Xiao Xiao

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Xiao Xiao enrolls at Shrek Academy as a First-Year Class One student. Before arriving, she regards Shrek as the continent's sacred hall for Soul Masters, but Lin Ye's Diary quickly shakes that conviction by exposing allegations about Elder Xuan, Zhou Yi, and the academy's practices. 16 18

She describes herself as a talented commoner Soul Master rather than the daughter of a great sect. Her experience with arrogant children from influential families initially makes her wary of Wang Dong'er's reportedly domineering personality. 36

Her immediate concern becomes Zhou Yi, her assigned homeroom teacher. After reading the Diary's account of Zhou Yi's extreme running assessments and expulsions, Xiao Xiao concludes that she needs to change classes. She subsequently undergoes a one-hundred-and-fifty-lap physical assessment herself before seeking a transfer alongside Wang Dong'er. 58 64 80

The Diary later reveals Xiao Xiao's predicted future: despite possessing exceptional Twin Martial Souls, she ultimately reaches only Rank 96. Angered by the prospect of her life being constrained by others' designs, she resolves to grow strong enough to determine her own path. 64 65 67

Her dissatisfaction deepens when the Diary states that her original future ends without a single hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring on her first Martial Soul or even a complete set of rings on her second. She interprets this outcome as the suppression of her potential rather than a failure of effort or talent. 68

Appearance

Xiao Xiao is a petite, delicate-looking girl whose soft appearance often leads others to underestimate her. 66 142

• Large, round eyes described as resembling black grapes. 103
• Dainty and adorable appearance, with an expressive face that readily betrays embarrassment or excitement. 64 80
• Often associated with a soft, fragile image that contrasts sharply with her resolve in battle. 66 203

Personality

Xiao Xiao is lively, mischievous, and sociable; among her friends, she is a source of jokes and conversation rather than silence. 103 She is also straightforward, reacting openly to Lin Ye's revelations—whether with curiosity, embarrassment, admiration, or indignation. 16 80 203

Though initially frightened by the idea of death, she values her own life rather than treating sacrifice lightly. Her future self nevertheless chooses to die in place of He Caitou when forced into a life-or-death choice, revealing courage that outweighs her fear. 141 142 143

She is compassionate toward those treated unfairly, including Huo Yuhao after he is bullied by upperclassmen. 223 The Diary's account of her future also emphasizes her stubbornness, resilience, and refusal to retreat before stronger opponents. 66 67

Her softheartedness extends to animals and strangers: she dislikes seeing others cry, cannot bear to watch small animals suffer, and turns away when cafeteria fish are killed. Reading about offensive Soul Tools and wartime casualties makes her question how she will cope with the cruelty of the battlefield. 321

Xiao Xiao does not regard romantic self-sacrifice as an automatic obligation. When the Diary recounts Tang San demanding that Wang Dong'er or Wang Qiuer die for Huo Yuhao, she considers such a demand unfair to the women and their families. Even after learning of her own future courage, she questions whether He Caitou would remain a suitable partner if he became an emperor. 135 145

Her judgments remain responsive to new information rather than uniformly hostile. Although disturbed by several accounts of Huo Yuhao's future conduct, she also admires his technical ingenuity and feels warmed by the mutual devotion described between him and Tang Wutong. 294 344 356 358

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Xiao Xiao possesses two top-tier Weapon Martial Souls: the Three-Life Soul-Calming Cauldron and the Nine-Phoenix Ceremonial Flute. Their complementary functions let her contribute offense, defense, control, and support. 64 65

• Her innate talent is considered exceptional even among Twin Martial Soul possessors. 64 65
• The Diary portrays her as capable of functioning as “an entire team” through the combined versatility of her two Martial Souls. 66
• Her future potential is described as sufficient for Rank 99 and potentially godhood, rather than merely Rank 96. 64 65

Three-Life Soul-Calming Cauldron

The Three-Life Soul-Calming Cauldron is a Control System Weapon Martial Soul with offensive and defensive applications. 64 Later tournament passages also call it the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron. 358 359

• Stabilizes the battlefield and reinforces allied formations. 267
• Imprisons enemies and can share or absorb pressure on behalf of teammates. 267
• Becomes Xiao Xiao's principal power-attacking tool after Xuan Zi trains her away from a purely support-oriented role. 67
• In the future, she uses a single cauldron to suppress the Bright Moon Sect and confronts Long Aotian despite a major cultivation gap. 67
• Can suppress an opponent's Soul Power, making it the central tool of her control role in her current Freshman Tournament team. 358
• Breaks Ning Tian's chain of control with a cauldron strike during the tournament final, despite Ning Tian having restricted some of Xiao Xiao's abilities. 359
• Its effective battlefield coverage benefits from Xiao Xiao's positioning and extensive practice. Ning Tian acknowledges that Xiao Xiao placed it precisely enough to leave her very little room to maneuver. 361

