Meng Hongchen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Meng Hongchen (梦红尘)
Gender	Female
Age	13 (as of her birthday celebration) 63
Affiliation	Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy; Hall of Illustrious Virtue; academy team in the National Soul Master Tournament 57 69
Occupation/Role	Soul Engineer; academy student; tournament representative; Li Qingming's fiancée; instructor in Wang Dong'er's introductory soul-tool studies 164 184
First Appearance	Chapter 34

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Second-rank Soul Engineer	35	Already qualified to guide Li Qingming in Class 1 soul-tool technology when they meet. 35
Third-rank Soul Engineer	62	Reaches third rank under Li Qingming's guidance, coinciding with her thirteenth birthday celebration. 62 63
Fourth-rank Soul Engineer	69	Advances with Jing Hongchen's resource support ahead of the National Soul Master Tournament. 69
Five-ring Soul King	70	Reaches the Soul King realm with Jing Hongchen's substantial resource support, allowing her to compete as one of the academy's exceptional young representatives. 70

Background

Meng Hongchen is Xiao Hongchen's younger sister and Jing Hongchen's granddaughter. Her family status gives her access to advanced workspaces and equipment within the Hall of Illustrious Virtue, which she uses to support soul-tool research. 35 37 57

She studied soul-tool engineering under Jing Hongchen from childhood. The techniques she learned from him give her a strong technical foundation and initially make her a valuable teacher for Li Qingming. 37 70

She first notices Li Qingming in the academy library, where she is seated with Xiao Hongchen. She later introduces herself after noticing Xiao Hongchen's harsh treatment of him, though her attention is initially drawn primarily to Li Qingming's appearance. 34 35

Before meeting Li Qingming, Meng Hongchen had few friends at the academy and usually celebrated her birthday only with Xiao Hongchen. Li Qingming subsequently becomes her first close male friend and an increasingly important part of her life. 57 63

After Li Qingming's original body and Wang Dong'er arrive at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Meng Hongchen studies in the same grade as them and helps Wang Dong'er learn soul-tool fundamentals. 177 184

Appearance

Meng Hongchen is a young girl with a refined, striking appearance that matches the Hongchen family's distinctive coloring. 34 35

• Long silver hair, usually tied in a ponytail or tied up. 34 103
• Pink-blue eyes. 35
• Often carries or fights with an ice-blue longsword. 104 112

Personality

Meng Hongchen is bold, impulsive, and highly proactive around Li Qingming. She approaches him first, offers to teach him, provides materials without hesitation, and even proposes giving him an advanced equipment set in exchange for researching second-rank soul tools together. 35 36

Her initial attraction develops into admiration for Li Qingming's talent and a strong emotional attachment. She supports him over Xiao Hongchen after their duel, becomes jealous of Wang Dong's Martial Soul Fusion Skill with him, and worries that Li Qingming may not reciprocate her feelings. 43 101

She is attentive to Li Qingming's habits and emotional expressions. During the tournament, she recognizes the same familiar gentleness in the Shrek representative's gaze as in the Li Qingming she knows at Sun Moon Academy, deepening her suspicions about their connection. She also directly questions him about his previously undisclosed time-related abilities rather than allowing his intimidating reputation to silence her. 106 109

Although she is outwardly forthright, Meng Hongchen is emotionally vulnerable where Li Qingming is concerned. She is deeply distressed by his prolonged absence in the Extreme Northern Snowfield, publicly embraces him upon his return, and angrily bites his neck for making her worry. 129 163

Meng Hongchen is ultimately capable of considerable emotional resilience. After Li Qingming reveals the truth about his clone and his feelings for Wang Dong'er, she is hurt and resentful but chooses not to abandon him or hate Wang Dong'er. She accepts their complicated future relationship despite her lingering pain. 163 164

Her eventual meeting with Wang Dong'er demonstrates this restraint in practice. Although uncomfortable with their shared affection for Li Qingming, she initiates a respectful welcome and treats Wang Dong'er as a younger sister. Her decision to arrange neighboring dormitories combines genuine care with lingering jealousy, including a desire to prevent Li Qingming from secretly visiting Wang Dong'er. 177

In battle, she shows resolve and competitiveness. Despite suffering serious strain during her fight with Dai Yueheng, she remains standing long enough to declare that neither he nor Shrek Academy can defeat her or Li Qingming. 112 113

Abilities & Skills

Soul-Tool Engineering

Meng Hongchen is a capable Soul Engineer whose technical growth accelerates through her research partnership with Li Qingming.

