Xiao Xiao

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xiao Xiao (萧萧)
Gender	Female
Age at Introduction	Twelve 25
Affiliation	Xiao Clan; Spirit Medicine Pavilion; Shrek Academy
Occupation/Role	Control-system Soul Master; Freshman Class One class monitor; Shrek Academy core disciple; member of Huo Yuhao's freshman-assessment team; Shrek Academy reserve-team member for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament
Martial Souls	Twin mutated Martial Souls; primary Martial Soul is the Three Lives Soul-Subduing Cauldron. Her second Martial Soul has not been identified in the available account. 25
Latest Confirmed Cultivation	Three-ringed Soul Elder, above Rank 30 101
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 24

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 28 Control-System Soul Grandmaster	25	Introduced at age twelve with the Three Lives Soul-Subduing Cauldron Martial Soul; possessed a yellow Centennial Soul Ring and purple Millennium Soul Ring.
Three-ringed Soul Elder	101	Had advanced beyond Rank 30, with a yellow-purple-purple Soul Ring configuration, and could simultaneously use Cauldron Shock, Cauldron Surge, and Cauldron Fury during the assassination ambush.

Background

Xiao Xiao was born into the declining Xiao Clan. Four thousand years earlier, the clan had possessed multiple Titled Douluo, but its power and inheritance were devastated in a holy war three thousand years before the story. Its inherited Soul-Calming Cauldron Martial Soul subsequently weakened, with later inheritors failing to awaken innate Soul Power above level seven. 25

Her awakening of Twin Martial Souls gave the clan hope of revival, but both Martial Souls were mutations and the family no longer possessed the knowledge needed to nurture them. When she reached Level 20, her grandfather Xiao Ding and the clan elders intended to attach a Soul Ring to her second Martial Soul to accelerate her cultivation. 25

Ju Zi intervened instead, arriving with a Soul Emperor and taking control of the Xiao Clan. She funded the clan, found a commercial application for its cauldron Martial Soul, and brought Xiao Xiao under her guidance. At Xiao Ding's request, Xiao Xiao acknowledged Ju Zi as an older sister and became one of her most devoted admirers. 25

Ju Zi arranged for Xiao Xiao to enter Shrek Academy in Huo Yuhao's class, ostensibly so the two could study together and look after one another. 24 25

Appearance

Xiao Xiao is a petite girl with shoulder-length black hair, a youthful, lively look, and an initially shy, well-behaved bearing. 24

• Small stature; Huo Yuhao teasingly refers to her as a “malnourished dwarf.” 38
• Usually presents herself quietly and politely, though she becomes openly animated around Huo Yuhao after his return from the Far North. 91 92
• Wields a heavy, pitch-black cauldron when using her primary Martial Soul. 34 37

Personality

Xiao Xiao initially regards Huo Yuhao with cautious curiosity and a trace of competitiveness, questioning why Ju Zi values him so highly. Her growing respect begins when she witnesses his ability to predict and evade Wang Dong's attacks. 25 28

Ju Zi is Xiao Xiao's model of what an outstanding woman should be: capable, composed, and able to manage crises without hesitation. Xiao Xiao's loyalty to Ju Zi extends to handling Spirit Medicine Pavilion business and relaying confidential intelligence concerning Huo Yuhao. 25 45 52 62

Although naturally prone to embarrassment, she becomes unusually direct about her feelings for Huo Yuhao after his return to Shrek. She openly admits she is pursuing him and even proposes accepting Ju Zi as the “main wife” while becoming the second. 92

Xiao Xiao is an avid admirer of attractive people. Huo Yuhao's transformed appearance initially causes her to mistake him for an unfamiliar transfer student and enthusiastically ask Wang Dong to introduce them; she is embarrassed once she learns his identity. 91

In dangerous situations, Xiao Xiao remains level-headed. During the assassination ambush, she stops Wang Dong from recklessly charging Soul King-level enemies and instead directs the group to create enough Soul Power disturbance to alert Shrek's guardian. 99

She is also inclined to defer to Huo Yuhao's judgment in major decisions, following his lead when Shrek attempts to recruit the reserve team into the unpaid Inspection Corps. 119

Xiao Xiao places importance on rules. When Wang Dong objects to Zhou Yi expelling students for failing to complete their assigned running, Xiao Xiao calmly states that rules matter rather than joining the protest. 31

Her practical composure does not make her immune to collective shock. During the tournament final, Minghuang Academy's overwhelming victories leave her and Wang Dong holding their breath in silence as Shrek's apparent invincibility is challenged. 169

Abilities & Skills

Three Lives Soul-Subduing Cauldron

Xiao Xiao's primary known Martial Soul is a tool-type control Martial Soul that manifests as a heavy black cauldron. She can divide it into three remotely controlled cauldrons, using their durability, positioning, and weight to deny opponents space. 25 37

