Xiao Xiao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xiao Xiao (萧萧)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Soul-Suppressing Cauldron Sect
Occupation/Role	Core disciple; member of Bai Cai's team; Control-type Battle Soul Master, later recognized as more defense-oriented with control effects
Martial Soul(s)	Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron; Nine-Phoenix Flute
First Appearance	20

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 22 — Control-type Battle Soul Grandmaster	21	Reveals her twin martial souls while joining Bai Cai and Wang Dong for the Freshman Assessment.
Peak Rank 27	66	Ranked eighth among the first-year students by Soul Power.
Rank 29	78	Reaches Rank 29 after a Soul Ascension Pill and comes close to Rank 30 after absorbing the Rock Right Leg Bone.
Soul Elder / Rank 30+	115	Advances to Soul Elder and undertakes a soul hunt for her next ring.
Rank 32 — Soul Elder	130	States her cultivation level after defeating Xu Sanshi.
Soul Ancestor	139	Becomes a four-ring Soul Ancestor following Bai Cai's healing.

Background / History

Xiao Xiao is a disciple of the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron Sect and a Shrek Academy core disciple. Though she possesses twin martial souls, her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron is considered above average rather than top-tier, and her sect cannot invest resources on the level of the major powers. This leaves her anxious about falling behind Bai Cai and Wang Dong despite her diligent cultivation. 63 65

She joins Bai Cai and Wang Dong as the third member of their Freshman Assessment team. Her cauldrons provide the defensive control that complements Bai Cai's psychic restraints and Wang Dong's offense, helping the team secure first place in the assessment. 21 23 29

After the Freshman Assessment, Xiao Xiao continues to develop her combat ability through academy assessments, treasure acquisition, Bai Cai's instruction, and increasingly demanding duels. She acquires a Rock Right Leg Bone, studies Form Intent, and eventually rises from a second-year Soul Grandmaster to Soul Elder. 69 78 79 115

Appearance

Xiao Xiao is described as a petite, delicate-featured girl. She has short black hair and is often noted for her graceful appearance. 20 134

• Petite build and delicate features. 20
• Short black hair. 134
• Her comparatively high base physique becomes a major advantage in later close-range fights. 125

Personality

Xiao Xiao is diligent, self-disciplined, and sensitive about her slower advancement relative to Bai Cai and Wang Dong. She takes cultivation seriously, worries about earning a reserve position for the soul master tournament, and pursues difficult assessments rather than accepting safer options. 65 79 127

In battle, she is analytical and increasingly confident. She studies opponents’ exposed skills and physical limits, uses her cauldrons to dictate distance, and is willing to stake her own money on a cross-rank victory. 125 127

Outside combat, she can be playful and naive, frequently acting cute around Wang Dong and Bai Cai. She is deeply loyal to Bai Cai, crediting much of her growth to his tactics, guidance, and support. 70 130

Abilities & Skills

Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron

Xiao Xiao's primary martial soul manifests as three large black cauldrons. It is suited to defensive counterattacks, battlefield control, and forcing opponents into unfavorable positions. 20 21

• Can divide into three separate cauldrons to surround, obstruct, or pressure opponents. 23 27
• Can merge the three cauldrons into a single larger construct when needed. 29 47
• Uses the cauldrons to control spacing against faster opponents such as Dai Huabin and Jiang Nannan. 126 127
• Its primary combat strength is defensive suppression rather than sustained control. 65

Cauldron Shock / Cauldron Quake

Her first soul skill releases shockwaves through her cauldrons, creating a short but powerful stun effect on impact. 23 65

• Used after Bai Cai locks opponents’ joints, allowing Xiao Xiao to knock them out of the arena. 23
• Can interrupt an opponent’s soul-skill release through concussive force. 27
• Stronger against high-level soul beasts or opponents for whom slowing and binding effects are less reliable. 65

Cauldron Sweep

Her second soul skill increases the cauldrons’ defensive capacity and grants them reflective force. 65

• Used with Cauldron Shock to launch direct cauldron collisions. 27
• Lets Xiao Xiao punish opponents who recklessly attack into her defenses. 125
• Its recoil can consume significant Soul Power against exceptionally durable opponents. 47

Cauldron Oscillation

A combined technique formed from her first and second soul skills. It uses the cauldrons’ shockwaves and force to strike a target with concentrated impact. 47 65

• Effective for disrupting durable defensive opponents, though it fails to inflict decisive damage on Xu Sanshi’s Black Tortoise defense. 47
• Requires substantial Soul Power when used repeatedly. 47

Form-Intent Art: Soul Suppression

After Bai Cai's instruction, Xiao Xiao develops Form Intent centered on the ritual and suppressive nature of her cauldron martial soul. 79

• Oppresses the opponent’s mind to interrupt soul-skill activation. 130
• Normally causes little direct mental damage. 130
• Triggered Xu Sanshi’s lingering mental injury from Bai Cai's Mental Pollution, causing him to relapse into madness and forcing the match to end in Xiao Xiao's favor. 130

Cauldron Thorn

A Self-Created Soul Skill derived from Xiao Xiao's cauldron techniques and Form Intent. 129

• Used against Xu Sanshi during their first duel. 129
• Could not decisively overcome Xu Sanshi's superior Soul Power and Black Tortoise defense in that match. 129

Nine-Phoenix Flute

Xiao Xiao's secondary martial soul is the Nine-Phoenix Flute. Its spiritual and elemental growth potential is relatively high, but it is less useful than the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron in direct combat. 21 74 79

• Offers flexible compatibility with spiritual and elemental Soul Bones. 72 74
• Its documented combat skills are not specified.
• Its support capabilities are stated to be inferior to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. 79

Soul Bone Enhancements

Xiao Xiao possesses leg Soul Bones that improve her physical combat ability.

