Tang San

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Tang San (唐三)
Alias(es)	Xiao San; “Xiao Yan” (false identity) 104
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Clear Sky Sect; Rakshasa Divine Court; Sun Moon Empire
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; Twin Martial Souls wielder; leader of the Rakshasa Divine Court
Status	Alive; ascended to the God Realm early 471
First Appearance	Chapter 3
Martial Souls	Blue Silver Grass; Clear Sky Hammer
Special Traits	Innate Full Soul Power; Twin Martial Souls; Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone; Rakshasa Divine Power

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First Spirit Ring	32	Reveals a yellow Hundred-Year Spirit Ring for his Blue Silver Grass.
Four-ring Soul Master	173	Returns to Shrek with two yellow, one purple, and a Ten-Thousand-Year black fourth ring; his Blue Silver Grass has mutated into a dark, serrated form.
Clear Sky Hammer—First Spirit Ring	197	Survives the attempted absorption of the Explosive Fire Ape’s ring and obtains the first ring for his Clear Sky Hammer.
Soul Emperor / Level 60	257	Reaches Level 60 in the City of Slaughter by killing and devouring opponents; vows to reach Soul Sage within two years.
Six-ring Soul Master	276	Displays two yellow, one purple, and three black rings while using his mutated Blue Silver Grass.
Spirit Saint-level output	277	Uses the forbidden Ring Detonation technique, detonating four rings to temporarily raise his power to Spirit Saint level.
Eight-ring Soul Master	371	Displays two yellow, one purple, and five black rings while fighting at Sea God Island.
Ninth Rakshasa Trial completed	454	Defeats the Evil Emperor, devours its Spiritual Origin, and gains the Rakshasa God Skill Divine Scythe Breaks the Realm.
Ten-ring corrupted Blue Silver Grass	460	Reveals ten rings—nine red and one purple-gold—around his fully corrupted Blue Silver Grass.
God Realm ascension	471	Leaves the lower realm to report Tang Chuan to the God Realm authorities.

Background / History

Tang San was entrusted to Yu Xiaogang’s care by his father, Tang Hao. He accepted Yu Xiaogang’s teaching that Blue Silver Grass was a “Waste Spirit” suited to the control path, even when Tang Chuan argued that its true strength lay in vitality and life-oriented cultivation 3 21.

As a student of Shrek Academy, Tang San developed Blue Silver Grass control skills, hidden weapons, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and the Eight Spider Lances. His rivalry with Tang Chuan repeatedly exposed the limits of his chosen path: Tang Chuan defeated him in sparring, later restrained him with Blue Silver Grass, and dismissed Tang San’s reliance on hidden weapons and ambush tactics 33 101.

After learning that Tang Hao was the Clear Sky Douluo and that his second Martial Soul was the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang San sought greater strength through both his hammer cultivation and the Eight Spider Lances’ ability to absorb vitality and Soul Power 148 191. His attempt to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year ring for the Clear Sky Hammer severely injured him, though he ultimately acquired its first spirit ring 195 197.

Driven by revenge for Xiao Wu and hatred toward Tang Chuan, Tang San entered the City of Slaughter. There, killing and devouring accelerated his cultivation but eroded his reason, beginning his transformation into an Evil Soul Master 257 270. His mutated Blue Silver Grass became black, blood-veined, and increasingly lethal.

Tang San’s descent continued after he used Ring Detonation against Tang Chuan, suffered severe backlash, and surrendered the technique to the Clear Sky Sect in exchange for his life 277 278. He later returned to Shrek Academy with the critically wounded Tang Hao and resolved to grow strong enough to kill Tang Chuan 353.

He eventually embraced Rakshasa Divine Power completely, establishing the Rakshasa Divine Court through mass soul extraction and raising undead forces from Clear Sky Sect members 412 421. After being severely wounded and displaced to the Sun Moon Empire, he allied with the exiled Third Prince Xu Jingyuan, offering an Undead Legion in exchange for resources and souls 434 437. He later used the Sun Moon Empire’s military and Soul Tool technology to invade the Douluo Continent 456.

Appearance

Tang San was initially recognized as a young man in blue with a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul 103. His appearance changed drastically as Rakshasa Divine Power corrupted him.

