Xiao Wu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xiao Wu (小舞)
Species/Race	Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast Transformation; her true Soul Beast origin is later identified as a Soft Bone Rabbit. 9 43
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Holy Son's Palace, under Yang Yu's control. 41 45
Occupation/Role	Yang Yu's contract-bound pawn; guide in the Star Dou Great Forest. 9 50
Status	Alive; bound to Yang Yu through a Soul Contract. 9 52
First Appearance	Chapter 8

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 42	42	The Aromatic Silk Beauty's medicinal effects are basically fully absorbed, stabilizing her Soul Power at level 42.
Fourth Spirit Ring / Level 43	43	Kills and absorbs an approximately 1,800-year Lightning Rabbit's purple Soul Ring; gains Instant Movement.

Background / History

Xiao Wu first appears alongside Tang San during Yang Yu's hunt for the Void Cicada. The proximity of Yue Guan and Gui Mei terrifies her Spirit Beast instincts, leaving her unable to withstand the pressure of two Titled Douluo. 8

Yang Yu exposes her as a transformed Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast and forces her to choose between death and a Soul Contract. Under the threat of Gui Mei, Xiao Wu provides a blood guide and becomes Yang Yu's bound servant; the contract gives him direct awareness of her emotional state and imposes a painful restraint if she disobeys. 9

Yang Yu offers her the prospect of curing the flaw in her transformation and concealing her Soul Beast aura through the immortal herb Aromatic Silk Beauty. In exchange, Xiao Wu approaches Ning Rongrong and helps create the conditions for the herb's theft. 9 19 24

Desperate to secure her survival, Xiao Wu attempts to devour the Aromatic Silk Beauty herself. Its immense medicinal energy nearly causes her body to explode; Yang Yu seals the unstable energy, while Shui Bing'er continuously uses ice-attribute Soul Power to keep her alive. 25 26 29 Her Spirit Beast origin is briefly exposed during the crisis, though the herb's effects and residual ice seal later make her aura extremely difficult to detect. 26 34

After the herb's absorption stabilizes her at level 42, Xiao Wu is confined in the Holy Son's Palace. Yang Yu later escorts her to obtain a fourth Soul Ring, but retains strict control over her movements and future. 42 43 45

Appearance

Xiao Wu is a petite girl with long pink hair and ruby-like eyes. Her appearance can seem fragile when she is frightened, particularly when her Spirit Beast identity is threatened. 8 9 34

• Long pink hair. 34
• Ruby-like eyes. 8 9
• Petite build. 8
• Her transformed Soul Beast origin can manifest under severe instability. 26

Personality

Xiao Wu is initially defined by fear and loyalty toward Tang San. When Yang Yu exposes her identity, the threat of death overwhelms her resistance to the Soul Contract, though she remains humiliated and resentful of her forced submission. 9

Her need to survive drives many of her decisions. She offers intelligence on Tang San in exchange for help concealing her aura, engineers closeness with Ning Rongrong as ordered, and ultimately risks consuming the Aromatic Silk Beauty despite knowing the consequences could be fatal. 18 19 25

Despite her confinement, Xiao Wu remains determined to gain strength and regain some measure of freedom. She cultivates Phantom Nine Flashes diligently, but regards Yang Yu's support as an investment in a useful pawn rather than kindness. 42 47 49

Abilities & Skills

Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul

Xiao Wu possesses the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul, specializing in soft techniques, speed, and mobility. 43 47

• Uses superior Soul Power and soft techniques to defeat an approximately 1,800-year Lightning Rabbit. 43
• Her natural attack power is considered insufficient without a decisive finishing move. 47
• Her familiarity with the Star Dou Great Forest allows her to avoid weaker Soul Beast territories and identify dangerous auras. 50 51

