Xiao Wu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xiao Wu (小舞)
Alias(es)	Sister Xiao Wu 22
Gender	Female 19
Affiliation	Notting Academy; Dorm Seven; later Shrek Academy; Star Dou Great Forest 19 22 86 141
Occupation/Role	Student; Soul Master; transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast 22 92 141
First Appearance	Chapter 19

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 12; first hundred-year spirit ring	22	Returned from leave after absorbing her first ring. Her first soul skill, Waist Bow, increases waist strength by 100% and flexibility by 50%.
Reached Level 20; second soul ring	75 76	Headmaster Hans reports that Xiao Wu and Tang San reached Level 20 a year before Qi Dao's return to Notting Academy. Xiao Wu subsequently demonstrates her second soul skill, Charm.
Reached Level 30; third soul ring	106	Traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest with Tang San to hunt soul rings after reaching Level 30.

Appearance

Xiao Wu is a petite girl with a rosy, pretty face. She wears a small pink dress and keeps her hair in a scorpion-tail braid. 19 23

• Pink dress 19
• Scorpion-tail braid 19
• Petite build 22 23

She retains her pink dress and long scorpion-tail braid after returning to the Star Dou Great Forest. 141

Personality

Xiao Wu is confident, headstrong, and stubborn. After learning that Notting Academy's “boss” had risen despite half-rank innate soul power, she dismisses the claim and resolves to test him personally. 20

She refuses to concede easily in battle. Even after Qi Dao overwhelms her while using only his scabbard, she activates her first soul skill and continues attacking. 22

Years later, she remains playful and competitive, taking delight in winning a sparring match against Tang San and remembering her wish to challenge Qi Dao again. She is also deeply protective of those close to her: Er Ming's sacrifice leaves her grief-stricken and blaming herself. 75 144

Abilities & Skills

Soft Skill

Xiao Wu fights with close-range soft skills, using rapid kicks, punches, sweeps, flexibility, and explosive movement. 22 23

• Opens engagements by leaping in with powerful kicks. 22
• Chains attacks together rather than retreating after being countered. 22
• Her techniques become more dangerous when supported by Waist Bow's increased explosive power. 22 23
• Qi Dao can disrupt her attacks by striking vulnerable points such as her Achilles tendon. 23
• Can use her long braid to restrain an opponent; she catches Tang San by the neck with it during a sparring match. 75

Waist Bow

Xiao Wu's first soul skill amplifies her lower-body power and mobility. 22

• Increases waist strength by 100%. 22
• Increases flexibility by 50%. 22
• Greatly improves her explosive power when charging or attacking at close range. 22

Charm

Xiao Wu's second soul skill, Charm, acts through her gaze, which turns pink when she uses it. During her rematch with Qi Dao, he meets her eyes without looking away, but the skill rebounds on Xiao Wu: she bleeds from her mouth and nose and falls unconscious. Qi Dao attributes her injuries to her own soul power rebounding against her. 76 77

Relationships

• Qi Dao — Challenges him after hearing of his reputation, but is decisively defeated while he fights with only his sheathed sword. Years later, she welcomes a rematch, only to be incapacitated when Charm rebounds. When Qi Dao's group comes to the Star Dou Great Forest seeking hundred-thousand-year soul rings, he uses her poisoning as leverage over the beast kings. She angrily rejects his suggestion that she should be grateful for Er Ming's sacrifice. 20 22 23 75 76 77 141 142 144
• Tang San — A close companion who is concerned for her safety and challenges Qi Dao after seeing her injured. He later learns that she is a transformed soul beast and sends her back to the Star Dou Great Forest rather than expose her identity at the tournament. She continues to think about him and hopes he has defeated Qi Dao. 22 23 92 111 141
• Wang Sheng — Dorm Seven member who warns her that Qi Dao is far stronger than she expects and relays her challenge. 20 22
• Titan Giant Ape (Er Ming) — Calls her “Sister Xiao Wu” and fights to protect her. He sacrifices himself to Qian Renxue after Qi Dao's group poisons Xiao Wu; his death leaves her devastated. 142 143 144
• Sky Azure Bull Python (Da Ming) — Protects her alongside Er Ming. After Er Ming's sacrifice, he reveals other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts' locations in the hope of keeping Xiao Wu safe and securing Er Ming's eventual resurrection. Xiao Wu shares his guilt over betraying their kind. 142 143 144 145
• Qian Renxue — Receives Er Ming's voluntary sacrifice as her seventh soul ring. Xiao Wu can only hope that Qian Renxue becomes a god and fulfills her promise to revive him. 144 145

