Dai Mubai

Biodata

Background / History

Dai Mubai lived in Star Luo Palace before coming to Shrek Academy. His older brother had kept him under his thumb, a period Dai is disturbed to hear Tang San describe accurately despite their having never met 10. Zhu Zhuqing, his fiancée, later travels from the Star Luo royal family to find him in Suotuo City 15 16.

Dai first encounters Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lin while disputing a room at the Rose Hotel. He arrives with two women and offers to pay for another room, but the disagreement turns into a fight after he hears Tang San’s hostile private thoughts. Dai defeats Tang San barehanded, then faces all three together. Ye Lin’s strength impresses him enough that he concedes the room and invites Ye Lin to meet him at Shrek 9 10 11 12.

His status as a Star Luo prince contributes to his dismissive attitude toward Xue Beng when Shrek visits Heaven Dou Royal Academy 86. Nevertheless, the threat posed by his older brother remains important to him. After hearing Tang San think about immortal herbs capable of rapidly improving cultivation, Dai hopes such a resource might give him and Zhu Zhuqing a chance against his brother together 96.

Appearance

Dai is a tall, golden-haired young man. His White Tiger Martial Soul possession makes his muscles swell; his tiger claws emerge in combat 54 56 62.

• His usual expression is described as lazy and roguish 12.
• White Tiger Vajra Transformation makes his frame taller and coats his body in a pale golden sheen 12.

Personality

Dai is proud and quick to confront people who anger him. Tang San’s apparent knowledge of his past provokes their first fight, while Tang San’s thoughts about Zhu Zhuqing prompt Dai to drag him out for a late-night spar 10 28 29. He also targets Tang San during the Shrek entrance test after Zhao Wuji encourages him to teach the applicant a lesson 16 17.

He can acknowledge a capable opponent: after trading powerful blows with Ye Lin, Dai yields their hotel-room dispute rather than prolonging it. He later praises Ye Lin’s conduct toward the injured Zhu Zhuqing and considers befriending him 12 18. In team competition, Dai is willing to take risks for an advantage, including provoking Kuang Xi before their match; the opposing team interprets the encounter as a way to gauge Kuang Xi’s strength 54 55.

His womanizing continues despite Zhu Zhuqing’s presence. Although he initially refuses Ma Hongjun’s invitation to go out, he later secretly leaves with him and warns him not to let Zhu Zhuqing find out. She overhears the exchange, further damaging her opinion of him 27 45. Dai also presents himself as experienced in courtship, teasing Tang San about trying to impress Xiao Wu and offering to teach him how to attract a girl’s attention 48.

Dai values cooperation with his companions, silently taking Ma Hongjun’s remaining stones during their endurance training. However, his hostility toward Tang San makes that solidarity selective: after hearing Tang San regard the group as tools, Dai inwardly rejects him as a teammate and later suggests leaving him behind when everyone is exhausted 48 49 50.

His temper can override caution against vastly stronger opponents. When Prince Xue Xing insults the Shrek group, Dai charges him despite Ye Lin’s warning and is immediately knocked down by Dugu Bo’s poisonous aura 89.

Abilities & Skills

White Tiger Martial Soul

Dai is a power-attack Soul Master whose White Tiger Martial Soul strengthens his body and produces tiger claws. At the Rose Hotel, he is a level-37 Soul Elder with two yellow Spirit Rings and one purple ring 11 12 62.

• White Tiger Body Shield: His first Spirit Skill covers him in protective pale golden light 56 62.
• White Tiger Light Wave: His second Spirit Skill fires a platinum beam from his mouth 11.
• White Tiger Vajra Transformation: His third Spirit Skill enlarges and strengthens his body, coating it in pale golden light 12 56.

His unenhanced physique is strong enough to withstand Tang San’s slide tackle without moving; Dai states afterward that he used neither his Martial Soul nor Soul Power 10 11. With White Tiger Vajra Transformation active, his tiger claws leave three wounds deep enough to expose bone across Yu Tianheng’s left shoulder during Shrek’s coordinated assault 65 66.

Hearing Tang San’s Thoughts

Dai can hear Tang San’s unspoken inner voice. He identifies Tang San as its source during their first encounter after observing that none of the nearby people are speaking. The thoughts reveal knowledge of Dai’s life in Star Luo Palace and claims about a previous life, leading Dai to question whether Tang San is reincarnated 9 10.

This access exposes Tang San’s hostility, lust toward Zhu Zhuqing, and intention to use his companions as tools. Dai distinguishes Tang San’s outward politeness from his private intentions and repeatedly reacts to information Tang San has not spoken aloud 11 15 48 52.

Team Combat

Dai commonly fights on Shrek’s front line. Ning Rongrong’s strength and speed enhancements help him withstand Kuang Xi’s superior charge, while Xiao Wu’s intervention allows him to stabilize his position. He subsequently coordinates with Ye Lin and Ma Hongjun to attack Kuang Xi 55 56.

Yu Xiaogang pairs Dai with Oscar for two-on-two Soul Arena battles 52. Dai rejects Tang San’s proposal to command the team as a control-type Soul Master, insisting that he concentrate on healing instead 59.

Martial Soul Fusion

Yu Xiaogang regards Dai and Zhu Zhuqing’s connection as a potential answer to the Imperial Fighting Team’s strength and gives them complementary jade pieces before the match 60. Dai attempts to initiate their Martial Soul fusion when Ye Lin is surrounded, but Zhu Zhuqing refuses his offered hand. He instead follows Ye Lin’s command and attacks Yu Tianheng directly 65.

