Xiao Wu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xiao Wu (小舞)
Species/Race	100,000-year Soul Beast; able to live in human form 73 124
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Star Dou Great Forest; Tang San's group
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 37

Appearance

Xiao Wu is described as a beautiful young woman with large eyes, red lips, and slender legs. She moves lightly and gracefully, leaping “like a butterfly” from the Titan Giant Ape’s shoulder. 176

• Beautiful large eyes 176
• Red lips 176
• Slender legs 176
• Often travels atop the Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming 176

Personality

Xiao Wu is compassionate toward both humans and Soul Beasts. She recognizes that humans hunt Soul Beasts while many Soul Beasts prey on humans, and does not reduce the conflict to a simple question of right or wrong. 124

Though lonely after separating from Tang San, she remains proactive and curious. She independently investigates the decline in Soul Master activity in the Star Dou Great Forest, travels alone to the Spirit Empire, and seeks firsthand knowledge of the Soul Ring Tower. 176 177 178

She carries anger over her mother’s death and once wished for revenge against Bibi Dong. However, she ultimately restrains herself out of concern for Tang San and to avoid placing him in conflict with Lin Bei. 121 124

Abilities & Skills

Soul Beast Nature

Xiao Wu is a 100,000-year Soul Beast living in human form. Her identity places her at direct risk from Soul Masters and Spirit Hall. 73 121 124

• Understands the dangers posed by human Soul Master hunting. 124
• Is associated with the Star Dou Great Forest and its powerful Soul Beasts. 176
• Can move and infiltrate human groups without immediately exposing her identity. 176

Agility and Infiltration

Xiao Wu uses her mobility and human appearance to approach Soul Masters and gather information.

• Leaps from Er Ming’s shoulder and swiftly approaches a Soul Master team alone. 176
• Infiltrates a group of seven Soul Masters near the Star Dou Great Forest. 176
• Travels independently through the Spirit Empire, including by bus and train. 177 178

Relationships

• Tang San — Closest companion; Xiao Wu feels lonely during their separation, shares the circumstances of her mother’s death with him, and receives his protection and comfort. 54 124 176
• Lin Bei — Calls him “Brother Lin.” She trusts him enough to travel alone to the Spirit Empire to find him, and later regards his Soul Ring Tower as fulfilling her hope for human–Soul Beast coexistence. Their later reunion is described as sibling-like. 177 178 277 501
• Da Ming / Azure Bull Python — Beast companion in the Star Dou Great Forest; worries that reduced human activity may conceal a conspiracy and is concerned for Xiao Wu’s safety. 176 177
• Er Ming / Titan Giant Ape — Beast companion and protector; carries Xiao Wu through the forest and waits while she approaches Soul Masters alone. 176 177
• Bibi Dong — Xiao Wu believes Bibi Dong may be connected to her mother’s death and initially desires revenge, but later chooses not to pursue it. 121 124
• Xiao Wu’s mother — Her death is the source of Xiao Wu’s grief and hostility toward Bibi Dong; later accounts leave uncertainty over whether Bibi Dong was truly responsible. 124 560

Story Role / Major Arcs

Conflict with Lin Bei

Xiao Wu attacks Lin Bei while riding the Titan Giant Ape and calls for backup against him, establishing an initially hostile relationship. Lin Bei survives the encounter. 37

Shrek Academy and Tang San

At Shrek Academy, Tang San faces Zhao Wuji alone to prevent Xiao Wu from suffering further injuries. Xiao Wu supports Tang San alongside Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. 54

During the search for Soul Rings in the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu discusses whether humans and Soul Beasts can communicate or transform into human beings, foreshadowing her true identity. 73

Revelation of Her Past

After Bibi Dong recognizes a familiar aura and hints at knowing Xiao Wu’s true identity, Xiao Wu faces the threat with courage while Tang Hao and Tang San act protectively. 121

Xiao Wu later tells Tang San about her mother’s death and her hatred of Bibi Dong. She acknowledges the mutual violence between humans and Soul Beasts, then decides not to pursue revenge if it would endanger Tang San or harm his relationship with Lin Bei. 124

Return to the Star Dou Great Forest

Following her separation from Tang San, Xiao Wu returns to the Star Dou Great Forest and lives with Da Ming and Er Ming. She is lonely despite their companionship. 176

When Da Ming notices that fewer Soul Masters are entering the forest, Xiao Wu proposes questioning humans directly. She approaches a Soul Master party to learn why they no longer need to hunt Soul Beasts as often. 176

Discovery of the Soul Ring Tower

Xiao Wu travels alone to the Spirit Empire to inspect the Soul Ring Tower. She witnesses a family obtain a hundred-year Soul Ring and a matching Soul Skill without hunting a Soul Beast. 177

Realizing that the Soul Ring Tower could remove the need for humans to hunt Soul Beasts, she sees it as the realization of her long-held hope for peaceful coexistence between the two groups. 178

She travels by train to Spirit City, meets Lin Bei at the Eastern Palace, and is shown the Spirit Empire’s industrial and daily-life developments. Although she begins letting go of some resentment, Spirit City remains emotionally uncomfortable because of her mother’s past. 178

Later Conflicts

Xiao Wu accompanies Tang San and Lin Bei into the North Pole Land, where Lin Bei protects them from zombie Soul Beasts, including an 80,000-year Ice Wolf and a 100,000-year Mystic Ice White Polar Bear. 270

She later encounters younger versions of herself and Tang San alongside their adult counterparts, confronting the existence of parallel time and space. 277

During the Spirit Empire’s rise, Xiao Wu encourages Tang San’s allies despite uncertainty over whether Tang San’s hidden weapons can defeat the god-level Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue. 559

Trivia

• Xiao Wu’s visit to the Soul Ring Tower is motivated by a wish to end the cycle in which humans hunt Soul Beasts for Soul Rings. 178
• She is surprised to see a Soul Master arrested after casually using a Martial Soul and damaging a road, learning that Spirit Empire cities regulate Martial Soul use. 178
• In a later parallel-time-space account, Xiao Xiao Wu doubts that Bibi Dong killed her mother because she cannot sense Bibi Dong’s aura from her Soul Rings. 560