Ma Xiaotao

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ma Xiaotao (马小桃)
Alias(es)	Sister Xiaotao; Evil Fire Phoenix
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy Inner Court; Shrek’s official tournament team
Occupation/Role	Inner Court disciple; tournament combatant
Status	Active
First Appearance	106

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Emperor, Level 64	189	Her soul power reaches the peak of Level 64 while her Evil Fire Phoenix develops the embryonic form of Ultimate Fire.
Ultimate Fire (embryonic form)	189	Achieved after repeated purification and cultivation guided by Lin Ciyan’s Five Elements power.
Ultimate Fire / evolved Phoenix Martial Soul	238	Her Phoenix flames become pure crimson-gold with a white halo; she destroys a Class 7 Absolute Defense Soul Tool and defeats four Soul Kings with Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike.

Background / History

Ma Xiaotao was long plagued by the instability of her Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul. During a severe rampage outside Shrek City’s east gate, her dark-red flames scorched the ground and eroded the soul power of the Inner Court teachers maintaining the containment barrier. Lin Ciyan temporarily stabilized her through Five Elements, light, water, and ice-attribute techniques. 106

Following the incident, she learned Lin Ciyan’s Breathing Guidance Method and began regular treatments under his guidance. Although prideful and initially resistant to the arrangement, she continued attending the sessions because of the Evil Fire’s danger and the relief the treatments offered. 107 109 115

A later eruption drove her to Sea God Lake, where Lin Ciyan’s water- and ice-aligned Five Elements power suppressed the backlash. Afterward, Ma Xiaotao discovered that her flame had become purer, more controllable, and closer to an ultimate attribute rather than merely being restrained. 143 144

Her martial soul’s eventual transformation was attributed publicly to the Heavenly Sun Mystic Ganoderma, a supreme-yang spiritual treasure, guided by Lin Ciyan’s Five Elements power. This purification removed the Evil Fire impurities and awakened the Phoenix Origin bloodline. 349

Appearance

Ma Xiaotao is a tall, curvaceous young woman with fiery red or orange-red hair, phoenix-like eyes, and a commanding presence. She commonly wears fitted red martial or Inner Court uniforms. 143 166 349

• Fire-red hair, often tied in a ponytail; it becomes loose and wild during an Evil Fire episode. 143 166
• Pink eyes earlier in the story; reddish-gold eyes after her Ultimate Fire evolution. 151 349
• Her evolved Phoenix Flame is crimson-gold, with a faint holy-white glow around its edges. 238
• Her Ultimate Fire Phoenix manifests pure crimson-gold wings and feathers. 238

Personality

Ma Xiaotao is proud, impulsive, and direct. Her temper and competitive nature repeatedly surface in training and combat, particularly when she feels challenged or slighted. 168 199

Her emotions are transparent: she is openly jealous of Ling Luochen’s closeness to Lin Ciyan, confronts him when she detects another woman’s ice aura, and struggles with accepting that he will not belong exclusively to her. 151 170 171 Despite this possessiveness, she ultimately accepts his circumstances while demanding that he not openly expose her to situations that provoke her jealousy. 171

Beneath her forceful exterior, Ma Xiaotao carries lasting vulnerability from her Evil Fire condition. Lin Ciyan’s aid changes her self-image from someone tormented by a dangerous martial soul to a Phoenix Soul Master with Ultimate Fire. 106 362

Abilities & Skills

Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul

Ma Xiaotao’s original martial soul produces immensely destructive Phoenix Flame, but its evil impurities once caused painful loss of control and soul-power erosion.

• Her uncontrolled flames can scorch and crack the ground, burn the air, and consume the soul power sustaining defensive barriers. 106
• The Evil Fire causes severe physical and mental instability during eruptions. 106 143
• Lin Ciyan’s water, ice, light, and Five Elements power can suppress and purify its instability. 106 115 171

Ultimate Fire

After her Phoenix bloodline evolves, Ma Xiaotao gains pure Ultimate Fire, replacing the former dark-red Evil Fire with crimson-gold flames.