Nine-Phoenix Ceremonial Flute

The Nine-Phoenix Ceremonial Flute is a rare Support System Martial Soul carrying Phoenix Bloodline. 65

• Enhances allies and weakens opponents. 65
• Provides buffs and slows enemies in team combat. 270
• Complements the cauldron by allowing Xiao Xiao to serve as both battlefield controller and support. 267 270

Team Combat

Xiao Xiao's future role evolves from support into a frontline pillar who creates openings for her teammates. 67

• Shields He Caitou while he charges powerful Soul Guidance Device attacks. 66
• Draws the attacks of six opponents during a future 7v7 battle to protect Huo Yuhao. 67
• In the original future recounted by the Diary, wins the Freshman Assessment alongside Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong after recognizing the value of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection. 275
• In the altered present, handles control for a team consisting of herself, Lin Ye, and Wang Dong'er. They practice coordinating before the Freshman Tournament and ultimately become champions. 358 360
• Works with Wang Dong'er to keep Ning Tian and Wu Feng occupied during the final, preventing them from assisting Huo Yuhao against Lin Ye. 359

The Diary characterizes her as an offensive, battlefield-control support rather than a healer. She raises her team's damage and suppressive power, but cannot supply group healing, sustained health restoration, or repeated Soul Power recovery. Its hypothetical proposal to replace He Caitou with a life-element support is intended to complement her role, not duplicate it. 270 271

Soul Tool Studies

Xiao Xiao is interested in Soul Tools, attends every Soul Tool class at Shrek, and performs well in those lessons. Her interest is academic and practical, but the available accounts do not establish a Soul Engineer rank for her. 351 355

• Recognizes the significance of powerful defensive Soul Guidance Devices such as Hongchen's Protection. 351
• Acknowledges the Sun Moon Empire's technological lead after reading about the Sun Moon Divine Needle. 352
• Is intrigued by Kong Deming's fusion of his Martial Soul with a bonded Soul Tool and Huo Yuhao's integration of Soul Guidance principles into cultivation. 355 356
• Considers the possibility of using Soul Spirits to power Soul Tools after reading the Diary's discussion of the technology. 358
• Hopes that the Freshman Tournament prizes will include Soul Tool materials. 360

Equipment / Items

• Diary Copy — allows Xiao Xiao to read Lin Ye's entries and receive rewards based on the daily mention ranking. It can also store unclaimed rewards, including Soul Power. 13 16 77 78
• Three Growth-Type Soul Rings — have no compatibility restrictions or backlash risk, grow with her Soul Power, and are guaranteed to reach at least one hundred thousand years. She may choose when and where to attach them; their potential growth can reach the Divine level. The discussion of placing them in high-level ring slots is a proposed future use, not a confirmed attachment. 77 78
• Martial Soul Evolution Fragment — one fragment received through the first-place mention-ranking reward; three fragments can trigger a complete Martial Soul evolution. 77
• Growth-Type God-Given Soul Ring — Tang Ya later uses this description when discussing Xiao Xiao's Diary Copy rewards, emphasizing the guaranteed minimum age of one hundred thousand years. This account does not establish a separate acquisition beyond the previously awarded growth-type rings. 121

Relationships

• Lin Ye — Diary author whose revelations reshape Xiao Xiao's view of Shrek and her own future. After learning of his extraordinary growth, Xiao Xiao jokingly claims him as her “big brother” for protection; Lin Ye later promises her godhood after witnessing her future sacrifice. 16 164 143 His recognition of her future contributions moves her to tears, while his promise of protection leaves her deeply touched. She later recruits him for the Freshman Tournament and wins alongside him and Wang Dong'er. 67 143 358 360
• Wang Dong'er / Wang Dong — Xiao Xiao initially mistakes Wang Dong'er, who is disguised as a boy, for a male and develops a crush on her. They later become close companions and seek to transfer classes together. 65 80 203 Xiao Xiao addresses her as “Sister Dong'er,” sympathizes with her embarrassment over Hao Dong's Three Ultimates, and tries to comfort her with candied hawthorn. They subsequently become Freshman Tournament teammates. 183 184 358
• He Caitou — Xiao Xiao's future partner. They fight together in major tournaments, and Xiao Xiao later confesses to him directly at the Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Conference. 66 67 203 This relationship remains a Diary-described future rather than an established present romance: she still has not met him when later entries discuss his wartime deeds. She questions the implications of his imperial background and is troubled by the human cost of offensive Soul Tools. 145 321
• Huo Yuhao — Future teammate in the Freshman Assessment and the Shrek Seven Monsters. Xiao Xiao initially looks down on his low Soul Power but comes to respect his Spiritual Detection and later worries when he is bullied. 275 223 In the altered present, the Diary reduces her favorable impression of him, but she regards him as an ordinary friend rather than an enemy and insists that his attackers should be expelled. She arranges an infirmary visit after his injury. 69 220 222 223 They face one another in the Freshman Tournament, discuss their abilities afterward, and become more comfortable talking as Huo Yuhao begins opening up to his classmates. 359 361 364 366
• Xuan Zi — Xiao Xiao's future teacher. Under his guidance, she transitions from a support role into a primary power attacker. 66 67
• Ning Tian — Fellow student and friend who openly admires Xiao Xiao's future courage and potential. 67 80 They oppose one another in the Freshman Tournament final but afterward discuss Xiao Xiao's cauldron placement and Ning Tian's Seven-Treasure Glazed Pagoda in a friendly atmosphere. 359 361 364
• Wu Feng — Member of Xiao Xiao's regular circle alongside Lin Ye, Wang Dong'er, and Ning Tian. They share meals and outings and later review their tournament matches together. 91 172 334 361
• Mu Jin — Teacher of the class Xiao Xiao wishes to join to escape Zhou Yi's instruction. Xiao Xiao later attends Mu Jin's lessons. 80 222

