Ma Xiaotao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ma Xiaotao (马小桃)
Alias(es)	Sister Tao; Little Tao Jie
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Inner Courtyard
Occupation/Role	Assault-type Soul Master; Inner Courtyard team captain
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 2
Martial Soul	Evil Fire Phoenix; later identified as the Blazing Phoenix
Primary Attribute	Ultimate Fire

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank Nine Innate Soul Power	2	Possessed exceptional innate talent before Su Wen awakened his Martial Soul.
Rank 44 Battle Soul Master	22	A renowned fourth-year Outer Court student, feared in the Soul Duel Arena for both her strength and temper.
Rank 59 Soul King	24	Introduced herself as an assault-type Soul King during the academy team’s early training.
Soul Emperor	54	Her cultivation had advanced beyond the Soul King realm; suppressing her Evil Fire remained demanding even with Su Wen’s Ultimate Ice.
Level 68 Soul Emperor	152	Served as a principal attacker against the Sun Moon Empire team, using Phoenix Meteor Shower to break through layered defenses.
Level 82 Soul Douluo	235	Advanced to within reach of the Titled Douluo stage after her rapid growth.
Rank 84 combat strength	263	Her strength was comparable to a Titled Douluo after the Fire Dragon Pill, Jiao Jiao’s sacrifice, and her eighth soul skill.
Rank 85 Soul Douluo	296	Publicly identified herself as an assault-type Soul Douluo with the Blazing Phoenix Martial Soul.

Background / History

Ma Xiaotao first encountered Su Wen before his Martial Soul awakening. She fed the hungry child grilled fish, encouraged him to test his potential, and personally prepared the awakening formation for him. Her openness and kindness distinguished her from the more guarded Shrek Inner Courtyard members present. 2

Her Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul gave her Ultimate Fire, but its unstable backlash repeatedly left her in severe pain and at risk of losing control. When Su Wen learned that ice and water attributes could suppress the condition, he chose to seek an Ice-attribute Soul Beast in the Land of Extreme North, partly to help her. Ma Xiaotao became increasingly reliant on his Ultimate Ice thereafter. 15 16 17

As Su Wen grew within Shrek, Ma Xiaotao remained closely involved in his training and expeditions. She joined him on a Soul Beast-hunting team, obtained a thirty-thousand-year Fire Phoenix soul ring and her sixth soul skill, and acted as captain during preparations for the Surveillance Group’s journey. 22 26 125

Her Phoenix Fire later became substantially purer. After receiving the Fire Dragon Pill and further growth, the “evil” aspect of her flames was removed; her remaining difficulty was controlling a Phoenix Fire that had become too strong for her rapidly advancing cultivation. 173 235

Appearance

Ma Xiaotao is a tall, striking young woman with vivid red hair, crimson eyes, and a powerful, curvaceous build. She reached approximately 1.79 meters in height during Su Wen’s early years at Shrek. 16

• Long crimson-red hair, often described as bright or fiery. 16 22
• Crimson phoenix-like eyes. 140 152
• Fair complexion and long legs. 22
• Her Martial Soul manifests as Phoenix Fire, often accompanied by fiery wings or a Fire Phoenix phantom. 31 152

Personality

Ma Xiaotao is forthright, energetic, and deeply emotional. She readily helped Su Wen when he was vulnerable, but she is also known throughout Shrek for her explosive temper and tendency to overwhelm opponents through direct force. 2 22

Around Su Wen, she is markedly more affectionate, clingy, and protective. She becomes jealous of women who approach him and treats perceived rivals—especially Ling Luochen and Zhang Lexuan—with open hostility or competitive defiance. 123 140 296

Despite her intimidating reputation, she can be naïve and domestic in unexpected ways, including attempting to cook Su Wen a “Ten-Complete Tonic Soup” that he found nearly inedible. 34

