Tang Hao

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Life in Holy Soul Village

Tang Hao was a once-in-a-century genius of the Clear Sky Sect and the renowned Clear Sky Douluo. Yu Xiaogang remembered him as someone who had opposed Spirit Hall single-handedly. By the beginning of the story, however, he lived as a blacksmith at the eastern end of Holy Soul Village, where the villagers regarded him as a useless drunk. Old Jack occasionally helped support his household 1 6.

Shortly after Ah Yin sacrificed herself and Tang San was born, Tang Hao rescued an abandoned infant from the snow outside the village. He adopted the child as Chen Mo, raising him alongside Tang San. After discovering that Chen Mo’s blood nourished Ah Yin’s surviving seed, he repeatedly cut the infant’s palm. Once Chen Mo was older than two, Tang Hao instead required him to draw a small bowl of his own blood every three days to water her Blue Silver Grass form 1.

Attempts to Restore Ah Yin

When the boys reached six, Tang Hao sent them to awaken their Martial Souls. Chen Mo concealed his Divine Tree of Creation under the name “Green Wood Tree” and understated his innate Soul Power. Tang Hao’s attention centered on whether this plant-type Martial Soul could accelerate Ah Yin’s growth. A demonstration increased her age from slightly over 2,100 years to approximately 2,200 years, renewing his hope of resurrecting her 1 2 3.

Believing stronger Soul Rings would improve that ability, Tang Hao took Chen Mo to the Soul Hunting Forest. He initially refused to let a six-year-old absorb a thousand-year first ring, but relented after Chen Mo demonstrated unusual physical strength. Tang Hao severely wounded a Man-Eating Flower, guarded Chen Mo during absorption, and supervised his subsequent practice 3 4.

Journey to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Chen Mo falsely claimed that his Martial Soul could sense life magnetic fields and led Tang Hao to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Tang Hao protected him from the surrounding poison and flew him into the valley. After witnessing the site’s exceptional growth-accelerating effects, he decided to retrieve Ah Yin 5.

Tang Hao deliberately left Chen Mo behind because the poisonous creatures and cliffs would prevent the boy from escaping. Although he promised to return within three days, he first visited Nuoding Academy and entrusted Tang San to Yu Xiaogang, leaving a Pope Token for protection 5 6.

At the academy, Tang Hao recognized Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. He considered killing her for her Soul Ring and Soul Bone, but stopped after observing her closeness to Tang San. Seeing a parallel with his own relationship with Ah Yin, he decided Xiao Wu could become his son’s protector and helper. He spent seven days secretly observing them before returning to the valley 6 7.

Defeat and Imprisonment

During Tang Hao’s absence, Chen Mo recruited Dugu Bo by alleviating his poison. Together, they prepared the valley with Soul-Sealing Powder, Muscle-Weakening Powder, poisoned herbs, and traps intended to obstruct escape. Tang Hao inhaled the concealed poison upon returning with Ah Yin 8 9.

Chen Mo then confronted him over his treatment as a tool. Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and nine Soul Rings, but the poisons disrupted his Soul Power and weakened his body. Dugu Bo’s Serpent Emperor Avatar bit his shoulder and injected venom that destroyed his meridians and Soul Power core. His cultivation fell below rank ten 10 11 12.

Chen Mo absorbed some of the energy escaping Tang Hao’s body, using much of it to strengthen his Martial Soul. He confiscated Ah Yin and Tang Hao’s Storage Soul Tools, while Dugu Bo confined Tang Hao in a secret chamber behind the valley 11.

Later, Chen Mo extracted Tang Hao’s four limb Soul Bones and amputated all four limbs, sustaining his life with Life Blessing. He left the skull and torso bones intact, fearing that killing Tang Hao might alert the Clear Sky Sect. This possible method of detecting his death was Chen Mo’s suspicion, not a confirmed sect ability 22 23 26.

