Dai Huabin

Biodata

Power Progression

Appearance

• At his introduction, he is the same age as Huo Yuhao but considerably taller and bigger 9.
• White Tiger Vajra Transformation enlarges his muscular body and produces a dark “king” character on his forehead 53.
• His transformed fighting form has claws and a tiger tail, which he uses to strike Wang Dong 53.
• Using his Chang Ghost abilities gives him an evil presence strong enough to make observers mistake him for an Evil Soul Master 45.

Personality

Dai Huabin initially treats birth and cultivation talent as measures of worth. He insults Huo Yuhao and Dai Lingfeng as illegitimate sons, orders guards to beat Huo Yuhao, and attacks Huo Yun’er when she shields her son. Even after accepting Dai Lingfeng’s superiority, he continues to despise Huo Yuhao for his low innate Soul Power 9 13 14.

His submission to Dai Lingfeng begins before his enslavement. Once he understands the significance of the White Tiger and Hell Spirit Cat Twin Martial Souls, he sincerely concedes defeat and agrees to seek forgiveness. At Shrek, he volunteers to handle Dai Lingfeng’s errands and treats service to the heir as an honorable position 13 14 43 53.

Becoming a Chang Ghost leaves him conscious of his loss of freedom. He initially mourns that even his soul no longer belongs to him, but the strength he receives tempts him into embracing service to the powerful. His obedience remains compulsory: when ordered to kill his mother, he begs for an alternative before being forced to carry out the command 45 52 66.

Abilities & Skills

White Tiger Martial Soul

A Power Attack System Beast Martial Soul used for physical combat, defensive reinforcement, and ranged attacks 35 45 53 54.

• White Tiger Possession: Activates his Martial Soul’s combat form 35.
• White Tiger Protection Barrier: His first Soul Skill; used alongside his transformation skill during the freshman tournament 53.
• White Tiger Fierce Light Wave: One of the three White Tiger skills transferred to Dai Lingfeng through his Chang Ghost refinement 45.
• White Tiger Vajra Transformation: His third and strongest Soul Skill during the tournament. Greatly enhances his overall abilities, allowing him to overpower Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao simultaneously 53.
• The initial account of his refinement names the third transferred skill White Tiger Demon God Transformation; subsequent combat passages use White Tiger Vajra Transformation 45 49 50 53.

Hell White Tiger

Dai Huabin can perform the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhu Lu 54.

• Requires a partner from the Zhu family, unlike Dai Lingfeng’s self-fusion 13.
• Remains unused in his tournament fight against Huo Yuhao’s team 53.
• He later challenges Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to compare their Golden Road against his Hell White Tiger 60.

Chang Ghost Physiology

His refinement preserves his memories while binding him absolutely to Dai Lingfeng 45.

• Master-linked enhancement: His attributes increase with support from Dai Lingfeng’s strength 52.
• Spiritual resistance: Gains exceptionally strong spiritual power and substantial resistance to spiritual attacks 52.
• Brief invisibility: Conceals his visible traces, but cannot prevent detection through spiritual power 67.
• Disguise: Can imitate the faces of people he has killed. The imitation has conspicuous flaws and resembles a false human 67.
• Bewitchment: Produces powerful mental interference and can be combined with disguise 67.
• Absolute obedience: Cannot refuse his master’s orders, even while fully aware of their consequences 45 66.

Shared Skills

Dai Lingfeng’s Chang Ghosts can exchange skills with their master and one another 50 53.

• Soul Lash: Borrows Electrolux’s soul attack and channels it through a tiger-tail strike against Wang Dong 53 67.
• Orca Demon Axe: Receives Dai Lingfeng’s Evil Spirit Orca Soul Bone skill to strengthen his position within the Holy Spirit Cult 67.
• White Tiger skill transfer: Supplies Dai Lingfeng with White Tiger combat skills before the latter attaches Soul Rings to that Martial Soul 45 50.

Ghost Tiger Cover Identity

Within the Holy Spirit Cult, Dai Huabin presents his powers as abilities of a mutated Ghost Tiger Martial Soul 67.

• Claims that an uncontrollable Gate of the Undead caused his mother’s death 67.
• Zhongli Wu accepts the explanation after witnessing his other abilities, although the gate itself remains unverified 67.

History

Bullying at the Duke’s Mansion

Raised as the duchess’s son, Dai Huabin receives a private Martial Soul awakening and an early start in cultivation. His level-eight innate Soul Power and White Tiger bloodline make him one of the family’s promising children; the duchess considers his bloodline stronger than Dai Yueheng’s 9 12.

His abuse of Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun’er is interrupted when Dai Hao, Dai Lingfeng, and the White Tiger patriarch return to the mansion. The patriarch kills the attacking guards, while Dai Hao slaps Dai Huabin and forces him to apologize to all three injured parties 9 10.

