Dai Mobai

Biodata

Name	Dai Mobai 1 2 7
Alias	Crown Prince (appointed in Chapter 7), Second Prince (prior title), "Crown Prince Brother" 7 9 13 70
Species	Human (Soul Master) 1 2 3
Gender	Male 1 4 6
Affiliation	Star Luo Empire (Crown Prince of the Star Luo Imperial Family); Breaking Clan (allegiance secured); Star Luo occupation force in Suotuo City 7 8 33 72 73
Status	Alive (as of Chapter 119) 13 26 53 119
Martial Soul(s)	Holy Light White Tiger (first martial soul); Blood Prison Demon Tiger (second martial soul) 5
Soul Bone	Hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone 26 27
First Appearance	Chapter 1 (confrontation with Dai Mubai in the imperial court) 1

Physical Description

Dai Mobai is a young man of striking and commanding appearance, his presence unmistakable whether in the court of the Star Luo Empire or the wilds of the Star Dou Great Forest. He possesses a firm, handsome face, often described as more striking than his cousin Dai Mubai despite a seventy percent similarity, and carries an innate aura of authority that is palpable even in sleep 6. His physique is powerful and well-conditioned, with bronze-colored skin stretched over a frame that reveals bulging veins and taut muscle when his spirit power surges out of control 12. He habitually wears fine, tailored robes that fit him without a single wrinkle, befitting his status as a prince, though he can also be found in more casual, cloud-colored attire when traveling discreetly 1 2 22. Whether standing in the imperial court, leading a charge outside Suotuo City, or moving through Heaven Dou City in disguise, Dai Mobai’s appearance exudes a calm, confident dominance that sets him apart from those around him 81 114.

• Eye Color: Dai Mobai possesses heterochromatic eyes—one gold and one red—a trait that becomes especially prominent when his spirit power is active 2 22. In combat or during cultivation, his pupils can emit beams of light, and at times his red pupil takes on a blood-moon cast, while his gold pupil glows like burning molten metal 1 5 22. After integrating the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, his eyes can emit blue-gold beams that leave scorch marks on stone walls 27.
• Hair Color Changes: His hair is naturally shoulder-length and pale golden, but it undergoes dramatic shifts when he unleashes his martial soul or harnesses blood-red flames. In his flame-wreathed form, his hair grows wildly to reach his feet and turns pitch-black, fluttering like flames 1 2. When he invokes the Holy Light White Tiger martial soul, his hair shifts to a star-like silver-white, while his normal golden hue returns after combat subsides 5 11. His hair can also become disheveled after strenuous activity, such as when he absorbs a spirit bone or endures a life-threatening backlash 8 12. When he manifests all five rings before leading the Breaking Clan into battle, his silver-white hair reaches his feet and shines faintly like stardust 81.
• Typical Attire: Dai Mobai is most often seen in finely tailored robes that remain immaculate even after battle—free of blood, wrinkles, or damage—thanks to his self-recovery abilities 1 2. When traveling incognito, he wears a simple cloud-colored casual outfit that conceals all traces of his soul power, making him appear like an ordinary young nobleman 22. During cultivation, his robes billow and snap under the force of his surging spirit power, and on rare occasions, they may be torn to shreds when his power goes haywire, exposing his muscular upper body 12 22. After absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, a faint blue-gold lustre sometimes appears on the surface of his skin, particularly along his right leg 27.

Personality

• Calm and Composed: Dai Mobai maintains an unshakeable demeanor even in the most stressful situations, such as when his father the Emperor suspects him of rebellion, where he remains unfazed and even sees through the Emperor’s performance 17. He sleeps through the morning court, awakens lazily, and faces Dai Mubai’s accusations without urgency or concern 1. After brutally wounding Dai Mubai, he shows no remorse and stands with not a single wrinkle on his clothes 2. He remains composed while infiltrating Suotuo City and confronting the brother who fled Star Luo years earlier 46 50. This composure continues when City Lord Moro attempts to ambush him: Dai Mobai remains unruffled because he has already arranged for Yang Wudi to intervene 71 72.

• Ambitious and Confident: He openly reveals his soul power has reached level 40, shocking his father and Duke Spirit Cat, and bargains to skip morning court by raising it to level 40 within half a year 8. He absorbs a ten-thousand-year soul ring despite the extreme risk, believing he is strong enough, and only regrets that he “was just a little short” when his body fails 12. He states his desire to take both Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing as his wives, and later takes it as a given that the White Tiger Guards will “be my people sooner or later” 2 17. He also confidently pursues the absorption of a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone and the recruitment of the notoriously unyielding Breaking Clan 26 29 33. After seizing Suotuo City, he decides to enter Heaven Dou City itself, judging that the enemy will not anticipate an invading crown prince appearing in their capital’s heartland 113 114.

• Strategic and Manipulative: Rather than simply killing Moon Concubine, he sends her severed head to Dai Mubai as a psychological weapon, instructing Li Yue to place it right beside his pillow 5 6. He sees through the Emperor’s feigned anger, recognizing it as “thirty percent real and seventy percent performance,” and calls him out on it to gain an advantage 17. He uses money as a tool to buy loyalty, explaining that “whoever receives the benefits will be the one to lay down their life for the Empire” 21. Over three years, he helps establish a plan involving whale glue, Nuoding City, Tang Hao, and the Heaven Dou Empire, while arranging for the Breaking Clan to locate a route through the Border Mountains 18 22 33 37 38. He exploits Suotuo City’s weakened garrison, quietly places Breaking Clan elites throughout the city, and takes control of the City Lord’s Manor before revealing his identity to Moro 49 70 72. He further uses the perceived death of Xue Beng to break the morale of the fifty-thousand-strong Heaven Dou force 86.