Power Progression

Equipment / Items

• White jade piece: Yu Xiaogang gives Dai one half of a paired, Tai Chi-shaped set; Zhu Zhuqing receives the black half. Yu indicates their connection may matter against the Imperial Fighting Team 60.
• Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum: A medicinal herb from the collection Ye Lin brings back to the academy. Dai refines and absorbs it, advancing from level 39 to level 40 122 125 126.

Relationships

• Zhu Zhuqing — His fiancée. Reports of his womanizing damage her trust, and she later declines his outstretched hand when he seeks their Martial Soul fusion to help Ye Lin 15 16 27 65. She also overhears him secretly arranging an outing with Ma Hongjun and warning against letting her discover it 45. Dai still hopes they can overcome his older brother together, but she does not reciprocate his attempt to make eye contact when he considers that future 96. After Ye Lin’s return from a half-year absence, Dai worries that his fiancée is about to acquire a boyfriend and decides he needs to speak with her 122. While Dai is still absorbing his herb, Zhu Zhuqing declares her intention to free herself from her family’s restrictions and pursue Ye Lin; no formal dissolution of the engagement is established in these events 125.
• Tang San — A hostile acquaintance whose private thoughts Dai can hear. Their encounters include the Rose Hotel fight, Tang San’s Shrek entrance test, and a late-night spar 10 11 16 28 29. Hearing Tang San privately describe the others as tools deepens Dai’s hostility, and Dai later opposes allowing him to command the team 48 59.
• Ye Lin — A fellow Shrek student Dai respects for his strength and his help to Zhu Zhuqing. Dai worries for him when he is surrounded during the Imperial Fighting Team match 12 18 65. He is alarmed by Ye Lin’s plan to absorb an unusually old third Spirit Ring, then congratulates him on obtaining both the ring and an External Soul Bone, acknowledging that Ye Lin may surpass him 32 40 41. His concern over Zhu Zhuqing’s growing closeness to Ye Lin later complicates this otherwise friendly relationship 122.
• Ma Hongjun — A fellow Shrek student who calls him “Boss Dai.” Dai introduces him to the newcomers and refuses his invitation to go out together while Zhu Zhuqing is present 22 27. They later secretly go out together, and Dai helps carry Ma Hongjun’s stones during endurance training 45 49.
• Oscar — A fellow Shrek student and Dai’s assigned partner for two-on-two Soul Arena battles. Oscar also walks beside him during the journey toward Heaven Dou City 52 83.
• Yu Xiaogang — A Shrek teacher who entrusts Dai and Zhu Zhuqing with paired jade pieces before the Imperial Fighting Team match 60. After Dai reaches level 40, Yu explains the Spirit Ring bottleneck and advises that cultivation accumulated while waiting for a ring will not be wasted 126.
• Older brother — An unnamed older brother who oppressed Dai during his time in Star Luo Palace. Dai later hopes that cultivation-enhancing herbs could help him and Zhu Zhuqing stand against him 10 96.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Shrek entrance tests: Dai escorts qualified applicants through the academy and personally tests Tang San while Zhao Wuji tests the other four newcomers 14 15 16. After the tests, he assigns the newcomers’ rooms, giving Ye Lin a room of his own and placing Tang San with Oscar 19.
• Star Dou Forest expedition: Dai accompanies the academy’s expedition for Oscar and Ye Lin’s third Spirit Rings. He questions whether Ye Lin can withstand a ring at least five thousand years old, witnesses the emergence of Ye Lin’s Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear External Soul Bone, and congratulates him afterward 29 32 40 41.
• Devil Road training: Dai participates in the weighted endurance exercise without Soul Power. He takes over Ma Hongjun’s stones as the latter tires, but later suggests leaving the exhausted Tang San behind; Ye Lin refuses because they are a team 48 49 50.
• Soul Arena team battles: He fights on Shrek’s front line, holding off Kuang Xi with Ning Rongrong’s support and coordinating with Ye Lin against him 56.
• Imperial Fighting Team match: Dai meets Yu Tianheng in an initially even clash. Later, despite Zhu Zhuqing declining the proposed fusion, he follows Ye Lin’s order to attack Yu Tianheng from the front 63 65. His transformed tiger claws inflict deep wounds on Yu Tianheng’s shoulder during the combined attack. Shrek ultimately defeats the Imperial Fighting Team 66 69.
• Journey to Heaven Dou Royal Academy: Dai travels north with Flender’s group as their arranged meeting at Heaven Dou Royal Academy approaches 83. When Prince Xue Xing orders the group out and insults them, Dai charges him but is blasted to the floor by Dugu Bo’s poisonous aura. Flender subsequently decides that Shrek should leave rather than remain vulnerable to the prince’s harassment 89 91.
• Blue Tyrant Academy and medicinal herbs: After the group settles at Blue Tyrant Academy, Dai hears Tang San’s plans for immortal herbs and hopes they could help him face his brother alongside Zhu Zhuqing 96. Following Ye Lin and Yu Xiaogang’s return half a year later, Dai receives the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and reaches level 40. Yu Xiaogang proposes waiting until everyone reaches a bottleneck before seeking Spirit Rings, and the students spend three more days consolidating their cultivation 122 125 126.

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