Tang Ya

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang Ya (唐雅)
Alias(es)	Teacher Xiaoya; Teacher Xiao Ya; Xiao Ya 3 5 13
Gender	Female 3
Affiliation	Tang Sect 3
Occupation/Role	Current Tang Sect leader; Huo Yuhao’s teacher; Sky Screen quiz participant 2 3
Martial Soul	Blue Silver Grass 24
Soul Power	Rank 36 24
Status	Alive and participating in the Sky Screen Space as the third round approaches 24
First Appearance	Chapter 2, “Special Respondent-Tang San” 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 36	24	Reached through accelerated cultivation in the Sky Screen Space, despite her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul’s inherently slow cultivation speed. One day of cultivation there nearly equals half a year on the Douluo Continent 15 24.

Background / History

Tang Ya leads a severely diminished Tang Sect, which has only three members when she enters the Sky Screen Space. Restoring the sect is her greatest wish, alongside avenging her parents and the sect’s past tragedy 2 3.

Bei Bei knows that her talent makes revenge difficult and fears that hatred could consume her. Tang Ya instead treats the Sky Screen’s arrival as an opportunity: its rewards might give her the strength to accomplish both goals 2 8.

Appearance

• Hair: Worn in a ponytail 3.
• Eyes: Large and lively 3.
• Clothing: Wears a skirt during the first quiz 6.

Personality

Tang Ya is affectionate and playful with her companions. She frequently pats Huo Yuhao’s head, rubs or pinches his cheeks, and praises him enthusiastically. She also protects him during Bei Bei’s teasing and readily joins their banter, including a wager settled with grilled fish 3 5 15 17.

Her confidence as sect leader can become overconfidence. During the first question, she invokes her position to persuade Huo Yuhao to abandon his doubts and follow her answer. During the second, she weighs historical evidence and probability more carefully, but still dismisses the correct option because it contradicts her idealized view of Tang San 5 17 18.

Her devotion to the Tang Sect does not always translate into consistent loyalty to its founder. She initially prioritizes Tang San’s survival over meeting him, then rationalizes taking his divine position as a way to keep it within the sect. Later revelations about his theft strike at her sense of belonging, leaving her distraught rather than merely disappointed over lost rewards 9 10 20 23.

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul

• Tang Ya possesses the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, whose cultivation is described as inherently slow 24.
• The Sky Screen Space’s accelerated cultivation allows her to reach rank 36 despite that limitation 24.

Tang Sect Secret Arts

Tang Ya has learned the techniques shown in the Sky Screen’s footage of Tang San studying the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record 23.

• Mysterious Jade Skill.
• Mysterious Jade Hand.
• Purple Demon Eye.
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.
• Throwing techniques and hidden-weapon methods from Hundred Explanations of Hidden Weapons 23.

She recognizes Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and the Buddha’s Fury Tang Lotus in the earlier footage, helping the audience connect the depicted man to the Tang Sect 8.

Soul Power Assessment

• By holding the rewarded boy’s hands and examining his body, Tang Ya confirms that he has awakened soul power 7.
• She identifies the reward specifically as innate full soul power, which other participants subsequently verify 7.

Relationships

• Bei Bei — Romantic partner and fellow Tang Sect member. He tries to prevent her initial departure out of concern for her safety, openly declares that he would not want to live without her, and comforts her when her faith in Tang San collapses 2 14 20.
• Huo Yuhao — Student and junior sect member who calls her Teacher Xiaoya. Their bond is mutually supportive: he comforts her after the first failed answer, and she later encourages him to pursue future rewards 3 7 8.
• Wang Dong / Wang Dong’er — Prospective recruit who asks to join the Tang Sect to learn hidden weapons. Tang Ya postpones her decision; Wang Dong later rebukes her and Huo Yuhao for coveting Tang San’s divine position 3 11 24.
• Tang San — Revered founding ancestor of her sect, not an established blood relative. Tang Ya defends his reputation, but his exposed theft devastates her. While concealing his identity, he joins the crowd condemning her rather than protecting her 4 20 23.
• Her parents — Their deaths motivate her pursuit of revenge; the provided account does not identify those responsible 2.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Selection and Quiz

• Selected in Shrek City, Tang Ya welcomes the summons despite Bei Bei’s attempt to hold onto her 2.
• Inside the Sky Screen Space, she reunites with Huo Yuhao and sees the selection of two Tang Sect members as a sign that the sect can recover. She also invites Wang Dong to join 3.
• She chooses option two for Tang San’s origins and persuades Huo Yuhao to do the same. The correct answer is option three: Tang San was a soul from another world who entered a body in the womb 5 6.
• Distressed at costing Huo Yuhao a reward, she accepts his reassurance. After witnessing an ordinary boy gain innate full soul power, she renews her determination to succeed in later questions 7 8.
• Footage of Tang San’s previous life and rebirth convinces her that the extraordinary answer is true 8.

Hunt for the Hidden Tang San

• When identification would cause Tang San’s erasure, Tang Ya initially gives up her wish to meet him and questions whether the Sky Screen is targeting him 9.
• She subsequently proposes identifying him before another faction can, arguing that his divine position should remain within the Tang Sect. Wang Dong’s rebuke leads her and Huo Yuhao to acknowledge their mistake 10 11.
• Bei Bei’s selection reunites the sect’s three members. Tang Ya is embarrassed when she learns that the entire continent witnessed their affectionate reunion 13 14 15.
• Through private notes, Bei Bei conveys Mu En’s reasoning that Wang Dong’s conspicuous behavior makes her unlikely to be the concealed Tang San 15.

Second Quiz and Crisis of Faith

• Tang Ya favors option one for the secret arts’ origin: that the otherworld Tang Sect taught them to Tang San. She accepts option three, discovery by chance, as a less likely alternative and rejects theft as slander 17 18 19.
• Her position and confident analysis attract listeners, including powerful participants who follow her recommendation 18 19.
• The correct answer is option four: Tang San stole the restricted arts as an outer disciple. Bei Bei helps calm her, but accusations from disappointed participants cause her to break down again 19 20.
• Subsequent footage shows Tang San stealing the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, confirming the revelation and provoking attacks on the Tang Sect’s legitimacy. Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao remain beside her to offer comfort 23.

Cultivation Before the Third Round

• Tang Ya reaches rank 36 through cultivation in the Sky Screen Space 24.
• She remains among the participants as the Sky Screen announces a third round and the selection of forty newcomers 24.

Notable Quotes

“Bei Bei, don't worry about me. I've been chosen! This must be heaven's will. Heaven wants me to revive the Tang Sect and avenge my parents. I'll succeed. I know I will!” 2

“Then forget it. If we can't see the founding ancestor, so be it. As long as he stays alive.” 9