Ma Xiaotao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ma Xiaotao (马小桃)
Alias(es)	Evil Fire Phoenix; Flame Mad Demon; Black Phoenix (during her loss of control) 80 108 145
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; official Shrek Seven Devils team 108
Occupation/Role	Battle Soul Master; official team vice-captain of the Shrek Seven Devils 108
Status	Active; recovered from the Black Phoenix crisis and awakened Ultimate Fire 147 150 152
First Appearance	Chapter 80

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Emperor	80	Possessed six soul rings and could threaten ordinary low-level Soul Douluo when consumed by evil fire.
Soul Sage	108 123	Broke through to seven rings before age twenty; became the tournament’s only Soul Sage under twenty.
Rank 72 Soul Sage	143	Her seventh ring was a peak ninety-thousand-year ring, greatly strengthening her Fire Phoenix Avatar.
Ultimate Fire Soul Master	147	The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower purified her bloodline and removed the evil-fire source, granting her Ultimate Fire.

Background / History

Ma Xiaotao inherited a Fire Phoenix Martial Soul rather than the Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix of her ancestor, Ma Hongjun. A hidden evil aura in her bloodline corrupted her flames into Evil Phoenix Fire, leaving her vulnerable to violent loss of control and preventing her from reaching true Ultimate Fire. Her condition required suppression through measures such as Ice Spirit Pills, but these only provided temporary relief. 80 81

Before the Soul Fighting Tournament, she was Shrek Academy’s leading Inner Court genius and captain of the official Seven Devils. She narrowly lost the captaincy to Ling Luochen, though she decisively defeated Dai Yueheng and became vice-captain instead. 108

Her first encounter with Qiangu Yunche occurred during an evil-fire episode near Sea God Lake. In a frenzied state, she attacked him with her full strength; he defeated her with the Evil-Breaking Dragon Emperor Spear and used Myriad Tide Heavenly Thunder to suppress her condition. 80 81

During the tournament, Ma Xiaotao forced her Fire Phoenix power toward Ultimate Fire and fought with overwhelming force against the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy. Ma Rulong exploited her unstable evil aura with the Judgment Sword, shattering Qiangu Yunche’s prior seal and transforming her into an uncontrolled Black Phoenix. 142 143 145

Qiangu Yunche later purged the evil source with the Domain of Destruction and Myriad Tide Heavenly Thunder, then used the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to restore her Phoenix bloodline. The process allowed her to become an Ultimate Fire Soul Master and prevented her fall into an Evil Soul Master. 146 147

Appearance

Ma Xiaotao is a striking, curvaceous young woman with long red hair and pale-pink eyes. Her usual bearing is cold and fiery; during evil-fire outbreaks, her appearance becomes markedly more menacing. 80 122

• Long blood-red hair, which can darken to crimson when her power rises. 80 142
• Pale-pink eyes with a naturally cold gaze. 80
• Often wears fiery-red clothing. 122
• Her berserk state includes blood-red wings, a blood-colored mask, and intense crimson flames. 80
• Her Black Phoenix state manifests black-and-bloody flames, black eyes, and black-purple patterns across her body. 145 146
• After purification, her eyes become golden-red and her fire aura shifts to Ultimate Fire. 148 150

Personality

Ma Xiaotao is proud, competitive, blunt, and intensely devoted to cultivation and battle. Losing her former position as Shrek’s undisputed leading Inner Court talent deeply unsettles her, especially as Ling Luochen and others advance beyond her. 108 123

Her confidence can become recklessness: despite knowing that an evil-fire outbreak could endanger allies and bystanders, she continued to gamble on suppressing it through cultivation. Qiangu Yunche directly criticizes this as irresponsible, a judgment she is forced to confront. 123

Beneath her aggression, Ma Xiaotao is capable of reflection, remorse, and gratitude. She regrets attacking Qiangu Yunche during her first outbreak, recognizes the danger of becoming an Evil Soul Master, and openly acknowledges that his intervention saved her life and future. 81 148

Abilities & Skills

Fire Phoenix Martial Soul

Ma Xiaotao possesses a high-level Fire Phoenix beast Martial Soul with a divine-beast bloodline. Its original evil contamination produced Evil Phoenix Fire; after purification, it became an Ultimate Fire attribute. 80 108 147

• Her evil fire was close to Ultimate Fire even before purification. 80
• The Evil Phoenix Fire could greatly amplify her combat power but compromised her sanity. 80 145
• Her purified Phoenix bloodline gives her more than twice her former strength, by her own assessment. 148
• Her Ultimate Fire remained described as relatively low among Ultimate attributes. 147

Phoenix Soul Skills

During her six-ring stage, Ma Xiaotao displayed a two-yellow, two-purple, two-black soul-ring configuration. 80

• Phoenix Fire Line — a concentrated straight-line flame attack. 80
• Bathing Phoenix — a self-enhancement skill. 80
• Phoenix Wings Soaring — a movement or flight-enhancement skill. 80
• Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike — her strongest documented single-target attack at the time. 80
• Phoenix Meteor Shower — a large-scale offensive skill used in tournament combat. 80 142

