Dai Chengfeng

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Dai Chengfeng (戴成风)
Alias(es)	Fourth Prince of the Star Luo Empire; future Star Luo Emperor (as recognized by Zhu Fan) 39
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Star Luo Empire; Star Luo imperial family
Occupation/Role	Fourth Prince; battlefield commander; Soul Master
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Power Level 15	15	Rose from Level 13 to 15 after the battle at Wu'an City and his initial absorption/refinement of killing intent.
Soul Power Level 16	17	Reached through roughly a month of cultivation after the Wu'an City conflict.
Second Soul Ring / White Emperor Domain	22, 26	Absorbed a 1,500-year Emperor Blood Tiger ring across levels; gained the White Emperor Domain, which enhances himself and allies within a 100-meter range.
Soul Power Level 24	32	Refined battlefield killing aura after shattering the God Seat in the Blood-colored Space.
Soul Power Level 25	53	Broke through after refining Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue and cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
Third Soul Ring / Nine Nether Profound Wind	102	Absorbed a nine-thousand-year Nine Nether Azure Phoenix ring, an unprecedented feat; manifested wind-formed wings.
Third Soul Ring evolution	113	Fused a strand of Evil God Power into the third ring, advancing it toward 9,999 years and evolving the Nine Nether Profound Wind Wings.
Soul Power Level 32	129	Advanced upon awakening the White Tiger Overlord Spear’s Second Form, Rising Wind.
Soul Power Level 36	188	Refined the immense killing intent accumulated in Death Canyon.
Soul Power Level 40	199	Reached after fusing a 60,000-year Head Soul Bone; mental power stabilized at the late stage of an 89th-rank Soul Douluo.
Soul Power Level 47	272	Dragon Core power rebuilt and strengthened his body, healed Ring Detonation damage, and raised his Soul Power while establishing the foundation for a Second Martial Soul.

Background

Dai Chengfeng was born as the fourth prince of the Star Luo Empire. After refusing to follow the imperial family’s ancestral method for selecting his first soul ring, he was stripped of his princely status, reduced to a commoner, and exiled to the embattled border city of Wu'an City by his father, Emperor Dai An. He accepted the punishment rather than abandon his own philosophy of martial soul development. 1

At Wu'an City, he chose to lead Vanguard Death Soldiers against the Heaven Dou army despite having an opportunity to retreat. His decision was driven by a refusal to abandon the soldiers and territory under attack. 9

The deaths of his soldiers in the ensuing conflict profoundly affected him. Dai Chengfeng resolved to gain enough strength that such sacrifices would not recur, setting his ambition as high as surpassing God Kings. 13 He later made the creation of a powerful state and the forging of a Human Emperor's Sword central to his aspirations. 17

Personality

Dai Chengfeng is resolute, ambitious, and unwilling to submit to tradition merely because it is established. His refusal to accept a first-ring choice he considered inferior cost him his rank and exile, but he remained convinced that his path would yield greater long-term potential. 1

He takes responsibility for those who fight beside him. He personally joined a desperate vanguard assault at Wu'an City and later sought vengeance for the fallen soldiers of the border city. 9 26 Their deaths also intensified his drive for power rather than weakening his resolve. 13

In combat and cultivation, he is analytical and inventive. He studies other techniques, identifies their principles, and adapts them into his own methods rather than simply copying them. He also recognizes when a power cannot be forced; after learning that Rakshasa Power obstructed his martial soul fusion, he chose to strengthen his foundation and coordination instead. 37 40 459

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly White Tiger Martial Soul

Dai Chengfeng possesses an evolved White Tiger martial soul later identified as the Heavenly White Tiger. It manifests wings and the dual attributes of ice and fire, exerting overwhelming pressure over weaker beast martial souls. 657 658

• Dai Mubai’s White Tiger martial soul submits to its superior bloodline and presence. 657 658
• Its Nine Nether Profound Wind can form an ice-and-fire current that destroys or deflects incoming hidden weapons. 658
• Following his acquisition of the Power of Destiny, the spirit displayed gold-and-blue coloration and enhanced aerial mobility. 528

Innate Geng Metal Qi

His First Soul Skill allows him to attach Geng Metal Qi to objects he touches, including his own body. It massively increases sharpness and can release Geng Metal Sword Qi. 3