• Ruthless and Cruel: He nearly kills Dai Mubai in the imperial court, lifting him by the chest and absorbing his blood-qi, with a fierce light in his eyes that makes Dai Mubai believe he truly intends to kill him 2. After Dai Mubai flees because of the severed head, Dai Mobai expresses nothing but disdain for his brother’s weak mental fortitude and shows no concern for his wellbeing 7. He calmly commands Li Yue to deliver the head, mocking her method as “more badass than me” 6. In Suotuo City, he casually permits Li Yue to punish Ma Hongjun for harassing her and directly orders her to strike Dai Mubai when the latter refuses to acknowledge him 49 50. During the fighting around Suotuo City, he pursues the routing Heaven Dou soldiers to harvest the abundant blood energy left by the battlefield 86 108.

• Perceptive and Intelligent: He immediately detects that You Lian’s disguise is a ruse and exposes her true identity, remaining completely unperturbed by her monstrous form 4. He analyzes the Emperor’s mood, knowing that if his father were truly angry he would not give him a chance to speak 17. He tracks the Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger back to its origin using a blood-energy needle, demonstrating strategic foresight rather than settling for an immediate kill 11. He accurately identifies Yang Wudi’s devotion to spear arts and uses the Six Harmonies Great Spear manual as the decisive tool to gain the Breaking Clan’s submission 29 32 33. He also recognizes the military value of leading from the front, understanding that the surrendered soldiers and Breaking Clan elites must witness his strength personally in order to become truly loyal 81 87.

• Possessive and Controlling: He claims both Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing as his own, telling Zhu Zhuyun after her rescue that “From now on, you belong to me” 9. During the lake bathing scene, he shows possessiveness and desire toward Li Yue, joining her without invitation and treating her presence as his right 27. He orders the White Tiger Guards to subdue a soul beast and then handles it with casual dominance, extracting its blood-essence without fear 10. His possessiveness toward Li Yue remains apparent after condensing his second blood-qi ring, when he calls her to him while frustrated by the nature of his new teleportation ability 109.

• Irreverent but Pragmatic: He sleeps in the imperial court and shrugs off the Emperor’s attempts to wake him, even saying “Don’t touch me. I’ll say it right now: it doesn’t matter who comes today, it’s useless” to the Emperor himself 8. Yet he also knows how to leverage relationships, speaking warmly with the Zhu sisters and using his modern mindset to win them over 9. He respects his father’s authority when it serves him but is not above mocking the Emperor’s posturing or exposing his hypocrisy 17. When meeting Yang Wudi, he deliberately adopts a humble, respectful manner rather than relying on royal authority, allowing the patriarch’s interest in his gifts to develop naturally 30. Even after taking Suotuo City, he casually entrusts the City Lord’s Seal to Yang Wudi and orders the Star Luo flag raised by sunrise 73.

• Courageous and Inspiring as a Commander: Dai Mobai refuses to remain safely behind Suotuo City’s walls when Xue Beng arrives with fifty thousand troops. Rather than merely defend, he leads eighty Breaking Clan elites in a direct charge, personally unleashing his fourth and fifth soul skills to shatter the enemy formation 81 83. His willingness to charge at the front despite being the Star Luo Crown Prince earns the wholehearted loyalty of the Breaking Clan elites, who come to follow him for his own merit rather than solely through Yang Wudi 87.

Martial Souls and Abilities

Holy Light White Tiger

Dai Mobai’s first martial soul, the Holy Light White Tiger, embodies an aura of divinity and majesty, standing in stark contrast to the destructive nature of his second martial soul 5. When manifested, Dai Mobai’s hair turns a brilliant silver-white, his eyes become molten gold, and a pair of golden light wings unfurl from his back, creating a cross-like silhouette 5 14 23. The soul power released is a dazzling golden radiance, often described as tangible flames of light that make him appear like a deity 23. This martial soul is associated with judgment, protection, and overwhelming holy power, and its soul skills reflect these themes. Dai Mobai originally possessed three optimally configured soul rings for this martial soul (yellow, yellow, purple) before obtaining additional ten-thousand-year black soul rings from powerful soul beasts 5 12 23. His fourth soul ring came from a ten-thousand-year Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger, and his fifth from a forty-thousand-year White-Eyed Demon Tiger King, each greatly enhancing his strength 12 23.