Story Role / Major Arcs

Diary Revelations and Shrek Disillusionment

Xiao Xiao is already a Diary Copy holder while living in Shrek's dormitories. An early entry about a Haotian Sect inspector and Lin Ye's God-Level Martial Soul leaves her visibly frightened. 13

She reacts strongly to Lin Ye's accusations that Shrek Academy conceals corruption. Learning that Zhou Yi is her homeroom teacher leaves her afraid that weaker students will be discarded to protect Zhou Yi's promotion record. 16 18

Her doubts deepen as she reads about Zhou Yi's physical assessments and expulsions and subsequently experiences the teacher's demanding training herself. She ultimately seeks a transfer to First-Year Class Two alongside Wang Dong'er and later appears in Mu Jin's class. 58 64 80 222

Further Diary revelations undermine her faith in Yan Shaozhe. She is disappointed by his romantic history and horrified by the allegation that he deliberately allowed the out-of-control Ma Xiaotao to fall into the Holy Spirit Cult's hands. 85 88

Her criticism of Shrek does not erase all affection for the academy. When the Diary analyzes the difficulties faced by ordinary students, she admits that her exceptional talent has insulated her from concerns over tuition and resources. Although she still loves Shrek, she begins seriously reconsidering its fairness and the ordinary students left behind by its celebration of geniuses. 236

Learning Her Future

Lin Ye's Diary reveals that Xiao Xiao possesses the Three-Life Soul-Calming Cauldron and Nine-Phoenix Ceremonial Flute, but is fated to peak at Rank 96 rather than fulfill her godhood-level potential. The revelation leaves her frustrated and unwilling to accept a predetermined life. 64 65

The Diary subsequently recounts her future exploits: becoming Xuan Zi's disciple, evolving into a key power attacker, confronting Long Aotian, and supporting the Shrek Seven Monsters in decisive team battles. 66 67

Lin Ye's acknowledgment of her indispensable contributions helps transform her despair into determination. She resolves that her cauldron will withstand the storms of a manipulated fate and her flute will play her own melody rather than provide background music for someone else's life. Learning of her original future's inadequate Soul Ring configuration strengthens this refusal to accept her assigned role. 67 68

Diary Rewards and a Changed Prospective Future

After Lin Ye devotes extensive entries to her, Xiao Xiao takes first place in the Diary's daily mention ranking. She receives one level of Soul Power, three Growth-Type Soul Rings, and one Martial Soul Evolution Fragment, choosing to store the Soul Power rather than claim it immediately. 77 78

The rings directly address the difficulty of acquiring suitable high-level rings for her Twin Martial Souls. Their guaranteed hundred-thousand-year minimum and freedom from compatibility restrictions give her a path beyond the deficient configuration described in her original future. She reacts with excitement and profound gratitude toward both the Diary Copy and Lin Ye. 78

Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry

In the future trial described by the Diary, Xiao Xiao first admits that she fears death because she has not yet married He Caitou. When Tang San later forces her to choose between their lives, she chooses to sacrifice herself so He Caitou can survive. 141 142

Lin Ye is deeply moved by this choice and promises that he will someday grant Xiao Xiao a First-Level Godhood—or even the position of God King—so she will not remain bound to her originally predicted fate. 143

The Diary continues with He Caitou's trial and their eventual reconciliation. Xiao Xiao asks to face his enemies together, and He Caitou comes to understand that something more important than revenge is worth protecting. 144

The present Xiao Xiao is moved by her future self's willingness to protect him even before Xu Tianran, but she does not accept the relationship without reflection. Remembering that He Caitou is Xu He, a former Sun Moon crown prince, she wonders whether his feelings would remain unchanged if he became emperor. 145

