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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ma Xiaotao (马小桃) 9 |
| Gender | Female 9 |
| Affiliation | Shrek Academy; later captured by the Holy Spirit Cult and designated its Saintess 9 63 86 |
| Occupation/Role | Shrek tournament fighter 18 22 |
| Status | Held by the Holy Spirit Cult; her black phoenix fire and behavior remain unstable 63 86 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 9 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Six-ring Soul Emperor | 22 | Uses her sixth soul skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower, to overwhelm Tianling Academy. Her six rings are shown directly in a later match 32. |
| Level 68 Soul Emperor | 51 | Her level is confirmed before the tournament final against Just Sky Academy. |
| Rank 70 | 59 | Breaks through after the Judgment Sword’s dark attack triggers a violent loss of control; no seventh Soul Ring is documented. |
History
Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire Phoenix gives her formidable combat power but carries an evil fire she cannot reliably suppress. She pushes her training despite Yan Shaozhe’s advice to rest, fearing that Song Que, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi will catch up to her. During an episode beside Sea God Lake, she kills teacher Wang Yan as he tries to protect Ling Luochen. Yan suppresses the fire, and Xiaotao regains awareness in tears 9. Shrek subsequently relies on Ling Luochen’s cold Soul Power to help stabilize her, despite Ling’s injuries 10.
Xiaotao returns to compete for Shrek. Her Phoenix Meteor Shower wins a match against Tianling Academy, but after Just Sky Academy defeats Shrek, anger and humiliation aggravate her evil fire. In the next match, her attack kills three Changning Academy students and badly injures four more before Yan intervenes. He again presses Ling Luochen to help suppress the fire 18 22 31 32.
In the finals, Xiaotao’s attacks seriously injure Just Sky fighters Blood Wolf and Xu Sanshi. She defends the tactic as part of arena combat 50. Song Que later defeats her with Ultimate Ice, freezing her in the arena; Yan concedes on her behalf. The ice also suppresses her evil fire, allowing her to fight again 52 57.
During that later match, Ye Wuqing strikes Xiaotao with the dark side of the Judgment Sword. Her flames turn black, she breaks through to rank seventy, and she loses control, burning teammate Du Fei to ashes. Yan subdues her, but Evil Soul Masters subsequently capture her during another attempt to suppress her fire 59 63. The Holy Spirit Cult names her its Saintess and intends to train her as a weapon against Shrek. While held by the cult, she remains unstable and kills a young girl in front of the imprisoned Ling Luochen 63 86.
Personality
Xiaotao is intensely competitive and protective of Shrek’s standing. Her fear of being surpassed drives her to train past safe limits, though she is devastated when she learns she has killed Wang Yan 9. In the tournament, she favors overwhelming force and rejects mercy toward former Shrek students competing against her 50 51. Her emotions can worsen her evil fire, making the boundary between her choices and her episodes of lost control consequential 31 32 59.
Abilities & Skills
Evil Fire Phoenix
Xiaotao’s martial soul produces powerful phoenix flames, with a dangerous evil-fire flaw 9 52 60.
- Phoenix of Rebirth and Phoenix Wing Sky Dance boost her flames and allow her to fight in the air 22 52.
- Phoenix Flame Line projects fire; Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike launches a concentrated phoenix attack 9 52.
- Phoenix Meteor Shower, her sixth soul skill, rains explosive fireballs across a wide area. It can overwhelm an opposing team but has caused fatal casualties 22 32.
- Her fire can overwhelm Ling Luochen’s ice defenses, but Song Que’s Ultimate Ice suppresses her flames and temporarily calms the evil fire 9 52 57.
Uncontrolled black flames
The Judgment Sword’s dark attack turns Xiaotao’s flames black as she breaks through to rank seventy. In that state, she attacks Du Fei rather than an opponent 59. Black phoenix fire still surrounds her during her captivity with the Holy Spirit Cult 86.
Relationships
- Yan Shaozhe — Her teacher. He repeatedly suppresses her evil fire and protects her, while pressuring Ling Luochen to help stabilize her 9 10 32 52.
- Ling Luochen — Her cold Soul Power is used to suppress Xiaotao’s fire. Ling witnesses Wang Yan’s death and is later imprisoned by the Holy Spirit Cult alongside an unstable Xiaotao 9 10 86.
- Song Que — A former Shrek student whose growth fuels her fear of falling behind. He later defeats her with Ultimate Ice in the tournament 9 52.
- Wang Yan — A Shrek teacher whom Xiaotao kills during an evil-fire episode; she expresses remorse after regaining awareness 9.
- Du Fei — A Shrek teammate killed by her black fire after she loses control in the arena 59.
- Zhongli Wu — Holy Spirit Cult leader who orders that the captured Xiaotao be treated as its Saintess and trained against Shrek 63.
Notable Quotes
“I just wanted to train faster and get stronger. I never wanted to hurt anyone...” 9
“In the arena, it’s kill or be killed. There’s no room for mercy.” 50