Tang San

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Tang San comes from Holy Soul Village and is the son of Tang Hao. His early Soul Master registration was handled in Nuoding City, where his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, worked at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy 30.

He became Yu Xiaogang’s disciple before moving to Shrek Academy. Yu Xiaogang later compares Jing Shanshan’s apparent combination of an unimpressive first Martial Soul and the Clear Sky Hammer to Tang San’s own Twin Martial Souls 31.

Appearance

• Hair: Blue 34.
• Features: Described as an ordinary-looking boy 34.

Personality

Tang San is deeply protective of Xiao Wu. After exhausting himself fighting Zhao Wuji on her behalf, he reassures her about his injuries, wipes away her tears, and holds her. When Jing Shanshan subsequently attacks, Tang San abandons his immediate impulse to flee and shields her with his own body 35 37.

His protectiveness is accompanied by intense hostility toward perceived threats. He interprets Jing Shanshan’s objection to Zhao Wuji’s arrangements as interference with his revenge for Xiao Wu. His resentment escalates into thoughts of killing Jing Shanshan when the latter’s pet frightens her 34 35 36.

Tang San also reacts angrily to Jing Shanshan’s display of strength, protesting that relying on a Soul Beast should not count as relying on himself. Xiao Wu’s intervention brings him back to his senses, but not before the dispute provokes an attack 37.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Twin Martial Souls, a talent independently confirmed through Spirit Hall’s records 30.

• His second Martial Soul is the Clear Sky Hammer 31.
• Yu Xiaogang characterizes his first Martial Soul as a “Trash Martial Soul”; its name is not supplied in the provided passages 31.
• His eventual dual godhood is known through Qian Renxue’s memories, rather than demonstrated in the current timeline 8.

Evasive Footwork

Tang San uses unusual footwork to circle an opponent unpredictably 34.

• His movements resemble a ghostly shadow, making his path difficult to anticipate 34.
• Although not especially fast, this footwork prevents Zhao Wuji from immediately catching him 34.
• It does not eliminate the substantial strength gap between them 34.

Projectile Techniques

Tang San combines evasive movement with a continuous stream of small, unusual projectiles 34.

• Their variety keeps Zhao Wuji occupied, although most fail to penetrate his protective Soul Power 34.
• A small golden needle pierces Zhao Wuji’s protection with almost no resistance 34 35.
• Tang San does not use the golden object again before their fight ends; Jing Shanshan suspects that his supply is limited 35.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Small projectiles — An assortment of unusual objects thrown during his battle with Zhao Wuji 34.
• Golden needle — A defense-piercing projectile that attracts Jing Shanshan’s interest and prompts him to investigate whether the Gate of Babylon contains something similar 34 35.
• Mental-enhancement Head Soul Bone — future acquisition — A ten-thousand-year Head Soul Bone that Qian Daoliu expects Tang San to obtain through the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, based on knowledge of the original future. Tang San has not acquired it in the documented present 31.

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father and secret protector. His presence makes Spirit Hall reluctant to attempt an immediate assassination. After Tang San is wounded, he attacks Jing Shanshan 29 30 38.
• Yu Xiaogang — Teacher. Qian Renxue believes Yu Xiaogang occupies an important place in Tang San’s heart and that his death would affect Tang San’s development 8 31 33.
• Xiao Wu — Someone Tang San is fiercely devoted to protecting. He fights Zhao Wuji for her sake and later takes Jing Shanshan’s attack while shielding her 35 37.
• Jing Shanshan — An initially curious observer who becomes an enemy. Tang San threatens him and develops murderous intent; Jing Shanshan retaliates by impaling him with summoned swords 34 35 37.
• Qian Renxue, future consciousness — An enemy seeking to prevent his rise. She initially considers killing either Tang San or Yu Xiaogang, then shares her future knowledge with her present-day counterpart and Spirit Hall’s defenders 8 29.
• Zhao Wuji — Shrek Academy’s vice principal and his entrance-test opponent. Tang San fights him under a wager that determines whether his group passes the trial 34.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Target of Spirit Hall’s Future-Knowledge Plot

• Qian Renxue identifies Tang San’s early Shrek Academy period as an opportunity to kill him before he becomes stronger. His level-95 Titled Douluo protector complicates the idea, leading her to consider targeting Yu Xiaogang instead 8.
• After hearing her account of the future, Snake Lance Douluo She Long proposes killing Tang San immediately. Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue argues against acting rashly because Clear Sky Douluo protects him 29.
• Xue Qinghe favors an ambush during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finals, held outside Spirit Hall’s Supreme Pontiff Hall. This would allow Spirit Hall to strike on its own territory without a conspicuous mobilization 30.
• Qian Daoliu acknowledges that Jing Shanshan may already have changed the future, but considers the tournament’s mental-enhancement Head Soul Bone a strong incentive for Tang San to attend 31.

Shrek Academy Confrontation

• Jing Shanshan visits Shrek Academy specifically to observe Yu Xiaogang’s disciple and witnesses Tang San fighting Zhao Wuji 34.
• Tang San’s golden projectile captures Jing Shanshan’s attention by accomplishing what his other projectiles cannot: piercing Zhao Wuji’s protective Soul Power 34 35.
• Their hostility escalates when Jing Shanshan reveals the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Tang San shields the frightened Xiao Wu, then angrily dismisses Jing Shanshan’s reliance on the beast 36 37.
• Jing Shanshan fires several swords into Tang San. The wounds avoid his vital spots but leave him bloodied; Lu Qibin examines him and sends Dai Mubai to fetch Oscar 37.
• After leaving the academy, Jing Shanshan faces retaliation from Tang Hao. He later states that he intended to leave Tang San near death and suspects Tang Hao interfered with his attack from concealment 38.