Xu Xiaotang

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xu Xiaotang (徐晓棠)
Birth Name	Ye Tang; her biological father’s surname is Ye 20
Epithet	“Begonia Fairy,” used by the narration 26
Gender	Female
Age	Twelve at introduction; eighteen after the six-year time skip 1 26
Family	Adopted daughter of Xu Ke and Qian Peijiu; older sister of Xu Xiaonian 1
Affiliation	Xu family; Nian’s Team; Spirit City Senior Soul Master Academy; Xu Xiaonian’s Evil God retainers 10 20 25
Occupation/Role	Soul Master student, healer, and sacrificial supporter of Xu Xiaonian’s cultivation 1 14 25 26
Martial Soul	Nine Heart Begonia 1
Latest Documented Rank	Rank 54, Soul King 26
Status	Alive; accompanying Xu Xiaonian at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well 31
First Appearance	Chapter 1: “Martial Soul Awakening” 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 26	25	Retrospectively identified as her cultivation level just over two months before reaching rank 28.
Unranked Retainer Mark	10	Voluntarily accepts Xu Xiaonian’s permanent mark. Her cultivation speed immediately increases by 20%, before any sacrifice.
Rank 27; level-one Retainer Imprint	15	Following her assistance with Xu Xiaonian’s first Dark Demon Evil God Tiger soul ring, her imprint reaches level one and her cultivation-speed increase rises to about 40%.
Rank 28	25	Reaches this rank before beginning classes at the Spirit City Senior Soul Master Academy. Hu Liena notices that she has advanced two ranks in roughly two months.
Rank 54, Soul King	26	Reaches this level at eighteen after six years of cultivation and three sacrifices, overtaking Zhu Zhuyun’s rank 51.

Background / History

Adoption and Family Hardship

Xu Xiaotang grows up as the Xu family’s adopted daughter. At twelve, she proposes leaving school to reduce their financial burden, feeling that her adoption makes her an additional responsibility. Xu Ke and Qian Peijiu insist that she is fully their daughter and should continue her education. She promises to become a powerful healer capable of curing Qian Peijiu 1.

Her birth name is later revealed to be Ye Tang. She also recognizes Angel Legion commander Qian Lingxu as her “Third Granduncle,” but greets him coldly. The provided chapters do not explain the precise family connection or the cause of her hostility 20.

Graduation Examination

Even reduced tuition threatens Xiaotang’s ability to continue studying. She joins Xu Xiaonian, Hu Liena, Zhang Ping, and Xu Yu in a five-person graduation-exam team, hoping to win admission to the senior academy without tuition or accommodation costs 6 7.

During a training-room dispute, she recognizes that Li Kai’s sudden increase in strength must come from medicine or a spirit herb. Xu Xiaonian wins the ensuing contest, prompting her to question him about his hidden abilities 9.

Nian’s Team ultimately wins the graduation examination after Xu Xiaonian defeats Yan’s team and the remaining finalists forfeit. Xiaotang earns entrance-exam exemption and tuition-free advanced study, removing the immediate threat to her education 20.

Becoming a Retainer

After learning about Xu Xiaonian’s Retainer Mark, Xiaotang requests one to accelerate her cultivation and help their mother. He warns that he cannot remove it and already has another, slower plan for Qian Peijiu. She nevertheless insists that her own choices matter and offers to support his first soul ring through sacrifice 9 10.

She accompanies him to the Star Dou Great Forest and vouches for him when the elders question his attempt to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring. During the absorption, she channels her spiritual power and soul power into him at the critical moment, helping him overcome the soul beast’s lingering spirit 11 13 14.

Six-Year Cultivation and Journey

Following six years of cultivation and three sacrifices, Xiaotang reaches rank 54 and becomes one of Xu Xiaonian’s strongest companions. She travels with him and the Zhu sisters toward Sunset Forest 26.

She urges caution when he confronts Tang Hao and later questions his decision to spare Tang San. Near Sunset Forest, she recommends reporting the Star Luo–Clear Sky conspiracy to Bibi Dong, prompting the Pope to dispatch reinforcements to the Heaven Dou side 28 29 30.