• His Blue Silver Grass mutates into thick black vines marked with blood-red patterns 270.
• His mutated grass has serrated leaves and a cold, dark aura 173.
• He later appears in black robes with disheveled hair, ghost-green eyes, and a pulsing Rakshasa Mark on his brow 407.
• He bears lingering cyan-gold and golden-black wounds inflicted by Tang Chuan and Di Tian 407 421.

Personality

Tang San was initially devoted to Yu Xiaogang’s teachings and protective of those he considered his teacher and companions. He intervened against Tang Chuan to defend Yu Xiaogang and showed distress when his mentor was injured 88 91.

His defeats by Tang Chuan fostered insecurity, resentment, and an obsessive need to prove his strength. He became increasingly willing to justify hidden weapons, lethal ambushes, vitality absorption, and forbidden techniques as necessary means of victory 101 116 277.

Following the City of Slaughter, vengeance overtook restraint. Tang San became impulsive, bloodthirsty, and increasingly detached from human life, slaughtering Royal Knights and noble disciples during repeated losses of control 270 272. As the master of the Rakshasa Divine Court, he displayed no remorse for consuming civilian souls or enslaving the dead 412 421.

Despite severe injuries and setbacks, he remains calculating and ambitious. He exploited Xu Jingyuan’s resentment and political position, viewing the Sun Moon Empire’s prince as a means to recover strength and return to the Douluo Continent 437.

Abilities & Skills

Blue Silver Grass

Tang San’s primary Martial Soul began as a control-oriented Blue Silver Grass. Under Rakshasa Divine Power, it mutated into a destructive, demonic form.

• Blue Silver Entangle / Bind — Summons vines to restrain targets; later manifests as black, blood-veined vines capable of killing soldiers almost instantly 155 270.
• Parasite, Spider Web Bind, Blue Silver Cage, Blue Silver Thorn Array, Blue Silver Blood Spider Stab — A sequence of control and offensive skills used during his Clear Sky Sect duel 276.
• Corrupted evolution — Tang San calls his corrupted Blue Silver Grass “new life bestowed upon” him by Rakshasa and intends to use it to slaughter living beings 460.
• Limitation — He acknowledges that its control path lacks explosive power and is disadvantaged against opponents with stronger vitality and recovery 166.

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang San’s second Martial Soul is the Clear Sky Hammer, identified as the Number One Weapon Martial Soul and inherited through Tang Hao 148.

• Tang Hao personally trained him in hammer techniques and intended to obtain his fourth spirit ring and a suitable soul bone during this training period 166.
• Tang San began formally cultivating the hammer after concluding that Blue Silver Grass alone could not keep pace with stronger Martial Souls 191.
• He recklessly attempted to make a Ten-Thousand-Year Explosive Fire Ape ring the hammer’s first ring, nearly exceeding his body’s limits 195.

Eight Spider Lances

An External Soul Bone acquired by Tang San before Level 30.

• Can pierce targets and draw poison from their bodies 101.
• Absorbs vitality and Soul Power, including from Tang San’s own teammates 101.
• Functions as a close-range weapon and mobility tool 101.
• Its sinister purple spider legs were used to threaten Dai Mubai immediately upon Tang San’s return 173.

Hidden Weapons and Tang Sect Techniques

Tang San manufactures and employs concealed projectile weapons.

• Uses willow leaf blades, flying locust stones, money darts, bone-piercing nails, and poison needles 101.
• Practices Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track for rapid movement 101 155.
• Believes victory justifies the use of hidden weapons and claims he could kill Tang Chuan with advanced Tang Sect weapons if he possessed them 101.
• Tang Chuan easily caught and disarmed his deployed weapons during their battle 101.

Ring Detonation

A forbidden Clear Sky Sect secret technique.

• Detonates spirit rings to force a temporary surge in combat power 277.
• Tang San detonated four rings, including a Ten-Thousand-Year ring, reaching Spirit Saint-level power at the cost of severe backlash 277.
• He later handed the technique’s formula to the Clear Sky Sect as atonement 278 279.

Rakshasa Divine Power

The power responsible for Tang San’s complete fall and divine-scale abilities.

