Meng

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Meng Hongchen
Alias(es)	Meng (梦)
Gender	Female
Age	16 during the Star Dou Forest expedition; 17 before her martial soul evolution 131 166
Affiliation	Hongchen Family; Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy 100 123
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; academy tournament representative and championship winner 123 158
Cultivation	Rank 53 Soul King 172
Martial Soul	Zhuqing Ice Toad → Moon Toad 168 172
Soul Rings	Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black 168 172
Status	Alive; recovered from the soul-bone backlash that disabled her left arm and blocked her soul power 172
First Appearance	Soul-bone absorption crisis 81

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul King — newly attained before her injury	170	Had only recently become a Soul King when the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone blocked her soul power, preventing further cultivation.
Ultimate-ice martial soul evolution	168 169	Absorbed the hundred-thousand-year Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass soul bone with Jiang Yue’s assistance. Lost her fire attribute and original venom, but acquired ultimate ice and a new freezing poison.
Rank 53 Soul King — Moon Toad	172	Awakened with her evolved martial soul and restored access to soul power. The advancement was modest because evolution consumed energy and ultimate attributes slowed her cultivation.

Background / History

Tournament Victory and Soul-Bone Injury

Meng was one of the Hongchen Family’s outstanding young talents. She and Xiao Hongchen helped the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeat Shrek Academy and win the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament. Xiao later credited her with a substantial share of their victory 111 123 158.

Around the tournament, the siblings purchased a seventy-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone from the Starlight Auction House. Meng absorbed it without possessing the ultimate ice required to withstand it. The half-fused bone froze and damaged her arm while drawing away her soul power; removing it would require severing the limb 81 93 158.

Unable to cultivate or fight, Meng became withdrawn and self-conscious. Jing Hongchen pursued increasingly difficult treatments, including a device that could elevate her ice attribute to the ultimate level. By the time he sought Jiang Yue’s help for the next tournament, she had gone roughly two years without cultivating 92 97 158.

Meeting Jiang Yue

Meng met Jiang Yue beside the academy’s dormitory lake. His friendly encouragement briefly eased her distress, but she was attacked shortly afterward by the Ice Empress, who questioned her about the scorpion soul bone. Jiang Yue brought her to the infirmary, prompting both gratitude and suspicion from her family 92 93 94.

As their friendship developed, Meng introduced Jiang Yue and Di Qiu’er to Ji Juechen and welcomed them into the Hongchen residence. Watching Jiang Yue duel renewed her longing to fight, while his sincere gratitude and treatment of her as an equal strengthened her attachment to him 96 97 100 107.

An attempt to test martial soul compatibility with Jiang Yue failed. His blood nevertheless proved able to suppress the power obstructing her arm, temporarily restoring its function and giving the family a practical route toward recovery 107 109 132.

Shared Residence and Forest Expedition

Jing arranged a private villa for Meng, Xiao, Jiang Yue, Di Qiu’er, and Ye Guyi. He asked Jiang Yue to care for Meng until she recovered and offered his entire fortune if necessary to secure her treatment 123.

Meng accompanied the group to the Star Dou Forest despite her inability to use soul power. Xiao made her recovery a condition of his proposed exchange of the Snow Empress Embryo, although Jiang Yue promised to heal her regardless. During the expedition’s confrontation with Evil Soul Masters, Ye Guyi protected Meng 131 139.

After returning, Meng and Xiao confronted Jing about his acquaintance with Holy Spirit Cult leader Zhongli Wu. Jing denied cooperating with the cult but withheld information about the empire’s dealings with it 153.

Recovery and Martial Soul Evolution

Jiang Yue eventually gave Meng the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass soul bone, explaining that ultimate ice could make her compatible with the bone already lodged in her arm. She accepted despite the risk of losing attributes central to her fighting style. When the two bones destabilized during absorption, Jiang Yue combined his time and spatial skills to halt the turbulence in her left arm 167 168 169.

Meng remained unconscious while her body adapted. On awakening, she revealed the Moon Toad martial soul and rank-53 cultivation, with her arm and soul-power access restored. Jing reserved a Main Team place for her, and Jiang Yue proposed physical conditioning and suitable resources to offset her new cultivation difficulties 172 173.

Appearance

• Original features: White hair and red eyes before her martial soul evolution 169.
• During her injury: Wore bandages around her damaged arm and appeared physically frail to Di Qiu’er 94 95.
• Evolved possession: Her eyes become vivid icy blue when she possesses the Moon Toad martial soul 172.
• Moon Toad manifestation: A lustrous jade-white toad surrounded by icy-blue mist 172.

Personality

Meng is sociable, playful, and openly attracted to good looks. Before her injury, she was known for making friends easily and knew practically every attractive male student at the academy. As her spirits recover, she returns to teasing Xiao, embarrassing him with childhood stories, and guiding her new friends around Mingdu 92 100 101.

