Tang Chen

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Disappearance and Corruption

Tang Chen was the first Clear Sky Douluo and a legendary figure from a hundred years earlier. His reputation was synonymous with invincibility, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect retained a portrait of him after his disappearance. He spent most of his life pursuing cultivation 71 72 73.

His attempt to attain godhood was derailed by the Rakshasa God’s evil thoughts. The Nine-Headed Bat King exploited his weakened condition, seeking to use his body to become a god. The Asura God confined him in Slaughter City to prevent him from causing trouble 64 65.

Rescue and Service Agreement

Mo Lin became interested in Tang Chen after analyzing Tang Hao’s Ring Detonation technique. Recognizing its creator’s ingenuity, he changed his itinerary to seek Tang Chen out. His eventual purpose was to recruit a powerful gatekeeper who could also restrain the Clear Sky Sect after Tang Hao’s death 34 43 44.

In Slaughter City, Mo Lin fought Tang Chen’s corrupted King of Slaughter form and clashed with the Asura God, who had possessed his body. The God of Evil intervened and agreed to let Mo Lin take Tang Chen. After the Asura God withdrew, Mo Lin healed Tang Chen and removed the Nine-Headed Bat King 62 64 65 66.

Tang Chen awoke disoriented and instinctively attacked his rescuer. Mo Lin retaliated with a prolonged beating, healing him between blows, until the two gods intervened. Once the Asura God explained the situation, Tang Chen apologized. He then accepted ten years of service under Mo Lin, regarding the arrangement as reasonable repayment for escaping lifelong imprisonment in a senseless state 66 67.

News of the Clear Sky Sect’s decline and Tang Hao’s conduct enraged him. He demanded to know who currently led the sect and declared his intention to kill Tang San as part of purging the family. Before leaving Slaughter City, he also killed the Fallen Soul Masters attacking Xiao Wu 66 67.

Return to Heaven Dou City

Tang Chen arrived at Mo Lin Workshop without Mo Lin accompanying him. Finding Flender outside, he forcibly questioned him and learned about Mo Lin’s connection to Ye Lingling and the Ye Family. He then revealed his identity to Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong, rejecting their suspicion that he had come to avenge Tang Hao 71.

He publicly announced that the Ye Family was under his protection. News of his return spread through Heaven Dou City in less than half a day, prompting responses from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Ning Fengzhi abandoned his previous assumptions and reassessed the danger of approaching the Ye Family 72.

At the Ye residence, Tang Chen clarified that his assigned post was the workshop’s gate, with the family receiving his additional protection. He presented Ye Lingling with a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone as a first-meeting gift. The bone had actually been recovered by Mo Lin and entrusted to him for delivery; Tang Chen drove away nearby spies alerted by its vitality 73.

Personality

Tang Chen is forceful and impatient with deception. He seized Flender by the throat when dissatisfied with his explanation and bluntly dismissed Ning Fengzhi’s attempts to investigate his intentions. His concern for the Clear Sky Sect’s reputation also produces severe judgments: after learning of Tang Hao’s actions, he wanted to purge Tang San from the family rather than seek revenge against Mo Lin 66 67 71 72.

He nevertheless acknowledges debts and accepts responsibility. His willingness to serve Mo Lin develops beyond their original bargain because Mo Lin restored his senses, preserved his inheritance, and saved Bo Saixi from becoming a sacrifice. Tang Chen privately considers even a hundred years of service acceptable repayment 72.

With Ye Lingling, he is affectionate rather than intimidating. He invites her to call him “Grandpa Tang,” delights in the address, and offers to take her as his god-granddaughter. Her vitality contributes to his immediate fondness for her 73.

Abilities & Skills

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang Chen wields the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul with tremendous physical force 66.

• His instinctive strike after awakening makes the earth tremble 66.
• He uses the hammer to kill the Fallen Soul Masters assaulting Xiao Wu 67.
• Mo Lin catches his attack with one hand, demonstrating that Tang Chen remains outmatched by his rescuer 66.

Ring Detonation

Tang Chen is credited with creating the Clear Sky Sect’s Ring Detonation secret technique, which Mo Lin analyzes while fighting Tang Hao 34.

• Compresses energy within Soul Rings before releasing it through their destruction for a temporary increase in strength.
• Requires sufficient striking power to shatter the compressed rings; the Clear Sky Hammer’s characteristics suit this requirement.
• Its design leads Mo Lin to call its creator both a genius and a madman 34.

Soul Power and Perception

As a level 99 Peerless Douluo, Tang Chen possesses an oppressive presence and highly developed perception 71 72 73.

• Flender finds his pressure more overwhelming than Tang Hao’s; Chen Xin and Gu Rong doubt they could withstand even one exchange against him together 71.
• Recognizes Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword Intent through his past battles with Chen Xun 71.
• Identifies Xiao Wu as a transformed Soul Beast 68.
• Detects Mo Lin’s presence on Ye Lingling’s necklace and is drawn to the vitality she emits 72 73.

Relationships

• Mo Lin — Rescuer and employer under a ten-year service agreement. Tang Chen’s gratitude includes the restoration of his inheritance prospects and Bo Saixi’s rescue 67 68 72.
• Bo Saixi — Described as his wife. He learns that she would have become a sacrifice for the Sea God’s inheritance, a fate Mo Lin has prevented 72.
• Asura God — Patron of his godhood inheritance. Initially dismisses the corrupted Tang Chen as a failure, but explains events to him after his recovery and permits his inheritance to continue 65 66 68.
• Tang Xiao — Current Clear Sky Sect master, identified by Mo Lin as Tang Chen’s great-grandson 67.
• Tang Hao and Tang San — Descendants whose conduct prompts Tang Chen to demand a family purge. He accepts Tang Hao’s death and threatens to kill Tang San himself 67 72.
• Ye Lingling — His employer’s partner and a recipient of his protection. He treats her as a granddaughter and offers formal god-granddaughter status 71 73.
• Ye Xingmeng — Ye Lingling’s mother. He reassures her that his presence will not cause trouble and invites her to call him “Old Master Tang” 73.
• Chen Xun — An old combat acquaintance whose Seven Kill Sword Intent Tang Chen recognizes in his grandson, Chen Xin 71.