Dai Huabin

Biodata

Background / History

Dai Huabin returned to the White Tiger Duke’s Estate with eight guards. When Huo Yuhao spilled laundry in his path, Dai ordered the guards to beat him; Huo Yun’er rushed in to shield her son. Ye Beixuan intervened and publicly identified Huo Yuhao as Duke Dai Hao’s illegitimate son. Dai ordered Ye killed, then used a Level 2 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell when Ye held off the guards. He left Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun’er alone afterward because attacking them before witnesses risked punishment from his father 2 3 4.

A year later, Dai encountered Huo Yuhao at Shrek Academy. Angered by Huo’s approach to Zhu Lu, he knocked away Huo’s breakfast and started a fight. Tang Chuan intervened, and Academic Affairs director Du Weilun stopped the clash. Dai received a disciplinary demerit and had to reimburse Huo for the food 18 19 20.

After the hearing, Dai recognized Huo as the boy from the estate and boasted about his past mistreatment of Huo and his mother. Huo threatened to kill him if he failed to show respect when they met in Shrek City. Dai was visibly shaken but vowed revenge 20.

Appearance

Dai Huabin is a handsome blond boy with a noble bearing 2.

• Twin pupils — present in each eye and identified as a mark of the Dai family’s inherited Evil-Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul 2.
• Estate attire — wears a fine white robe embroidered with python patterns on his return home 2.

Personality

Dai is arrogant and quick to use violence against those he considers beneath him. He orders Huo Yuhao beaten over dirtied laundry and later attacks him over Zhu Lu 2 19. He is also mindful of consequences: after Ye Beixuan exposes Huo’s parentage publicly, Dai abandons his attack on Huo and Huo Yun’er rather than risk his father’s punishment 4.

Abilities & Skills

Evil-Eyed White Tiger

Dai possesses the Dai family’s inherited Martial Soul. When possessed by it, his arms swell, white fur spreads across his body, and his eyes become more uncanny. He displays two yellow, hundred-year soul rings at Shrek Academy 2 19.

• White Tiger Fierce Light Wave — his second soul skill fires a wave of white light from his mouth. Tang Chuan’s Chidori tears through it 19.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Level 2 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell — acquired at an underground auction and used to gravely injure Ye Beixuan after Ye holds off Dai’s guards 3.

Relationships

• Dai Hao — father and White Tiger Duke; Dai fears punishment from him if the attack on Huo Yun’er and Huo Yuhao becomes known 4.
• The duchess of the White Tiger Duke’s Estate — mother; she had instructed Dai to get rid of Huo Yun’er and Huo Yuhao during his visit home 3 4.
• Dai Yueheng — older brother, described by Ye Beixuan as far ahead of Dai Huabin in cultivation 3.
• Huo Yuhao — paternal half-brother and adversary; Dai has him beaten at the estate, attacks him again at Shrek, and vows revenge after Huo threatens him 2 19 20.
• Huo Yun’er — Huo Yuhao’s mother; she shields her son from Dai’s guards 2.
• Zhu Lu — Dai calls her “my woman” when confronting Huo Yuhao over his approach to her 18 19.
• Tang Chuan — intervenes in Dai’s attack on Huo Yuhao and nearly strikes Dai with Chidori before Du Weilun stops him 19.

Notable Quotes

“You talk too much. I don’t like that. So you die.” 3