• Second Soul Skill – White Tiger Holy Armor: Dai Mobai summons golden soul power that converges into a suit of tiger-patterned golden armor, encasing his entire body for enhanced defense 11. This skill allows him to withstand powerful physical blows, as demonstrated when he absorbed the impact of the Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger’s claw strike without injury 11.
• Third Soul Skill – Holy Light Verdict: Judgment: Multiple golden light swords are generated from Dai Mobai’s light wings and can be launched at targets with precision 5 15. The swords lock onto the enemy and strike in graceful arcs, capable of tearing apart a Spirit King-level opponent (Moon Concubine) in a single volley 5. He can also control the number and size of the blades, as shown when he carved a bluestone into a plaque using six blades 15.
• Fourth Soul Skill – Holy Light Majesty: Evil Spirits Disperse! This skill unleashes a brilliant golden light that sweeps across a wide area, affecting both allies and enemies 14. For hostile soul beasts, the light instills terror, causing them to whimper, lose control of bodily functions, and have their combat power significantly weakened (the crescent moon marks on Howling Moon Wolves dimmed) 14. For allied forces (White Tiger Guards), the golden light provides a beneficial effect, seemingly empowering them in battle 14. The skill was powerful enough to instantly neutralize an attacking Howling Moon Wolf that was about to harm Zhu Zhuyun 14. During the Battle of Suotuo City, it boosts the Breaking Clan’s charge while disrupting the Heaven Dou army’s formation 83.
• Fifth Soul Skill – Holy Tiger Roaring Heaven Strike! Dai Mobai channels his golden soul power to summon a massive, winged Holy Light White Tiger composed entirely of golden radiance, which spans over ten zhang 23. The white tiger roars, producing shockwaves that tremble ancient trees and shake blue stones, and then folds its wings to dive directly onto the target 23. The resulting explosion of golden light illuminates the forest and creates a visible shockwave that pulverizes stones, snaps trees, and plows deep trenches through the ground, extending a hundred meters before dissipating 23. This skill is powerful enough to completely annihilate the withered carcass of a forty-thousand-year White-Eyed Demon Tiger King 23. Li Yue, then a Soul Emperor, judges that receiving the attack head-on would certainly kill her 24. Dai Mobai subsequently employs it on the battlefield outside Suotuo City, contributing to the collapse of the Heaven Dou army’s formation 83.

Blood Prison Demon Tiger

Dai Mobai’s second martial soul, the Blood Prison Demon Tiger, is a violent and tyrannical entity cloaked in blood-red flames 1 5. When manifested, his hair turns pitch-black, his eyes become blood-red, and a blood-red or black tiger phantom with blood-red patterns and paws treading crimson flames appears behind him 1 23. The soul power released is scarlet and blood-like, and the martial soul exudes an aura of pure destruction and bloodlust 5. A key trait of the Blood Prison Demon Tiger is its ability to induce instinctual fear in soul beasts by mere presence; even a forty-thousand-year White-Eyed Demon Tiger King was paralyzed with terror when it saw the tiger phantom’s blood-red moon-like eyes 23. Dai Mobai also uses this martial soul to extract blood essence and blood energy from his victims, either to heal himself, condense soul power, or directly absorb life force 3 10 23. His first soul ring for this martial soul was a red ten-thousand-year ring, condensed from six years of accumulated blood energy 3 12. Following the bloodshed of the Suotuo campaign, he condenses a second blood-qi soul ring of approximately forty thousand years 108 109. This martial soul’s soul skills focus on mental control, blood-based domination, and mobility fueled by life energy.

• Passive Blood Energy Absorption: As a trait of the martial soul, Dai Mobai can absorb blood energy from slain enemies, which directly enhances his soul power level and increases the age of his soul rings 5. After killing Moon Concubine, he absorbed the blood energy and golden light from her corpse, causing his soul power to skyrocket from level 38 to level 40 in moments 5. Similarly, after extracting the blood essence from the Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger, he used the blood energy to heal life-threatening injuries and stabilize his life force 13. He can also consciously use blood-red flames to extract blood energy from living or dead soul beasts, withering their bodies 23. The mass casualties from the Heaven Dou army’s defeat and subsequent clashes in Suotuo City provide enough blood energy for him to reach the threshold for his second blood-qi ring 86 108.
• Blood Essence Extraction: Dai Mobai can draw out the blood essence of a living soul beast through his palm, leaving the beast alive but severely weakened 10. For example, he extracted the blood essence from a Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger without killing it, using the suction force of his palm to pull streams of blood-essence from its wounds 10. This ability is used to harvest resources or weaken targets before finishing them.
• First Soul Skill – Blood Moon Eye: Dai Mobai summons a blood-red full moon that casts a scarlet light, creating a domain that can freeze and control enemies 5 12. The skill is based on a ten-thousand-year soul ring and its effectiveness depends on the mental power difference: if the target’s mental power is lower than Dai Mobai’s, they are completely immobilized and unable to resist 5. It not only controls the primary target but can also affect multiple targets within the area, as demonstrated when it simultaneously pinned Moon Concubine and Li Yue 5. The blood moon can also weaken the target over time, as seen when it froze the Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger while Li Yue attacked its weak points 12. Dai Mobai himself remains immune to mental attacks when this skill is active 5.
• Second Soul Skill – Blood-Energy Teleportation: After condensing and absorbing his second blood-qi soul ring, Dai Mobai gains a teleportation ability fueled by vitality or blood energy 109. Its maximum range is one thousand li, granting him extraordinary strategic mobility across a battlefield or vast territory 109. Though Dai Mobai initially dislikes a skill he considers suited to retreating, he recognizes its synergy with the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone: Blue Silver Grass can replenish his vitality, and that vitality can in turn sustain repeated teleportation 109.