• Three-cauldron control — Splits the Martial Soul into three cauldrons to encircle opponents or strike from multiple directions. 34 37
• Kiting and battlefield control — Kept Wang Dong out of close range through remote attacks and superior endurance, ultimately exhausting her opponent's Soul Power. 37
• Cauldron Shock — Releases a shockwave that can interrupt or briefly stun targets; it was used to create openings for Wang Dong and to force opponents from the arena. 37 52 57
• Cauldron Surge — Used to knock the frozen Wu Feng out of the freshman-assessment final. 60
• Cauldron Fury — Activated alongside her other cauldron skills at full power during the ambush, contributing to a heavy defensive barrier against higher-ranked assassins. 101
• Combined defensive deployment — Driving all three soul skills to their limits produces a heavy black halo forming a wall in front of her companions. During the assassination ambush, Ning Tian's amplification strengthened this defense alongside Wang Dong's light attacks and Wu Feng's dragonfire. 101

Her remote control has a maximum effective range; extending the distance too far sharply reduces her control over the cauldrons. Sustained deployment also consumes significant Soul Power, making prolonged engagements a contest of reserves despite the Martial Soul's durability. 37

Twin Martial Souls

Both of Xiao Xiao's Martial Souls are mutations. Their awakening marked an exceptional opportunity for the Xiao Clan, but the loss of its inheritance left the clan unable to determine how best to cultivate her. Her grandfather's proposal to add a Soul Ring to her second Martial Soul preceded Ju Zi's intervention. 25

Heavenly Origin Art

Ju Zi taught Xiao Xiao the Heavenly Origin Art two years before her first year at Shrek. The cultivation method significantly improved her Soul Power reserves, allowing her to outlast Wang Dong despite their matching Soul Ring configurations. 38

• Practiced daily since Ju Zi taught it to her. 38
• Enhances her endurance in prolonged control-oriented battles. 37 38
• Forms a shared point of understanding between Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao, who recognizes the technique from her breathing rhythm and Soul Power reserves. 37 38

Tactical Judgment

Xiao Xiao combines battlefield awareness with a pragmatic understanding of power gaps.

• Identified that the group could not defeat Soul King- and Soul Emperor-level assassins directly, and redirected their efforts toward alerting reinforcements. 99
• Coordinated with Ning Tian, Wang Dong, and Wu Feng to create large Soul Power fluctuations while Huo Yuhao engaged the assassins. 99
• Worked with Wang Dong under Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection and Spiritual Link, enabling precise combinations of Sidewing Guillotine and Cauldron Shock. 52 57
• Used her cauldrons to intercept Cui Yajie's charm attacks during the freshman assessment, preventing Dai Huabin's team from exploiting its support Soul Master. 58
• Demonstrated calm encirclement tactics against Zhang Tai, forcing his surrender without using a soul skill. 34

Her control can be disrupted by unusual attributes. In the freshman-assessment final, Cao Jinxuan's time-attribute field slowed her cauldrons, while Time Stagnation left her mentally alert but nearly unable to move. 60

Equipment / Items

• Mind-stabilizing Soul Tool — A jade-green leaf pendant purchased at the Treasure Appreciation Fair; it emits a refreshing aura when supplied with Soul Power. 97
• Flying Soul Tool — Advanced flying equipment distributed to the tournament delegation before its departure from Shrek Academy. 119

Relationships

• Ju Zi — Older-sister figure, mentor, and personal ideal. Ju Zi took control of the Xiao Clan, financed its recovery, taught Xiao Xiao the Heavenly Origin Art, and arranged her enrollment at Shrek. Xiao Xiao remains supportive of Ju Zi's publicly affirmed relationship with Huo Yuhao. 25 38 151
• Huo Yuhao — Classmate, teammate, Young Pavilion Master, and the person Xiao Xiao openly pursues. She initially scrutinized him over Ju Zi's affection, later came to respect his strength, and eventually confessed her interest. She also entrusts major decisions to his judgment and serves as a reliable member of his Shrek reserve-team circle. 25 28 92 119
• Wang Dong — Classmate, teammate, and competitive counterpart. Xiao Xiao defeated her to become class monitor, while Wang Dong later grows openly jealous of Xiao Xiao's closeness with Huo Yuhao. 37 92 94
• Ning Tian — Fellow core disciple and ally during the assassination incident; the two agreed on the strategy of summoning Shrek's guardian through a large-scale disturbance. They also discuss Soul Tools during their trip from the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. 97 99
• Wu Feng — Allied with Xiao Xiao during the assassination ambush and joint defense against the pursuing assassins. 98 101
• Xiao Ding — Grandfather and a Soul King-level expert. He sought Ju Zi's aid when the clan could not properly cultivate Xiao Xiao's mutated Twin Martial Souls. 25

Story Role / Major Arcs

Enrollment and Class Monitor Selection

Xiao Xiao enters Shrek Academy through Ju Zi's arrangements and is placed in Huo Yuhao's class. She reveals herself as a Level 28 control-system Soul Grandmaster, immediately standing out among the incoming freshmen. 24 25

