Ye Hongling

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ye Hongling (叶虹凌)
Alias(es)	Ling'er
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Haitian Soul Master Academy; Saint Luo Soul Master Academy, Class Six 24 56
Occupation/Role	Healing-system Soul Master; Mecha Designer; support member of Tang Chenfeng's team 59 80
Status	Active 165
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power, Level 10	4	Awakened the Ultimate Martial Soul Tree of Life; her Spiritual Power measured 491, nearing the Spirit Sea Realm.
One-Ring Soul Master	19 23	Accepted an inheritance at the Blue-Gold Tree and absorbed a green-gold Soul Ring; gained her first Soul Skill, Spirit Domain.
Two-Ring Soul Master	43	Displayed two Soul Rings while participating in Tower Climbing.
Level 28	77	Reached level 28 after a month of Wu Lintian's enhanced special training.
Three-Ring Soul Master, Level 30	106	Broke through with assistance from a Life Crystal provided by Wu Lintian; displayed three Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
Level 32	129	Her cultivation was reported to have advanced to level 32.

Background / History

Ye Hongling is the biological granddaughter of Ye Jiulong and Ling Wei. After they adopted Tang Chenfeng as their grandson, Hongling and Chenfeng grew up together in Tianhun Town as childhood sweethearts and were regarded as siblings within the family. At age six, she was noticeably smaller than the unusually fast-growing Chenfeng. 2

Her Martial Soul awakened as the Tree of Life, an Ultimate Martial Soul that produced real and steadily increasing life force. She possessed Innate Full Soul Power and exceptional Spiritual Power, transforming her initial fear of failing the ceremony into confidence after Haofan recognized her talent. 3 4

While seeking a Soul Ring in the Sunset Great Forest, Hongling demonstrated an unusual affinity for plant life: surrounding plants reacted with surprise and excitement when she released her Martial Soul. A Silver Armored Giant Eagle later captured her and carried her to the forest core, where she accepted an inheritance associated with the Blue-Gold Tree. The inheritance solidified her Tree of Life Martial Soul and gave her a green-gold Soul Ring. 14 18 19 20

Following her return, she enrolled at Haitian Soul Master Academy with Tang Chenfeng as a work-study student. She chose Mecha Design as her sub-profession, intending to complement Chenfeng's forging and manufacturing. 24 28 She later transferred to Saint Luo Soul Master Academy in Cloud City, where she joined Class Six. 56

Appearance

After receiving the Blue-Gold Tree's inheritance, Ye Hongling's appearance became more ethereal and closely attuned to life energy. Her aura blends naturally with her surroundings. 23

• Before the inheritance, she had pinkish-purple hair; it became dark green with blue-green strands afterward. 23
• Her hair and eyes turn vivid emerald green when she releases the Tree of Life Martial Soul. 4 23
• Her Tree of Life manifests as a large, lush tree phantom, later accompanied by a Mandala Demon Flower. 106
• Her completed Battle Armor has a laurel-like design, golden patterns, and dense life energy. 153

Personality

Hongling is initially anxious about whether she can awaken Soul Power, but she faces the ceremony after Tang Chenfeng encourages her. She is patient and determined when the group struggles to find a compatible Soul Beast for her Tree of Life Martial Soul. 3 14

She is protective and emotionally open with her family, worrying deeply when Ye Jiulong faces powerful Soul Beasts alone and breaking into tears upon confirming that he and Chenfeng survived the forest crisis. 18 23 Her desire to contribute rather than remain protected motivates her cultivation, healing, and Mecha Design studies. 15 29

Hongling initially feels jealous of Bai Luoyi's closeness with Tang Chenfeng, but revises her opinion after Bai Luoyi sacrifices her mecha to protect her. She personally treats Bai Luoyi afterward and accepts her as a teammate. 68 72 73

Abilities & Skills

Tree of Life

An Ultimate plant-type Martial Soul with an extreme life attribute. Its presence releases pure life force and gives Hongling a natural affinity with plants and life energy. 4 14

• Enables accelerated cultivation through communication with nature. 14
• Makes plant-type Martial Souls reluctant to attack her, as her Life Domain carries the aura of a Life Inheritor and Child of Nature. 59
• Her Spiritual Power reached the Spirit Sea Realm, allowing her to disguise the color of her Soul Rings. 33

Spirit Domain / Life Domain

Hongling's first Soul Skill is a domain-type ability acquired with her green-gold Soul Ring. It creates an area saturated with life energy. 23

• Provides large-scale healing, including complete recovery of injured students during the duel against Class One. 23 33
• Restores Spiritual Power as well as physical vitality. 23
• Protects allies from environmental damage, including the Ice Snow Three Sisters' blizzard. 107
• Enhances allied elemental techniques by supplying life energy and wood-element energy. 107
• Its defensive capacity is limited against overwhelming opposing domains; Xue Linger's ice-and-snow assault nearly suppressed it. 107

