Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Xiao San; “Blue Silver” (used while concealing his identity at Moonlight Pavilion) 391
Species/Race	Human 419
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Clear Sky Sect; New Shrek Seven Devils 157 378 415
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; inheritor of the Sea God and Rakshasa God trials 415 426
Status	Deceased; killed by Xiao Yu during their final battle at sea 438
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Ancestor — Level 39	138	Regressed to Level 39 after an interrupted spirit-ring absorption; remained in Star Dou Great Forest to drain life force from spirit beasts and recover.
High-rank Soul Ancestor — Level 49	188	Declared he could break through to Soul King at any time.
Soul King	288	Had five spirit rings on Blue Silver Grass; completed the first phase of Tang Hao’s waterfall training by executing the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer eighty-one times.
Level 58	290	Absorbed the Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Leg Bone, gaining two levels.
Rank 61 Battle Soul Emperor	336	Received a roughly 20,000-year Netherworld Poison Spider ring for Blue Silver Grass, adding poison and toughness.
Soul Douluo	415	Reached the realm after two years of divine-trial training and obtained a Hundred Thousand Year god-bestowed spirit ring.
Level 94	423	Gathered his spirit rings and soul bones; the Clear Sky Hammer possessed eight black rings and one red ring, while Blue Silver Emperor gained a Hundred Thousand Year sea-spirit-beast ring.
Level 96	424	Completed the Sea God’s Sixth Trial, raising both martial souls to eight black rings and one red ring.
Demigod	427	Revealed demigod-level strength during the assault on Spirit City for the Rakshasa Scythe.

Background / History

Tang San studied under Yu Xiaogang at Nuoding Academy. During an early Soul Hunting Forest expedition, Yu Xiaogang ordered a retreat from the Ghost Vine, causing Tang San to resent his teacher’s lack of strength before suppressing those thoughts. An unknown Tang Hao then destroyed the Ghost Vine, depriving Tang San of its yellow soul ring and provoking Tang San’s vow of vengeance against the perceived thief. His criticism of the academy headmaster subsequently led to his expulsion from Nuoding Academy. 33 34 35

While cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Tang San suffered a violent backlash, coughing blood and collapsing; Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang cared for him through the night. Later, the Death Poison Spider prepared as his third soul ring was claimed by Xiao Yu’s party and absorbed by Meng Yiran instead. 25 26 101 102

His rivalry with Xiao Yu increasingly centered on Xiao Wu and Tang San’s determination to surpass him. Yu Xiaogang advised him to postpone adding rings to the Clear Sky Hammer until his foundation was stronger, arguing that Tang San could eventually equip both martial souls with high-grade rings. 104

Personality

Tang San is intensely ambitious and persistent. Setbacks—including lost spirit rings, defeat, and the destruction of his Clear Sky Hammer—consistently drive him toward harsher training or more dangerous means of increasing his strength. 34 138 254 288

His devotion to Xiao Wu is a central motivation, but it also destabilizes him. He repeatedly seeks to reclaim her from Xiao Yu, becomes vulnerable to illusions involving her, and later attempts to forcibly take her away despite her protests. 151 153 378 419

When desperate, Tang San can become ruthless toward both enemies and allies. His Blue Silver Grass drains life force and Soul Power, and he forcibly siphoned his teammates’ Soul Power—and then their life force—to raise his Clear Sky Hammer’s strength during the tournament. 123 214 345

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, giving him access to control-oriented plant techniques and overwhelming hammer-based attacks. 104 157

• Blue Silver Grass / Blue Silver Emperor — Evolved through absorbing toxins, life force, and Soul Power from spirit beasts; it later appears as the Blue Silver Emperor in battle. 123 417
• Control techniques — Uses Entanglement, Spreading, Binding, and Blue Silver Ocean to restrain opponents. 417 419
• Limitation — The Blue Silver King rejected Tang San’s attempted Blue Silver Emperor evolution because of his mixed bloodline. 292
• Clear Sky Hammer — The famed tool martial soul enables his strongest direct attacks and spirit avatars. 157 211
• Setback — Xiao Yu melted and destroyed the Clear Sky Hammer with Divine Punishment Chains and Bright Breath, leaving Tang San gravely injured. 172

Mysterious Heaven Skill and Tang Sect Arts

Tang San cultivates the Mysterious Heaven Skill and uses several Tang Sect-derived techniques. 25 151 153

• Mysterious Heaven Skill — Its cultivation once caused him to vomit blood and enter a critical condition. 25
• Mysterious Jade Hand — Used to handle objects and overturn a stone after Tang Hao defeated Shi Nian. 153
• Purple Demon Eye — Enhances perception; Tang San believes reaching the Mustard Seed realm would let it see through falsehoods and illusions. 151
• Godly Zhuge Crossbow — Fires sixteen steel needles at once and was later used to help Xiao Wu win Hell Slaughter Arena matches. 151 346

Clear Sky Techniques

Tang San learns and develops increasingly destructive hammer techniques under Tang Hao’s guidance. 157 254 336