• Was a second-rank Soul Engineer when she first offered to guide Li Qingming. 35
• Learned techniques from Jing Hongchen and could independently design a complete second-rank soul-tool set during her early partnership with Li Qingming. 37
• Arranged a long-term workbench and moved specialized equipment so that she and Li Qingming could research together. 37
• Learned difficult second-rank construction techniques from Li Qingming, including the second-grade soul-guided grenade cannon. 40
• Received personal instruction from Li Qingming in constructing the core components of a Class 3 soul-guided cannon shell. 59
• Reached third-rank Soul Engineer with Li Qingming's guidance, then later advanced to fourth rank. 62 69
• Benefited from advanced Soul Engineer lectures alongside Li Qingming, particularly instruction concerning third-rank Soul Tools. 51
• Provided Li Qingming with fifth-class Soul Engineer notes to support his further research. 70
• Helps Li Qingming teach Wang Dong'er introductory soul-tool knowledge after Wang Dong'er joins the academy. She recognizes that Wang Dong'er's comprehension speed exceeds her own. 184

Soul King Combat

Meng Hongchen participates in the National Soul Master Tournament as a five-ring Soul King. She is able to endure a direct confrontation with Dai Yueheng and defeat him despite his attacks reaching extremely close range. 70 112 113

• Uses ice and poison in combat, though she acknowledges that her poison would not affect Ma Xiaotao. 111
• Uses an Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill capable of piercing Dai Yueheng's chest. 112
• Wields an ice-blue longsword built around her traits. Though its main body is at the Class 5 standard, its Class 7-grade materials and components allow it to release an attack comparable to a Soul Emperor's Class 6-level strike. 104 112
• Acts as Xiao Hongchen's guard during the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's team battle. 104
• Can perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Xiao Hongchen, but does not use it during their decisive match against Dai Yueheng and Xiao Xiao, instead relying on her soul tools. 112

Equipment

• Advanced soul-tool workbench and specialized equipment — Provided access through her family status; later used for long-term research with Li Qingming. 36 37
• Ice-blue longsword — A soul tool researched with Li Qingming and manufactured with Jing Hongchen's assistance. Its Class 7-grade materials and components enable it to unleash a Class 6-level attack. 104 112
• Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill — A lethal soul tool used against Dai Yueheng. 112
• Dragon Scale Bracer — A bracer forged by Li Qingming from special metals as her thirteenth-birthday gift. 63

Relationships

• Li Qingming — Research partner, close companion, romantic interest, and eventual fiancé. Meng Hongchen provides him with equipment and resources, studies soul tools alongside him, and later publicly calls him her boyfriend. Following his return from the Extreme Northern Snowfield, she accepts his disclosure about Wang Dong'er and his clone, and the pair formally agree to a verbal engagement. She subsequently welcomes his original body to the academy and joins him in teaching Wang Dong'er. His later unexplained absence during turmoil at the Imperial Palace again leaves her worried for his safety. 35 37 43 113 163 164 177 184 194
• Xiao Hongchen — Older brother. His opposition to her closeness with Li Qingming strains their relationship, though he still supports her after she is injured in the tournament. He later reacts with helpless resignation to her public affection for Li Qingming. The siblings also possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill together. 41 43 63 112 113 163
• Jing Hongchen — Grandfather, childhood soul-tool teacher, and head of the Hall of Illustrious Virtue. He grants Meng Hongchen and Li Qingming a dedicated workshop after recognizing Li Qingming's talent. Meng Hongchen's eventual engagement to Li Qingming strengthens the perceived connection between Li Qingming and the Hall of Illustrious Virtue. 37 57 58 164
• Wang Dong'er (Wang Dong) — Initially a romantic rival in Meng Hongchen's eyes; Meng Hongchen envies Wang Dong's ability to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Li Qingming. After learning of Li Qingming's feelings for Wang Dong'er, Meng Hongchen states that she does not hate her. When they meet at Sun Moon Academy, neither blames the other for Li Qingming's divided affections. Meng Hongchen calls herself Wang Dong'er's older sister, arranges for their dormitories to be adjacent, and helps teach her soul-tool engineering. She admires Wang Dong'er's learning ability while feeling frustrated that such exceptional talent was previously associated with Shrek Academy. 101 163 177 184

Story Role / Major Arcs

Soul-Tool Partnership with Li Qingming

Meng Hongchen approaches Li Qingming after his first encounter with Xiao Hongchen and offers to mentor him in soul-tool construction. She supplies materials, provides access to an advanced workbench, and secures a long-term research space for them. 35 37

As Li Qingming rapidly surpasses her technical level, their arrangement shifts from mentorship to mutual research. He teaches her advanced second-rank soul-tool construction, while she becomes increasingly attached to him. 37 40

Their joint studies continue through advanced academy lectures and the development of third-rank Soul Tools. Li Qingming's guidance eventually helps Meng Hongchen attain third-rank Soul Engineer status on her thirteenth birthday. 51 62 63

Conflict with Xiao Hongchen

Xiao Hongchen challenges Li Qingming over Meng Hongchen's growing closeness with him. Meng Hongchen watches the duel with anxiety and excitement, then decisively sides with Li Qingming after he defeats her brother. 41 43

Their strained sibling relationship is especially apparent on Meng Hongchen's thirteenth birthday, when Xiao Hongchen remains outside while she celebrates with Li Qingming. 63

