Tang Lie

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Tang Lie is the younger brother of Tang Yang, the Clear Sky Sect’s late Sixth Elder. During Spirit Hall’s assault on the sect, Tang Lie lost his son Tang Yi and daughter-in-law Yang Jin. Tang Yang and Tang Jian’s parents also died. Afterward, Tang Lie raised both his only grandson, Tang Feng, and his brother’s grandson, Tang Jian, in the sect’s secluded ancestral grounds 1.

The three shared a modest stone house with separate sleeping chambers. Tang Lie supervised the boys’ cultivation, supplied Tang Feng with the sect’s Advanced Meditation Method, and required them to master thirty-six uninterrupted Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer strikes before learning advanced methods 1 3.

His later title, Blazing Sun Douluo, commemorates Tang Yang and fulfills the ambition his elder brother never lived to achieve 59.

Appearance

• Build: Burly, with large, callused hands 155 187.
• Hair: Initially has scattered white hairs at his temples; these turn black as his cultivation improves, making him appear more than a decade younger 62.
• Beard: Retains a white beard, described fluttering when he laughs 77.
• Martial Soul manifestation: His Clear Sky Hammer is initially described as matching Tang Feng’s dark-gold hammer with crimson patterns. In later combat, it appears dark red and wreathed in baleful energy 3 155.

Personality

Tang Lie is renowned for his fiery temper, particularly when his family is threatened. Learning that ten-year-old Tang Feng has disappeared after a Spirit Hall ambush drives him to tears and an attempted departure from the mountain, despite the danger to himself and the sect. Tang Xiao and Tang Zhen have to restrain him 20.

As an instructor, he values discipline without recklessness. He warns the boys against both laziness and rushing their cultivation, and personally examines Tang Feng for hidden damage after learning that he absorbed a nearly six-hundred-year first Soul Ring 3 11.

His anger does not entirely override his judgment. He accepts Tang Feng’s warning against underestimating Spirit Hall and acknowledges that the sect wronged the Four Great Single-Attribute Clans. Although deeply resentful of Tang Hao, he supports Tang Feng’s negotiations and later maintains that shared blood prevents him from simply ignoring Tang Hao’s possible death 63 78 159.

In private, he is affectionate and playful. He enjoys Chinese chess with Tang Feng, enthusiastically supports Tang Jian’s marriage alliance, and welcomes Zhu Zhuqing into the family with blunt promises of protection 77 100 105 185.

Abilities & Skills

Clear Sky Hammer

Tang Lie specializes in overwhelming force supported by precise hammer techniques and battlefield control.

• His hammer weighs sixteen thousand jin at Level 96 107.
• His first and fourth Soul Rings provide enhancements, though their skill names are not supplied 262.
• He can spend blood essence to force out greater power; against the King of Slaughter, he consumes thirty percent to strengthen a Collapse Formula attack 108.

Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer

A foundational Clear Sky Sect inheritance that builds force through successive hammer strikes.

• Tang Lie teaches Tang Feng and Tang Jian to practice it using their own Martial Souls 3.
• He requires thirty-six uninterrupted strikes before teaching subsequent methods 3.
• The technique remains usable in Slaughter City despite the suppression of Soul Skills 94.

Clear Sky Nine Absolutes

Tang Lie describes the Nine Absolutes as the pinnacle of the sect’s hammer technique, combining methods of exerting force, circulating Soul Power, and changing footwork 63.

• Begins Tang Feng’s instruction with Collapse, Break, and Shock, assigning one thousand repetitions daily and a test after ten days 63.
• Combines the formulas with his avatar, domain, and control abilities rather than relying on brute strength alone 155.

Divine Slaughter’s Domain

A domain obtained through the Slaughter City and Hell Road trials.

• Initially weakens opponents by ten percent while increasing his own strength by ten percent 100.
• Supplies baleful energy that supports his defensive techniques and helps resist sonic interference 155.
• Suppresses opponents during combat, including Azure Luan Douluo and Tang Hao 156 203.
• Its uncontrolled killing aura initially forces Tang Lie and Tang Feng to avoid populated areas and cultivate near the Far North 100.

Known Soul Skills

Hammer Soul Control and Gravity Control

• Hammer Soul Control amplifies the strength behind his hammer attacks 155.
• Gravity Control restricts an opponent and creates openings for decisive blows 155 156.
• He combines both with Collapse Formula to injure Azure Luan Douluo 155.

Great Sumeru Hammer — Ring Detonation

Tang Feng shares Tang Chen’s Great Sumeru Hammer inheritance with Tang Lie 110.

• Detonating a Soul Ring converts it into a powerful surge of energy 110.
• His first test destroys a small hill using only a hundred-year Soul Ring 110.
• He recognizes the technique’s physical dangers and warns Tang Feng not to attempt it without a sufficiently strong physique 110.
• At Jialing Pass, even repeated Ring Detonation cannot prevent Qian Daoliu from driving him back and injuring him 281.

Perception and Injury Stabilization

• Uses spiritual perception to scout Soul Beast territory and monitor Tang Feng’s battles 67 68.
• Examines Tang Feng’s body with carefully controlled Soul Power after his first Soul Ring absorption 11.
• Channels gentle Soul Power into Tang Feng to stabilize his injuries after rescuing him from Qian Renxue’s group 171.