Fire Phoenix Avatar

Her seventh soul skill produces a gigantic Fire Phoenix Avatar, enabled by a highly compatible peak ninety-thousand-year Scarlet Radiance Spirit Phoenix soul ring. 142 143

• The avatar manifests as a twenty-meter-wingspan Fire Phoenix. 142
• Its feathers burn molten-gold crimson, with dark-purple halos along their edges. 142
• Ma Xiaotao combines the avatar with multiple Phoenix skills and her bloodline power for devastating attacks. 143
• Her all-out strike overwhelmed delayed defensive Soul Tools and barriers, vaporizing an opposing Sun Moon Academy member. 143

Black Phoenix Transformation

The Judgment Sword triggered Ma Xiaotao’s evil source, transforming her Fire Phoenix into a Black Phoenix and nearly causing her complete fall into an Evil Soul Master. 145

• Her flames became black with a blood-like hue, and her sanity collapsed. 145
• In this state, an attack from the Soul Sage Ma Xiaotao forced the Star-Shattering Douluo, a Super Douluo, back half a step. 145
• The condition could not be safely suppressed with Ling Luochen’s Ultimate Ice because Ma Xiaotao’s bloodline would convert the foreign ice power into Ultimate Fire. 146
• Qiangu Yunche’s evil-dispelling lightning and the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower ultimately purified the source. 146 147

Relationships

• Qiangu Yunche — Initially his attacker during an evil-fire outbreak; he repeatedly suppresses and ultimately purifies her evil fire. Their relationship develops from conflict and resentment into gratitude, trust, and romance. 80 123 146 148
• Yan Shaozhe — Her teacher and Shrek Academy’s dean. He reprimands her recklessness, explains the cause of her instability, and attempts to match her with Qiangu Yunche. 81 82
• Ling Luochen — Rival and fellow Shrek Seven Devils member. Ling Luochen defeats her for the captaincy, later tries to protect her during the Black Phoenix crisis; their earlier friction gives way to mutual acceptance. 108 145 148
• Xuanzi — Shrek senior who seeks Qiangu Yunche’s help when Ma Xiaotao is on the verge of falling; he considers saving her more urgent than any price Shrek might pay. 146
• Dai Yueheng — Fellow official Seven Devils member and former vice-captain. Ma Xiaotao defeated him to secure the vice-captain position, though she later states they are not especially close. 108 137
• Gongyang Mo — Tournament teammate who supports her during Shrek’s battle against Sun Moon Academy and worries when her evil fire resurfaces. 142 143
• Ma Rulong — Opposing captain who deliberately uses the Judgment Sword to awaken her evil source and force her into the Black Phoenix state. 145
• Blood Sea Douluo — Evil Soul Master who abducts Ma Xiaotao in an attempt to take her to the Holy Cult. 150 152

Story Role / Major Arcs

Evil Fire Outbreak at Sea God Lake

While overwhelmed by Evil Phoenix Fire, Ma Xiaotao attacks Qiangu Yunche with her full set of offensive skills. He defeats her, administers lightning-based suppression, and leaves her shaken by both his strength and his ability to counter her condition. 80 81

Shrek Team Selection and Tournament

Ma Xiaotao loses the official Seven Devils captaincy to Ling Luochen by a narrow margin, but becomes vice-captain after defeating Dai Yueheng. She then drives herself to reach Soul Sage, attempting to preserve her standing as Shrek’s foremost young combatant. 108 123

Tavern Confrontation

In Star Luo City, Ma Xiaotao drinks with Qiangu Yunche and voices her resentment, fear, and insecurity over her evil fire and the rapid advancement of her peers. He recognizes her perseverance while condemning her willingness to risk others during outbreaks. 122 123

Sun Moon Academy Battle and Black Phoenix Crisis

Ma Xiaotao spearheads Shrek’s counterattack with her Fire Phoenix Avatar and rank-72 strength. Ma Rulong’s Judgment Sword destroys the seal restraining her evil source, causing her transformation into the Black Phoenix and nearly turning her into an Evil Soul Master. 142 143 145

Purification and Ultimate Fire

Qiangu Yunche enters a sealed room with Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen, using his Domain of Destruction and Myriad Tide Heavenly Thunder to expel the evil source. He then refines the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower with her, restoring her Phoenix bloodline and awakening Ultimate Fire. 146 147

Abduction Attempt

Soon after her recovery, Blood Sea Douluo infiltrates the Star Emperor Hotel and captures Ma Xiaotao, intending to bring her to the Holy Cult. Ma Xiaotao later awakens after the operation is foiled. 150 152

Notable Quotes

“What are you looking at? Keep staring and I'll gouge out your eyeballs to go with my drink!”
— Ma Xiaotao intimidating tavern onlookers 123

“Even if something is wrong, we have to win this match first.”
— Ma Xiaotao during the Sun Moon Academy battle 143

Trivia

• Ma Xiaotao was once Shrek Academy’s official Seven Devils captain before Ling Luochen narrowly claimed the position. 108
• She became the only Soul Sage participating in the Soul Fighting Tournament before the age of twenty. 123
• Her first suppression by Qiangu Yunche’s lightning left her hair standing upright and her face blackened from the shock. 80 81
• Her seventh soul ring came from a Scarlet Radiance Spirit Phoenix nearing one hundred thousand years of cultivation. 142