After learning of Dai Lingfeng’s Twin Martial Souls, the duchess beats Dai Huabin again and orders him to carry a thorny switch while begging forgiveness. Recognizing that Dai Lingfeng may be able to perform Hell White Tiger alone, he accepts his half-brother’s superiority 13 14.

The Engagement Banquet

When Huo Yuhao disrupts Dai Lingfeng’s engagement banquet, Dai Huabin activates White Tiger Possession and attempts to seize him. Ma Xiaotao intercepts him and throws him back 35.

Later, at the duchess’s urging, he claims to have ordered Huo Yun’er’s death and framed Dai Lingfeng. Dai Lingfeng continues to insist on his own responsibility, leaving the witnesses uncertain whom to believe. Dai Huabin’s confession is therefore not an established account of the killing 36 37.

Death and Refinement

At Shrek’s registration office, Dai Huabin offers to join Dai Lingfeng in Class Five and handle his daily chores. Despite this submission, Dai Lingfeng later confronts him over his past cruelty and seizes him by the throat 43 44.

Huo Yun’er’s ghost begs for mercy, but Dai Lingfeng crushes Dai Huabin’s neck and refines him into a Chang Ghost. He retains his memories and must continue his usual activities under his killer’s control. Mu En witnesses the incident and chooses not to intervene 45.

Freshman Tournament

Dai Huabin competes with Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie. His enhanced strength lets him defeat Xie Huanyue, then overwhelm Huo Yuhao’s team with White Tiger Vajra Transformation and a soul-attacking tail strike. His teammates exploit the openings he creates, securing the referee’s initial declaration of victory 52 53.

Wang Dong accuses him of using a prohibited Soul Tool. Although the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm privately confirms that no Soul Tool was involved, Huo Yuhao supports the accusation. Unable to expose his Chang Ghost powers, Dai Huabin follows Dai Lingfeng’s instruction to give up and forfeits 54.

His team officially finishes third, and he is named a Shrek core disciple. He continues to resent Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong describing him as an opponent they defeated fairly 59 60.

Holy Spirit Cult Infiltration

Dai Lingfeng orders Dai Huabin to kill the duchess and infiltrate the Holy Spirit Cult. Dai Huabin pleads for her life or for her transformation into a Chang Ghost, but his master refuses. He kills and beheads her, takes treasures from the mansion, and flees while Dai Hao and Dai Yueheng organize a pursuit 66.

Reaching the Evil Demon Forest in the Sun Moon Empire, he attracts the cult’s attention with his Chang Ghost powers. He persuades Zhongli Wu that his abilities belong to a mutated Ghost Tiger Martial Soul and that his mother died because of an uncontrollable evil power. Zhongli Wu names him his personal disciple and the cult’s Holy Son, unknowingly accepting Dai Lingfeng’s infiltrator 66 67.

His apparent defection and matricide continue to damage the White Tiger Lineage’s reputation. Dai Yueheng subsequently proposes blaming him for the entire rift between Dai Lingfeng and Huo Yuhao to facilitate their reconciliation 74.

Relationships

• Dai Lingfeng — Paternal half-brother, killer, and Chang Ghost master. Dai Huabin first submits willingly to his superior talent, then becomes bound to obey him absolutely 13 43 45.
• Huo Yuhao — Paternal half-brother and longstanding enemy. Their hostility spans childhood bullying, the freshman tournament, and repeated public confrontations 9 53 59.
• The Duchess — Mother. She initially favors him, later pressures him to serve Dai Lingfeng, and is ultimately murdered by him under compulsory orders 13 43 66.
• Dai Hao — Father. Forces his apology at the mansion and later personally leads the hunt for him after the duchess’s murder 10 66.
• Dai Yueheng — Full elder brother. Joins the pursuit after their mother’s death and comes to hate him, later advocating that the clan place further blame on him 66 74.
• Zhu Lu — Class Five companion, tournament teammate, and Hell White Tiger fusion partner. She is devastated by his apparent downfall 43 54 67.
• Cui Yajie — Tournament teammate whose mental attack supports his victory over Huo Yuhao’s team 53.
• Zhongli Wu — Public master within the Holy Spirit Cult. Recruits him as a personal disciple and Holy Son without knowing his true allegiance 67.
• Electrolux — Fellow participant in the Chang Ghost skill-sharing network; the source of Dai Huabin’s Soul Lash 53.

Notable Quotes

“What’s so bad about being the heir’s dog?” 53

“If you’ve got what it takes, let’s fight again and see whether your Golden Road is more powerful or my Hell White Tiger is stronger!” 60