Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ma Xiaotao (马小桃) 36 |
| Alias(es) | Xiaotao; Tao'er 41 128 |
| Gender | Female 36 |
| Affiliation | Shrek Academy, Inner Court; captain of its tournament team 129 133 |
| Occupation/Role | Soul Master; Yan Shaozhe's personal disciple 133 |
| Status | Abducted by Evil Spirit Masters after the tournament; no later fate is documented in the provided account 144 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 36 36 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Six-ring Spirit Emperor | 80 | Uses her sixth spirit skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower, against Huo Yuhao; Yan Shaozhe later identifies her as a Spirit Emperor 80 81. |
| Seven-ring Spirit Saint | 130 | Reveals a seventh spirit ring during the tournament final, gaining access to her Martial Soul Avatar 130. |
| Mutated phoenix martial soul | 133 | The Sword of Judgment aggravates her Evil Fire. She partially fuses it with her martial soul through willpower, turning her flames purple-black while retaining some reason 131 133. |
| Dark Phoenix; Ultimate Fire | 135 | Fully embraces the side of her martial soul she had suppressed. Her flames reach Ultimate Fire, and she activates the seventh spirit skill, Phoenix Avatar; her combat power is described as comparable to an ordinary Title Douluo 135. |
Background and History
Ma Xiaotao lost her parents while young and lived as an orphan in a mountain village until Yan Shaozhe took her to Shrek Academy. Her Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul awakened there, and she came to regard Shrek as her home 135.
Her powerful martial soul carried a recurring danger: Phoenix Evil Fire could overwhelm her judgment. Earlier eruptions had harmed Outer Court students. During one episode near Sea God Lake, she attacked Huo Yuhao; his Amaterasu consumed her flames and nearly killed her. Huo Yuhao had the black fire removed, then froze her before leaving 8 36 37 38. After recovering, she found that resisting Amaterasu had purified and strengthened her phoenix flames. She searched for the user of the black fire or Ultimate Ice, suspecting Huo Yuhao but unable to confirm it 41 48.
After Huo Yuhao killed Dai Huabin, Ma Xiaotao tried to keep him from leaving Shrek and promised to ask Yan Shaozhe to protect him. Their fight ended with Huo Yuhao holding her hostage when Shrek's elders arrived 80 81.
Ma Xiaotao captained Shrek's team in the tournament final against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Her Dark Phoenix transformation culminated in a fight with Huo Yuhao, who defeated her 129 135 136 140. On the return journey, Evil Spirit Masters attacked the Shrek party and abducted her 144.
Appearance
Ma Xiaotao is associated with red clothing, red hair, and pink eyes; her phoenix martial soul manifests as fiery wings 47 80 133.
- During her first mutation: Her hair and flames turn purple-black, and her eyes take on a cold, bloodthirsty look 133.
- Dark Phoenix Avatar: Her phoenix manifestation becomes black, radiating intense heat and killing intent 135.
Personality
Ma Xiaotao is headstrong and eager to fight. She dismisses Wang Yan's advice to carry defensive soul tools on a mission and shows excitement while attacking the bandits 104 105. Her loyalty to Shrek runs deeper than its reputation: because she grew up there after Yan Shaozhe took her in, she sees a threat to the academy as a threat to her home 135.
She resists the darker side of her martial soul because she fears becoming an Evil Spirit Master. During the final, her determination to protect Shrek leads her to accept that power despite the danger to her mind 131 133 135.
Abilities & Skills
Evil Fire Phoenix
Her fire-focused martial soul provides powerful offensive flames and phoenix wings, but its Evil Fire can build up and cause loss of control 36 80 131.
- Phoenix Fire Line: A directed fire attack 80 130.
- Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike: Her fifth spirit ability sends a fire phoenix toward a target 80.
- Phoenix Meteor Shower: Her sixth spirit ability rains fire meteors over an area; in Dark Phoenix Avatar form, it produces much larger black meteors 80 130 136.
Spirit Skill Compression
A Shrek secret technique that combines her second skill, Bathing Fire Phoenix, her fifth skill, Phoenix Piercing Clouds, and her right-arm spirit bone skill, Phoenix Burst Strike, into a pursuing phoenix attack. Using it during her mutation deepens the evil influence on her consciousness 135.
Dark Phoenix Avatar
Her seventh spirit skill manifests the fully mutated Dark Phoenix. Its Ultimate Fire is no longer suppressed by Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice in their later clash, but the transformation leaves her consumed by a desire to kill 135 136.
Relationships
- Yan Shaozhe — Her teacher, who took her in as a child and raised her; he regards her as more like a daughter than a disciple 135 144.
- Huo Yuhao — Their encounters begin when her Evil Fire drives her to attack him. She later tries to protect him from the consequences of Dai Huabin's death, then faces him as Shrek's captain in the tournament final 36 80 135.
- Xu Sanshi — She repeatedly turns to his water-attribute martial soul to help vent her accumulating Evil Fire, though she finds it increasingly inadequate 48 78.
- Ma Rulong — Traps her in Thunder Prison during the final; his Sword of Judgment aggravates her Evil Fire and helps trigger her mutation 130 131 133.