Her inability to fight strikes directly at her pride as a gifted Soul Master. She struggles with despair over losing her former abilities, but her grandfather’s and brother’s support helps her endure. Jiang Yue’s refusal to treat her with pity is particularly important to her 97 107.

Meng becomes increasingly affectionate toward Jiang Yue and jealous of his closeness to other girls. She initially remains cautious because of the suspicious circumstances surrounding her attack, and later questions whether the intensity of her attraction is connected to her martial soul. The failed fusion test does not explain it; Jiang Yue considers possible Love God influence without establishing a definite cause 95 107 121.

Abilities & Skills

Zhuqing Ice Toad

Her original martial soul combined ice, fire, and poison, with her early soul rings selected around its potent venom 167.

• Ice Toad Venom: Helped her defeat Ji Juechen once or twice before he adapted and eventually overcame her 97.
• Poison-centered combat: Worked alongside her twin sword soul tools 107 167.
• Lost attributes: Evolution removed her fire attribute and original ice-fire venom 169.

Moon Toad and Ultimate Ice

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass soul bone evolved her martial soul into the Moon Toad and elevated its ice attribute to ultimate ice 169 172.

• Attribute suppression: Possesses overwhelming suppressive power against ordinary ice- and fire-attribute Soul Masters 173.
• Poison immunity: Becomes impervious to poison 173.
• Soul-bone compatibility: Ultimate ice allows her body to adapt safely to the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone 169.
• Cultivation limitation: Ultimate-attribute soul power is strengthened and compressed, slowing cultivation between ranks thirty and seventy 169 173.
• Proposed training: Jiang Yue recommends strengthening her physique through whale rubber and suitable soul bones, estimating that this could improve her cultivation speed by at least a third 173.

Freezing Poison

Although her original venom disappears, Meng inherits the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass’s freezing poison 169 173.

• Dangerous mist: The evolved martial soul’s icy mist causes Jiang Yue discomfort until he activates his special ice-fire soul ring 169.
• Surprise lethality: Jiang Yue judges that an uninformed, careless Soul Sage could be killed by it despite Meng still being a Soul King 169.
• Unproven upper limit: That assessment is a prediction, not a documented victory over a Soul Sage 169.

Martial Soul Fusion

Meng can perform martial soul fusion with Xiao Hongchen, but using it to increase her strength did not resolve the scorpion bone’s backlash 107.

• Treatment attempt: Jing tried the siblings’ fusion in hopes of enabling Meng to absorb the bone safely; the attempt failed 107.
• Jiang Yue compatibility test: Their soul powers remained separate, and hers appeared reluctant or afraid to approach his 107.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Twin sword soul tools — Weapons used with her original poison-based fighting style 107.
• Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone — Seventy-thousand-year bone responsible for her prolonged disability; became compatible with her after she acquired ultimate ice 93 169 172.
• Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass soul bone — Hundred-thousand-year bone absorbed into her right leg; supplied the power for her evolution and new freezing poison 168 169.
• Soul Power Restrictor — Worn during her disability to manage the dangerous condition caused by the scorpion bone 92.
• Defensive soul tools — Carried three for the Star Dou Forest expedition, including two Class 9 devices supplied by Jing 131.

Relationships

• Jiang Yue — Friend, healer, and romantic interest. His kindness and temporary treatments restore her hope; she kisses his cheek, while Jing actively encourages a future relationship. Marriage remains an expectation rather than a confirmed event 107 109 115 166.
• Xiao Hongchen — Older brother and fusion partner. His determination to help her drives intense training and protective behavior; Meng reciprocates by warning him against dangerous cultivation shortcuts 94 107 164.
• Jing Hongchen — Grandfather. Devotes himself to her recovery, equips her with powerful defensive tools, and seeks to preserve her tournament place 92 123 131 158.
• Di Qiu’er — Friend and romantic rival. Offers to protect Meng and helps her resist Jiang Yue’s sword intent, but her relationship and successful fusion with Jiang Yue provoke Meng’s jealousy 95 96 121.
• Ye Guyi — Companion and fellow villa resident. Meng brings the poisoned Ye Guyi to Jing for treatment; Ye later protects her in battle 104 123 139.
• Ji Juechen — Former sparring opponent. Repeatedly sought matches until he defeated her; Meng later arranges his first duel with Jiang Yue 96 97.
• Ice Empress — Attacker. Restrains Meng, shatters her protective soul-tool shields, and demands the origin of her scorpion soul bone 93 94.

Notable Quotes

“I'm on Jiang Yue's side!” 111

“But although my martial soul evolved, my cultivation hasn't changed very much. I'm only at rank fifty-three. I don't know when I'll be able to become a Soul Emperor.” 172