Tang San

Biodata

Power Progression

Personality

Tang San is fiercely protective of Yu Xiaogang. He catches his teacher when he collapses, repeatedly tends to him, and confidently promises to surpass Yang Jian under his guidance. Even after briefly beginning to doubt Yu Xiaogang, he accepts his lecture about overcoming setbacks and kneels to apologize 1 3 30.

His rivalry with Yang Jian produces jealousy, fear, anger, and doubt, explicitly recorded by Yang Jian’s system. He boasts that only Yang Jian could oppose him if he attacked the group, despite the hostility already surrounding him 13 20 35.

Tang San responds to insults against his teacher with lethal force: he throws needles at Ning Rongrong during an argument. Later, after she attacks him with a crossbow, he retaliates with a shot aimed at her neck and a concealed Dragon Whisker Needle attack. His willingness to endanger companions makes several Shrek members distrust him 6 35 37.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, alongside full innate soul power. Yu Xiaogang regards this combination as the basis for his exceptional potential 3 17.

• Blue Silver Grass: His declared martial soul as a Control-Type Battle Spirit Master; sprouts from his right palm when he prepares to fight 3 17.
• Clear Sky Hammer: Kept concealed in his left hand during the confrontation over Yu Xiaogang. Tang San considers revealing it if the conflict escalates 17.
• Soul rings: Two yellow rings are shown; no named soul-ring skill is demonstrated in the supplied passages 17.

Hidden-Weapon Combat

Tang San uses small projectiles and concealed launchers to attack suddenly, including while attending to his teacher 6 37.

• Throws five silver needles powerful enough to penetrate a Soul Elder’s defenses; Yang Jian intercepts all five 6 7.
• Fires a Silent Sleeve Arrow toward Ning Rongrong’s neck; Zhao Wuji blocks it 37.
• Uses a Dragon Whisker Needle during the same exchange, striking Flender when he intervenes to protect Ning Rongrong 37.
• Recognizes the Godly Zhuge Crossbow displayed by Yang Jian and reacts intensely to its appearance 31 32.

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track

A movement art Tang San uses while evading Ning Rongrong’s crossbow attack 37.

• Combines it with Mysterious Jade Hand to catch all sixteen incoming bolts 37.
• Its upgraded counterpart, Snow-Treading Without a Trace, is awarded to Yang Jian—not Tang San 26.

Mysterious Jade Hand

A hand technique demonstrated when Tang San catches sixteen poison-laced Iron Essence Crossbow Bolts without missing one 37.

• Yang Jian’s Heavenly Mystic Jade Hand is explicitly described as superior to Tang San’s technique 32.
• The upgraded technique’s fire and poison resistance should not be attributed to Tang San’s original version 4 32.

Enhanced Hearing

Tang San uses martial arts to eavesdrop on Yang Jian’s conversation about his breakthrough 20.

• His reaction to the conversation triggers a reward for Yang Jian 20.
• Yang Jian’s Ten Thousand Sounds Enter the Heart is a system-granted upgrade of sound localization, rather than an ability Tang San is shown possessing 7.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Silver needles — Five thrown at Ning Rongrong and caught by Yang Jian 6 7.
• Silent Sleeve Arrow — Concealed launcher used to target Ning Rongrong’s neck 37.
• Dragon Whisker Needle — Lodges in Flender’s chest, disrupting his soul power and causing stabbing numbness. Tang San offers to extract it after Yu Xiaogang orders him to apologize 37.

Relationships

• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and principal object of Tang San’s loyalty. Tang San defends him physically and verbally; Yu Xiaogang initially hopes Tang San will surpass Yang Jian, then turns to the influence of Tang San’s father as another source of leverage 1 3 16 17 30.
• Tang Hao — Father, known as the Clear Sky Douluo. Yu Xiaogang views maintaining Tang San’s loyalty as a way to secure Tang Hao’s backing 30.
• Xiao Wu — Identified as Tang San’s younger sister. Calls him “Brother San,” follows his lead during the expedition, and tries to push him away from Ning Rongrong’s crossbow fire 11 13 36 37.
• Yang Jian — Rival whom Tang San vows to surpass. Yang Jian repeatedly provokes him to obtain emotion-system rewards and refuses his threatening invitation to a private conversation 3 32 36.
• Ning Rongrong — Hostile fellow student. Tang San first attacks her with needles; she later fires a crossbow at him, prompting another lethal retaliation 6 7 37.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun — Oppose his aggression and stand between him and Yang Jian. Both prepare for combat when Tang San approaches the group suspiciously 1 35.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji — Academy authorities who intervene against his attacks. Zhao Wuji rebukes his attempt to kill future companions; Flender suppresses the dispute but later suffers a Dragon Whisker Needle injury while protecting Ning Rongrong 7 37.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival and Rivalry at Shrek

Tang San’s first documented intervention occurs when Yang Jian’s insults cause Yu Xiaogang to vomit blood and collapse. He catches his teacher and turns a cold gaze on Yang Jian, prompting Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai to intervene 1.

Learning that Yang Jian has reached the level-forty threshold at fifteen shocks him. Tang San insists that his teacher’s guidance will allow him to achieve the same, then later promises Yu Xiaogang that he will surpass Yang Jian 2 3.

Star Dou Great Forest Expedition

Yu Xiaogang joins the expedition partly because Tang San is nearing level thirty. During the journey, Tang San throws five needles at Ning Rongrong amid the dispute surrounding his teacher; Yang Jian prevents them from striking her 3 6 7.

Tang San declines Xiao Wu’s suggestion to join the others against a dangerous soul beast. During the attack on the Three-Headed Flood Dragon Wolf King, he obeys Yu Xiaogang’s order to remain behind. He later supports his teacher in the wager over Yang Jian’s soul-ring absorption and manifests his martial soul when the resulting argument approaches a fight 11 13 16 17.

Recognition of Yang Jian’s Weapons

The appearance of Yang Jian’s Godly Zhuge Crossbow causes Tang San’s heartbeat to race and triggers intense negative emotions. He subsequently approaches Yang Jian and demands a private conversation in the forest, but Yang Jian refuses 31 32 35 36.

Confrontation with Ning Rongrong

After Ning Rongrong threatens to publicize Yu Xiaogang’s lost wager, he faints. While Tang San checks his breathing, she fires sixteen crossbow bolts at him. Tang San catches every bolt, then retaliates with the Silent Sleeve Arrow and Dragon Whisker Needle 37.

Zhao Wuji intercepts the arrow, while Flender is struck protecting Ning Rongrong from the follow-up attack. Tang San apologizes and offers to remove the needle only after Yu Xiaogang orders him to do so 37.

Emotion-System Reward Source

Tang San is one of Yang Jian’s most productive targets for emotional rewards. His reactions grant Yang Jian, not Tang San, upgraded techniques, equipment, and bodily enhancements 25 32.