• Can overpower and suppress ice-attribute opponents, including Meng Hongchen. 259 260
• Breaks a Class 7 Absolute Defense Barrier, a Soul Tool stated to require Soul Saint-level power to overcome. 238
• Her evolved flames can negate or shut out external enhancements during battle. 236
• The attribute is rare enough to attract the Body Sect’s interest. 247 248

Phoenix Fire Line

A first soul skill that releases concentrated Phoenix Flame.

• Was blocked by Huang Heyun’s empowered first soul skill despite Ma Xiaotao’s Soul Emperor foundation. 236
• After evolving to Ultimate Fire, she uses it to drive Meng Hongchen back repeatedly. 260

Bathing Fire Phoenix

Her second soul skill releases a surge of Phoenix Flame at close range. 236

Phoenix Meteor Shower

Her sixth soul skill summons falling phoenix-flame meteors.

• Ma Xiaotao deliberately reduced its scale during a training match against Ling Luochen. 168
• Ling Luochen’s Absolute Ice Domain weakened the meteors and prevented direct injury. 168

Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike

Her fifth soul skill, used as a decisive piercing attack.

• After her Ultimate Fire breakthrough, she defeats four Soul Kings in a single strike. 238
• She later overwhelms Yang Tian with the technique and sends him flying. 297

Relationships

• Lin Ciyan — Her healer, cultivation partner, and romantic partner. He repeatedly suppresses and purifies her Evil Fire, ultimately helping her Phoenix Martial Soul evolve into Ultimate Fire. 106 144 171 238 349
• Yan Shaozhe — Her teacher and Shrek dean. He is deeply concerned about her Evil Fire condition and later seeks an explanation for her martial soul’s transformation. 107 349
• Ling Luochen — Fellow Shrek combatant and ice-attribute rival. Their opposing attributes and mutual connection to Lin Ciyan fuel frequent tension. 168 197 296
• Dai Yueheng — Official-team teammate who fights alongside her during the tournament. 166 238
• Zhang Lexuan — Fellow Inner Court elite who was present during Ma Xiaotao’s crisis and later recognizes the role Lin Ciyan may have played in purifying her martial soul. 106 239

Story Role / Major Arcs

Evil Fire Treatment

Ma Xiaotao’s rampage establishes the severity of her Evil Fire Phoenix’s instability. Lin Ciyan intervenes when Inner Court teachers struggle to contain her, then develops an ongoing treatment arrangement that gradually stabilizes her condition. 106 107 108 109

Sea God Lake Eruption

During another uncontrolled episode, Ma Xiaotao instinctively seeks out Lin Ciyan. His Five Elements power suppresses the Evil Fire beneath Sea God Lake, and the experience reveals that his assistance can improve her martial soul’s quality rather than merely contain it. 143 144

Reserve-Team Training

As a member of Shrek’s official team, Ma Xiaotao participates in combat training and clashes with Ling Luochen. Her temper causes her to injure Ling Luochen during a spar, prompting Lin Ciyan to intervene. 166 168

Ultimate Fire Evolution

Ma Xiaotao’s determination to catch up with Ling Luochen drives her pursuit of further purification. Her Phoenix martial soul first develops an Ultimate Fire embryonic form, then fully evolves during the tournament, allowing her to shatter an Absolute Defense Barrier and rout four Soul Kings. 189 238

Tournament Battles

With Ultimate Fire, Ma Xiaotao becomes one of Shrek’s principal offensive forces. She suppresses Meng Hongchen’s ice attribute, confronts empowered opponents, and overwhelms Sun Moon preliminary-team members Yang Tian and Li Meng. 259 260 297 298

Body Sect Confrontation

The Body Sect attempts to take Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen because of their Ultimate Martial Souls. Ma Xiaotao stands with Ling Luochen in defense of their own rights until Lin Ciyan forces the Body Sect members to retreat. 247 249

Trivia

• Ma Xiaotao is highly sensitive to ice- and fire-attribute auras; she detects Ling Luochen’s lingering ice aura on Lin Ciyan. 151
• Before her full evolution, her Ultimate Fire was concealed because she feared questions from Shrek’s senior figures. 197
• Yan Shaozhe describes the simultaneous appearance of Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Ice at Shrek as unprecedented in a thousand years. 364