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival at Notting Academy

Xiao Wu arrives at Notting Academy alongside Tang San. Wang Sheng identifies Qi Dao as the academy's “boss,” while Xiao Wu becomes curious about the student who became powerful despite being born with only half-rank innate soul power. 19 20

Challenge to Qi Dao

After returning from leave with her first hundred-year spirit ring, Xiao Wu challenges Qi Dao at the academy's back mountain. She initially believes their apparent level gap is small enough for her soft skills to overcome. 22

Qi Dao blocks her attacks with his scabbard, counters her movements precisely, and defeats her after she activates Waist Bow. The final scabbard strike sends her flying several meters, leaving her bruised and in pain. 22 23

Tang San's Intervention

Tang San arrives after Xiao Wu is defeated and, angered by her injury, challenges Qi Dao on her behalf. Xiao Wu attempts to stop him, saying they can reclaim their pride later, but Tang San proceeds with the duel. 23

Rematch at Notting Academy

Years later, Qi Dao returns to Notting Academy and finds Xiao Wu sparring with Tang San. Qi Dao's arrival distracts Tang San, allowing Xiao Wu to restrain him with her braid and win. She recognizes Qi Dao and recalls regretting that his early graduation had deprived her of another chance to challenge him. 75

In their rematch, Xiao Wu uses her second soul skill, Charm. Qi Dao withstands it, and Xiao Wu collapses unconscious from the rebound of her own soul power. Tang San's anger over her condition leads to another confrontation with Qi Dao. 76 77

Shrek Academy and Return to the Forest

After leaving Notting Academy, Xiao Wu accompanies Tang San and Yu Xiaogang to Shrek Academy. She initially doubts the academy because of its shabby appearance, but takes interest in its stated aim of teaching exceptional students. 86

Xiao Wu is a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form. The mention of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's presence at Heaven Dou Academy frightens her because he could expose her identity. Tang San later learns her secret and sends her back to the Star Dou Great Forest before the Soul Master Tournament, where appearing before a Titled Douluo would put her at risk. He does not tell her that his father is a Titled Douluo. 92 101 108 111

By the time Qi Dao reaches the forest's core, Xiao Wu is living beside a lake with Er Ming and Da Ming. Unaware of the tournament's result, she wonders whether Tang San managed to defeat Qi Dao. 141

Confrontation in the Star Dou Great Forest

Qi Dao arrives with Qian Renxue and three Titled Douluos in search of hundred-thousand-year soul rings. Er Ming and Da Ming confront the group and urge Xiao Wu to retreat. During their battle, Dugu Bo secretly poisons her on Qi Dao's instructions, leaving her unconscious and giving the humans leverage over the two beast kings. 141 142 143

To save Xiao Wu, Er Ming sacrifices himself and becomes Qian Renxue's seventh soul ring. Dugu Bo then cures Xiao Wu. When she wakes and learns what happened, Xiao Wu grieves and blames herself. Qi Dao points to the possibility of Er Ming's resurrection if Qian Renxue becomes a god, but Xiao Wu challenges his claim that she should be grateful. 144

Afterward, Xiao Wu and Da Ming remain wary of the group while relying on Qian Renxue's promise to revive Er Ming. Da Ming discloses the locations of other hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, leaving Xiao Wu ashamed of their betrayal of their kind. As Qi Dao's party departs, she considers asking him about Tang San but decides against it. 145 146

Notable Quotes

“Don't look down on me!” 22

“I haven't even gone all out yet!” 22