Equipment / Items

• Hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Ring — His ninth Soul Ring, obtained by killing the captured Xiao Wu. Grants the two forms of his ninth Soul Skill 59 108.
• Thirty-thousand-year Mighty Demon Ape right arm bone — Offered by Tang Feng and accepted after Tang Lie initially hesitates 63 64.
• Heaven-Burning Demonic Ape right leg bone — Absorbed to reach Level 95. Grants Demonic Ape Heaven-Burning Rend, an instantaneous, explosive single-target attack 68 72.
• Additional Soul Bones — By the time he leaves Slaughter City, he and Tang Feng have each gained three Soul Bones; their individual identities are not specified in that account 100.
• Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum — An immortal herb he has consumed, credited with his abundant vitality and deep reserves during the Azure Luan battle 156.

Relationships

• Tang Feng — Only grandson, ward, and principal student. Tang Feng supplies the Soul Ring and resources that transform his cultivation; Tang Lie repeatedly protects him and takes pride in his achievements 1 59 64 171.
• Tang Jian — His late brother’s grandson, whom he raises alongside Tang Feng. Supports his cultivation and marriage alliance with Ye Lingling 1 3 77.
• Tang Yang — Elder brother by the same mother and former Sixth Elder. Tang Lie chooses his Douluo title in Tang Yang’s memory 1 59.
• Tang Yi and Yang Jin — Son and daughter-in-law, both killed during Spirit Hall’s assault. Their absence remains a source of grief during Tang Feng’s family celebrations 1 187.
• Zhu Zhuqing — Recognized granddaughter-in-law. Praises her resilience, welcomes her into the family, and promises to defend her 185 186.
• Tang Chen — Eldest uncle and former sect master. Tang Lie helps free him from possession and recounts the sect’s losses during his absence 108 109.
• Tang Xiao — Sect master and nephew by generational address. Entrusts Tang Feng’s safety to Tang Lie and restrains him when grief threatens the sect’s security 20 72.
• Yang Wudi — Tang Feng’s maternal grandfather and a combat ally. Tang Lie understands his devotion to blood relatives and fights alongside him in major Soul Beast hunts 78 193 262.
• Tang Hao — A source of lasting resentment because Tang Lie connects his actions to his son’s death. Nevertheless, Tang Lie retains a sense of responsibility toward their shared sect and bloodline 159 201 203.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Tang Feng’s Return and the Sect’s Recovery

When Tang Feng returns after five years away, he brings the captured Xiao Wu as a prospective ninth Soul Ring for Tang Lie. Tang Lie initially wants his grandson to keep the opportunity, but accepts after Tang Feng and the sect leaders argue that strengthening the sect is more urgent. He subsequently gives Xiao Wu’s left leg bone to Tang Feng 59.

He then becomes Tang Feng’s advanced hammer instructor and accompanies him on Soul Ring hunts. After reaching Super Douluo, he joins the mission to reunite the Four Great Single-Attribute Clans. His public display of strength confirms Tang Feng’s claims about the sect’s recovery 63 68 72 81.

Slaughter City and Tang Chen

Tang Lie and Tang Feng alternate arena matches and guard one another during recovery, reducing their exposure to ambushes. Both refuse the King of Slaughter’s offer of guest-elder positions in favor of facing Hell Road 96 97.

After obtaining Divine Slaughter’s Domain, they spend almost four months living near the Far North to control their killing aura. During a subsequent confrontation with the King of Slaughter, they coordinate attacks that force the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King from his host. Tang Lie recognizes the freed man as Tang Chen and carries him ashore 100 105 108 109.

Battles Against Spirit Hall

Tang Lie gains the upper hand against the Level 97 Azure Luan Douluo through domain suppression, gravity control, and explosive attacks. He does not pursue a fight to the death, recognizing that the veteran opponent could resort to mutual destruction 155 156.

He later rescues Tang Feng from Qian Renxue, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupinefish Douluo, prioritizing his grandson’s safety over pursuit. During Spirit Hall’s Soul Hunting Operation, he leads three hundred Clear Sky Sect elites into the attackers’ flank and rear at Seven Treasure City and engages Mad Lion Douluo 171 211.

Later Cultivation and Jialing Pass

Tang Lie helps battle the Qian Jun Ant Emperors and subsequently reaches Level 97. When Tang Hao challenges him at the sect, his superior domain and hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring overwhelm Tang Hao’s resistance without a prolonged duel 193 201 203.

He later fights the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with Yang Wudi, though the beast suppresses both despite their enhancements. By the announcement of Zhu Zhuqing’s pregnancy, Tang Lie has genuinely reached Level 98 262 276.

At Jialing Pass, Tang Lie and Dugu Yan begin suppressing Bibi Dong together. Qian Daoliu’s arrival reverses the situation: Tang Lie suffers injuries despite repeated Ring Detonation, until Tang Feng intervenes and forces Qian Daoliu back 281.

Notable Quotes

“Building a solid foundation is the path to lasting progress.” 3

“Rest assured, as long as Grandpa is alive, anyone who wants to hurt you will have to step over my corpse!” 64

“The sect will always be your strongest support.” 187