Dai Mubai

Biodata

Background / History

Imperial Succession and Flight

Dai Mubai is Emperor Dai Tian’s third prince and the son of a noble consort. His rival, Dai Weisi, is his paternal half-brother and the empress’s eldest son. According to Zhu Zhuqing, the Star Luo Imperial Family’s succession system pits princes born to different mothers against one another, with their maternal families backing competing claims. Dai Weisi possesses the stronger political position 29.

Dai Tian arranged Dai Mubai’s engagement to Zhu Zhuqing, the second young lady of the Nether Duke’s Mansion. Zhu Zhuqing states that Dai Mubai fled the empire overnight as soon as the engagement was announced, abandoning her before an engagement banquet could take place. Dai Tian subsequently refused to cancel the decree because acknowledging the prince’s flight would disgrace the imperial family 27.

Support in Suotuo City

Dai Mubai settled in Suotuo City and joined Shrek Academy. His maternal family helped him escape and continued sending substantial monthly payments and cultivation resources. His maternal grandfather serves as the Star Luo Empire’s minister of revenue; the family is an established Soul Master clan with extensive shops, rare mineral veins, and control over more than half the empire’s everyday supplies 29.

Despite that support, Li Wuyou describes Dai Mubai as spending his time drinking and pursuing women rather than diligently cultivating. He is a regular VIP at the Rose Hotel, where the manager reserves a room for him 30.

Appearance

• Mismatched eyes: Noted during his first appearance in the Great Soul Arena’s lounge 4.
• Facial scar: Li Wuyou’s sword attack leaves a severe wound running from his forehead to his jaw, later described as a hideous scar 9 10.
• Chest wound: The same attack cuts across his chest and face, rendering him unconscious 5.

Personality

Dai Mubai is proud of both his imperial status and his inherited Martial Soul. Before fighting Li Wuyou, he dismisses an attendant’s warning about their two-level difference, boasts that his claws could cripple or kill his opponent, and guarantees that betting on him will be profitable. He also assumes that an opponent using the name “Angel” belongs to Spirit Hall and welcomes the chance to defeat its representative 4.

He reacts to defeat with resentment and wounded pride. He regards Li Wuyou’s decision to spare him as humiliation, seeks the secret behind his opponent’s Soul Rings, and plans to use imperial power for revenge. When explaining the loss to Flender, he deliberately conceals that Li Wuyou defeated his strongest attack with a single sword strike 8 9 10.

His treatment of women damages his relationships. Zi Yue despises him for previously harassing her, while Zhu Zhuqing becomes increasingly disillusioned after learning how he has lived since abandoning their engagement 6 27 30 31.

Abilities & Skills

Evil Eye White Tiger

The Star Luo Imperial Family’s inherited Beast Martial Soul supports direct, close-range combat 4.

• Martial Soul Possession: Dai Mubai enters a possessed state and attacks with tiger claws 4 5.
• Close-combat speed: His opening claw strike is described as difficult for an ordinary Soul Elder to evade 5.
• Soul Ring configuration: Two yellow rings and one purple ring; the first Soul Skill is not identified in the supplied chapters 4 5.
• Demonstrated limitation: His repeated claw attacks fail to break Li Wuyou’s sword defense, even without Li Wuyou activating his Martial Soul 5.

White Tiger Fierce Light Wave

Dai Mubai’s Second Soul Skill releases a blast of milky-white Soul Power from his mouth 5.

• Used together with White Tiger Vajra Transformation in his all-out attack against Li Wuyou.
• The enhanced attack is described as capable of seriously injuring a level 39 Soul Elder and forcing even a Soul Ancestor to avoid it.
• Li Wuyou shatters the blast with his Soul Power-formed Angel Holy Sword 5.

White Tiger Vajra Transformation

Dai Mubai’s Third Soul Skill enlarges his body and causes his muscles to swell 5.

• Instantly doubles his strength and defense.
• Activated before White Tiger Fierce Light Wave during the arena match.
• Does not prevent Li Wuyou’s counterattack from cutting through his defenses and knocking him unconscious 5.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Defeat at the Great Soul Arena

Dai Mubai faces Li Wuyou, competing under the alias Angel, in a one-on-one Soul Fight. His initial confidence collapses when Li Wuyou reveals three black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. Nevertheless, he attacks and eventually combines his second and third Soul Skills after ordinary claw strikes prove ineffective 4 5.

Li Wuyou destroys his ranged attack and ends the match with a flying golden slash across his chest and face. Arena staff confirm that Li Wuyou held back. Zi Yue’s mother orders immediate treatment because allowing the Star Luo Empire’s third prince to die in their arena would create political consequences for the Zi Clan 5 6.

Failed Inquiry and Revenge Plans

After awakening, Dai Mubai pressures Steward Wang to disclose Angel’s identity. He hopes that obtaining the secret of the three black Soul Rings will let him defeat Dai Weisi and claim the throne. Wang refuses to violate the arena’s confidentiality rules and sends him back to Shrek Academy 7 8.

Dai Mubai vows to seek an imperial army to avenge his humiliation. At Shrek, Flender recognizes Angel from Dai Mubai’s description and warns him not to provoke the fighter. Dai Mubai suspects that Angel also caused Flender’s missing arm, but Flender denies knowing him 9 10.

Zhu Zhuqing’s Ransom and the Rose Hotel

When Zhu Zhuqing cannot pay Li Wuyou’s demand for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, the two travel to Suotuo City to make Dai Mubai pay. Zhu Zhuqing reveals the extent of his maternal family’s wealth and proposes increasing the demand. They agree to split any amount above the original ransom equally 28 29.

Learning about Dai Mubai’s lifestyle undermines Zhu Zhuqing’s hope that he can help her survive the succession struggle. Before reaching Shrek Academy, Li Wuyou spots Dai Mubai entering the Rose Hotel with twin sisters. Zhu Zhuqing reacts with anger and disappointment; no confrontation or ransom payment is shown by the end of the supplied chapters 30 31.

Relationships

• Dai Tian — Father and emperor of the Star Luo Empire. Arranged Dai Mubai’s engagement and refused to revoke it after his flight 27.
• Dai Weisi — Paternal half-brother and rival for the throne, backed by the empress and her family 8 29.
• Birth mother and maternal family — His mother is a noble consort. Her wealthy family enabled his escape and continues financing him in Suotuo City 29.
• Zhu Zhuqing — Fiancée in name under an imperial decree. His abandonment leaves her politically trapped; she later cooperates with Li Wuyou to extract money from him 27 29.
• Li Wuyou / Angel — Arena opponent who defeats and scars him. Dai Mubai seeks his Soul Ring secret and plots retaliation 5 8 9.
• Flender — Shrek Academy’s dean, who considers Dai Mubai its most outstanding student and warns him against pursuing Angel 10.
• Oscar — Fellow student who calls him “Boss Dai” and is wary of offending him because of his combat strength 9.
• Ma Hongjun — Fellow student who resents his leadership and privately admits that money is his main reason for calling him “Boss Dai” 9.
• Zi Yue — Previous target of his harassment; she openly objects to the arena saving him after his defeat 6.
• Steward Wang — Arena official whose refusal to reveal Angel’s identity earns Dai Mubai’s resentment 8.

Notable Quotes

“Remember, level isn't everything!” 4

“Once I send word back to the Star Luo Empire, Imperial Father will surely send an army to wipe away the humiliation I suffered today.” 9