Hongchen

Biodata

Personality

Jing Hongchen wants Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy to surpass Shrek and is openly pleased when he damages Shrek’s reputation. He urges his grandson Xiao Hongchen to focus on winning the tournament 29. He is also pragmatic about losses: when Xiao is trapped in a team match, Jing orders him to concede rather than risk his life 38.

Abilities & Skills

Soul Tools

• Uses multiple ninth-tier Soul Tools and a defensive barrier called Hongchen’s Protection to withstand Xuan Zi’s attacks, though the barrier cracks during their clash 28.
• Employs hovering Soul Tool cannons and takes flight while fighting 28.
• Fires a Level 9 Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannon at the God-Sealing Platform during the pursuit near Star Dou Forest 42.

Equipment / Items

• God-Sealing Platform — held the purported Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast embryo bought by the Sun Moon academy; Jing later confirms that the platform was destroyed 36 42 49.
• Fixed-Installation Soul Guidance Cannon — Jing arranges for Dai Yueheng to receive a specially made Virtue Hall cannon as retaliation for the Star Luo Empire’s auction scheme 49.

Relationships

• Xiao Hongchen — grandson and Sun Moon team member. Jing encourages him to win the championship and orders him to concede when a match becomes too dangerous 29 34 38.
• Meng Hongchen — granddaughter. Jing treats her shoulder wound after her defeat by Song Que 34 40.
• Du Busi — rival in the struggle for the auctioned embryo; Du Busi’s Body Sect pursues Jing after the sale 34 42.
• Song Que — tournament opponent through the Sun Moon team. Jing later joins Song Que in publicly criticizing Shrek’s handling of Ma Xiaotao 40 60.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Shrek controversy: Jing publicly challenges Shrek’s account of its disastrous Mingdou Mountain Range mission, arguing that its leaders are using student casualties to protect the academy’s reputation. He later clashes with Xuan Zi above the tournament arena 27 28.
• Auction and pursuit: The Sun Moon academy buys the sealed embryo for 150 million Gold Soul Coins. When the Body Sect attempts to seize it, Jing flees toward Star Dou Forest and threatens to destroy it rather than surrender it 36 42.
• Tournament aftermath: After learning that the platform and its occupant, the Snow Empress, have been lost, Jing concludes that the auction was a Star Luo trap and arranges his retaliation through Dai Yueheng 49.