Tang Ya

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Meeting the Supposed Tang San

Tang Ya was already leading the declining Tang Sect when she encountered Tang Chuan in the Star Dou Great Forest. She recognized his resemblance to the sect founder from an ancient portrait. When he claimed to be Tang San and displayed the Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer, she accepted his identity; her own Blue Silver Grass involuntarily emerged and bowed toward his Blue Silver Emperor 2 3.

She explained that soul tools had displaced the Tang Sect’s hidden weapons and hoped the returned founder could restore the sect. Tang Chuan instead argued that hidden weapons needed to develop alongside soul tools. His explanation helped her overcome her resistance to adopting them 3.

After inviting Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect and offering him its enrollment quota for Shrek Academy, Tang Ya offered the sect leadership to Tang Chuan. He declined and affirmed her position. She remained sect master while privately deciding to defer to him on sect affairs. She also arranged his public identity as a hired Tang Sect elder and gave him the finest room at the sect residence 3 4.

Becoming Tang Chuan’s Disciple

Despite cultivating diligently and following the soul-ring choices attributed to Tang San, Tang Ya found her Blue Silver Grass increasingly inadequate. Bei Bei helped her seek Tang Chuan’s advice and proposed that he accept her as a disciple. She eagerly agreed, and Tang Chuan gave her the means to evolve her Martial Soul into Blue Silver King 6 7.

During a supervised spar with Huo Yuhao, she learned to form her evolved Martial Soul into a longsword rather than relying only on bindings. Huo Yuhao struck her with his newly fused Ten Thousand Purple Divine Light, but exhausted himself before defeating her. Tang Chuan used the match to explain why her new Martial Soul required a different cultivation direction 9 10.

Rebuilding the Tang Sect

Tang Ya actively recruited new members, persuading Wang Dong to join when she tried to enter the sect residence. She also arranged a grilled-fish stall at Huo Yuhao’s request so he could earn money 8 11.

When Tang Chuan and Huo Yuhao left Shrek, she supplied travel funds and promised to look after Xiao Xiao. Later, the Soul Guidance Peacock Plume gave her tangible evidence that soul tools and hidden weapons could be combined. Seeing it renewed her confidence in the sect’s future 18 31.

Immortal Herb and Forest Expedition

After returning from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang Chuan gave Tang Ya the Eternal Life Lotus. Its absorption raised her Soul Power to rank forty and strengthened her Blue Silver King. He then supplied a compatible fourth Soul Ring, presenting the system-produced reward as something condensed through his Blue Silver Emperor’s power 24 26.

Tang Ya joined his next Star Dou Great Forest expedition and brought her roommate, Jiang Nannan, who needed a fourth Soul Ring. During the hunt, Tang Ya helped restrain a five-thousand-year Bone Armor Turtle and drained its life force with Life Control, allowing Jiang Nannan to finish it 27 30 31 32.

Appearance

• Hair: Originally black; changed to inky blue when her Martial Soul evolved into Blue Silver King 7.
• Bearing: Her Martial Soul evolution noticeably transformed her overall presence 7.
• Martial Soul manifestation: Blue Silver King stalks are more robust than ordinary Blue Silver Grass and radiate a stronger aura of life 7 9.

Personality

Tang Ya is deeply attached to the Tang Sect’s survival. Its decline brings her to tears, and she initially looks to the supposed Tang San to restore it. Nevertheless, she accepts his argument for modernization and later commits herself to making the sect the greatest in the world again 3 29 31.

She is energetic, playful, and quick to seize opportunities. She turns Wang Dong’s curiosity into a recruitment opportunity and later teases Tang Chuan about leaving Xiao Wu in the Divine Realm to find a second wife 8 27.

Her gratitude is tempered by concern for others. Before accepting her fourth Soul Ring, she asks whether creating it has depleted Tang Chuan’s power. She also supports Huo Yuhao with practical help, including his market stall and travel expenses 11 18 26.

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver King

Her evolved Martial Soul has greater toughness and vitality than her original Blue Silver Grass. Tang Chuan teaches her to develop these qualities rather than treating control as its sole purpose 7 9.

• Binding and restraint: Sends stalks through the ground to surround and immobilize opponents 9.
• Defensive interception: Raises stalks to block an approaching attack while trapping the attacker 9.
• Weapon formation: Creates a Blue Silver longsword capable of releasing sharp sword energy 9.
• Piercing attacks: Uses spear-like formations during the Bone Armor Turtle hunt 32.
• Limitations: Huo Yuhao cuts through some bindings with the White Tiger Dagger, and his fused mental attack strikes her despite her physical defenses 9.

Fourth Soul Skill: Life Control

Life Control combines restraint with the absorption of an opponent’s life force 32.

• Envelops the target in strands of Blue Silver King.
• Absorbs vitality through repeated conversions.
• Demonstrated against the five-thousand-year Bone Armor Turtle while assisting Jiang Nannan 32.

Tang Sect Knowledge

Tang Ya is familiar with Tang Sect techniques and its traditional hidden weapons 4 9 31.

• Intended to teach Huo Yuhao the sect’s techniques before leaving that instruction to Tang Chuan 4.
• Huo Yuhao considers her more familiar with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track than himself 9.
• Recognizes the Peacock Plume as a top-tier Tang Sect hidden weapon and notices the soul-tool characteristics of Tang Chuan’s modified version 31.

Relationships

• Tang Chuan — Teacher and the man she believes to be Ancestor Tang San. She retains the sect leadership with his encouragement and relies on his guidance for her Martial Soul’s evolution and cultivation 3 4 6 7.
• Bei Bei — Close companion who helps her obtain her third ring and seeks cultivation guidance on her behalf. He encourages her apprenticeship and cultivates beside her during her Martial Soul’s evolution 3 6 7.
• Huo Yuhao — Tang Sect recruit, junior fellow disciple, and sparring partner. She helps him enter Shrek and establish his grilled-fish business. He later changes his address from “Teacher Xiaoya” to “Sister Xiaoya,” recognizing Tang Chuan as his only teacher 3 4 9 11 30.
• Wang Dong — Recruited into the Tang Sect by Tang Ya at the residence entrance. Tang Ya later suggests that Wang Dong also become Tang Chuan’s disciple 8 18.
• Xiao Xiao — Junior fellow disciple whom Tang Ya promises to look after during Tang Chuan’s absence 18.
• Jiang Nannan — Roommate and expedition companion. Tang Ya brings her on the forest trip and assists in securing her fourth Soul Ring 30 31 32.

Notable Quotes

“I've worked very hard at cultivating, and I've been adding soul rings according to the way you cultivated Blue Silver Grass ten thousand years ago. But as my strength increases, I've noticed that my Blue Silver Grass is becoming more and more inadequate...” 6

“Rest assured, Teacher. I'll definitely make the Tang Sect number one in the world again!” 29