Meng Hongchen

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Meng Hongchen (梦红尘)
Alias(es)	Little Meng 26
Gender	Female 18
Affiliation	Hongchen family; Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy; Hongchen Class; Sun Moon Second Team 26 43 75
Occupation/Role	Soul Master and Level 5 close-combat Soul Engineer 77
Martial Soul	Vermilion-Sun Ice Toad 26 33
Cultivation	Five-Ring Soul King 77
First Appearance	Academy entrance, where she volunteers to guide new applicants 17

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 4 Soul Engineer; Four-Ring Soul Ancestor	22 33	Initially studies in Class 1, Year 5. Her four soul rings have the conventional maximum configuration: yellow, yellow, purple, purple.
Rank 50 soul power	53	Reported to have crossed the rank-fifty barrier two months earlier. She delays obtaining her fifth ring while searching for a suitable Vermilion-Sun Ice Toad.
Fifth soul ring / Five-Ring Soul King	63 70 77	Zheng Zhan captures a 27,000-year Vermilion-Sun Ice Toad alive. Lin Qing delivers it to her family estate, and she takes it into a cultivation chamber to absorb its ring. Her Soul King cultivation is subsequently confirmed.
Level 5 close-combat Soul Engineer	77	Introduces herself at this level before the match between Sun Moon’s two tournament teams.

Appearance

• Hair: Snowy white; worn in twin tails during her fifth-year practical-combat classes 27.
• Eyes: Normally azure or ice-blue 17 22.
• Martial Soul possession: Her exposed skin becomes snowy white and crystal-clear, while her eyes turn blood-red, giving her a markedly more intimidating appearance 33.
• Clothing: Wears the academy’s white uniform and later the Sun Moon delegation’s matching white combat uniform 22 83.

Personality

Meng is lively, outspoken, and strongly attracted to handsome boys. Her interest in Lin Qing begins at first sight, and she pursues him through invitations, shared outings, and an armor commission. She eventually confesses directly, preferring an honest attempt to a missed opportunity, but accepts his request to get to know each other before beginning a relationship 17 26 30.

Her romantic enthusiasm does not diminish her competitive pride. She fights Lin Qing seriously despite their closeness and refuses to sit out an important team match even when unwell. Beneath her sharp exchanges with Xiao Hongchen, she is protective: after his confidence collapses, she quietly asks Lin Qing to help him recover 33 42 78.

She is also perceptive and blunt about other people’s motives. She exposes Lan Xiu’s attempt to disguise a tournament-minded commission as a sentimental gesture, and recognizes that her brother’s later matchmaking is largely driven by his desire for Ultimate Metal 23 53.

Abilities & Skills

Vermilion-Sun Ice Toad

• Combines ice-based combat with potent poison 30 33.
• Its physical constitution allows a Five-Ring Soul King to withstand Level 6 Soul Tool Armor, according to Meng’s assessment of her own requirements 26.
• Her poison is effective even against experienced sparring partners: Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan are frequently knocked unconscious when fighting her 70.
• Lin Qing’s Machine Element neutralizes her poisonous mist, forcing her to rely on swordsmanship and other tactics during their duel 33.

Soul Skills

• First Soul Skill — Ice Toad Poison: Releases white mist with a faint blue-green tint. At full output, it rapidly covers more than half a battle platform; Meng can also carefully control its dosage to incapacitate Xiao Hongchen 26 33.
• Ice Refraction: Helps her evade Lin Qing’s magnetic chains while fighting at close range 33.
• Fourth Soul Skill: Converts her remaining venom into energy. She uses it to power a final assault after her soul power begins running out 33.

Close-Combat Soul Engineering

• Specializes in using soul tools at close range rather than manufacturing them. She describes herself as partly a practical-control Soul Engineer and commissions some equipment from other engineers 26 41 77.
• Fights with paired swords, combining ice-attribute attacks with poison delivered through wounds 30 33.
• Her Extreme Ice Twin Swords shatter Level 5 Soul Tool Shields during the Second Team selection battle, allowing her poison to incapacitate the exposed opponents 74.
• Seeks comprehensive armor support to maintain a dependable level of combat strength when her venom is ineffective 33.

Martial Soul Fusion

• Red Dust Attachment: A Martial Soul Fusion Skill shared with Xiao Hongchen 78.
• Trinity Fusion Skill, Ultimate Metal: Red Dust Attachment: Lin Qing adds Machine Element and Ultimate Metal to the siblings’ fusion. The resulting elemental storm consumes Ma Rulong’s attacks and threatens the opposing team until Jing Hongchen intervenes with a Level 9 shield 78.
• Limit: The enhanced fusion leaves Meng dangerously exhausted, particularly because she enters the match already unwell 77 78.