• Later gained density and defensive qualities; ordinary blades could no longer harm him easily. 14
• After refining killing intent, it developed chilling killing intent and gold-red lightning-like manifestations. 14 40
• Can be used as a highly condensed ranged attack against an opponent’s weak point. 528

White Emperor Domain

Dai Chengfeng’s Second Soul Skill manifests the phantom of an Emperor White Tiger and spreads across a 100-meter area. 26

• Enhances his strength, defense, Soul Power, and other attributes. 26
• Amplifies allies within its range. 31
• Its later White Tiger Sacred Spirit Transformation doubles his strength, defense, and abnormal-status resistance, triples his speed, and increases ally amplification from 5% to 10%. 94

Nine Nether Profound Wind

His Third Soul Skill creates dark-cyan wings formed from wind, enabling aerial movement and extreme mobility. 101 102

• Allows rapid evasive movement and high-speed aerial maneuvering. 528
• Evolved through Evil God Power into larger, blackened wings with substantially greater pressure and power. 113
• Can deploy the Life and Death Arena with greater concealment and casting speed; its evolved state prevents Dai Chengfeng from reverting to a six-year-old form within the arena. 113

Killing Intent and God of Slaughter Domain

Dai Chengfeng can absorb, refine, and integrate killing intent into his cultivation. This process is painful and dangerous, but it repeatedly strengthens his Soul Power and combat methods. 14 32 188

• His God of Slaughter Domain manifests killing intent as physical attacks. 181
• The Domain suppresses other Soul Masters’ Soul Power. 181
• At peak activation, the Slaughter God Domain contributes to an aura comparable to a Soul Emperor despite Dai Chengfeng being a Soul Ancestor. 250

Asura Power and Rakshasa Power

Dai Chengfeng possesses Asura Power, a distinct energy that can terrify far stronger opponents. A wisp of it deterred Shadow Three, a Soul Emperor, while Dai Chengfeng was only a 24th-rank Soul Grand Master. 35

• Asura Power instinctively erupted to resist hostile evil qi associated with Rakshasa Power. 215
• Rakshasa Power enhances his strength when suppressed, but is inherently aggressive and exclusive. 459
• Its incompatibility with external Soul Power caused the failure of his Hell White Tiger fusion with Zhu Zhuqing. 456 457

White Tiger Overlord Spear

A Self-Created Soul Skill developed from the Overlord Spear Technique, Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and Great Sumeru Hammer principles. 40 41

• First Form: City Destroyer — a devastating spear thrust built around accumulated force and overwhelming power; capable of toppling trees and shattering rocks. 40 41
• Second Form: Rising Wind — creates three powerful cyclones for battlefield-scale crowd control, hindering opponents of similar or slightly higher Soul Power unless they can suppress him through superior Soul Power. 129

Fate-Based Soul Skills

After accepting Qiu'er's sacrifice, Dai Chengfeng gained the Power of Destiny and a rose-gold Fifth Soul Ring associated with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. 527 528

• Sorrow of Fate — weakens a target’s physical defense, disrupts Soul Power control, and brings misfortune. 528 529
• Judgment of Fate — uses the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Fate Skull to hinder opponents through adverse, seemingly random events. 529
• Soul Deprivation — strips a target’s soul, leaving it incapacitated; used to defeat the 50,000-year Golden Horned Giant Ape. 530

Mind's Eye in the Vastness Realm and God-Slaying Gaze

After absorbing a 60,000-year Head Soul Bone, Dai Chengfeng gained these mental abilities while his mental power reached the late stage of an 89th-rank Soul Douluo. 199

• Mind's Eye in the Vastness Realm grants inner vision precise enough to observe internal blood, meridians, and energy changes. 272
• God-Slaying Gaze was acquired alongside the Mind's Eye following the Head Soul Bone fusion. 199

Physical Strength

His body has been continuously tempered by Innate Geng Metal Qi, body-tempering Immortal Herbs, and Dragon Core power. 271 272

• The Dragon Core healed damage caused by Ring Detonation and further strengthened his flesh, blood, organs, and meridians. 272
• He considers his physical body capable of surpassing any fleshly cultivator below the Titled Douluo level. 272
• He can repel or defeat opponents through physical strength and refined technique without using Soul Skills. 344 605 606