Appearance

• Age and build: A rugged-looking, middle-aged man 1.
• Hair and clothing: Disheveled black hair and a gray robe 6.
• Usual presentation: Slovenly and frequently intoxicated, often holding a wine gourd 1.
• After capture: Pale-faced and vacant-eyed; later left without any of his four limbs 22 23.

Personality

Tang Hao’s devotion to Ah Yin drives much of his conduct. Her potential resurrection immediately draws him out of his drunken lethargy, but that devotion also leads him to exploit Chen Mo’s blood and abilities. His decision to confine the boy in a dangerous valley shows how readily he prioritizes control over his adopted son’s freedom 1 3 5.

He shows greater concern for Tang San’s future, arranging his schooling, securing Yu Xiaogang’s assistance, and assessing Xiao Wu as a potential protector. Nevertheless, he leaves despite being told how attached Tang San is to him. His confidence in his own strength and his dismissal of six-year-old Chen Mo’s ability to act independently help make the ambush possible 5 6 7 10.

Abilities & Skills

Clear Sky Hammer

A black hammer Martial Soul suited to overwhelming opponents through strength and explosive force 4 9.

• Its released pressure frightens nearby Soul Beasts into fleeing 4.
• Tang Hao incapacitates a thousand-year Man-Eating Flower with one strike 4.
• Chen Mo identifies direct, forceful clashes as Tang Hao’s preferred fighting style 9.

Soul Rings and Named Skills

Tang Hao manifests nine Soul Rings: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red 10.

Soul Power Control and Perception

• Flight: Carries Chen Mo over the valley’s poisonous perimeter and travels rapidly between Holy Soul Village and Nuoding City 5 6.
• Protective barriers: Shields Chen Mo from airborne toxins and protects Ah Yin during transport 5.
• Concealment: Suppresses his presence while secretly observing the academy dormitories 6.
• Soul-beast recognition: Identifies Xiao Wu’s hundred-thousand-year soul-beast nature on sight 6.

Limitations

• Cannot detect Chen Mo’s true Soul Power through the Divine Tree of Creation’s concealment 3.
• Fails to notice the colorless, odorless Soul-Sealing Powder before it takes effect 9.
• Increasing his Soul Power circulation worsens the powder’s blockage, undermining both his attacks and attempts to expel poison 10.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Pope Token: A jet-black token bearing six symbols, described as Spirit Hall’s highest-ranking token. Tang Hao leaves it with Yu Xiaogang to help protect Tang San 6.
• Ah Yin’s jade box: Carries the Blue Silver Emperor in her plant form; seized by Chen Mo after the ambush 9 11.
• Storage Soul Tools: Confiscated by Chen Mo. Their contents include Gold Soul Coins, wine, Clear Sky Sect texts, and a mysterious-iron box holding Ah Yin’s hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Leg Bone 11 19 20.
• Wine gourd: Frequently carried during his life in Holy Soul Village 1.

Soul Bones

Relationships

• Ah Yin — Wife. Her sacrifice and surviving Blue Silver Grass form underpin his efforts to resurrect her 1 3.
• Tang San — Biological son. Tang Hao entrusts his education to Yu Xiaogang and hopes Xiao Wu will help protect him 6 7.
• Chen Mo — Adopted son turned captor. Tang Hao’s exploitation of his blood and growth abilities fuels Chen Mo’s revenge; Tang Hao later condemns him as unfilial 1 10 22 23.
• Dugu Bo — Enemy and jailer. Defeats Tang Hao through prepared poisons and assists in extracting his limb Soul Bones 9 10 23.
• Yu Xiaogang — Old acquaintance and Tang San’s teacher. Tang Hao respects his persistence and trusts him with his son’s care 5 6.
• Xiao Wu — Initially considered prey for her Soul Ring and Soul Bone, then accepted as a prospective companion and protector for Tang San 6 7.
• Old Jack — Village chief who occasionally helps Tang Hao’s struggling household and arranges to escort Tang San to school 1 3.