Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	A San; Tang Xian'er (during the Yin-Yang Converter alteration) 8 272
Gender	Male; forcibly transformed into a female body for a period 276 277
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; founder of the Tang Sect 3 104
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; hidden-weapon craftsman; Tang Sect founder 91 104
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 13 Soul Master	11	Identified as level 13 with a century-level first soul ring before challenging Zhang Tianyu to a spar. 11
Fourth Soul Ring	203	Obtains a roughly 4,000-year Earth Cave Demon Spider fourth soul ring and the soul skill Blue Silver Prison. 203

Background / History

Tang San enrolled at Shrek Academy alongside Zhang Tianyu. Yu Xiaogang recognized his potential and accepted him as a disciple, while Tang San was assigned to the Seventh Dormitory as a work-study student. His first challenge there ended when he sprained his ankle during a fight with Wang Sheng, leaving him unable to use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. Although humiliated by the loss, he accepted Wang Sheng's explanation that the dormitory boss needed to be strong enough to defend the work-study students' dignity. 3 4

After Tang Hao disappeared, Tang San was deeply affected by his father's absence. Zhang Tianyu and Xiao Wu comforted him, and Tang San later traveled with them to Wanghun Village. 14

Tang San repeatedly experiences severe and seemingly inexplicable misfortune after entering the academy. He comes to believe his suffering may be connected to fate, his teacher Yu Xiaogang, or enemies bearing grudges against Tang Hao. Zhang Tianyu exploits these fears while presenting himself as Tang San's closest and most dependable friend. 72 78 104 196

He was arrested by Spirit Hall on suspicions concerning his identity and subjected to Soul-Death Locks that suppressed his Soul Power and pierced his shoulders. Tang Hao broke him out, revealed himself as a Titled Douluo, and resumed protecting his son. Tang San initially refused to leave because he wanted to uncover the truth, but eventually departed with his father. 77 79 80 81

Using proceeds from a hidden-weapons deal with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Tang San began pursuing the establishment of the Tang Sect. He sought land in Heaven Dou City, hired builders, and attempted to purchase a soul bone through the Black Market; the land transaction ultimately proved fraudulent. 101 104 105 106 108

Personality

Tang San is proud, resilient, and highly conscious of personal dignity. Even as a poor work-study student, he believes poverty does not justify submission or humiliation. He is capable of accepting a fair defeat, but reacts strongly to ridicule and setbacks. 4

He is disciplined and industrious, devoting long periods to cultivation, forging, and constructing hidden weapons. His confidence in his past-life knowledge and techniques leads him to see himself as destined for greatness. 38 72 91

Despite his caution, Tang San places extraordinary trust in Zhang Tianyu, regarding him as the person closest to him besides Tang Hao. This trust persists even while Zhang Tianyu secretly engineers many of Tang San's misfortunes. 78 91

Abilities & Skills

Martial Souls

Tang San possesses the Blue Silver Grass martial soul and later reveals the Clear Sky Hammer as a source of danger connected to his father and Spirit Hall. 12 282

• Blue Silver Grass — Bind: Summons Blue Silver Grass to restrain targets. Its effectiveness is limited against fire-based attacks, as Zhang Tianyu's fireballs burn through it. 12
• Blue Silver Prison: Fourth soul skill acquired from an Earth Cave Demon Spider soul ring of just over 4,000 years. 203
• Clear Sky Hammer: Its existence places Tang San at risk amid the conflict between Spirit Hall and other factions. 282

Hidden Weapons and Poisons

Tang San is exceptionally skilled in both technique-based and mechanical hidden weapons, and is considered dangerous even to stronger opponents because of his concealed weapons and poisons. 72 74

• Forges mechanical hidden weapons in a dedicated smithy. 91
• Manufactured and distributed sets containing the Silent Sleeve Arrow, Godly Zhuge Crossbow, Sand-Shooting Shadow, Foot Crossbow Boot Blade, and Back-Mounted Decorative Crossbow. 91
• Sold hidden weapons to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for five million Gold Soul Coins; the sect manufactures parts while Tang San handles assembly. 101
• Avoids using his more dangerous special weapons in friendly sparring matches. 52