Blood Moon Pupil

The Blood Moon Pupil is a pupil-based technique derived from Dai Mobai’s Blood Prison Demon Tiger martial soul, specifically its first soul skill, Blood Moon Eye 5 12. It is an ocular technique of superior mental power manipulation that allows Dai Mobai to exert absolute control over any creature whose mental power is inferior to his own 5. When activated, Dai Mobai’s eyes become blood-red and a crimson full moon rises, enveloping the area in its light 5 12. The technique is so potent that it can even overcome other mental soul skills, as demonstrated when Moon Concubine’s Fourth Spirit Skill—Soul-Absorbing Eye (which could forcibly control a Spirit Emperor for three seconds) had no effect on Dai Mobai, and he was easily able to overpower her control and freeze both her and Li Yue simultaneously 5. The Blood Moon Pupil also grants immunity to incoming mental attacks 5.

• Mental Control: The primary effect of the Blood Moon Pupil is to freeze and immobilize the target, making them unable to move or resist 5. This control can be maintained for as long as Dai Mobai concentrates his power, and the difference in mental power determines the duration and ease of control. Against the Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger, a ten-thousand-year soul beast, the blood moon held it in place long enough for Li Yue to deliver a devastating series of sword strikes to its limbs and eyes 12.
• Suppression of Soul Beasts: When the Blood Moon Pupil is combined with the Blood Prison Demon Tiger’s inherent aura, it induces a primal fear in soul beasts, causing even powerful creatures like the forty-thousand-year White-Eyed Demon Tiger King to tremble uncontrollably and lose all will to fight 23. The blood moon’s light itself seems to weaken the target’s combat capabilities.
• Self-Immunity: While the Blood Moon Pupil is active, Dai Mobai is completely immune to any mental-based attacks or soul skills launched at him. This was proven when Moon Concubine’s Soul-Absorbing Eye, a powerful mental control ability, failed to do anything to Dai Mobai even after hitting him directly 5.

Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone

Dai Mobai possesses the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, recovered from a lead box in a hidden valley behind the waterfall in Holy Soul Village 25 26. The spirit bone fused into his right leg as blue-gold energy, bathing his body in a dense life aura and substantially improving his physical condition 27.

• Enhanced Circulation and Capacity: The soul bone doubles both the speed and capacity of Dai Mobai’s spirit power circulation. His soul power flows through his meridians with almost no stagnation, providing an improvement distinct from a normal rank increase 27.
• Life Energy and Recovery: The bone possesses a powerful life aura that rejuvenates Dai Mobai’s body. Its recovery skill can absorb the life force of nearby Blue Silver Grass to mend his wounds while simultaneously restoring his spirit power 27 28. Since Blue Silver Grass is ubiquitous throughout the continent, Dai Mobai considers himself theoretically invincible so long as it is present nearby 28.
• Flight: Dai Mobai can fly without manifesting his martial soul or relying on external support. Faint blue-gold light from the sole of his right foot supports his body in the air, an ability Li Yue initially mistakes for a Titled Douluo’s aerial capability 28.

Six Harmonies Great Spear

The Six Harmonies Great Spear is an extraordinary spear manual from Dai Mobai’s past-life knowledge, which he dictates for Li Yue to transcribe 28 29. Although he does not claim authorship, the manual is profound enough that Yang Wudi considers it a peerless spear art and the Breaking Clan’s spearmen immediately recognize its value 29 32 33. Dai Mobai uses it as the decisive gift in securing Yang Wudi’s allegiance 32 33. He later authorizes Yang Wudi to pass the manual on to the Breaking Clan’s elites, strengthening the clan that serves as the spearhead of his campaigns 33 81.

Power Progression

Time/Chapter	Spirit Power Level	Soul Rings	Notes
Ch. 3	~10 (Soul Scholar)	1 (red, ~10,000-year)	Condensed a red ten-thousand-year soul ring from six years of accumulated blood energy. The ring’s age was only at the recent breakthrough of ten thousand years, which was disappointing but would increase with further blood energy absorption. 3
Ch. 5	38 → 40 (Soul Ancestor)	3 (yellow, yellow, purple)	Killed the assassin Moon Concubine (a Spirit King) and absorbed her spirit power. Within two breaths, his spirit power surged from level 38 to level 40. No new soul ring was acquired at this time. 5
Ch. 8	40 (confirmed)	3 (yellow, yellow, purple)	Revealed to the Star Luo Emperor that he had already broken through to level 40, shocking the Emperor. The Emperor granted him permission to hunt for a fourth soul ring. 8
Ch. 13	40 (no level increase)	4 (yellow, yellow, purple, black)	Successfully absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring from the Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger. The absorption was perilous – his body nearly collapsed – but he stabilised by absorbing blood energy from the tiger’s carcass. This gave him his fourth, ten-thousand-year black soul ring. 9 11 12 13
Ch. 22	50 (quasi-Soul King)	4 (yellow, yellow, purple, black)	After three years of bitter cultivation, he broke through to level 50 at the age of fifteen. He decided to immediately hunt for a fifth soul ring in the Star Dou Great Forest. 22
Ch. 23	50 → 53	5 (yellow, yellow, purple, black, black)	Killed a forty-thousand-year White-Eyed Demon Tiger King and absorbed its soul ring. After the two-hour absorption, his soul power climbed from level 50 to level 53. He gained his fifth soul skill, Holy Tiger Roaring Heaven Strike. 23
Ch. 27	53 (no level change)	5 (unchanged)	Absorbed the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. His spirit power rank did not increase, but the speed and capacity of his spirit power circulation doubled. 26 27
Ch. 28	53 (enhanced)	5 (unchanged)	Demonstrated flight and wound-healing abilities from the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, greatly increasing his mobility and survivability without changing his spirit power rank. 28
Ch. 81–83	Soul King (exact level not stated)	5 (yellow, yellow, purple, black, black)	Revealed all five Holy Light White Tiger soul rings while personally leading the Breaking Clan’s assault against Xue Beng’s fifty-thousand-strong Heaven Dou army outside Suotuo City. 81 83
Ch. 108–109	Soul King (no level increase stated)	Holy Light White Tiger: 5; Blood Prison Demon Tiger: 2	Used battlefield blood energy to condense and absorb his second blood-qi soul ring, approximately forty thousand years in age. He gained a teleportation soul skill that consumes vitality or blood energy and reaches up to one thousand li. 108 109

