Xiao Wu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xiao Wu (咲舞)
Alias(es)	Sakura Dance; Qiyuan, as addressed by Gustav 623 688
Gender	Female
Species/Race	Demon; possesses an Oni Transformation, also called “ghostification” 222 363 606
Affiliation	World's Little Corner; Central United Academy's Scavengers; Xiao Ye's faction 189 192 509
Occupation/Role	President of World's Little Corner; Scavenger; temporary chief military instructor 189 192 415
Family	Daughter of Urahara Mai Ryu, the “Asura Martial God” 196
Status	Alive and fighting Gustav in the finale, despite an earlier report of her death 668 688

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
45% Oni Transformation	222	Changes her appearance substantially and produces new features on her forehead. Combined with Hidden Style 58, it barely knocks away the berserk Xiao Ye without meaningfully injuring her.
100% Oni Transformation	363	Xiao's death drives her into a complete transformation accompanied by rage and loss of control. Even this state cannot overcome Tian Lü.
Life-consuming combat mode	475 476	Pushes beyond her normal limits against the God-Monster at the cost of years of life. Uses Soul Pact and a thousand-punch attack during the confrontation.
Increased strength and upgraded weapons	509	Xiao Ye credits a black-and-white cube woman with making her stronger. Xiao Wu also integrates Emperor Slaying Sword fragments into her paired guns.
Rakshasa power combined with Demonic Power	606	Develops a state distinct from Oni Transformation by combining the Rakshasa True Word's malevolent power with her own Demonic Power.
Rakshasa-enhanced Limit Break Mode	623	Reaches a state stronger than the one used against the God-Monster. Lightning patterns cover her body, but the strain causes extensive cracking, bleeding, and escalating pain.

Background

Xiao Wu is the daughter of the “Asura Martial God,” whose actions became infamous as the “One Man Slaughtered Ten Cities” tragedy. Despite that family background and her work as a Scavenger, Si Nan Xiao regards her as a kind person 196.

At Central United Academy, she leads World's Little Corner and looks after its children. She initially recruits Si Nan Xiao simply to help with childcare, but Xiao's openly gentle manner complements her own difficulty expressing affection. Their working relationship develops into a close friendship 189 205.

Appearance

• Usual features: White hair, bright purple eyes, and slender, toned legs; her introductory appearance emphasizes a punk style 187 197 606.
• Habitual gesture: Runs a hand through her already messy hair when embarrassed 189.
• Oni Transformation: Alters her appearance enough to make her difficult to recognize. At 45%, new features emerge on her forehead, which she dislikes despite Haoyue's admiration 222.
• Rakshasa-enhanced state: Her eyes turn purplish-red, wine-red streaks appear in her hair, and red crack-like markings spread around her eyes, temples, and fingers. Her skin becomes paler while her lips and sharp fingernails turn blood-red 606.

Personality

Xiao Wu is abrasive in speech but protective in action. She struggles to express tenderness directly, yet becomes frantic when Xiao disappears and risks herself to rescue her. Her concern also extends to Monet and Evelynths: while rushing toward the League of Scholars, she fears that even a slight delay could leave them dead 205 251.

Her compassion constrains her choices even in lethal situations. During an organ-stakes dice game, she deliberately reduces her own chance of winning to keep Sin Annihilation from losing more organs. Later, she hesitates to strike Fisher because his damage-distribution ability would pass her attack on to civilians 336 576.

Grief can overwhelm that restraint. Xiao's death sends her into an uncontrolled transformation, and afterward she trains relentlessly to become stronger. Her extraordinary willpower lets her continue fighting through devastating pain, though it cannot remove the physical consequences of exceeding her limits 363 382 623.

Abilities & Skills

Oni Transformation

A transformation that increases her combat power and substantially changes her body 222.

• At 45%, she can knock back the berserk Xiao Ye, but cannot penetrate her defenses effectively 222.
• Its physical enhancement helps her avoid serious injury during an exchange with Ling Ye 258.
• At 100%, overwhelming grief and rage accompany a loss of sanity and control 363.

Martial Arts

Xiao Wu combines close-range strikes, defensive positioning, and named fighting styles.

• Hidden Style 58: Used with 45% Oni Transformation against Xiao Ye 222.
• Savage Bite: A heavy punch that shatters Ling Ye's dagger during a head-on exchange 258.
• Inner Seventh Five Style: Shatterer: Intertwines two forces through an upward palm strike, pulverizing rock on contact. She follows the strike with evasive movement rather than recklessly absorbing the descending peak's full force 270.
• Extreme Night Style, Second Form—A Thousand Strikes in an Instant: Delivers one thousand punches in approximately 0.36 seconds after activating Soul Pact 476.
• Defensive adaptation: When unable to follow Ling Ye's movements, she guards the space around herself because she knows she is his target 258.

Lightning and Limit Break Mode

Her lightning techniques support both movement and concentrated attacks 472 688.

