Dai Huabin

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Dai Huabin (戴华斌)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	White Tiger Duke's Mansion; formerly a Shrek Academy student
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; young master of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion
Status	Fugitive from the Duke's Mansion; ordered captured or killed if he resists 115
First Appearance	Chapter 18

Background / History

Dai Huabin is the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao's talented and favored youngest son. The Duke's Mansion is closely tied to the Star Luo imperial family, and Dai grew up with exceptional status, praise, and entitlement. He considers deference from others his due and is widely disliked among Shrek's lower-grade students for his tyrannical behavior. 67

He possesses Innate Full Soul Power and inherited the White Tiger martial soul. Dai views himself as the greatest genius produced by the Duke's Mansion in a century, making Lu Ran's effortless defeat of him a lasting humiliation and obsession. 66

Before entering Shrek, Dai repeatedly bullied Huo Yuhao and his mother at the Duke's Mansion. After encountering Huo again at the academy, he treats Huo with contempt and takes pleasure in the hatred he inspires. 25 71

Appearance

Dai Huabin has a sturdy build and stands about five feet tall. 40 66

• During Martial Soul Possession, black-and-white fur covers his body and his hands become oversized tiger claws. 66
• During his escape from the Duke's Mansion, his usual white fur takes on a faint blood-red tint and his eyes become bloodshot, giving him an Evil Soul Master-like appearance. 115

Personality

Dai is arrogant, status-conscious, and intensely competitive. He cannot accept being ranked beneath Lu Ran, regarding the comparison as an insult to both his talent and the White Tiger Duke's bloodline. 66

He is cruel and vindictive toward those he considers inferior. He attempts to brutalize Huo Yuhao during an assessment, enjoys Huo's hatred of him, and later vows revenge against Lu Ran, Huo, Dai Hao, Xu Jiawei, and Shrek Academy. 40 71 115

His pride is paired with recklessness. After being reprimanded for attempting to maim a Soul Beast during an assessment, he marks those he believes mocked or opposed him for future retaliation. 67 69

Abilities & Skills

White Tiger Martial Soul

Dai possesses the Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul and was a three-ring Soul Elder during Shrek's freshman assessment. His recorded Soul Rings are two yellow and one purple. 37 38 66

• Martial Soul Possession greatly enlarges his body, produces tiger claws, and grants him a ferocious tiger-like roar. 66
• His physical strength is sufficient to overwhelm Huo Yuhao's team alongside Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie. 40
• Despite his martial soul and three rings, Lu Ran defeated him with a single physical strike. 38

White Tiger Vajra Transformation

Dai's core soul skill enhances his combat body during White Tiger Possession. 66

• Increases speed by 50%. 66
• Doubles his power and defense. 66
• He used it against a thousand-year Wind Tiger during the advancement assessment. 66

White Tiger Protection Barrier

A pale defensive barrier that envelops Dai's body. 66

• Activated alongside White Tiger Vajra Transformation against the Wind Tiger. 66
• He attempted to activate it after Huo Yuhao's surprise attack in the Core Disciple Selection Tournament. 74

White Tiger Intense Light Wave

A concentrated white-energy attack released from Dai's mouth. 37 66

• Used against Lu Ran during the freshman assessment, but Lu Ran dodged it and immediately knocked Dai out of the arena. 38
• Used in combination with White Tiger Protection Barrier against the Wind Tiger. 66

Relationships

• Dai Hao — Father and the White Tiger Duke. Dai Hao punished him for his role in Zhou Yi's disappearance, then severed their father-son relationship after Dai's escape and crimes. 114 117
• Huo Yuhao — Enemy and former victim of Dai's bullying. Dai brutalized him during an assessment; Huo later defeated and severely injured Dai in the Core Disciple Selection Tournament. 25 40 74
• Lu Ran — Rival whom Dai bitterly seeks to surpass. Lu Ran defeated him with a single physical strike, becoming the source of Dai's inferiority and humiliation. 38 66
• Zhu Lu — Romantic partner and teammate. She attempts to console him after setbacks and protests when Huo's attack leaves him incapacitated. 40 75
• Cui Yajie — Teammate during the freshman assessment against Lu Ran and Wang Dong. 37
• Zhou Yi — Target of Dai's resentment. He sent people to monitor Huo Yuhao, was confronted by Zhou Yi, and later colluded with Evil Soul Masters to arrange her murder. 103 114
• Du Weilun — Shrek teacher who reprimanded Dai for attempting to intentionally maim a thousand-year Wind Tiger. 67

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shrek Freshman Assessment

Dai enters the freshman assessment with Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie, facing Lu Ran and Wang Dong. He activates White Tiger Possession and attacks first, but Lu Ran evades his White Tiger Intense Light Wave and kicks him out of the arena in one blow. 37 38

He later faces Huo Yuhao's team and viciously overwhelms them. Wang Yan intervenes before Dai can further harm Huo. 40

Advancement Assessment

Seeking to prove himself after repeated humiliation, Dai chooses a thousand-year Wind Tiger. He defeats it with White Tiger Vajra Transformation, White Tiger Protection Barrier, and White Tiger Intense Light Wave, but attempts to maim it afterward and is stopped and reprimanded by the academy staff. 66 67

His assessment score and public reception become a source of mockery, intensifying his resentment and desire for revenge. 69

Core Disciple Selection Tournament

Dai encounters Huo Yuhao again and openly enjoys provoking his hatred. 71

Huo ambushes him with Ice Jade Scorpion power, then beats him unconscious after interrupting his attempt to retaliate. Dai is eliminated from the tournament and later reacts with rage upon realizing he lost to Huo Yuhao. 74 75 77

Zhou Yi's Murder and Flight

After Zhou Yi discovers that Dai had people monitoring Huo Yuhao, she publicly humiliates him. Dai subsequently colludes with Evil Soul Masters to orchestrate Zhou Yi's ambush and murder. 103 114

Dai Hao punishes him by making him kneel in the ancestral hall. Fearing investigation and the crippling of his soul power, Dai kills two guards, empties the Duke's Mansion treasury of treasures worth tens of millions of Gold Soul Coins, and escapes using a Soul Tool to conceal his aura. 114 115

While fleeing, he nearly encounters Huo Yuhao in the air and is left shocked by the sight of him. 119

Trivia

• Dai is described as Shrek Outer Academy's lower grades' most hated student. 67
• The Emperor of Star Luo considers Dai's conflict with Lu Ran serious enough to demand that Dai Hao discipline him and arrange an apology. 105
• During his escape, Dai develops a craving for blood after killing the ancestral-hall guards. 115