Relationships

Dai Mobai and the Star Luo Emperor

The relationship between Dai Mobai and his father, the Star Luo Emperor, is a complex blend of strategic alliance, mutual respect, and underlying tension. The Emperor frequently demonstrates his support for Dai Mobai’s ambition, as when he not only approves the prince’s request to hunt for a soul ring in the Star Dou Great Forest but also arranges for Zhu Zhuqing to accompany him, clearly intending to foster their relationship 8. Despite the Emperor’s authority, Dai Mobai often behaves with a casual, even defiant familiarity—sleeping through court, brushing off the Emperor’s initial touch, and speaking with impatience—which the Emperor tolerates, showing a leniency he does not grant his other sons 1 8. Their interactions shift toward true partnership when Dai Mobai presents his strategic vision for countering Spirit Hall’s influence through the control of whale glue; the Emperor, impressed by his son’s cunning, agrees to the plan, marking a transition from mere father‑son hierarchy to a more advisory, co‑conspiratorial dynamic 18. The Emperor’s commitment is further proven when he strips Dai Mubai of his title and names Dai Mobai Crown Prince, and later ruthlessly purges the court to support Dai Mobai’s propaganda campaign regarding the ten‑thousand‑year soul ring 7 19. Underneath the political maneuvering, the Emperor displays genuine pride in Dai Mobai’s abilities, as seen when he is truly shocked to learn that his son’s soul power has already reached level forty 8.

Their partnership deepens after Dai Mobai recruits the Breaking Clan and directs his father to begin their larger continental plan 33. The Emperor supports Dai Mobai’s intention to use Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone to divert Spirit Hall while Star Luo acts against Heaven Dou 37. By this stage, the Emperor openly regards Dai Mobai as an exceptional political and military strategist rather than merely his heir 21 37 38. When Dai Mobai departs occupied Suotuo City for Heaven Dou City, the Emperor does not interfere; instead, he quietly supports the dangerous move by increasing pressure against the Heaven Dou border through Zhu Song’s redeployed forces 113 114.

Dai Mobai and Dai Mubai

The bond between Dai Mobai and his half‑brother Dai Mubai is defined by intense rivalry, humiliation, and open hostility. From the very first confrontation in the imperial court, Dai Mobai asserts dominance: he slaps Dai Mubai for addressing him by name, then easily repels Dai Mubai's White Tiger attack, all while maintaining a composed, almost lazy demeanor 1. Dai Mubai’s jealousy is rooted in both political ambition and personal possession—he accuses Dai Mobai of taking first Zhu Zhuyun and then Zhu Zhuqing, lamenting that he is left with no path to survival 2. Dai Mobai shows no mercy; he severely injures Dai Mubai in a duel and, when Dai Mubai begs the Star Luo Emperor and Duke Spirit Cat for help, Dai Mobai calmly dismisses his brother’s plight, declaring that he requires two Nether Spirit Cats because of his dual martial souls 2. Their enmity escalates when Dai Mubai hires the assassin You Lian to kill Dai Mobai, a plot that fails and culminates in Dai Mobai’s shadow guard, Li Yue, placing Moon Concubine’s severed head on Dai Mubai’s pillow as a psychological terror tactic 3 6. Dai Mubai reacts with paralyzing fear, flees the palace, and is subsequently stripped of his title by the Emperor 7. Dai Mobai’s utter indifference to his brother’s disappearance underscores the complete severance of any fraternal feeling 7.

Dai Mobai later uses Dai Mubai’s flight to Heaven Dou and enrollment at Shrek Academy as part of a long-term intelligence network focused on Tang San 38. When the brothers meet again in disguised Suotuo City, Dai Mobai’s indifference is more painful to Dai Mubai than open anger. After provoking him into confronting their history, Dai Mobai orders Li Yue to attack, and she easily shatters Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Protection Barrier before humiliating him with a strike to the face 50 51.

Dai Mobai and Zhu Zhuyun

Zhu Zhuyun’s relationship with Dai Mobai is rooted in a defining moment three years prior: when Dai Mobai defeated his older brother Dai Davis in the Soul Fighting Arena and then declared directly to her, “From now on, you belong to me” 9. That single event, combined with the life‑saving grace Dai Mobai provided to both sisters, caused Zhu Zhuyun to hang her entire heart upon him 9. She actively seeks out any opportunity to be near him, such as volunteering to accompany him on the soul‑hunting trip for her sister, and she gazes at him with undisguised adoration 9. During the journey, she and her sister lean against him on the carriage, and later, when the group camps, she embraces him tightly, confessing her feelings 9 15. Zhu Zhuyun is keenly aware of the implications of her family’s fate—she knows that her father’s rare smile upon the imperial decree signaled that both daughters could serve the same husband, a prospect she fully accepts 9. She does not shy away from competing for Dai Mobai’s favor, and when she and Zhu Zhuqing sleep beside him, she holds onto him possessively, unwilling to let go 16. Dai Mobai, for his part, encourages this competition, recognizing that it ultimately benefits him 15.