• Clear Sky Nine Strikes — Includes Tremor Strike, Breaking Character Art, Killing Strike, and other hammer forms. 157 170
• Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer — Tang Hao’s waterfall training required Tang San to execute eighty-one consecutive strikes with his Soul Power and martial soul sealed. 254 288
• Clear Sky True Body — A Soul Saint-level hammer avatar used against Xiao Yu. 211
• Ring Detonation — Detonates spirit rings to gain an explosive temporary increase in power; four detonated Blue Silver Emperor rings briefly raised him to Rank 94. 419
• Cost — Detonating his final Clear Sky Hammer ring left him extremely weakened during his final attempt to strike Xiao Yu. 438

Domains and Divine Power

After completing Hell Road, Tang San acquires Divine Slaughter’s Domain and later bears both Sea God and Rakshasa God inheritances. 374 415

• Divine Slaughter’s Domain — Used alongside Blue Silver Domain to counter the Titan Giant Ape’s Gravity Domain. 419
• Rakshasa Scythe — Retrieved from Bibi Dong during the assault on Spirit City. 428
• Rakshasa World Destruction Ultimate Exploding Ring — His strongest recorded divine skill; detonates all ten rings to empower an enormous Clear Sky Hammer. 436
• Asura God Sword — Used in his final battle to redirect a ring-boosted strike toward Xiao Yu. 438

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Godly Zhuge Crossbow — Concealed crossbow capable of firing sixteen steel needles in an instant. 151
• Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moon Night — Storage soul tool Tang San accidentally left behind before returning to retrieve it. 351
• Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Leg Bone — Absorbed under Tang Hao’s guidance, raising Tang San to Level 58. 290
• Rakshasa Scythe — Divine weapon seized from Bibi Dong. 428
• Asura God Sword — Divine sword used during his final confrontation with Xiao Yu. 438

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father and harsh personal trainer. Tang Hao protects Tang San from danger, trains him in hammer techniques, and later has a bitter conflict with him over Xiao Wu. 153 254 352
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher and early mentor. Tang San respects Yu Xiaogang’s theories and guidance, though he sometimes resents his teacher’s weakness. 33 104
• Xiao Wu — Childhood companion and Tang San’s primary emotional attachment. His desire to take her back from Xiao Yu motivates much of his training and conflict. 101 104 378 419
• Xiao Yu — Principal rival. Xiao Yu repeatedly defeats Tang San, takes his soul-ring opportunities, destroys his Clear Sky Hammer, and ultimately kills him. 101 172 438
• Tang Yuehua — Aunt. Their relationship deteriorates after Tang San verbally abuses her over her connection to Xiao Yu, though she later shelters him at Moonlight Pavilion. 181 385
• Tang Xiao — Uncle who collects Tang San after he clears Hell Road and brings him to Moonlight Pavilion to reduce his killing intent. 374
• Tang Chen — Great-grandfather and former King of Slaughter. Tang San later trains alongside him while preparing to seize the Rakshasa Scythe. 426
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun — Allies who accompany Tang San in the attack on Spirit City and support his plan to confront Xiao Yu. 426 427

Story Role / Major Arcs

Soul Ring Setbacks

Tang San loses the Ghost Vine ring when Tang Hao inadvertently kills the beast, then later loses the Death Poison Spider to Xiao Yu’s group. These failures intensify his resentment toward Xiao Yu and his fixation on becoming stronger. 34 101 102

Soul Master Tournament

After learning the Clear Sky Nine Strikes, Tang San publicly challenges Xiao Yu and wagers a soul bone. Xiao Yu defeats him with Divine Punishment Chains; Tang San then attempts an ambush after the match, leading Xiao Yu to destroy his Clear Sky Hammer and take the wagered soul bone. 157 170 171 172

Tang Hao’s Training

Following his injuries, Tang San trains beneath a waterfall with his power sealed. He completes eighty-one Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer strikes, receives the Blue Silver Emperor Leg Bone, and eventually advances to Rank 61 after obtaining a Netherworld Poison Spider ring. 254 288 290 336

City of Slaughter

Tang San enters the City of Slaughter with Tang Hao, drains life force from victims with Blue Silver Grass, and becomes attached to an inmate named Xiao Wu. After Xiao Wu’s death, he accepts the King of Slaughter’s challenge to achieve one hundred consecutive Hell Slaughter Arena victories in exchange for learning how to revive him. He eventually clears Hell Road and gains Divine Slaughter’s Domain. 345 346 357 374

Divine Inheritances and the Rakshasa Scythe

After completing divine-trial training, Tang San reaches the Soul Douluo realm and pursues the Rakshasa Scythe to strengthen himself against Xiao Yu. With Oscar and Ma Hongjun, he attacks Spirit City, defeats Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu through Ring Detonation, and escapes with the scythe. 415 426 427 428

Final Battle and Death

Tang San attacks Xiao Yu on Sea God Island with the Rakshasa World Destruction Ultimate Exploding Ring and later detonates his final Clear Sky Hammer ring to redirect the Asura God Sword. Xiao Yu withstands the attack with the True Dragon Nine Crowns, crushes Tang San’s heart, and kills him with Magic Sea Dragon Abyss. 436 438