• Rakshasa Altar — Extracts souls from city inhabitants to strengthen his divine power and create undead servants 421.
• Rakshasa Demon Scythe — His principal divine weapon; used to physically injure Di Tian 460.
• Divine Scythe Breaks the Realm — A Rakshasa God Skill used to defeat the Evil Emperor and counter Di Tian’s strongest attack 454 460.
• Soul Devouring Slash — Damages the target’s soul; used against Xiong Jun 460.
• Evil Emperor Eye — A spiritual attack that wounded Di Tian’s Spiritual Origin 460.
• Undead Legion — Raises fallen Clear Sky Sect members, including Tang Xiao and five elders, as obedient undead without sentience or free will 421.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Eight Spider Lances — External Soul Bone with poison extraction and vitality absorption properties 101.
• Clear Sky Hammer — Second Martial Soul and weapon Martial Soul 148.
• Rakshasa Demon Scythe — Divine weapon used alongside Rakshasa Divine Power 460.
• Rakshasa Altar — Instrument for harvesting souls and creating undead forces 421.
• Ring Detonation formula — Secret technique later surrendered to the Clear Sky Sect 279.

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father; Tang San learns he is the Clear Sky Douluo and later returns with him critically injured, seeking vengeance against Tang Chuan 148 353.
• Yu Xiaogang / Master — Teacher and early mentor; Tang San strongly trusts his Martial Soul theory and repeatedly protects him 3 88.
• Tang Chuan — Brother and primary rival; Tang San’s repeated defeats, hatred, and desire for revenge against him shape much of his later path 33 353.
• Xiao Wu — Her death drives Tang San’s vengeance and rapid advancement in the City of Slaughter 257.
• Tang Yuehua — Aunt; protects Tang San after his loss of control in Heaven Dou City and negotiates a compromise to spare his life in the Clear Sky Sect 272 278.
• Xu Jingyuan — Third Prince of the Sun Moon Empire; temporary ally whom Tang San offers to support through an Undead Legion 437 447.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Shrek Academy members — Former teammates affected by Tang San’s growing ruthlessness and Rakshasa influence 101 382.
• Bibi Dong — Initially searches for Tang San in Suotuo City; later fights alongside Undead Ghost Douluo against Bi Ji during Tang San’s assault 103 460.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shrek Academy and Tang Chuan Rivalry

Tang San develops as a Shrek student under Yu Xiaogang’s guidance, but Tang Chuan’s opposing Life System philosophy and repeated victories undermine Tang San’s confidence in Blue Silver Grass control cultivation 3 33 101.

Twin Martial Souls and Clear Sky Training

After discovering Tang Hao’s identity and his own Clear Sky Hammer, Tang San shifts focus toward cultivating his second Martial Soul. He receives direct training from Tang Hao but nearly dies attempting to absorb an overly powerful first hammer ring 148 166 195.

Fall into the City of Slaughter

Vengeance for Xiao Wu drives Tang San to kill and devour opponents until he reaches Level 60. The accumulated killing intent and Rakshasa influence turn his Blue Silver Grass black and corrupt his behavior 257 270.

Clear Sky Sect Conflict

Tang San seeks acceptance and power within the Clear Sky Sect but loses control, relies on Ring Detonation, and is defeated by Tang Chuan. He escapes execution by surrendering the sect’s Ring Detonation secret technique 276 278.

Rakshasa Divine Court

Tang San fully embraces Rakshasa power, consumes souls on a mass scale, creates sacrificial grounds, and raises Clear Sky Sect members as an undead army under his control 412 421.

Sun Moon Empire Alliance and Invasion

After arriving injured in the Sun Moon Empire, Tang San manipulates Xu Jingyuan, acquires Soul Tool resources, and uses the empire’s forces to launch an invasion of the Douluo Continent 437 447 456.

God Realm Ascension

Following setbacks in the Sun Moon Empire’s campaign, Tang San ascends early to the God Realm, intending to use its authorities against Tang Chuan while leaving Xu Xuance to delay the Allied Forces 471.

Notable Quotes

“The Tang Sect's hidden weapons are not some shameful things! As long as it leads to victory, who cares what methods are used?” 101

“Tang Chuan... must die! For Xiao Wu! For my father!” 353

“This is the new life bestowed upon me by Rakshasa.” 460

“If he can bring the dead back to life, then I can send all spirits to Return to Ruins.” 460