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, she witnesses Xu Xiaonian harvest the mature immortal herbs. He promises her a share, but no herb is selected or consumed by her in the provided chapters 31.

Appearance

• Retainer Mark: A dark-purple, begonia-shaped pattern on her forehead, mostly concealed beneath her bangs 10.
• Early description: Smooth forehead, delicate features, and a slender waist 10 24.
• At eighteen: Described as having an ethereal, pure bearing like a lotus rising from water, with a faint immortal-fairy quality 26.

Personality

Xiaotang is devoted to her adoptive family but determined to contribute through her own efforts. Her initial willingness to abandon school comes from concern over household expenses; her later acceptance of the permanent Retainer Mark reflects an insistence on making her own decisions rather than relying entirely on Xu Xiaonian’s plans 1 10.

Her protectiveness is practical rather than unquestioning. She warns Xu Xiaonian against exposing the mark’s true nature to Bibi Dong, reminds him to conserve soul power during the examination, and urges him to retreat rather than risk injury against Tang Hao 10 16 28.

Around her brother, she is playful, competitive, and easily provoked by his boasting. She threatens to tell their parents when he teases her and becomes jealous when the Zhu sisters monopolize his attention, fearing that he no longer needs her 24 26.

Abilities & Skills

Nine Heart Begonia

Her rare martial soul provides healing and restorative support 1 14 17.

• Heals Zhang Ping after her brief fight with Xu Xiaonian 17.
• Supplies restorative vitality during Xu Xiaonian’s spiritual struggle against the Hell Three-Headed Hound 14.
• Protects the traveling party in Sunset Forest’s thin poisonous mist 30.
• Offers potential help for Qian Peijiu, but Xiaotang is not shown curing her mother in the provided chapters 1 20.

Evil God Retainer Mark

The mark links Xiaotang to Xu Xiaonian’s Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and accelerates her cultivation 10.

• Initially increases cultivation speed by 20%, rising to approximately 40% after the first documented sacrifice 10 15.
• Allows her to transmit spiritual power and soul power directly to Xu Xiaonian 14.
• Enables Xu Xiaonian to sense her emotions through the imprint 15 31.
• Cannot be removed even by Xu Xiaonian; he recognizes the danger of its increasingly deep hold over her 10 15.

Sacrificial Support

Xiaotang willingly supplies power required for Xu Xiaonian’s Dark Demon Evil God Tiger soul-ring cultivation 10 14.

• Times her first documented intervention to his struggle within the Sea of Consciousness, pouring in all her spiritual power and soul power 14.
• Completes three sacrifices during the six-year cultivation period 26.

Relationships

• Xu Xiaonian — Adoptive younger brother and the recipient of her retainer allegiance. She supports his cultivation while challenging his risky decisions. Her blushing response to his teasing and jealousy toward other companions suggest romantic feelings, but no formal romantic relationship is established 10 20 26 28 29.
• Qian Peijiu — Adoptive mother. Improving her health is Xiaotang’s principal early motivation for becoming stronger 1 10.
• Xu Ke — Adoptive father. He reassures her of her place in the family and opposes her leaving school 1.
• Hu Liena — Teammate and fellow senior-academy student. Hu Liena becomes uneasy after discovering that Xiaotang and Xu Xiaonian are not biological siblings; noticing Xiaotang’s mark also leads her to investigate its cultivation benefits 20 25.
• Zhang Ping — Friendly schoolmate and teammate who invites her into the graduation-exam group. Xiaotang later heals her after a sparring dispute 7 17.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing — Fellow retainers and traveling companions. Their attention to Xu Xiaonian provokes Xiaotang’s jealousy 26 28.
• Qian Lingxu — Addressed as “Third Granduncle.” Their reunion is marked by Xiaotang’s coldness and his complicated reaction 20 21.

Notable Quotes

“You have your methods, and I have my own choices and efforts.” 10

“Xiaonian, don’t be rash. If it doesn’t work out, retreat. He wouldn’t dare chase you.” 28