Equipment

• Fangtian Huaji — a repaired painting halberd believed to possess four cores and potentially qualify as a Half Divine Artifact. 53 101
• Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear Arm Armor — External Soul Bone integrated perfectly with his body; later associated with the skill Full Concentration. 83 167
• 60,000-year Head Soul Bone — grants the Mind's Eye in the Vastness Realm and God-Slaying Gaze. 199
• Evil God Wings — External Spirit Bone evolved after Dai Chengfeng absorbed a Soul Ring and defeated the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. 540

Relationships

• Dai An — father and Star Luo Emperor; punished and exiled Dai Chengfeng for rejecting the ancestral soul-ring method, though he offered him a chance to admit fault. 1
• Zhu Fan — maternal uncle, Imperial Guard commander, and closest early supporter; traveled and fought alongside Dai Chengfeng, later recognizing him as the most suitable future emperor. 9 32 39
• Zhu Yan — subordinate who carries out Dai Chengfeng’s arrangements in Wu'an City. 22
• Ye Lingling — companion who shows concern and growing affection toward Dai Chengfeng; he allowed her to absorb the External Soul Bone dropped by the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear. 83 94
• Qian Renxue / Xue Qinghe — initially an interested political adversary; later follows Dai Chengfeng and witnesses several of his breakthroughs. 102 167 181
• Zhu Zhuqing — martial soul fusion partner; their attempted Hell White Tiger fusion failed because of the exclusivity of Dai Chengfeng’s Rakshasa Power. 456 457
• Hu Liena — companion who came to admire Dai Chengfeng’s strength and wished to learn from his cultivation. 188
• Ning Rongrong — companion who trusts Dai Chengfeng to protect her and openly admires him. 508 509
• Liu Erlong — adviser on Martial Soul Fusion Skills and later romantic partner; she identified Rakshasa Power as the root of his fusion failure. 456 459 604
• Yu Tianheng — initially hostile rival who later addresses Dai Chengfeng as “Uncle-Father” and accepts his guidance on Self-Created Soul Skills. 604 607
• Feng Xiaotian and Huowu — initially clashed with him over Ning Rongrong’s jade ring; after he saved them from the Golden Horned Giant Ape, both apologized and acknowledged his strength. 508 530 534

Story Role / Major Arcs

Exile and Defense of Wu'an City

After being exiled from Star Luo City, Dai Chengfeng arrives at Wu'an City and elects to lead its Vanguard Death Soldiers against the Heaven Dou army. The battle establishes both his willingness to share the risks of ordinary soldiers and his ability to inspire them. 1 9 10

Killing Intent Cultivation

Following the battle, Dai Chengfeng discovers that he can absorb and refine killing intent. This path evolves Innate Geng Metal Qi, raises his Soul Power, and eventually leads to the God of Slaughter Domain. 13 14 32 181

Journey toward Heaven Dou

Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Fan leave for the Heaven Dou Empire while evading pursuit. During this journey, he studies the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and Great Sumeru Hammer records before creating the White Tiger Overlord Spear. 31 35 37 40

Martial Soul Fusion Research

Seeking greater power, Dai Chengfeng pursues the theory of a Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique through Liu Erlong. His later fusion attempt with Zhu Zhuqing fails when Rakshasa Power repels external Soul Power, forcing him to seek a means of controlling or purifying it. 314 456 459

Golden Horned Giant Ape Battle

Dai Chengfeng intervenes to save Huowu from a 50,000-year Golden Horned Giant Ape, using the confrontation to test his Power of Destiny. Through Sorrow of Fate, Judgment of Fate, and Soul Deprivation, he defeats the beast and earns the respect of Feng Xiaotian, Huowu, and the observing High Priest. 527 528 529 530 531

Heavenly White Tiger Revelation

During the Soul Fighting Arena confrontation, Dai Chengfeng reveals the evolved Heavenly White Tiger. Its aura subdues Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Spirit and its ice-and-fire Nine Nether Profound Wind destroys Tang San’s hidden weapons, demonstrating the martial soul’s overwhelming superiority. 657 658

Notable Quotes

“With mountains and rivers as they are... why should I begrudge this head?” 9

“Soul Power is the foundation of strength in this world!” 15

“Those who sacrificed are the heroes in my heart, not me...” — recalling Xu Feng’s words and reflecting on his own responsibility. 17

“Since I chose to act, I never planned to just save someone and then flee in disgrace.” 528