[That covered the Soul Engineers mentioned earlier. Now for the last one, who also ranked first: Kong Deming.
His name carried much the same weight in the field of Soul Tools as Huo Yuhao's did among Soul Masters.
The only Level-Ten Soul Engineer in the history of the Douluo Continent—that title loomed over every one of his peers, and none could surpass it.]
[Kong Deming was born in the Sun Moon Empire, with one-quarter Imperial Family blood.
That bloodline determined where he stood for the rest of his life.
He was loyal only to the Imperial Family, not to any individual or faction.
No matter how many emperors came and went in the Sun Moon Empire's court, Kong Deming's position never changed. Whoever sat on the throne was the person he served.
That kind of loyalty might sound cold, but in a place like the Sun Moon Empire, someone like him was precisely the most dependable kind of person.
He stayed out of factional struggles, formed no cliques, and devoted himself entirely to Soul Tools.]
Zhang Lexuan sat in the Inner Court office, several old files listing the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineers spread out before her.
When she read the passage about Kong Deming being loyal only to the Imperial Family, she turned to the corresponding page in the files.
Zhang Lexuan had always been rather curious about Kong Deming. His status as a Level-Ten Soul Engineer was simply too exceptional; there was no second person like him on the entire continent.
During her years in the Shrek Inner Court, she had met plenty of outstanding Soul Engineers, but none had reached Kong Deming's heights.
Zhang Lexuan closed the file and leaned back in her chair, thinking for a while.
To the Sun Moon Empire, Kong Deming was an