Meng Hongchen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Meng Hongchen (梦红尘)
Alias(es)	Meng Meng
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy; Mingde Hall 29 67
Occupation/Role	Soul master; Class 6 Soul Engineer; academy tournament representative 71
Status	Active 80
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 30 Soul Elder	8	Introduced herself before dueling Tang Ya; her martial soul was identified at the time as the Jade-eyed Ice Toad. 8
Third Soul Ring	9	Killed and absorbed the Thousand-Year Human-Faced Demon Spider after winning the disputed Soul Ring. 9
Level 50+; Fifth Soul Ring	27	Reached Level 50 during cultivation at Mingde Hall and obtained a fifth Soul Ring. 27
Near Soul Emperor	59	Her soul power had risen several ranks during a year of training and searching Sunset Forest with Ye Fan and Xiao Hongchen. 59
Level 66 Soul Emperor; sixth red Soul Ring	61	The Eight-Anise Mysterious Ice Grass sacrificed its origin, granting her a Hundred-Thousand-Year sixth Soul Ring and evolving her martial soul to Ultimate Ice. 61
Level 65 Soul Emperor (later stated)	67, 71	Jing Hongchen and Meng Hongchen later stated her cultivation as Level 65; she displayed six rings in a yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, red configuration. 67 71

Background

Meng Hongchen is Jing Hongchen's granddaughter and Xiao Hongchen's sister. From Ye Fan's arrival at Mingde Hall, she treated him as a younger brother, fussing over him when he collapsed after awakening his martial souls and embracing him upon his recovery. 1 3

She helped persuade Jing Hongchen to take Ye Fan, Xiao Hongchen, and herself to the Star Dou Great Forest, using her need for a third Soul Ring as part of the argument. 3 There, she contested a Human-Faced Demon Spider with Tang Ya of Shrek Academy. Although Tang Ya's Zhuge Divine Crossbow broke Meng Hongchen's Invincible Shield, Meng used a hidden ninth-rank defensive soul tool to withstand and reflect the attack, then forced Tang Ya into a desperate position with sustained soul-tool fire. Zhang Lexuan ultimately surrendered on Tang Ya's behalf, awarding the spider to Meng. 9

The next day, Meng Hongchen killed the Human-Faced Demon Spider and absorbed its Thousand-Year Soul Ring as her third ring. 9

Appearance

At the Continental Soul Master Tournament banquet, Meng Hongchen wore a dreamy pure-white dress with a light skirt, described as making her appear delicate and lovely. 33

• Favors white formal attire on ceremonial occasions. 33
• Her evolved Vermilion Clear Ice Toad projects an intensely cold aura that can frost surrounding space. 61

Personality

Meng Hongchen is openly affectionate toward Ye Fan and consistently protective of him. She worries over his injuries, supports his decisions, and later thanks him with a kiss after receiving her red sixth Soul Ring. 3 5 61

She is confident, competitive, and quick to take offense at rivals. She mocked Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass before their duel, challenged Xu Jiujiu verbally during the tournament, and rebuked Ma Rulong when he became overly cautious about accepting Shrek Academy's challenge. 8 47 70

Her affection for Ye Fan also manifests as jealousy. She reacted possessively to attention from other women, particularly Xu Jiujiu and Ji Ziyue, and resolved to accelerate her efforts to win Ye Fan over after Xu Jiujiu kissed him. 33 67 72

Abilities & Skills

Vermilion Clear Ice Toad

Meng Hongchen's martial soul was initially identified as the Jade-eyed Ice Toad during her Level 30 duel with Tang Ya; after the Icefire Yin-Yang Well expedition, it was identified as the Vermilion Clear Ice Toad and evolved into Ultimate Ice. 8 61 67

• Ultimate Ice — Her evolved ice attribute freezes and binds with far greater force; its cold can frost space itself. 61
• Netherworld Cold Venom — Her poison was refined alongside the Ultimate Ice evolution, combining freezing, corrosion, and defense-breaking effects. 61
• Ice Toad Venom — Expels frigid innate venom to deter or poison approaching opponents. 80
• Ice Poison Ring — Creates an area-wide poison zone that suppresses an enemy's detoxification ability. 80
• Icefire Venom Dragon Drill — Her fifth soul skill forms a spiraling venom dragon carrying ice, fire, and poison effects; it is intended to pierce defenses and infect flesh. 80

Soul Tool Combat

Meng Hongchen combines her martial soul with ranged soul-tool firepower.

