Ma Xiaotao

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ma Xiaotao (马小桃)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Inner Court
Occupation/Role	Inner Court student; Yan Shaozhe’s disciple
Martial Soul	Evil Fire Phoenix
Cultivation	Six-ring Soul Emperor 57
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 57

Background

Ma Xiaotao has cultivated at Shrek Academy since childhood. Her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul produces a dangerous evil fire during cultivation, a condition that has plagued her for more than a decade. Yan Shaozhe had previously sought ice-attributed treasures to alleviate it, but these measures could only provide temporary relief 59 89.

She is an Inner Court student and one of the academy’s “two living volcanoes.” Her reputation is strong enough that students immediately disperse when she approaches, while even Xu Sanshi is openly intimidated by her 57.

Mu En, whom she calls “Patriarch,” later confirms that her condition has improved substantially and predicts that the evil fire can be completely cleared within two or three years 91.

Appearance

Ma Xiaotao is a red-clad young woman whose presence is immediately recognizable at Shrek Academy.

• Wears the red uniform associated with Shrek’s Inner Court 89.
• Has a curvaceous figure and a straight, steady gait 57.
• Manifests red phoenix wings while flying 58.
• Her Evil Fire Phoenix power produces dark-red flames and an oppressive, heated aura 58 59.

Personality

Ma Xiaotao is impulsive, forceful, and easily embarrassed. She responds fiercely when she believes someone has offended her, including physically carrying Mu Feng and Huo Yuhao away after misunderstanding Mu Feng’s distracted stare 57 58.

Despite her temper, she is not unfeeling. Once Mu Feng explains that his attention was connected to memories of his injured sister, her anger fades and she comforts him. She also tends to Mu Feng after accidentally drawing too much of his Soul Power during her first purification attempt 59 60.

Her desperation to cure her evil fire often overrides restraint. She is willing to deceive Wang Yan, chase Huo Yuhao through the academy, and demand assistance from both boys when she learns their powers may help her condition 89.

Abilities & Skills

Evil Fire Phoenix

Ma Xiaotao possesses the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, granting her powerful fire-based Soul Power but burdening her with accumulating evil fire.

• Her evil fire can interfere with her Soul Power circulation and requires continual suppression 59.
• The condition can be soothed by Mu Feng’s Angel Martial Soul, whose purification power can dissolve the evil fire in her meridians 59.
• Huo Yuhao’s ultimate ice Martial Soul offers an additional means of assisting her cultivation and eventual recovery 89.
• Mu En judges that her condition has improved significantly through treatment 91.

Phoenix Flight

Ma Xiaotao can manifest phoenix wings and fly at high speed.

• Carried Mu Feng and Huo Yuhao through the air from Shrek City to Sea God Lake 58.
• Uses leg-bone abilities to release flame jets from her feet, sharply increasing her aerial speed 58.
• Could not match Mu Feng’s flight speed after he used his External Soul Bone and third soul skill together 89 90.

Fire-Based Soul Bone Techniques

• Her left and right leg bones can emit jets of flame for rapid acceleration 58.
• The technique allowed her to evade the hurricanes created by Mu Feng’s Star Spirit’s Grace 58.

Relationships

• Mu Feng — Initially confronts him over a misunderstanding, then discovers that his Angel Martial Soul can purify her evil fire. She grants him access to her Inner Court cultivation site for seven days each month in exchange for treatment 57 59 69.
• Huo Yuhao — Initially abducts him alongside Mu Feng and later tries to recruit him to assist her cultivation with his ultimate ice. Huo Yuhao remains wary after her earlier treatment of him 58 89.
• Yan Shaozhe — Her teacher and the dean of Shrek’s Martial Soul Department. He reprimands her for overusing Mu Feng’s purification power and helps settle the resulting dispute 60.
• Mu En — Addresses him as “Patriarch.” He examines her condition and predicts the eventual elimination of her evil fire 91.
• Elder Xuan — A senior Shrek authority who punishes her, Mu Feng, and Huo Yuhao for speeding through the academy 90 91.
• Xu Sanshi — Is visibly afraid of her reputation and addresses her deferentially as “Sister Xiaotao” 57.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Grilled Fish Stall Incident

Ma Xiaotao first appears at Huo Yuhao’s grilled-fish stall, where her arrival empties the queue. She mistakes Mu Feng’s distracted stare for improper behavior and angrily takes both Mu Feng and Huo Yuhao away 57.

Evil Fire Purification

After Mu Feng’s explanation about his sister, Ma Xiaotao discovers that his Angel Martial Soul suppresses her evil fire. She forcibly channels evil fire into him for purification, but loses control of the amount and nearly exhausts him 59 60.

Yan Shaozhe later compensates Mu Feng, while Ma Xiaotao gains hope that his purification power may eventually resolve her long-standing condition 60.

Inner Court Cultivation Arrangement

Mu Feng receives seven days each month in Ma Xiaotao’s Inner Court cultivation area in exchange for helping her expel evil fire. The site’s dense life energy and light-attribute power significantly accelerate his cultivation 69 76.

Recruiting Huo Yuhao

After learning that Huo Yuhao possesses an ultimate ice Martial Soul, Ma Xiaotao seeks him out during class. She attempts to bring him to Sea God Island for cultivation assistance, leading to a chase involving Huo Yuhao and Mu Feng 89.

Sea God Pavilion

Elder Xuan catches Ma Xiaotao, Mu Feng, and Huo Yuhao speeding across campus and orders them to pull weeds outside Sea God Pavilion without using Soul Power. Afterward, Mu En examines Ma Xiaotao and confirms her condition is steadily improving 90 91.

Notable Quotes

“Be good, don't move.” 59

“I’m taking you away to assist my cultivation. No matter what, you’re not getting away today.” 89

Trivia

• Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire is quieted simply by embracing Mu Feng while his Angel Martial Soul is active 59.
• She is considerably less capable at manual chores than Mu Feng and Huo Yuhao when Soul Power is prohibited, having relied on cultivation since childhood 90.
• Her status as an Inner Court student is enough to make Wang Yan accept her false claim that Yan Shaozhe had summoned Mu Feng and Huo Yuhao 89.