Ma Xiaotao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ma Xiaotao (马小桃) 1
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; contemporary Shrek Seven Devils 1
Occupation/Role	Shrek inner-court disciple; soul master 4 22
Martial Soul	Flawed Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul 12
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Ma Xiaotao's flawed Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul caused her longstanding cultivation problems. Yan Shaozhe, her mentor and foster father, spent years seeking a way to suppress the Evil Fire after raising her from childhood. 12

After Shrek discovered Xiao Changge's divine beast martial soul and innate level-30 spirit power, the academy killed the Sun Moon Empire spirit engineer who had awakened him and forced Xiao to provide Ma Xiaotao with his spirit power and martial-soul strength. This process stabilized or improved her Evil Fire condition, strengthened her martial soul, and supported her cultivation. 1 4 12 51

Once Xiao Changge had been depleted, Shrek released him with 100 gold soul coins. Ma Xiaotao characterized his participation as voluntary and viewed the payment as generous, while Ling Luochen denounced the treatment as the destruction of his future. 13 22 Shrek also threatened Xiao with consequences if he revealed what had happened. 35 51

Shrek's public narrative portrayed Xiao as a low-talent failure whom Ma Xiaotao had pitied before eventually dismissing. However, Sun Moon Empire investigators confirmed that Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire had ceased erupting during the relevant period, corroborating Xiao's account that Shrek had used his martial-soul power and soul power to treat her condition. 40

Appearance

Shrek students describe Ma Xiaotao as beautiful as well as talented. 22

• Associated with a Phoenix martial soul. 12 22
• Her martial soul manifests as fire-based power. 22

Personality

Ma Xiaotao is fiercely loyal to Shrek Academy and treats its authority as inherently legitimate. She regards Xiao Changge's decision to align himself with the Sun Moon Empire as treason against the Douluo nations, and she considers Shrek’s use of him to resolve her martial-soul condition to have been justified. 13

She is dismissive and contemptuous toward Xiao, calling him a loser and asserting that he should accept Shrek’s judgment. 13 When Ling Luochen confronts her over Xiao’s treatment, Ma Xiaotao becomes enraged, attacks her, and insists that Xiao acted willingly. 22

Ma Xiaotao defensively maintains the claim that Xiao consented despite the coercive circumstances described by Ling Luochen. Her refusal to acknowledge responsibility is central to Xiao's belief that she regards his ruined future merely as the price of preserving her own cultivation. 22 46

Abilities & Skills

Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul

Ma Xiaotao possesses an inherited, flawed Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul. Its Evil Fire once posed a major obstacle to her cultivation, but improved substantially after Xiao Changge’s spirit power and martial-soul strength were used to suppress it. 12

• Can manifest Phoenix-based attacks; she attacks Ling Luochen with her martial soul during their confrontation. 22
• Her former Evil Fire instability required outside suppression and treatment. 12
• The extraction of Xiao Changge's soul power and Vermilion Bird martial-soul origin was used to suppress her Evil Fire and strengthen her martial soul. 51
• Her Evil Fire has reportedly not erupted in the period following Shrek's use of Xiao Changge. 40
• She believes the improvement will allow her to advance rapidly. 12

Cultivation Potential

Following the stabilization of her Evil Fire, Ma Xiaotao expects to reach level 70 or become a mid-level Spirit Saint by the next Spirit Fighting Tournament. Yan Shaozhe shares confidence that she will approach high-level Spirit Saint status and may eventually lead Shrek or become Sea God Pavilion Master. 12

Power Progression

Period	Development	Details
Before Xiao Changge's exploitation	Evil Fire instability	Her flawed Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul repeatedly hindered cultivation, prompting Yan Shaozhe to seek a treatment for years. 12
After Shrek's procedure	Evil Fire suppressed	Xiao Changge's soul power and martial-soul strength were forcibly used to stabilize her Evil Fire and improve her cultivation prospects. 4 12 51
Subsequent period	Condition remains stabilized	Sun Moon Empire scouts learned that her Evil Fire had not erupted recently, supporting the conclusion that Shrek's procedure was effective. 40
Projected next Soul Dueling Tournament	Spirit Saint advancement anticipated	Ma Xiaotao and Yan Shaozhe expect her to reach level 70 or progress toward high-level Spirit Saint status before the tournament. 12

Relationships

• Xiao Changge — Victim of Shrek’s exploitation for Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire condition. She considers his assistance voluntary and regards his departure as his own choice; he holds her responsible for draining his spirit power and martial-soul strength. 1 13 17 22 Xiao intends to defeat her publicly in the Soul Dueling Tournament and expose her role in Shrek's treatment of him. 64
• Yan Shaozhe — Mentor and foster father. He raised her, sought methods to suppress her Evil Fire for years, and encourages her future leadership within Shrek. 12
• Ling Luochen — Fellow Shrek inner-court student who condemns Ma Xiaotao’s treatment of Xiao Changge. Their dispute escalates into a physical clash when Ma Xiaotao attacks with her Phoenix martial soul. 22 Ling later seeks accountability from Mu En after concluding that Ma Xiaotao and Shrek's senior faction had crippled Xiao for Ma's benefit. 51
• Mu En — Sea God Pavilion Master whom Ling Luochen petitions over Xiao's treatment. Mu En declines to pursue punishment, citing his approaching death and the potential damage to Shrek's reputation if the truth becomes public. 51
• Xuan Zi and Shrek's senior leadership — Ling Luochen identifies Ma Xiaotao alongside Xuan Zi's faction as responsible for Xiao's crippling and the use of his power to suppress Ma's Evil Fire. 51
• Shrek Academy — Her central allegiance. She believes Shrek is morally right because it produced Sea God Tang San and expects to bring the academy glory. 13

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Changge’s Exploitation

Ma Xiaotao is the direct beneficiary of Shrek’s decision to seize Xiao Changge’s spirit power and martial-soul strength. The procedure improves her Evil Fire problem while crippling Xiao’s cultivation and becomes the foundation of his hatred toward both her and Shrek. 1 4 8

Later testimony identifies the process as the forced extraction of Xiao's soul power and Vermilion Bird martial-soul origin, leaving him reduced to level 3. 51

Cultivation Prospects

With her Evil Fire improved, Ma Xiaotao and Yan Shaozhe discuss her expected rise toward Spirit Saint level and her potential future as a leading figure of Shrek Academy. 12

Disdain for Xiao Changge

Ma Xiaotao condemns Xiao’s association with the Sun Moon Empire as treason and claims Shrek’s treatment was corrective punishment rather than exploitation. 13

Conflict with Ling Luochen

Ling Luochen openly challenges Ma Xiaotao over Xiao’s ruined future and the 100 gold soul coins given to dismiss him. Ma Xiaotao responds violently and maintains that Xiao was willing to help. 22

Shrek's Cover-Up

After confronting Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen appeals to Mu En for justice on Xiao's behalf. Mu En refuses to punish those responsible, prioritizing Shrek's reputation and acknowledging that the matter becoming public would damage the academy. 51

Anticipated Soul Dueling Tournament Reckoning

Electrolux identifies the rotating Soul Dueling Tournament as an opportunity for Xiao Changge to confront Ma Xiaotao. Xiao resolves to defeat her head-on before a continental audience and expose Shrek's seizure of others' martial souls and soul power. 64

Notable Quotes

“Shrek is the academy that produced Sea God Tang San, which proves that Shrek Academy is in the right.” 13

“Giving him 100 gold soul coins is already being generous.” 13