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
First Appearance	Chapter 35

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 during special training, 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 initially meets Li Qingming in the academy library after noticing his appearance. Although she introduces herself by apologizing for Xiao Hongchen's harsh manner, her attention is primarily drawn to Li Qingming's looks. 35

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

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
• 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
• Reached third-rank Soul Engineer with Li Qingming's guidance, then later advanced to fourth rank. 62 69

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 attack landing at close range. 70 112 113

• Uses an Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill capable of piercing Dai Yueheng's chest. 112
• Wields an ice-blue longsword built around her traits; its high-grade materials allow it to release an attack comparable to a Soul Emperor's strike. 104 112
• Acts as Xiao Hongchen's guard during the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's team battle. 104

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; capable of unleashing 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, and romantic interest. Meng Hongchen provides him with equipment and resources, studies soul tools alongside him, and later publicly calls him her boyfriend. 35 37 43 113
• 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. 41 43 63 113
• Jing Hongchen — Grandfather and head of the Hall of Illustrious Virtue. He grants Meng Hongchen and Li Qingming a dedicated workshop after recognizing Li Qingming's talent. 57 58
• Wang Dong — Romantic rival in Meng Hongchen's eyes; Meng Hongchen envies Wang Dong's ability to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Li Qingming. 101

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

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 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

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