Tang Ya and Bei Bei accompany Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao to register at Ju Zi's request. Before enrollment, Xiao Xiao studies Huo Yuhao's easygoing but unusual manner, remaining uncertain why her admired older sister values him so highly. 25

During the practical assessments, Xiao Xiao reveals her yellow and purple Soul Rings against Zhang Tai, a Level 19 assault-type Soul Master wielding an iron staff. Her three-cauldron encirclement causes him to surrender immediately and establishes her as one of the class's leading talents. 34

During the class-monitor assessment, she demonstrates the control and endurance of the Three Lives Soul-Subduing Cauldron. By preventing Wang Dong from entering close combat and steadily draining her Soul Power, Xiao Xiao wins the match and becomes Freshman Class One's class monitor. 37

Freshman Assessment

Xiao Xiao forms a team with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, the only three two-ring Grand Soul Masters in their class. Huo Yuhao's spiritual support allows Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong to overwhelm their first opponents almost immediately. 52

Against stronger teams, Xiao Xiao uses her cauldrons to control enemies and capitalize on Huo Yuhao's tactical openings. In the final against Ning Tian's team, she uses Cauldron Surge to eliminate Wu Feng after Huo Yuhao freezes her dragonfire. The team wins the freshman assessment, and Xiao Xiao is named a core disciple. 57 60

Before the final turns in her team's favor, Cao Jinxuan's Time-Lapse Bell interferes with Xiao Xiao's battlefield control. His field slows her cauldrons, and his Time Stagnation immobilizes her while Wu Feng pressures both her and Wang Dong. 60

Spirit Medicine Pavilion Liaison

Huo Yuhao entrusts Xiao Xiao with delivering his research on elemental attributes and Soul Power conversion to Ju Zi through the Spirit Medicine Pavilion network. 52

When Huo Yuhao is denied core-disciple status, Xiao Xiao's intelligence report alerts Ju Zi to the situation. Ju Zi responds by mobilizing the Spirit Medicine Pavilion against Shrek's treatment of him. 62

Pursuit of Huo Yuhao

After Huo Yuhao's transformation in the Far North, Xiao Xiao initially fails to recognize him and enthusiastically asks Wang Dong to introduce her to the unfamiliar “handsome guy.” 91

Once his identity is known, Xiao Xiao becomes markedly more proactive. She admits she is pursuing Huo Yuhao and later persuades him to attend the Treasure Appreciation Fair with her. 92 94

Assassination Ambush

Xiao Xiao accompanies Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng when deathsworn assassins ambush them outside Shrek City. She summons the Three Lives Soul-Subduing Cauldron immediately and helps devise the group's survival strategy. 98 99

When two assassins break through to attack the students directly, Xiao Xiao releases all three cauldron soul skills at maximum strength with Wang Dong and Wu Feng. Their combined defense is still overwhelmed by the vast cultivation gap, leaving her injured after Huo Yuhao's Spatial Barrier shatters. 101

After the attack, Xiao Xiao visits Huo Yuhao during his recovery and bluntly tells him that Wang Dong would have “cried Sea God Island down” if he had not awakened soon. 107

Shrek Reserve Team and Continental Tournament

Xiao Xiao is selected as a reserve member of Shrek Academy's tournament team alongside Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi. 118

When Elder Xuan Zi attempts to recruit the reserve members into the Shrek Inspection Corps, Xiao Xiao follows Huo Yuhao's refusal rather than joining an organization that offers neither compensation nor recognition. 119

She reunites with the Shrek group at the Ming Dou Mountain Range after Huo Yuhao's return from his separate affairs and joins the journey to the Western Group Army camp and Star Luo City. 147

At the Star Emperor Hotel, Xiao Xiao temperately reminds Wang Dong that the reserve team is primarily present to gain experience and is unlikely to compete while Shrek's main team remains intact. She later witnesses Ju Zi publicly identify herself as Huo Yuhao's fiancée and quietly supports the relationship after Huo Yuhao explains Ju Zi's place in his life. 150 151

By the tournament semifinals, Xiao Xiao remains among the reserve members observing Shrek's confrontation with the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, while Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei volunteer to gain individual-match experience. 161

Although Ma Xiaotao and Wang Yan offer the reserves a chance to participate, Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong initially hesitate because of the opposing contestants' greater cultivation. After the three volunteers compete, Ma Xiaotao handles the remaining individual matches, and no further reserve members are sent onto the field. 161 165

In the final against Minghuang Advanced Academy, Xiao Xiao is visibly shaken by Shrek's successive losses. Following Ji Juechen's single-strike defeat of Yao Haoxuan, she and Wang Dong remain silent and scarcely dare to breathe, confronting the helplessness that Shrek's overwhelming strength had previously imposed on its opponents. 169

Minghuang ultimately defeats Shrek in the final team battle, ending its championship streak. Shrek's delegation skips the runner-up award ceremony and returns to the academy under Wang Yan in a subdued atmosphere. Despite several elders demanding severe punishment, Mu En rejects wholesale expulsions; the returning Outer Court students receive modest rewards. 177 184

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