Life Link

Hongling's second Soul Skill connects allies through life energy. 123 134

• Allows linked allies to share Soul Power, enabling Ze Ping to fight Soul Beasts beyond his normal capability during Tower Climbing. 43
• Distributes damage across linked allies; it helped Tang Chenfeng survive the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's attack. 45
• Can concentrate and transfer her life force to an ally, as when she empowered Bai Luoyi to activate Eternal Spirit Return Domain. 107
• Connected seven combatants during training against the Sword of Destruction. 123

Mandala Demon Flower Soul Spirit

A Mandala Demon Flower became associated with Hongling as a Soul Spirit after being awakened by her Life Inheritor characteristics. 53 60

• Appears at the base of the Tree of Life as a protective humanoid flower manifestation. 106
• Uses thorned arms to intercept attacks, including Xue Tianbing's ice arrows. 106
• Functions as a defensive extension of Hongling's battlefield support role. 60 106

Mecha Design and Piloting

Hongling specializes in Mecha Design and works closely with Tang Chenfeng's forging. She displayed a Level Four Designer badge and later completed a Level Three sub-profession assessment with Tang Chenfeng and Bai Luoyi. 28 80 101

• Designed the forearm armor pattern later replicated by the Soul Forged Star God Hammer. 35
• Produced Mecha Core blueprints quickly and helped carve Soul Guide Matrices. 97
• Pilots a light mecha equipped with floating carriers and detachable floating cannons. 70
• Uses her floating cannons for direct fire, emergency welding, and battlefield repairs. 70

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Light Mecha — Equipped with two weapon pods and two floating carriers. 70
• Floating Cannons — Approximately twenty small units capable of firing Soul Guide Rays or performing emergency repairs; require substantial Spiritual Power and must recharge after sustained attacks. 70
• Battle Armor — Laurel-like armor with golden patterns and concentrated life energy. 153
• Carving Knife — Used for engraving Mecha Core Soul Guide Matrices. 97

Relationships

• Tang Chenfeng — Adoptive-family peer, childhood sweetheart, and closest combat partner; they grew up together, support one another in cultivation, and routinely fight as a healer-and-vanguard pair. 2 33 105
• Ye Jiulong — Biological grandfather and parental guardian; he protects and trains her, and she worries intensely for his safety. 2 17 18
• Ling Wei — Biological grandmother and parental guardian; Hongling learns of her past connection to the Church of Life and receives her support after traumatic events. 2 41 91
• Bai Luoyi — Class Six teammate; Hongling was initially jealous of her, but their relationship reconciled after Bai Luoyi protected her during the Space Pirate simulation. 68 72 73
• Zhao Gaobo — Mecha Design mentor and Tang Chenfeng's forging teacher; he encourages Hongling's Battle Armor designs and recognizes her creative potential. 35 36
• Wu Lintian — Teacher at Saint Luo Soul Master Academy; his special training raised her to level 28, and his Life Crystal helped her break through level 30. 77 106
• Ze Ping — Tower Climbing teammate and fellow work-study student; her Life Link enabled him to share the team's Soul Power during their Soul Spirit Tower challenge. 43

Story Role / Major Arcs

Martial Soul Awakening

Hongling awakens the Tree of Life, an Ultimate Martial Soul, with Innate Full Soul Power and extraordinary Spiritual Power. 4

Sunset Great Forest Inheritance

During her Soul Ring expedition, she is captured by a Silver Armored Giant Eagle and brought to the forest core. There, she becomes a Life Inheritor, receives a green-gold Soul Ring, and gains Spirit Domain. 18 19 23

Haitian Academy and Mecha Design

Hongling attends Haitian Soul Master Academy as a work-study student, develops as a Mecha Designer, and supports Tang Chenfeng in duels through Life Domain healing. 24 28 33

Spirit Transmission Tower

She acts as the team's support core during Tower Climbing, using Life Domain and Life Link to sustain Tang Chenfeng and Ze Ping against Wood Wolves and stronger Soul Beasts. 43 45

Saint Luo Academy and Class Six

At Saint Luo, Hongling becomes part of Class Six's core team. She pilots a specialized light mecha and develops a cooperative relationship with Bai Luoyi during simulated battles against Space Pirates. 56 70 73

Academy Competition

After reaching Three-Ring status, Hongling uses Life Domain, Life Link, and the Mandala Demon Flower to resist Class One's ice-based team. Her life energy also enables Bai Luoyi's decisive domain counterattack. 106 107

Trivia

• Hongling's first Soul Skill was a Domain Skill, an exceptionally rare outcome for a first Soul Ring. 23
• Her green-gold Soul Ring is naturally conspicuous, so she learned to disguise its color with Spiritual Power. 24 33
• She named Tang Chenfeng's transformed arm armor Star God Crystal and the weapon form Star God Forging Hammer. 36
• Her first known Battle Armor design was a forearm armor sketch that Tang Chenfeng accidentally viewed. 35