Soul Contract

A Soul Contract links Xiao Wu's Spirit Beast origin to Yang Yu's will. 9

• Yang Yu can sense her fear, despair, reluctance, and hatred through the connection. 9
• The contract compels awe and submission toward Yang Yu. 9
• Attempting to act against its restrictions causes severe pain and can physically halt her. 9
• The contract leaves Xiao Wu's life and death under Yang Yu's control. 9

Instant Movement

Xiao Wu's fourth Soul Skill, acquired from the Lightning Rabbit, enables short-distance teleportation. 43

• Greatly improves her ability to survive and escape. 43
• Yang Yu explicitly notes that the skill is well suited for fleeing. 43

Phantom Nine Flashes

Yang Yu provides Xiao Wu with a movement-type Soul Skill cultivation method after her fourth-ring breakthrough. 47 49

• Focuses on maximizing speed and evasive movement rather than offense. 49
• Combines effectively with her Soft Bone Rabbit techniques and Instant Movement. 49
• Xiao Wu trains it diligently because becoming stronger is her only available means of securing herself. 49

Immortal Herb Metamorphosis

The Aromatic Silk Beauty's energy reshapes Xiao Wu's body and affects the concealment of her Soul Beast aura. 25 29 34

• The herb's energy initially threatens to rupture her body. 25 26
• Yang Yu suppresses her agitated Spirit Beast origin using the powers of the Chaos Creation Lotus and the Dragon of Eternity and Time. 26
• Residual ice sealing and the herb's medicinal effects make her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura extremely subtle after the crisis. 34
• By the time of her confinement in the Holy Son's Palace, the herb's effects have basically been absorbed. 42

Relationships

• Yang Yu — Her master through the Soul Contract. He exposes her identity, controls her freedom, preserves her life during the herb crisis, and cultivates her usefulness as a pawn. 9 25 47
• Tang San — Her former close companion. Xiao Wu supports him when Yang Yu confronts them, but the contract forcibly separates her from him. 8 9
• Ning Rongrong — Xiao Wu is sent to approach her as part of Yang Yu's plan to obtain the Aromatic Silk Beauty. She becomes attentive to Rongrong, bringing food and helping her recover from training exhaustion. 9 19
• Shui Bing'er — Assists Xiao Wu's survival by continuously using ice-attribute Soul Power to suppress the immortal herb's unstable energy. 25 26 29
• Zhu Zhuqing — Helps Xiao Wu temporarily release excess energy during her unstable metamorphosis; later accompanies her on the Star Dou Great Forest expedition. 29 50
• Er Ming — The Titan Giant Ape from the Star Dou Great Forest. Encountering him leaves Xiao Wu visibly afraid and reveals her prior connection to him. 50 51
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei — The Titled Douluo who enforce Yang Yu's authority during her exposure and contract binding. 8 9

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Exposure and Contract Binding — Yang Yu identifies Xiao Wu's transformed Soul Beast nature and forces her into a Soul Contract rather than allowing Yue Guan and Gui Mei to kill her for her soul ring and soul bone. 9
• Aromatic Silk Beauty Scheme — She infiltrates Ning Rongrong's circle and helps create a diversion for the herb theft, then attempts to consume the herb herself in desperation. 19 24 25
• Immortal Herb Crisis — Xiao Wu survives a near-fatal medicinal-energy overload with Yang Yu's intervention and Shui Bing'er's support; her altered aura draws suspicion from powerful observers. 25 26 34
• Holy Son's Palace Captivity — Her herb-enhanced Soul Power stabilizes at level 42, but she remains watched and restricted within Yang Yu's residence. 42 45
• Fourth Soul Ring Hunt — She gains Instant Movement from an 1,800-year Lightning Rabbit and reaches level 43, increasing her mobility without changing her subordinate status. 43
• Return to the Star Dou Great Forest — Xiao Wu guides Yang Yu's group through her homeland, reacts fearfully to Er Ming, and later becomes vulnerable to the malevolent spirit released by the Myriad Soul Crystal. 50 52