Poison Backlash

• Meng avoids using a Doom Spider for her fifth ring because its powerful venom could trigger an eruption of the poison within her own martial soul 53.
• Before the inter-team match, she suffers penetrating cold and severe pain; Lin Qing later consults the Ice Empress about her poison backlash 77 80.
• The Ice Empress identifies two possible approaches: abandon poison and specialize in ice, or obtain exceptionally rare treasures capable of allowing ice, fire, and poison to coexist. No cure is documented in the provided chapters 80.
• Meng does not possess Ultimate Ice during the Starlight Gala. This prevents her from safely absorbing the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone 89.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Level 6 Soul Tool Armor — Commissioned from Lin Qing for the Soul Master Tournament. Her specifications call for thirteen components, including arm guards, leg guards, a breastplate, folding wings, and poison-compatible ice swords. By the tournament’s final-four stage, she has used only its weapons, keeping the rest of the suit in reserve 26 30 94.
• Extreme Ice Twin Swords — Weapons belonging to the armor set. Their icy-blue sword light breaks Level 5 Soul Tool Shields, followed by her Vermilion-Sun Ice Toad poison 74 94.
• Three-Headed Blood Wyrm Brain Core — Consumed before obtaining her fifth ring. It greatly improves her physique, supporting her plan to absorb a Vermilion-Sun Ice Toad ring around 25,000 years old 53.
• Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Soul Bone — Contains Ice Explosion. Jing Hongchen purchases it for sixteen million Gold Soul Coins despite being warned that Meng cannot safely absorb it without Ultimate Ice. She later opens its jade box to admire it; absorption is not shown 89 90.

Relationships

• Lin Qing — Classmate, armor maker, teammate, and romantic interest. She confesses her feelings, while he asks to proceed slowly. He later brings her fifth-ring soul beast, joins her fusion technique, and carries her home after her collapse 22 26 30 70 78 79.
• Xiao Hongchen — Older twin brother and Martial Soul Fusion partner. Their relationship combines affection with relentless teasing, physical retaliation, and poisoning pranks. Meng nevertheless intervenes when his tournament defeat leaves him depressed 18 26 37 42 78.
• Jing Hongchen — Grandfather. He encourages her friendship with Lin Qing and hopes Lin will eventually become his grandson-in-law. His indulgence extends to buying her an expensive soul bone she cannot currently use 22 26 89.
• Ye Guyi — Classmate and teammate who also has feelings for Lin Qing. Their shared interest produces jealousy, though they cooperate in the Second Team’s battles 39 74 79.
• Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan — Regular sparring partners. Both enjoy fighting her despite frequently losing consciousness to her poison 70.
• Lan Xiu — Classmate whose concealed tournament ambitions she exposes when he asks Lin Qing to upgrade Nine Radiances 23.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Academy Admissions and Courtship

Meng first meets Lin Qing and Ye Guyi while helping applicants at the academy entrance. She explains the grade-skipping assessment, escorts them to the physical examination room, and introduces them to Lin Jiayi. Their admission to her fifth-year class quickly changes her relationship with Lin Qing from senior guide to classmate 17 18 22.

Her armor commission creates a reason for private meetings. During their first evening outing, she introduces Lin Qing to Mingdu’s older streets and local food, then openly confesses her feelings. He declines to rush into a relationship but agrees to continue their armor discussions and meet again 26 29 30.

Hongchen Class Selection

Meng draws Lin Qing early in the selection tournament. After her poison proves ineffective, she switches to sword combat and finally commits her remaining energy to an all-out assault. Lin wins while deliberately preventing his finishing missiles from seriously injuring her. She responds by biting his wrist and wiping her soot-covered face on his sleeve 32 33.

She continues through the tournament, later forfeiting her semifinal against Xiao Hongchen. Her combined results place her third overall, behind Lin Qing and Xiao, earning her a place in the inaugural Hongchen Class 36 39 43.

Second Team Formation

After obtaining her fifth ring, Meng joins the seven students who gather around Lin Qing during the academy’s mass selection battle. She serves as a close-range attacker, using her new swords and poison to disable opponents. The group becomes Sun Moon’s Second Team 70 73 74 75.

Despite suffering pain before the match against Team One, she refuses to accept a victory earned without her participation. The three-person fusion with Lin Qing and Xiao overwhelms the opposition, but leaves her exhausted. At her insistence, Lin Qing carries her home; afterward, he seeks advice about treating her poison backlash 77 78 79 80.

Continental Tournament and Starlight Gala

Meng travels with the Sun Moon delegation to Star Luo City and participates in the tournament while holding back major trump cards. By the final-four stage, her full armor, Red Dust Attachment, and the three-person combination remain unrevealed in tournament combat 80 83 94.

At the Starlight Gala, she becomes fixated on the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Soul Bone, only to learn that its absorption requires Ultimate Ice. Jing Hongchen buys it for her anyway, leaving her with a powerful treasure she cannot yet safely use 89 90.

Notable Quotes

“Researching soul tools is so boring. I came to wander around the gates. Who knows? Maybe I'll meet the incredibly handsome guy I'm destined for.” 17

“Soul masters in the Sun Moon Empire don't see taking pills as chasing quick results. They see it as reaching their limits in life and refusing to accept their fate.” 29

Trivia

• Her poisoning attempt before Xiao Hongchen’s tournament final is partly intended to give him an excuse if he loses. He recognizes the trick and refuses the honey water 37 42.
• She uses Lin Qing’s Ultimate Metal experience passes as leverage in her arguments with Xiao 46.
• After briefly admiring Wang Dong’s appearance, she recalls that the Light Goddess Butterfly is female and criticizes the disguise for misleading girls attracted to handsome boys 83 93.