Jing Hongchen

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Jing Hongchen (镜红尘)
Affiliation	Mingde Hall; Sun Moon Academy; Sun Moon Empire
Occupation/Role	Hall Master of Mingde Hall; academy dean
Status	Alive
First Appearance	6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 93 Soul Master	201	States that his level 93 soul power can contend with a level 98 Super Douluo.
Level 98 Super Douluo	218	Breaks through after using the Heaven and Earth Creation Pill.

Appearance

Jing Hongchen is a stout, corpulent old man, commonly depicted with a beaming smile. He is also described as silver-haired and silver-bearded. 93 104

• Usually maintains a genial expression despite his authority. 93 108
• Uses massive golden Soul Tool wings for high-speed transport. 119 126

Personality

Jing Hongchen is deeply invested in Mingde Hall's security, technological supremacy, and future. He initially treats disruptions to his work with irritation, but reacts immediately when presented with valuable talent or information. 6 108

He is confident in Mingde Hall's Soul Tool research and willing to pay heavily for useful technology. His concern over Huo Yuhao's projected destruction of Mingde Hall makes him highly receptive to Xu Tinglan's warnings and plans. 108 133 165

Though he is lenient toward students, he holds teachers to exacting standards. He takes visible pride in Xiao Hongchen, while recognizing Xu Tinglan's exceptional potential. 90 104 201

Abilities & Skills

Soul Tool Mastery

As Mingde Hall Master, Jing Hongchen possesses and operates advanced Soul Tools, including numerous Level 9 devices. 109

• Travels equipped with more than a dozen Level 9 Soul Tools. 109
• Uses a custom Level 9 flight Soul Tool capable of carrying passengers at extreme speed without exposing them to wind pressure. 109 119 126
• Commands enormous golden wings that create a protective light barrier around passengers. 119 126
• Retains control over a portion of Mingde Hall's Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon shells. 200

Combat Power

Jing Hongchen can defeat powerful soul beasts with minimal effort and later reaches the Super Douluo realm. 110 218

• Severely wounds a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with less than one-tenth of his strength, then kills it with a second strike. 110
• Intervenes during Xiao Hongchen's tournament match when a Martial Soul Fusion Skill pierces a Ninth-Grade defensive Soul Tool. 189
• At level 93, claims combat power comparable to a level 98 Super Douluo. 201

Soul Tool Research and Administration

Jing Hongchen oversees Mingde Hall's research, equipment vaults, academy exchanges, and security decisions. 105 133

• Rewards tournament participants with access to Mingde Hall's Level 7 Soul Tool vault. 105
• Possesses knowledge of buried Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons beneath Mingde Hall. 108
• Orders normal instruction for Shrek exchange students rather than altering teaching methods to obstruct them. 133
• Seeks to research Tang Sect mechanical Soul Tool concepts and recovered blueprints. 148 165 172

Equipment / Items

• Custom Level 9 flight Soul Tool — crimson-red, high-speed flight device capable of safely transporting others. 109
• Golden Soul Tool wings — enormous wings used to transport academy contingents. 119 126
• Level 9 Soul Tools — carries more than a dozen when entering the Star Dou Forest. 109
• Heaven and Earth Creation Pill — enables his breakthrough to level 98. 218

Relationships

• Xiao Hongchen — grandson; Jing Hongchen calls him his proudest descendant and considers his talent suited to long-range Soul Tool mastery. 90 110
• Meng Hongchen — granddaughter; he accompanies her and Xiao Hongchen during academy exchanges, though he regards Xiao as the more strategically valuable investment. 111 126
• Xu Tinglan — trusted young ally whose supposed divination convinces Jing Hongchen to act against threats to Mingde Hall; Jing later accepts that the coming era belongs to Xu. 108 109 114 201
• Lin Jiayi — subordinate who reports academy affairs and exchange-student assessments to him. 6 133
• Kong Deming — fellow senior figure of the Sun Moon Empire; their respective power levels are compared, and Kong later arranges Jing's support for Xu Tinglan. 93 200 217
• Huo Yuhao — regarded as a future threat to Mingde Hall because of his infiltration, blueprint-copying capability, and projected role in its destruction. 108 133

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sun Moon Academy Administration

Jing Hongchen first appears as the Mingde Hall Master overseeing Sun Moon Academy affairs. Lin Jiayi informs him that two students recommended by the Nine Treasures Chamber of Commerce possess Innate Full Soul Power, including a twelve-year-old at level 34; Jing immediately recognizes their value. 6

He observes Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen's match against Xu Tinglan and Jiang Nannan, displaying both pride and concern for his grandchildren. 14 15

Tournament Patron and Mingde Hall Benefactor

Following Sun Moon Academy's tournament success, Jing Hongchen rewards the team with access to high-level Soul Tools and personally presents four Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones to selected members. 105

He comes to trust Xu Tinglan after the latter's victories against Shrek and accepts him as a major asset to Sun Moon Academy and Mingde Hall. 105

Star Dou Forest Expedition

After Xu Tinglan claims to have divined that Huo Yuhao will obtain an opportunity leading to Mingde Hall's destruction, Jing Hongchen becomes determined to seize that opportunity first. 108

He travels with Xu Tinglan to the Star Dou Forest, using advanced detection and flight Soul Tools. During the expedition, he defeats a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and allows Xu Tinglan to claim its External Soul Bone. 109 110 111

Jing continues following Xu Tinglan's plan during the capture of the Emperor Auspicious Beast, demonstrating trust in the youth's judgment. 114

Shrek Exchange and Blueprint Conflict

Jing Hongchen transports the exchange students between Sun Moon Academy and Shrek using his golden wings. 119 126

When Xu Tinglan exposes “Mu Qing” as the disguised Huo Yuhao, Jing Hongchen recognizes Huo as the individual foretold to destroy Mingde Hall. He remains focused on preventing blueprint theft and obtaining valuable Soul Tool technology. 133 148 165

He clashes with Xian Lin'er at the conclusion of the exchange over flawed Soul Tool blueprints, then later receives recovered Tang Sect-related blueprints with the intent to replicate them. 168 172

Later Advancement

Jing Hongchen reaches level 98 and becomes a Super Douluo after consuming the Heaven and Earth Creation Pill. He then joins Xu Tinglan, Xi Yue, and the Snow Empress on a deep-sea search for a suitable Soul Beast for Xu Tinglan's Soul Core. 218

Trivia

• Jing Hongchen is Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen's grandfather. 14
• He is known for being approachable toward students but exceptionally strict with teachers. 104
• His fear of Mingde Hall's destruction makes Xu Tinglan's claimed divination especially persuasive. 108 109