Abilities & Skills

Evil Fire Phoenix / Blazing Phoenix

Ma Xiaotao possesses a top-tier Phoenix Martial Soul with Ultimate Fire. Its original Evil Fire trait provided immense offensive power but repeatedly endangered her through backlash and loss of control. 15 16

• Generates destructive Phoenix Fire capable of suppressing ordinary fire-attribute Soul Masters. 300
• Forms fiery wings for aerial combat and battlefield control. 31
• Can manifest a Fire Phoenix phantom while releasing her power. 152
• Originally required ice- or water-attribute power to suppress its backlash. 16
• The Evil Fire aspect was later removed, leaving her with exceptionally powerful but difficult-to-control Phoenix Fire. 235

Phoenix Meteor Shower

Her sixth soul skill creates a large-scale aerial bombardment of fireballs. 26

• Forms a five-star pattern in the sky before releasing numerous fireballs. 152
• Broke through the Sun Moon Empire team’s layered defensive soul-tool formation. 152
• Suited to pressuring groups and forcing defensive formations to collapse. 152

Phoenix Sky-Shattering Strike

A direct offensive soul skill used against high-value targets. 152

• Used to target Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen during Shrek’s battle against the Sun Moon Empire team. 152
• Can be countered by sufficiently powerful defensive soul tools. 152

Close-Quarters Assault

Ma Xiaotao favors overwhelming frontal attacks rather than cautious attrition. 152

• Charged directly into the Sun Moon Empire team’s formation despite their extensive defensive soul tools. 152
• Easily defeated Inner Courtyard peers after Su Wen neutralized Ling Luochen’s control abilities. 25
• Her Fire Phoenix naturally restrains plant-based abilities, making her a difficult opponent for wood-attribute Soul Masters such as Zhang Yi. 263

Relationships

• Su Wen — Close companion and eventual intimate partner. She helped him awaken his Martial Soul, while his Ultimate Ice became central to suppressing her Evil Fire. 2 16 173 234
• Yan Shaozhe — Her teacher and Shrek’s Inner Courtyard dean. He openly encouraged Ma Xiaotao and Su Wen’s bond, viewing Su Wen’s Ice attribute as a solution to her condition. 16 17
• Ling Luochen — Fellow Inner Courtyard disciple and Ice-attribute Soul Master. Ling Luochen’s involvement with Su Wen repeatedly provokes Ma Xiaotao’s jealousy. 123 140 296
• Zhang Lexuan — Senior disciple and romantic rival for Su Wen’s affection. Ma Xiaotao openly challenged her over the Lovesick Heartbreak Red. 296
• Zhang Yi — Former acquaintance from Shrek’s Inner Courtyard. Their fire-and-wood attributes make Ma Xiaotao a particularly unfavorable opponent for him. 2 263

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Su Wen’s awakening — Supports and feeds Su Wen, then arranges his Martial Soul awakening. 2
• Evil Fire crisis — Her deteriorating condition motivates Su Wen’s expedition toward the Land of Extreme North for an Ice-attribute Soul Beast. 16 17
• Shrek training and Soul Beast hunts — Reunites with Su Wen, joins his team, and gains a thirty-thousand-year Fire Phoenix soul ring. 22 26
• Academy tournament training — Demonstrates her dominance over Inner Courtyard peers and forms a combat team with Su Wen. 24 25
• Continental tournament and Mingdou Mountain Range aftermath — Takes a leading combat role for Shrek, but is affected by the group’s near-death experience in the mountains. 125 141 152
• Phoenix purification and growth — Receives the Fire Dragon Pill, later advances into the Soul Douluo realm, and overcomes the Evil Fire aspect of her Martial Soul. 173 235 296

Trivia

• Ma Xiaotao’s first attempt at cooking for Su Wen was a failed “Ten-Complete Tonic Soup,” though he still praised her effort before asking her not to make it again. 34
• She is known across Shrek for both her beauty and her violent response to unwanted admirers. 22
• Her red-painted nails are repeatedly noted as a distinguishing feature. 12 173