Kong Deming

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Kong Deming (孔德明)
Alias(es)	Elder Kong; Grandpa Kong
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Sun Moon Empire; Consecration Hall
Occupation/Role	Master of the Consecration Hall; commander of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Corps; the Sun Moon Empire's foremost soul engineer 44 46
Status	Active 91
First Appearance	Chapter 37 (mentioned); Chapter 44 (first on-page appearance)

Background / History

Kong Deming carries one-quarter of the Sun Moon imperial bloodline and is loyal solely to the imperial family. Long absent from public view, he entrusted Jing Hongchen with managing Mingde Hall while devoting himself to researching his natal Soul Tool, the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier. He is identified as the first person to break through to Super Douluo, though he only achieved it in his later years. 44 57

In his youth, Kong Deming awakened twin Martial Souls: the Moon and the Sun. Because the Sun Moon Empire's cultivation system left soul masters with weak physiques, cultivating both Martial Souls was considered dangerously unstable; he therefore focused exclusively on the Moon Martial Soul and Soul Tool research, leaving the Sun Martial Soul without any soul rings. 46

Jing Hongchen privately invited Kong Deming to assess Yan Hongchen's information about Zhang Lexuan, a Shrek Academy captain with a Moon Martial Soul. Initially skeptical that she could be connected to his bloodline, Kong agreed to investigate her background and verify her blood if an opportunity arose. 44

Yan Hongchen's Spiritual Sharing, detection abilities, twin Martial Souls, and potential in Soul Tools convinced Kong Deming that he was worthy of inheriting his legacy. Kong initially resolved to accept Yan as a disciple, but later postponed the decision so that Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen could undergo trials and avoid unequal treatment among the siblings. 45 46

Kong and Jing Hongchen subsequently investigated Zhang Lexuan's past, deployed personnel around Shrek City, and prepared an operation against the group seeking a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. Kong personally gathered cold moon essence in the Extreme North, apparently to help restore Zhang Lexuan's damaged Martial Soul origin. 58 77

During the operation, Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen ambushed the target group and brought Zhang Lexuan under their protection. He later addressed her as his “great-granddaughter,” refused to let her return to Shrek, and accepted Yan Hongchen's fifty-thousand-year healing-type right arm bone for her recovery. 84 90 91

Appearance

Kong Deming appears to be a refined man in his thirties or forties, though his status and cultivation far exceed that outward age. He wears silver robes and carries himself with the quiet composure of a long-established authority figure. 44

• Refined facial features and a tranquil, still-water bearing. 44
• Silver robe with no visible release of soul power when he first appears. 44
• Can arrive or depart without warning, leaving behind only faint spatial ripples. 44 46

Personality

Kong Deming is controlled, observant, and deliberate. He does not act on Yan Hongchen's claims without consideration, but once he recognizes the possibility that Zhang Lexuan suffered injustice—or may carry the Moon Martial Soul bloodline—he commits the Consecration Hall's resources to investigating the matter. 44 58

He is fiercely protective of the Sun Moon Empire's interests, its imperial inheritance, and talented younger generations. His anger at the prospect of Shrek exploiting Zhang Lexuan is personal as well as political, while his treatment of Yan Hongchen shows unexpected warmth and concern. 45 46 90

Kong also recognizes the dangers of forcing children into unequal expectations. Although he considers Yan Hongchen exceptionally qualified, he refuses to immediately accept only Yan while leaving Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen behind, instead requiring the elder siblings to prove themselves through trials. 46

Abilities & Skills

Moon Martial Soul

Kong Deming's cultivated Martial Soul is the Moon, an inheritance associated with the Sun Moon imperial family. It gives him unusually strong spiritual power and exceptional mobility. 44 46

• Enhances spiritual power and spiritual recovery. 46
• Supports intangible movement and concealment. 46
• Allows sudden spatial-style arrivals and departures that even Jing Hongchen cannot anticipate. 44 46

Sun Martial Soul

Kong Deming's second Martial Soul is the Sun, but he never attached a soul ring to it. 46

• He abandoned its cultivation because twin-Martial-Soul cultivation was considered fatal under the Sun Moon Empire's flawed physical cultivation system. 46
• His experience makes him especially aware of the risks Yan Hongchen faces as a twin-Martial-Soul possessor. 45 46

Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier

Kong Deming's natal Soul Tool is the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier, the focus of his lifelong research. 44

• Produces formidable spatial power and can isolate an enclosed area from its surroundings. 46 88
• Its rotation creates spatial ripples around the protected area. 88
• Kong uses it to direct powerful combined attacks through the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Corps. 46
• The barrier's use can inflict severe mental strain on the soul engineers supporting it. 46

Soul Tool Engineering

Kong Deming is regarded as the Sun Moon Empire's foremost soul engineer and believes he can eventually cross into the realm of a tenth-level soul engineer. 44 45

• Personally nurtured rare metal with Moon Martial Soul power before crafting it into a spiritual-recovery necklace. 46
• Recognizes the revolutionary potential of Yan Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen combining Spiritual Detection with Metal Control. 45
• Oversees operational planning involving Soul Tools, fixed-installed Soul Tool shells, and personnel deployment. 58

Relationships

• Yan Hongchen — Prospective disciple and a genius Kong vows to protect as part of the Sun Moon Empire. Kong gives Yan a moonlight-nurtured spiritual-recovery necklace and advises him to care for himself. 45 46
• Jing Hongchen — Longstanding ally who manages Mingde Hall while Kong leads the Consecration Hall. Together they investigate Zhang Lexuan and coordinate the operation surrounding the hundred-thousand-year soul beast. 44 58 84
• Zhang Lexuan — Possible blood descendant due to her Moon Martial Soul. Kong investigates her history, protects her after the operation, and calls her his great-granddaughter. 44 90
• Xiao Hongchen — Potential disciple whose arrogance and aptitude lead Kong to require a trial before accepting him. 46
• Meng Hongchen — Potential disciple included in Kong's proposed trial so she will not be treated unfairly beside her brothers. 46
• Yi Hongchen — Kong recognizes Yi's approaching Titled Douluo potential and later works alongside him during the operation involving Zhang Lexuan. 45 84

Story Role / Major Arcs

Zhang Lexuan Investigation

Kong Deming is brought into Yan Hongchen's plan because Zhang Lexuan's Moon Martial Soul may preserve a lost branch of the Sun Moon imperial bloodline. He agrees to investigate her origins, collect proof of her bloodline, and intervene if Shrek Academy is responsible for her suffering. 44 45

Apprenticeship Discussion

After witnessing Yan Hongchen's Spiritual Sharing and learning of his twin Martial Souls, Kong decides Yan is an ideal successor. He delays formal discipleship, however, until Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen can be tested as well. 45 46

Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Operation

Kong Deming assists Jing Hongchen's faction in preparing an armed intervention around Zhang Lexuan's planned hundred-thousand-year soul ring absorption. He gathers rare cold moon essence and later takes part in the successful ambush. 58 77 84

Zhang Lexuan's Protection

At his mountain encampment, Kong keeps Zhang Lexuan safe while Yan Hongchen explains the future he sought to prevent. Kong refuses to allow her return to Shrek and accepts a healing soul bone entrusted to him by Yan. 88 90 91

Notable Quotes

“Since I gave it to you, you may do with it as you please. Grandpa Kong will not interfere.” 46

“I will not let you return to Shrek!” 90