• Lightning Left Leg Bone — possessed by Xiao Xiao; noted as a valuable Soul Bone. 71
• Rock Right Leg Bone — purchased at the Treasure Appreciation Fair; improves her Soul Power and defense. 78
• Her Rock Right Leg Bone allows her kicks to carry a stone-like radiance and enough force to injure faster opponents at close range. 127

Equipment / Items

• Purple-tier VIP card — provides a 100,000 Gold Soul Coin credit limit and a 10% discount. 70
• Black-tier VIP card — later obtained for the Treasure Appraisal Fair, with up to one million Gold Soul Coins of credit. 71 73
• Rock Right Leg Bone — acquired through Wang Dong's financial support at the Treasure Appreciation Fair. 78

Relationships

• Bai Cai — Her captain, mentor, and primary source of tactical and cultivation guidance. Xiao Xiao credits many of her achievements to him and remains determined to wait for his return when he disappears. 21 79 130
• Wang Dong — Teammate and close companion. Wang Dong treats Xiao Xiao with a sisterly protectiveness, though Xiao Xiao is also intimidated by Wang Dong's possessiveness regarding Bai Cai. 65 70 131
• Dianya Belun — Friend, dormmate, and later intimate companion. Dianya supplies recovery wines, probes Xiao Xiao's feelings for Bai Cai and Wang Dong, and draws Xiao Xiao into her plans. 130 131 138
• Xu Sanshi — Senior opponent. Xiao Xiao initially loses to him due to his superior defense and Soul Power, then defeats him by exploiting the old mental injury caused by Mental Pollution. 129 130
• Jiang Nannan — Senior opponent defeated by Xiao Xiao through cauldron positioning, close-range physical strength, and the Rock Right Leg Bone. 127 128
• Dai Huabin — Rival defeated after Xiao Xiao uses her higher Soul Power and cauldrons to wear him down and prevent him from forcing her out of the arena. 126 127
• Wu Feng — Rival defeated after Xiao Xiao calculates the limits of Wu Feng's enhancement skill and punishes her with a prepared counterattack. 125
• Bai Lin — Former roommate. Bai Lin withdraws from Shrek Academy and urges Xiao Xiao to return to their sect with her, but Xiao Xiao remains. 126

Story Role / Major Arcs

Freshman Assessment

Xiao Xiao joins Bai Cai and Wang Dong to form a balanced three-person team. She uses her cauldrons to capitalize on Bai Cai's restraints, defeats opponents including Nanmen Yun'er, and helps the team win the Freshman Assessment championship. 21 23 27 29

Advancement Assessment and Treasure Appraisal Fair

Concerned about keeping pace with her teammates, Xiao Xiao challenges an Iron-Back Bull during the advancement assessment and scores 120 points, tying for second place. She later obtains the Rock Right Leg Bone and approaches Rank 30. 65 69 78

Form Intent Training

Bai Cai trains Xiao Xiao in the distinction between Form Intent and Divine Intent. His demonstration helps her understand the true meaning of the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron as both a heavy vessel and a ritual vessel, laying the foundation for her Soul Suppression technique. 79

Soul Elder Duels

After becoming a Soul Elder, Xiao Xiao defeats Wu Feng, Dai Huabin, and Jiang Nannan through superior planning, cauldron control, and physical strength. She loses her first match against Xu Sanshi, then wins their rematch after recognizing that his prior mental injury could be triggered through Form-Intent Art: Soul Suppression. 125 126 128 129 130

Dianya and Bai Cai's Return

While Bai Cai is absent, Xiao Xiao grows close to Dianya and openly acknowledges her reliance on her captain's support. Following Bai Cai's return, she becomes further attached to him, receives his healing, and advances to Soul Ancestor. 130 139

Notable Quotes

“Captain's theories, Captain's tactics, Captain's guidance—they already surpass many teachers, perhaps even all of them.” 130

“Captain has disappeared. Maybe he's been gone for a long time. But I will definitely wait for him to return.” 130

Trivia

• Xiao Xiao corrects Bai Cai when he casually calls her martial soul the “Soul-Suppressing Cauldron,” insisting on its full name: the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron. 21
• She once bet 12,000 Gold Soul Coins on herself before challenging Jiang Nannan across ranks. 127
• Despite initially viewing herself as the weakest member of Bai Cai's team, she eventually rises to fourth place among her year after defeating several elite opponents. 126