operates separately from him during the forest hunt. Tang De wants to challenge him before departing but holds himself back 83 88.
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion — Mistakenly captures her as a suitable soul-ring source for Dong’er, then releases her immediately when corrected 87.
• Agu — Navigator on the Bright Island voyage. Tang De’s display of nine soul rings reassures him after the pirate attack 108 109.