• Used an Invincible Shield against Tang Ya's hidden weapons; it was destroyed by the Zhuge Divine Crossbow. 9
• Carried a concealed ninth-rank defensive soul tool, which blocked and reflected Tang Ya's crossbow barrage. 9
• Employs long-range soul cannon bombardment and can sustain artillery fire until her soul power is depleted. 6 9
• Identified as a Class 6 Soul Engineer after her later training. 71

Red Sixth Soul Ring

The Eight-Anise Mysterious Ice Grass willingly sacrificed its origin to form Meng Hongchen's Hundred-Thousand-Year red sixth Soul Ring. 61

• Raised her cultivation into the Soul Emperor realm. 61
• Completed the Ultimate Ice evolution of her martial soul. 61
• Grants a sixth red ring, displayed as the final ring in her six-ring configuration. 67

Red Dust's Devotion

Meng Hongchen can perform the martial soul fusion skill Red Dust's Devotion with Xiao Hongchen.

• Their Twin Toad martial souls merge into a gigantic gold-and-crimson three-legged Icegold Toad. 47
• The fusion skill forcibly blocked an opposing wind-fire martial soul fusion skill. 47
• The resulting collision reached Titled Douluo-level destructive force and injured the referee who absorbed its shockwaves. 47

Equipment / Items

• Ninth-rank defensive soul tool. 9
• Invincible Shield and other defensive soul tools. 7 9
• Long-range soul cannon equipment. 6 9
• High-tier soul bone exceeding fifty thousand years, awarded after the Continental Soul Master Tournament. 58

Relationships

• Ye Fan — Initially treats him as a younger brother and repeatedly protects or worries over him; their bond develops into open affection, jealousy, and gratitude. 1 3 61 67
• Xiao Hongchen — Her older brother and martial soul fusion partner. They train together, bicker casually, and use Red Dust's Devotion in battle. 47 61
• Jing Hongchen — Her grandfather and head of Mingde Hall; she is comfortable teasing him and openly seeks his attention. 3 67
• Tang Ya — Shrek Academy rival whom Meng defeated in their duel for the Human-Faced Demon Spider. 8 9
• Xu Jiujiu — A political and romantic rival for Ye Fan's attention; Meng openly challenges and resents her. 47 67
• Ji Ziyue — Another source of jealousy after Ji Ziyue's emotionally charged reunion and martial soul fusion with Ye Fan. 72 73
• Bei Bei — Opponent in the Sun Moon–Shrek exchange match; his Radiant Sacred Dragon's bloodline suppresses her beast martial soul. 80

Story Role / Major Arcs

Star Dou Great Forest

Meng Hongchen accompanies Ye Fan's first expedition into the forest, helps secure Jing Hongchen's approval for the journey, and gains her third Soul Ring from the Human-Faced Demon Spider. 3 9

Continental Soul Master Tournament

She serves on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy team alongside Ye Fan and Xiao Hongchen. She and Xiao Hongchen use Red Dust's Devotion in the semifinal battle against the Xingluo Royal Soul Master Academy, but both are critically injured and cannot participate in the final against Shrek Academy. 47 52

After Ye Fan heals the siblings, Meng accepts that she must miss the decisive match and entrusts Ye Fan and Ma Rulong with winning the championship for the team. 52

Icefire Yin-Yang Well Expedition

Meng Hongchen spends roughly a year training and searching Sunset Forest with Ye Fan and Xiao Hongchen. At the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, she receives the Eight-Anise Mysterious Ice Grass, gains a red sixth Soul Ring, and evolves her martial soul to Ultimate Ice. 59 61

Return to Mingde Hall

Upon returning to the academy, she proudly reveals her Ultimate Ice martial soul and red sixth Soul Ring to Jing Hongchen, Ma Rulong, and the others. Her eagerness to show their gains prompts Ye Fan to worry about the danger of exposing rare treasures. 67

Sun Moon–Shrek Exchange Match

Meng Hongchen volunteers immediately when Ye Fan accepts Shrek Academy's challenge. She later defeats Xu Sanshi using her Ultimate Ice, then faces Bei Bei in a Soul Emperor duel; their clash escalates to her Icefire Venom Dragon Drill against his Dragon Emperor Evil-Sundering Slash. 70 79 80

Notable Quotes

“Xiao Fan, it's wonderful that you're all right.” 3

“Xiao Fan, thank you.” 61

Trivia

• Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen each possess a Hundred-Thousand-Year sixth Soul Ring. 61 67
• Her red sixth ring drew the attention of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family, who regarded her as a talent worth recruiting. 80
• Her soul-tool combat style lets her pressure enemies at range before relying on ice and poison techniques at closer distances. 6 80