• Thunderous Body: Turns her into a streak of lightning and allows her to deliver a fist charged with compressed violet lightning 472.
• Soul Pact: Draws the lightning surrounding her body inward before her thousand-punch technique 476.
• Aerial propulsion: Detonates lightning on her skin to propel herself through the sky 688.
• Limit Break Mode: Greatly increases her fighting power, but causes severe pain and bodily damage. She conceals its existence from Xiao Ye to avoid worrying her 623.

Recovery and Endurance

Her self-healing can remove visible wounds after a fight, although it does nothing to repair her ruined clothing 213.

• She remains combat-capable under extreme pain through willpower and self-suggestion 623.
• Recovery is not consistently available: Gustav explicitly taunts her lack of self-healing during their final battle 688.
• Her most extreme combat mode can consume years of her life 475.

Cooking and Military Instruction

• Prepares an elaborate meal that earns Sin Annihilation's appreciation 342.
• Temporarily replaces Nid and Loxue as chief instructor, defeating more than a thousand soldiers within a minute 415.
• Uses brutal demonstrations and punishments to impose discipline, including breaking her own hands and shooting soldiers who slack off or complain 415.

Equipment

• Paired black-and-white guns: Her favored firearms. She strengthens them by integrating fragments of the Emperor Slaying Sword; their appearance remains largely unchanged, but their aura becomes noticeably more concentrated 509.
• Modern-looking handgun: Xiao Ye notices that its external construction resembles an Earth handgun, unlike the older firearm designs previously encountered on Spirit Star 196.

Relationships

• Si Nan Xiao — Vice-president, childcare assistant, and close confidante. Xiao's kidnapping prompts Xiao Wu's rescue mission; her death becomes a defining source of grief and motivation 205 207 363 382.
• Xiao Ye / Liu Ye — Ally introduced through Si Nan Xiao and a fellow member of the central fighting trio. Xiao Ye helps subdue her after Xiao's death; she later expresses concern for Xiao Ye and respects her choices 363 367 509 594 675.
• Haoyue Tartaglia — Initially an antagonistic roommate, whom she commonly calls “Qipao Woman.” Their relationship grows into deep trust; Haoyue eventually names her as the second friend of her life and someone to whom she would entrust her life 192 472 650.
• Monet — Member of World's Little Corner who places exceptional trust in her. By their later reunion, Monet has become a more confident and capable manager of the club 205 675.
• Evelynths — Someone she urgently tries to reach and protect during the League of Scholars crisis 251.
• Sin Annihilation — Companion whom she protects during the organ-stakes gamble, even at the expense of her own winning chances 335 336 337.
• Ling Ye — Opponent whose speed forces her to adapt defensively; later acknowledged as an influence on her willingness to kill in battle 258 298.
• Gustav — Late-story enemy who calls her Qiyuan and continues fighting her in the finale 623 688.

Story Role

World's Little Corner and the Academy Conflicts

Xiao Wu enters the academy storyline as the president of World's Little Corner. Si Nan Xiao's connection to Xiao Ye and Haoyue brings the three powerful fighters together 189 363.

When Siyana abducts Xiao, Xiao Wu races to find her, invades Angel Garden, and ultimately levels the brothel. During the subsequent crisis, she saves Haoyue from the berserk Xiao Ye and joins her in trying to contain the transformed protagonist 205 207 214 222.

The later attack on World's Little Corner sends her toward the League of Scholars to find Monet and Evelynths. She fights Ling Ye and then confronts Stone Strike, using Shatterer against a descending mass of rock 251 258 266 270.

War and Xiao's Death

Against the Church's army, Xiao Wu fights on the front line while Xiao provides summoned support. She urges Xiao to prioritize her own safety as the enemy escalates to a War God incarnation 298.

During the organ-stakes gamble, she manipulates her dice results to protect Sin Annihilation, but still loses her left lung 336 337.

Tian Lü's killing of Xiao triggers her 100% Oni Transformation. Unable to overcome the Church's strongest warrior, she remains consumed by rage until Xiao Ye subdues her. Afterward, grief drives her into relentless training, and Haoyue attempts to help her cope 363 367 382.

Later Battles

Xiao Wu fights the God-Monster in Gloria City, resorting to a life-consuming mode and extreme martial techniques. She subsequently strengthens both herself and her guns before continuing alongside Xiao Ye's faction 475 476 509.

Fisher exploits her compassion by transferring the accumulated damage from mass explosions onto her. She survives severe injuries but cannot freely retaliate without endangering civilians 576.

Her later battles involve combining Demonic Power with the Rakshasa True Word and pushing Limit Break Mode beyond its previous performance. Xiao Ye subsequently believes Gustav has killed her, only for Si Nan Ying to state that both Xiao Wu and Haoyue are alive. Xiao Wu returns to World's Little Corner before facing Gustav again in the finale 606 623 668 675 688.

Notable Quotes

“Don't think I've just been passively waiting for enemies to attack during this time. I've been figuring out how to best utilize this power whenever I had free time, even combining it with Demonic Power.” 606

“I've considered you a friend for a long time. You're only officially acknowledging me as a friend now?” — To Haoyue 650