Tang San

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Previous Life and Holy Soul Village

Tang San was an orphan in his previous life and belonged to the Bashu Tang Sect. He carried its secret arts, hidden-weapon techniques, and poison expertise into his new life 3 4 22 28.

Reborn as Tang Hao and Ah Yin’s son, he grew up in poverty in Holy Soul Village. He prepared food for his father and subsisted largely on extremely thin rice porridge, most of which Tang Hao consumed. Despite this treatment, he remained protective of his father, asking Old Jack not to disturb Tang Hao’s sleep 3 28.

He practiced the Purple Demon Eye before dawn. The Book of Talents also revealed that his inherited Blue Silver Emperor genes allowed limited photosynthesis, supplying part of the nutrition needed for survival 3.

Enrollment and First Soul Ring

Old Jack escorted Tang San and Lin Qingchen to Nuoding Academy as work-study students. They joined Dorm Seven, where Lin Qingchen defeated Wang Sheng and became the dormitory’s leader. Tang San accepted the arrangement and initially trusted Lin Qingchen more readily because they came from the same village 4 5.

Tang San met Xiao Wu shortly afterward and became visibly shy around her. Their attachment developed quickly; he worried over her whereabouts and helped her recover after her unsuccessful challenges against Lin Qingchen 5 17.

Unlike the sequence recalled by Lin Qingchen from the original story, Tang San had not yet met Yu Xiaogang when he obtained his First Soul Ring. Lei Nuo instead took both boys to the Soul Hunting Forest and helped Tang San acquire an Azure Vine ring 8 10.

The ring broke his cultivation bottleneck, but its modest absorption effect disappointed him. Seeing Lin Qingchen’s Great Five Elements Divine Light shook his confidence, and another defeat by Xiao Wu made him question both Blue Silver Grass and Lei Nuo’s choice of ring. He increasingly regarded his familiar hidden weapons as more dependable than his Martial Soul 13 19.

Apprenticeship to Yu Xiaogang

Yu Xiaogang approached Tang San with an offer to teach him how to cultivate Blue Silver Grass. Tang San followed him partly because he wanted power comparable to Lin Qingchen’s. When Yu Xiaogang correctly deduced his Twin Martial Souls, Tang San initially prepared his Sleeve Arrow, then listened to his explanation 21.

Convinced by Yu Xiaogang’s theoretical arguments, Tang San formally became his disciple, kneeling and kowtowing three times. Yu Xiaogang gave him a storage belt and instructed him to conceal his Clear Sky Hammer and leave it without Soul Rings until much later in his cultivation 22.

Yu Xiaogang proposed developing Blue Silver Grass through poison rather than relying primarily on physical restraint. Tang San enthusiastically accepted the idea, imagining how toxins could improve both battlefield control and his hidden-weapon attacks. His gratitude toward Lei Nuo diminished as he came to regard his existing absorption skill as inferior 22.

Level 20 and the Second Soul Ring

After three years at Nuoding Academy, Tang San reached Level 20 at nine years old. Believing Lin Qingchen had not yet reached that threshold, he celebrated what he considered his first clear advantage over him and credited Yu Xiaogang’s teaching 23.

Yu Xiaogang and Lei Nuo accompanied him to obtain a Ghost Vine Soul Ring, while Tang Hao secretly followed for protection. Tang San successfully became a Soul Grandmaster and returned to Dorm Seven still convinced that he had pulled ahead of Lin Qingchen 23 25 26.

His departure also gave Lin Qingchen an opportunity to visit Ah Yin’s hiding place. Lin Qingchen stole her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone, and his actions involving her remaining seed caused his system to confirm that Tang San’s mother could never be resurrected 24 25.

Appearance

• Childhood build: Thin and frail when Old Jack comes to collect him from Tang Hao’s home 3.
• Academy clothing: Wears Nuoding Academy’s student uniform 14.
• Anger response: His Tang Syndrome talent turns his eyes red and makes his breathing heavy when he becomes extremely enraged 3.

Personality

Tang San shows strong loyalty toward people he recognizes as family, benefactors, or teachers. He remains attached to Tang Hao despite neglect, reacts coldly when the academy gatekeeper mistreats Old Jack, and treats becoming Yu Xiaogang’s disciple as a solemn obligation 3 4 22.

He initially sees no need to compete unless provoked and feels no jealousy when Lin Qingchen first demonstrates his strength. That attitude changes after repeated reminders of the gap between them. He becomes jealous of Lin Qingchen’s abilities, doubts his own cultivation choices, and later watches him with an openly competitive gaze 5 13 19 23.

His suspicion can quickly become lethal intent. When Yu Xiaogang reveals knowledge of his Twin Martial Souls, Tang San disengages his Sleeve Arrow’s safety catch before deciding to hear him out 21.