Dai Mobai and Zhu Zhuqing

Zhu Zhuqing’s feelings for Dai Mobai develop more gradually than her sister’s but become equally intense. She first appears shy and timid, calling him “Crown Prince brother” with a mixture of reverence and affection 9. During the soul‑hunting trip, she clings to his arm and leans against him, and her longing is palpable when he is absent—she repeatedly asks her sister when he will return, saying she misses him 13. After Dai Mobai saves her from a wolf attack by embracing her, she experiences a surge of conflicting emotions: guilt for coveting her sister’s man, yet also excitement and a desire to be the one he holds 15. This inner conflict leads her to decide to openly compete with Zhu Zhuyun for Dai Mobai’s favor 15. That night, she and her sister both sleep beside Dai Mobai, and the next morning they greet him together, still holding tightly to his arms 16. Dai Mobai is acutely aware of her feelings, noting that she has not yet been ravaged by the tragic fate of the Zhu family women, and he treats her with the same warmth he shows her sister 9. The Star Luo Emperor explicitly arranged for Zhu Zhuqing to accompany Dai Mobai on the soul‑hunting trip to foster their bond, and this succeeds; she becomes fully attached to him 8 16.

Dai Mobai and Li Yue

Li Yue begins as Dai Mobai’s shadow guard—a loyal servant who wakes him, delivers reports, and carries out his orders, such as when she expertly places Moon Concubine’s head on Dai Mubai’s pillow 6 8. Their initial dynamic is professional, with Li Yue maintaining a respectful if slightly teasing distance, but it quickly evolves into a more intimate bond. When Dai Mobai absorbs the blood energy from the Void‑Splitting Magic Sound Tiger, Li Yue stays by his side through the night, and upon his recovery she hugs him with tears of joy; their heartbeats sync, signaling a deepening emotional connection 13. This intimacy grows during their return journey from the hidden valley: they fly side‑by‑side, and Dai Mobai holds her hand—something she does not pull away from, indicating a shift in her feelings 28. Their most private moment occurs when Dai Mobai finds Li Yue bathing in a lake and joins her; despite her initial shyness, she relaxes, and he makes clear his desire and possessiveness toward her 27. Dai Mobai’s teasing and provocative behavior toward her, such as using the same teacup she drank from, further blurs the line between master and lover 6. Their relationship, while unspoken, is characterized by mutual care, trust, and an increasingly romantic tension.

Li Yue becomes a Soul Emperor during the three-year interval and remains Dai Mobai’s only companion during his hunt for the fifth ring, his journey to Holy Soul Village, and his recruitment of the Breaking Clan 22 24 29. She transcribes the Six Harmonies Great Spear manual, takes personal pride in its recognition by Yang Wudi, and demonstrates unwavering trust in Dai Mobai’s ability to recruit the patriarch 29 32. In Suotuo City, she suppresses her own anger to avoid jeopardizing his plans, then acts instantly once he orders her to punish Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai 49 50. She guards Dai Mobai while he condenses his second blood-qi ring and continues to accompany him, alongside Yang Wudi, on his covert journey into Heaven Dou City 108 113 114. By this period, their physical and emotional intimacy has become overt, with Li Yue immediately understanding Dai Mobai’s wishes even when he does not explain them directly 109.

Dai Mobai and Yang Wudi

Dai Mobai approaches Yang Wudi, patriarch of the Breaking Clan, with calculated humility and a plan tailored to the elder’s passions 29 30. He first seeks Yang Wudi’s expertise concerning the Blue Silver Emperor seed, then presents the Six Harmonies Great Spear manual as a second gift 30 32. The manual’s extraordinary spear principles thoroughly convince Yang Wudi, who abandons his reservations and pledges both himself and the Breaking Clan to Dai Mobai 32 33. Dai Mobai subsequently tasks Yang Wudi with discovering a secret route through the Border Mountains within a month, integrating the clan into Star Luo’s wider military strategy 33.

Yang Wudi’s allegiance becomes proven in action during the Suotuo campaign. He protects Dai Mobai from City Lord Moro’s ambush by pinning the Soul Emperor to the wall with the Soulbreaking Spear, then accepts the City Lord’s Seal and directs the Breaking Clan in taking over the city’s defenses 72 73. Although he initially objects to Dai Mobai personally confronting Xue Beng’s army, he follows the Crown Prince into battle and witnesses the Breaking Clan’s loyalty shift from allegiance through him to allegiance directly to Dai Mobai 81 87. Dai Mobai also entrusts Yang Wudi with the responsibility of maintaining Suotuo City while he travels to Heaven Dou City 108 113.

Dai Mobai and Tang Hao

Dai Mobai has never directly confronted Tang Hao, but he deliberately takes the Blue Silver Emperor’s seed and hundred-thousand-year right leg bone from the hidden valley associated with Tang Hao and Ah Yin 25 26. He later reveals the soul bone’s existence to the Star Luo Emperor and Zhu Song, intending to use Tang Hao’s response and Spirit Hall’s pursuit of him as a distraction while Star Luo wages war against Heaven Dou 37. Dai Mobai is confident that Tang Hao’s ability to remain hidden depends on whether Dai Mobai permits it, demonstrating his belief that he can control the flow of information surrounding him 37.