Visiting the Injured Huo Yuhao

When upperclassmen attack Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao angrily argues that the perpetrators should have been expelled. Her dissatisfaction with aspects of his Diary-described future does not overcome her opposition to bullying. 220

After class, she nervously asks Lin Ye to accompany her to the infirmary. His agreement surprises Wang Dong'er and Ning Tian, who know of his hostility toward Huo Yuhao. Relieved, Xiao Xiao immediately tugs him along, and the two girls join them. 222 223

During the visit, they learn that Huo Yuhao has a fractured left arm and depleted Soul Power but should recover after several days of rest. Lin Ye reassures Xiao Xiao that she is not responsible for the attack and proposes that she bring Huo Yuhao class notes while he recuperates. 223

Soul Tool Revelations

Later Diary entries draw Xiao Xiao's attention to the relationship between Soul Masters, Soul Tools, and warfare. The account of He Caitou's offensive Soul Tools leaves her troubled by the deaths of ordinary soldiers and civilians, especially because he is described as her future partner despite their not yet having met. 321

Her interest in the technology nevertheless remains strong. She reads eagerly about high-level defensive devices, the Sun Moon Empire's technological superiority, Kong Deming's bonded Soul Tool, and Huo Yuhao's integration of Soul Guidance technology with cultivation and Soul Spirits. These accounts broaden her understanding of what Soul Tools can accomplish beyond simply providing weapons for stronger Soul Masters. 351 352 355 356 358

Freshman Tournament

In the altered present, Xiao Xiao approaches Lin Ye after discussing team formation with Wang Dong'er. Ning Tian and Wu Feng already have their own arrangements, so Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er recruit him as their third member. During practice, Wang Dong'er handles offense while Xiao Xiao supplies control through her cauldron's Soul Power suppression. 358

In the final, their opponents are Huo Yuhao, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng. Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er prevent the latter two from assisting Huo Yuhao. Although Ning Tian limits some of Xiao Xiao's abilities, Xiao Xiao breaks her chain of control with a decisive cauldron strike, creating an opening for Wang Dong'er to drive Wu Feng toward the arena's edge. 359

Lin Ye's team wins the championship, and the spectators praise Xiao Xiao's reliable battlefield control alongside Wang Dong'er's offense and Lin Ye's finishing punch. An ecstatic Xiao Xiao grabs Lin Ye's arm and later excitedly speculates about the prizes, hoping for Soul Tool materials. 360

Ning Tian treats the participants to a meal at a restaurant belonging to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Xiao Xiao proudly explains the practice behind her cauldron positioning, praises the range of Huo Yuhao's spiritual ability, and joins the group's discussion of cultivation and teamwork. 361

The gathering helps establish a friendlier atmosphere with Huo Yuhao. When he greets her warmly the next morning, Xiao Xiao returns the greeting; she later notices that their conversations no longer feel separated by an invisible barrier and welcomes the change. 364 366

Continued Reassessment of the Diary's Accounts

Xiao Xiao continues to respond critically to the futures and institutions described in the Diary. She considers the Haotian Sect's narrow inheritance and limited attack methods restrictive, while recognizing that its Clear Sky Hammer could be useful against Evil Soul Masters. 261

Accounts of Huo Yuhao's cold treatment of his future son shock her, but descriptions of his devotion to Tang Wutong also move her and leave her hoping for similarly mutual affection in her own life. She recognizes that the relationship described contains genuine willingness to protect one another, not only the calculations emphasized in earlier entries. 294 344

Later, she feels sympathy for Bei Bei's cultivation being limited by his Soul Ring configuration. The Diary's detailed explanation of Evil Soul Masters advancing through stolen Soul Power and life force provokes a visceral disgust, as she considers the human lives behind those methods. 376 378

Notable Quotes

“I'm still young. I don't want to die yet. I haven't even married He Caitou. How can I die?” 141

“No matter how great your enemy is, let us face it together, all right?” 144

“Hmph, of course! I spent ages practicing that. The cauldron is lifeless, but I'm alive. Wherever I stand, that's where the cauldron can bring its weight down.” 361

Trivia

• Xiao Xiao strongly objects to being called a “loli-type little girl” and insists that she will grow tall in the future. 80
• Her childhood misunderstanding of Wang Dong's gender becomes one of her most frequently teased embarrassing memories. 203 204
• Despite her gentle image, her direct confession to He Caitou surprises even seasoned Shrek seniors. 67 203
• She has investigated the cafeteria's best food counters and enthusiastically volunteers to select food for her friends. 91
• Her current Freshman Tournament victory replaces the Diary-described winning trio of Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao with Lin Ye, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao. 275 358 360