Movement Techniques

• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track — A movement technique unusable when Tang San's ankle is injured. 4
• Flying God Claw — A mechanical grappling device capable of pulling Tang San through the air, grabbing distant targets or objects, and attacking with its metal claw. 91
• He later uses the Flying God Claw to evade authorities during a city-wide pursuit. 212

Cultivation Techniques

• Purple Demon Eye — Cultivated on rooftops alongside the Mysterious Heaven Skill. 142
• Mysterious Heaven Skill — One of the consummate skills Tang San retains from his previous life. 72 142

Physical Ability

Tang San possesses significant physical strength even without using martial souls or soul skills. He endures a strenuous wrestling match with Tang Hao and refuses to yield despite his father's experience and encouragement. 314

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Mechanical hidden-weapon sets — Includes Silent Sleeve Arrow, Godly Zhuge Crossbow, Sand-Shooting Shadow, Foot Crossbow Boot Blade, and Back-Mounted Decorative Crossbow. 91
• Flying God Claw — Mobility, retrieval, and short-range offensive tool. 91
• Storage belt — Carries personal items and equipment. 207

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father; a Titled Douluo who returns to rescue Tang San from Spirit Hall and investigate those targeting him. 79 81 82
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher; initially recognizes Tang San's potential and takes him as a disciple, but their relationship deteriorates amid doubts over Tang San's identity and Tang San's suspicion that Yu Xiaogang causes his bad luck. 3 77 104 105
• Zhang Tianyu — Tang San's presumed best friend and brother figure; Tang San trusts him profoundly, unaware that Zhang Tianyu is manipulating many events around him. 78 91 108
• Xiao Wu — Fellow Shrek student and teammate; Tang San feels an unexplained intimacy toward her, even wondering whether she could be his mother's reincarnation. 10 59
• Wang Sheng — Former Seventh Dormitory boss; began as an opponent, but the two reached mutual understanding after Tang San's injured defeat. 4
• Nikolai — Contact who assists Tang San with land, construction, and Black Market access while the Tang Sect is being planned. 105 106
• Ning Fengzhi — Business partner in hidden weapons and later a concerned ally who urges Tang San to seek safety with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 101 282

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shrek Academy Beginnings

Tang San enters Shrek Academy, becomes Yu Xiaogang's disciple, and joins the Seventh Dormitory. His failed challenge against Wang Sheng establishes both his pride and his vulnerability to the misfortunes that begin following him. 3 4

Imprisonment and Reunion with Tang Hao

Accused and imprisoned by Spirit Hall, Tang San suffers under Soul-Death Locks until Tang Hao destroys the prison restraints and reunites with him. Tang San chooses to seek the truth behind the attacks rather than simply flee. 77 79 80

Tang Sect Foundation

After profiting from hidden-weapon sales, Tang San pursues land, labor, and materials for the Tang Sect. His ambitions are interrupted when he is deceived in a land-and-soul-bone scheme, leaving his planned sect without its expected funding. 101 104 106 108

Soul-Swap Incident

Tang San is swapped into a dog's body and spends time hidden, captured, and pursued while struggling to communicate his identity. He eventually writes characters in the dirt to prove who he is; the academy identifies the incident as a soul swap, and he later returns to his human body. 186 191 193 194 196

Forced Gender Transformation

The Yin-Yang Converter and Mutated Reversal Book alter Tang San into Tang Xian'er, a female version of himself whose existence replaces Tang San in others' awareness and memories. Attempts by several Spirit Masters to reverse the change fail, forcing Tang San to wait for a natural recovery. 272 276 277 278

Tournament-Era Manipulation

During the Soul Master Tournament period, external tricking effects repeatedly alter Tang San's speech and behavior. He unknowingly speaks in a cutesy manner, later insults and provokes his teammates, and is beaten until Zhang Tianyu persuades the others that Tang San may be under another trick's influence. 245 246 263 265

Trivia

• Tang San was only six years old when he returned from the Soul Hunting Forest covered in numerous snake-bite wounds. 9
• His fourth soul ring is notably weaker than its counterpart in the original plot: just over 4,000 years rather than ten thousand years. 203
• During his time in a dog's body, Tang San could still understand human speech and used writing to identify himself. 191 193