Dai Mobai and Xue Beng

Dai Mobai treats Prince Xue Beng as both a military target and an opponent to be psychologically dismantled. When Xue Beng arrives outside Suotuo City with fifty thousand soldiers, Dai Mobai rejects a purely defensive strategy and leads the Breaking Clan in a direct assault designed to break the Heaven Dou army’s confidence 81 83. He captures Xue Beng’s imperial flag and helmet, displays the helmet upon the flag as though Xue Beng has been killed, and uses the resulting panic to trigger a mass rout 86. When Xue Beng later confronts him within the city, Dai Mobai calmly provokes him into acting before the prince is captured by Breaking Clan personnel 103 108.

Dai Mobai and City Lord Moro

Moro, the City Lord of Suotuo City, initially sees Dai Mobai as a valuable hostage whose capture could advance his own position within the Heaven Dou Empire 71. He underestimates the Crown Prince due to the apparent gap between a Soul Emperor and a Soul King, attempting a close-range sneak attack with his Lightning Leopard martial soul 71 72. Dai Mobai has already anticipated the betrayal and stationed Yang Wudi nearby; Yang Wudi immediately defeats Moro and pins him to the wall with the Soulbreaking Spear, allowing Dai Mobai’s forces to take the City Lord’s Manor and seize Suotuo City 72 73.

Dai Mobai and Dugu Yan

Dai Mobai encounters Dugu Yan outside the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena after arriving covertly in Heaven Dou City 114 119. Dugu Yan confronts him in anger and appears to seek revenge, while Dai Mobai’s previous boredom is replaced by amused interest as he directly asks whether she has come for that purpose 119.

Key Events

• Condensation of a Red Spirit Ring: After six years of suppressing his blood energy, Dai Mobai successfully condenses a red spirit ring for his second martial soul. Though it is only at the ten-thousand-year level, the feat demonstrates his extraordinary patience and persistence. Dai Mubai, consumed by jealousy over Dai Mobai's favor and status, hires the assassin You Lian (Moon Concubine) to kill him. 3

• Infiltration of Moon Concubine: You Lian, disguised as a woman named You Lian, infiltrates Dai Mobai's residence using her allure and a scent to control the guards. Dai Mobai, perceptive of her true identity, allows her to approach before exposing her deception, revealing her monstrous true form. 4

• Defeat of Moon Concubine: Dai Mobai reveals his Blood Moon Pupil technique, which proves superior to Moon Concubine's Soul-Absorbing Eye. He freezes her and Li Yue, then uses his third spirit ability, Holy Light Verdict, to kill Moon Concubine. The act of vengeance boosts his spirit power from level 38 to level 40. Dai Mobai decides to send Moon Concubine's head to Dai Mubai as a psychological blow. 5

• Placement of the Severed Head: Acting on Dai Mobai's orders, Li Yue stealthily places Moon Concubine's head next to Dai Mubai's pillow while he sleeps. Upon waking, Dai Mubai discovers the head and reacts with terror and rage, killing two of his guards in a fit of fury. 6

• Flight of Dai Mubai and Appointment of Crown Prince: Terrified by the implication that an unknown assassin could enter his bedchamber undetected, Dai Mubai flees the palace. The Star Luo Emperor, upon receiving the report, angrily strips Dai Mubai of his prince status and expels him from the family genealogy. He appoints Dai Mobai as the Crown Prince and bestows the title of Crown Princess upon both Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing. 7

• Confrontation in the Imperial Court: Dai Mubai, still resentful, returns to the court and accuses Dai Mobai of attempting to take Zhu Zhuqing for himself. Dai Mobai slaps him and, when Dai Mubai attacks with his White Tiger Vajra Transformation, Dai Mobai easily repels him and severely injures him. The Emperor orders Dai Mobai to spare Dai Mubai's life, and Dai Mubai's plea for help from Duke Spirit Cat is ignored, deepening his humiliation. 1 2

• Revelation of Soul Power Level: The Star Luo Emperor, accompanied by Duke Spirit Cat, challenges Dai Mobai to raise his soul power to level 40 within half a year in exchange for skipping morning court. Dai Mobai reveals he has already reached level 40, shocking both men. The Emperor grants his request to hunt for a fourth soul ring in the Star Dou Great Forest and arranges for Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun to accompany him. 8

• Soul-Hunting for Zhu Zhuqing: During the trip, Dai Mobai prioritizes finding a century-level soul beast for Zhu Zhuqing, who successfully absorbs it and becomes a two-ring Great Soul Master. The group then learns of an injured Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger, a potential candidate for Dai Mobai's fourth soul ring. 9

• Battle with the Ten-Thousand-Year Tiger: Dai Mobai chooses to track a ten-thousand-year-old Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger instead of absorbing the five-thousand-year one. He uses his first spirit skill, Blood Moon Eye, to freeze the tiger, and Li Yue delivers the killing blow. Dai Mobai attempts to absorb the ten-thousand-year spirit ring, but his body struggles, causing his spirit power to lose control and his body to crack and bleed profusely. 11 12

• Successful Absorption and New Soul Ring: After two hours of crisis, Dai Mobai successfully absorbs the blood energy and soul power from the Void-Splitting Magic Sound Tiger, healing his injuries and stabilizing his life force. He forms a new, fourth ten-thousand-year soul ring, a feat unprecedented for a Soul Ancestor. 13