Around Xiao Wu, he behaves more shyly and childishly than his previous-life experience might suggest. He is patient with her impulsiveness and finds comfort in her companionship when frustrated with cultivation 5 17 19.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Tang San possesses Blue Silver Grass and the Clear Sky Hammer, though he initially keeps the second Martial Soul secret 5 21 22.

• Blue Silver Grass: Uses Soul Power to accelerate its growth and bind targets even without activating a Soul Skill 10.
• Clear Sky Hammer: Manifests as a small, jet-black hammer in his left hand 22.
• Cultivation plan: Yu Xiaogang instructs him to develop his first Martial Soul before adding rings to the second, explaining that a stronger body and higher cultivation would permit much older rings later. This remains a plan rather than a demonstrated achievement 22.

Blue Silver Absorption

His First Soul Skill comes from the Azure Vine and combines restraint with energy absorption 10.

• Absorbs some Soul Power from a bound target for Tang San’s use 10 22.
• Draws scattered life energy from the surroundings 10.
• Supports sustained combat, but its early absorption rate is low: Yu Xiaogang finds that his ordinary Soul Power recovery can nearly match it 22.
• Provides insufficient control to prevent Xiao Wu from defeating him with Waist Bow 19.

Tang Sect Secret Arts

His Tang Sect Successor talent reflects knowledge retained from his previous life 3.

• Mysterious Heaven Skill: His cultivation method; advances to its second level after his First Soul Ring 8 10.
• Purple Demon Eye: Enhances visual observation and moving-object tracking. It still fails to follow Lin Qingchen’s initial movement against Wang Sheng 3 5.
• Hidden weapons: Uses concealed mechanisms, including a Sleeve Arrow. In his previous life, he made the nearly lost Buddha’s Fury Tang Lotus 3 21.
• Poison expertise: Already considers himself an expert in poison before Yu Xiaogang proposes a toxin-focused development path 22.

Inherited Physiology

The Book of Talents identifies several abilities inherited from his Soul Beast ancestry 3.

• Photosynthesis: Converts sunlight into part of the nutrients required for survival; it does not eliminate his need for food.
• Half Human, Half Beast: Gives him both human and Soul Beast genes and increases his affinity with Soul Beasts.
• Blue Emperor Bloodline — inactive: If awakened, it can greatly improve vitality, appearance, and temperament, with a high chance of evolving Blue Silver Grass into the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul. No awakening is documented in the supplied chapters.

Other Recorded Talents

These traits are revealed through Lin Qingchen’s Book of Talents rather than through Tang San’s own explanations 3 23.

• Otherworlder: Identifies his origin in another world 3.
• Tang Syndrome: Extreme rage greatly reduces rationality while slightly increasing combat power 3.
• Fortune’s Favor: Increases favorable chance events and helps his undertakings proceed smoothly 3.
• Fate of a Dead Wife / Fate of a Deceased Wife: Limits him to one wife and destines her to face at least one deadly tribulation; the effect cannot be negated 3 5.
• Feudalism Warrior: Appears after his apprenticeship. It greatly increases reverence for heaven, earth, sovereign, parents, and teacher, alongside his desire for power. Having descendants would evolve it into Feudal Patriarch, but that evolution is not shown 23.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sleeve Arrow — Wrist-mounted hidden weapon with a safety catch; Tang San prepares it when Yu Xiaogang discovers his secret 19 21.
• Storage belt — Yu Xiaogang’s apprenticeship gift. Its twenty-four jade pieces each hold one cubic meter of storage, accessed with a small amount of Soul Power 22.
• Dagger — Used to kill the Azure Vine after Lei Nuo exposes its vine heart 10.
• Soul Master badge — Issued by Ma Xiunuo after his advancement assessment. Registration entitles him to the one-ring Soul Master stipend of one Gold Soul Coin per month 14.

Relationships

• Tang Hao — Father. Neglects Tang San’s childhood needs but later secretly protects him on Soul Hunts and views his talent as a hope for revenge against Spirit Hall 3 23 25.
• Ah Yin — Mother and source of his Blue Silver Emperor ancestry. Her surviving seed offers a possibility of return until Lin Qingchen’s intervention makes her resurrection impossible 3 19 25.
• Old Jack — Village elder and benefactor. Challenges Tang Hao over his treatment of Tang San and escorts him to Nuoding Academy 3 4.
• Lin Qingchen — Fellow villager, dormitory leader, and eventual rival. Tang San begins calling him “Brother Chen,” but admiration gives way to jealousy and a desire to surpass him 5 8 13 23.
• Xiao Wu — Close companion and romantic interest. Tang San is immediately drawn to her, comforts her after defeats, and becomes openly affectionate with her during their academy years 5 17 19 23.
• Lei Nuo — Academy dean and initial Soul Hunting guide. Secures Tang San’s First Soul Ring and helps obtain his second, although Tang San later questions his judgment 10 19 22 25.
• Yu Xiaogang — Master. Wins Tang San’s trust by identifying his Twin Martial Souls, gives him a storage belt, and directs his future cultivation toward poison-based control 21 22.