Hall of Illustrious Virtue Support

Meng Hongchen brings Li Qingming to meet Jing Hongchen after her brother informs their grandfather of their relationship. She is delighted when Jing Hongchen recognizes Li Qingming's potential and assigns the pair a dedicated Hall of Illustrious Virtue workshop. 56 57 58

She later delivers Jing Hongchen's investment benefits to Li Qingming: a top-tier academy VIP card and a Gold Soul Coin card containing 500,000 coins. 58

National Soul Master Tournament

Meng Hongchen joins Li Qingming and Xiao Hongchen on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's tournament team after reaching the Soul King realm and fourth-rank Soul Engineer status. 69 70

During the tournament, she becomes increasingly troubled by the resemblance between the two academies' representatives named Li Qingming. Their identical names and similar appearances first prompt her to question their relationship; later, the familiar expression in the Shrek representative's eyes strengthens her suspicion that the connection is deeper than it appears. 78 106

When Li Qingming reveals his six soul rings to the Sun Moon team, Meng Hongchen responds with an affectionate embrace and confidence that his breakthrough will secure their victory, contrasting with Xiao Hongchen and Ma Rulong's discouragement. 98

During the decisive matches against Shrek Academy, she guards Xiao Hongchen, attacks with poison-based soul tools, and defeats Dai Yueheng using the Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill and her ice-blue longsword. Her victory leaves her severely weakened but still standing. 104 112 113

She remains close to Li Qingming following the academy's ultimate victory over Shrek Academy and celebrates the result without fear of his overwhelming power or reputation. 117

During the return journey aboard the academy's flying warship, she sits beside Li Qingming and asks about his lunch, maintaining her ordinary concern for him despite the danger and political attention surrounding the team's victory. 120

Separation and Return from the Extreme Northern Snowfield

When Li Qingming chooses to travel alone to the Extreme Northern Snowfield, Meng Hongchen expresses her wish to accompany him. He refuses, intending to keep the violent purpose of his journey hidden from her, and she ultimately respects his decision. 129 130

Li Qingming's prolonged disappearance leaves Meng Hongchen deeply worried. When he finally returns, she runs into his arms before the academy community, bites his neck in anger and relief, and openly walks into the academy holding his hand. 163

Revelation and Engagement

After Li Qingming's return, Meng Hongchen confronts him privately about his absence. Recognizing that continued secrecy would be unfair to her, Li Qingming reveals the truth about his time in the snowfield, the existence of his clone, and Wang Dong'er's place in his life, while retaining his deepest powers as personal secrets. 163

Meng Hongchen is pained by the revelation but chooses to remain with him, saying she does not hate either Li Qingming or Wang Dong'er. Li Qingming promises that he will not abandon her, and they later formally agree to an engagement despite no ceremony being held because of their age. 163 164

She also expresses willingness to wait for his original body, and possibly Wang Dong'er, to come to the academy. 163

Wang Dong'er's Arrival and Soul-Tool Studies

Two days after the attack on Shrek Academy, Li Qingming returns to Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy with Wang Dong'er. Jing Hongchen learns that the Li Qingming who had spent so much time with Meng Hongchen was a clone and agrees to enroll Wang Dong'er. Meng Hongchen, already aware of the truth, meets Wang Dong'er in the Hall of Illustrious Virtue. 177

Their first direct meeting is awkward, but neither considers the other responsible for Li Qingming's divided affections. Meng Hongchen takes the initiative to welcome Wang Dong'er as a younger sister, noting that she is half a year older. She escorts Wang Dong'er to a dormitory beside her own, both to look after her and to limit opportunities for Li Qingming to visit secretly. 177

The three are subsequently placed in the same grade. Meng Hongchen and Li Qingming teach Wang Dong'er soul-tool fundamentals as Wang Dong'er overcomes her former aversion to the subject. Meng Hongchen notices Wang Dong'er's unusually rapid comprehension and reflects with frustration on Shrek Academy's association with such gifted students. 184

Concern During the Imperial Palace Crisis

When Li Qingming disappears for several days, he gives Meng Hongchen and Wang Dong'er only a brief explanation suggesting that he may have visited the Imperial Palace. The subsequent palace turmoil frightens both girls, who wait together at the academy entrance for his return. 194

After he arrives safely, Meng Hongchen questions him about the palace being placed under martial law and the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion entering Mingdu to take control of its defenses and internal affairs. She understands that these responsibilities normally belong to the Imperial Guard and that a major legion assuming them could, under serious circumstances, constitute rebellion, but she does not yet know the specifics of what happened. 194

Trivia

• Meng Hongchen's birthday is July 8, which she shares with Xiao Hongchen. 63
• Li Qingming is described by Jing Hongchen as Meng Hongchen's first good friend and first male friend. 57
• Her first interest in Li Qingming is explicitly based on his appearance before becoming admiration for his ability. 35 36
• She publicly confirms Li Qingming as her boyfriend after defeating Dai Yueheng in the National Soul Master Tournament. 113
• She is half a year older than Wang Dong'er and uses this difference to introduce herself as Wang Dong'er's older sister. 177

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