• Slaughter of the Howling Moon Wolves: Dai Mobai's fourth soul skill enhances the White Tiger Guard's abilities, leading to a one-sided massacre of a pack of Howling Moon Wolves that threatened the camp. After the battle, Dai Mobai embraces both Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, and orders a stele carved to commemorate the fallen guards. 15

• Emperor's Suspicions and Revelation: The Star Luo Emperor summons Dai Mobai and confronts him about the White Tiger Guard's petition to transfer to his service, implying a potential rebellion. Dai Mobai calms the situation by revealing that he absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring. The Emperor is shocked and urgently asks if the feat can be replicated; Dai Mobai confirms it can. 17

• Breakthrough to Quasi-Soul King: Dai Mobai breaks through to level 50 at the age of fifteen, becoming a quasi-Soul King. He decides to leave for the Star Dou Great Forest with only Li Yue and instructs Chen Hu to inform the Emperor that their long-planned operation can commence. The Star Luo Emperor, upon hearing the news, marks the border city of Nuoding on a continental map, signaling the start of a strategic move to shake up the continent. 22

• Acquisition of the Fifth Soul Ring: Dai Mobai and Li Yue kill a forty-thousand-year White-Eyed Demon Tiger King in the Star Dou Great Forest. Dai Mobai first drains the creature’s blood essence using the Blood Prison Demon Tiger, then absorbs its black soul ring with the Holy Light White Tiger, advancing from level 50 to level 53 and gaining Holy Tiger Roaring Heaven Strike. 23

• Recovery of the Blue Silver Emperor Legacy: Dai Mobai leads Li Yue through Nuoding City and Holy Soul Village to a hidden valley behind a waterfall, where he finds the Blue Silver Emperor seed and a lead box containing the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. He takes both treasures and integrates the spirit bone into his right leg. 25 26 27

• Spirit Bone Enhancement: Following the absorption of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, Dai Mobai’s spirit power circulation speed and capacity double. He gains the capacity to fly without manifesting a martial soul and to heal wounds using the soul bone’s life energy. 27 28

• Recruitment of the Breaking Clan: Dai Mobai has Li Yue transcribe the Six Harmonies Great Spear manual and personally offers it to Yang Wudi. The peerless spear art wins over the patriarch, who pledges the Breaking Clan’s allegiance to Dai Mobai and the Star Luo Empire. Dai Mobai orders Yang Wudi to locate a secret route through the Border Mountains for the coming campaign. 29 32 33

• Continental Diversion Plan: Dai Mobai reveals to the Star Luo Emperor and Duke Spirit Cat that his hundred-thousand-year soul bone is genuine. He plans to use information related to Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor legacy to keep Spirit Hall occupied while Star Luo proceeds against Heaven Dou. 37 38

• Infiltration of Suotuo City: Dai Mobai, Li Yue, Yang Wudi, and Breaking Clan personnel cross the Border Mountains into Heaven Dou territory and infiltrate Suotuo City under disguise. Their arrival places Dai Mobai on a direct collision course with Dai Mubai and Shrek Academy’s students. 46

• Humiliation of Dai Mubai in Suotuo: After Ma Hongjun harasses Li Yue, Dai Mobai permits her to punish him. When Dai Mubai refuses to recognize Dai Mobai, Dai Mobai orders Li Yue to strike him; she effortlessly breaks Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Protection Barrier and sends him flying with her soft sword. 49 50 51

• Seizure of Suotuo City: Dai Mobai reveals himself to City Lord Moro after his forces infiltrate the City Lord’s Manor. When Moro attempts a sneak attack, Yang Wudi intervenes with the Soulbreaking Spear and pins the Soul Emperor to the wall, allowing Dai Mobai to take the City Lord’s Seal and assume control of Suotuo City’s defenses. 70 72 73

• Battle Against Xue Beng’s Army: When Prince Xue Beng leads fifty thousand Heaven Dou troops to retake Suotuo City, Dai Mobai personally leads eighty Breaking Clan elites in a charge rather than remaining behind the city walls. He uses Holy Light Majesty: Evil Spirits Disperse! and Holy Tiger Roaring Heaven Strike to disrupt the enemy formation and force a retreat. 81 83

• Rout of the Heaven Dou Army: Dai Mobai captures Xue Beng’s imperial flag and helmet, displays the helmet upon the flag as if Xue Beng has died, and throws it into Suotuo City’s wall. The deception causes the Heaven Dou troops to panic and flee, after which Dai Mobai leads the Breaking Clan in pursuit and absorbs the battlefield’s blood energy. 86

• Condensation of the Second Blood-Qi Soul Ring: After the battles outside and within Suotuo City, Dai Mobai accumulates sufficient blood energy to condense a second ring for the Blood Prison Demon Tiger. The approximately forty-thousand-year ring grants him a teleportation soul skill fueled by vitality or blood energy, with a maximum range of one thousand li. 108 109

• Covert Journey to Heaven Dou City: Dai Mobai leaves Suotuo City with Li Yue and Yang Wudi, reasoning that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family will not expect the Star Luo Crown Prince to enter their capital during wartime. The Star Luo Emperor supports the operation indirectly by applying military pressure along the border, and the group reaches Heaven Dou City without incident. 113 114

• Encounter with Dugu Yan: While leaving the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena after observing Yu Tianheng’s Soul Fighting match, Dai Mobai is confronted by Dugu Yan, who angrily blocks his path and appears intent on revenge. 115 119