Meng Hongchen

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Hongchen Family

Meng Hongchen is the granddaughter of Jing Hongchen, the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and master of Illustrious Virtue Hall. His influence gives her standing comparable to—or greater than—that of an imperial princess. Other members of the Sun Moon Team, including its leader, avoid interfering in her private affairs because of her family’s position 41 45.

Meeting “Zhao Ming”

While sightseeing in Star Luo City during the Soul Fighting Tournament, Meng becomes infatuated with Ming Zhao’s handsome, white-haired appearance. He recognizes her family connections and considers using her affection to obtain Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells from Mingdu 41.

Ming Zhao deliberately waits for her while posing as an aloof swordsman. Their first conversation is awkward, but becomes warmer after she pays for his food and he shares a chicken leg with her. Introducing himself as Zhao Ming, an unaffiliated wandering cultivator, he conceals his identity as an Evil Soul Master 42 43.

Meng invites him to the Sun Moon Empire and offers to arrange his admission to her academy. Throughout the tournament, she visits him whenever her team has no match. He cultivates their relationship while remaining cold toward others, encouraging her belief that he treats her differently because she is special to him 43 45.

Tournament Championship

The Sun Moon Team defeats the Star Luo Team and wins the tournament. Meng’s satisfaction is diminished by claims that the championship has little value because Shrek Academy did not participate; she regrets not defeating Shrek directly 46.

Ming Zhao tells her that Shrek’s main team, reserve team, and accompanying teacher died while hunting a Soul King Evil Soul Master in the Ming Dou Mountain Range. She laughs at Shrek’s failure, and her frustration eases. He does not reveal his own involvement in the team’s destruction 46.

Secret Transformation

After their relationship becomes intimate, Ming Zhao secretly begins altering Meng’s soul and Martial Soul. Her coexistence of ice and fire makes her especially compatible with his Yin Fire and Nether Water. The changes are initially intended to deepen her infatuation, then eventually align her beliefs with his and erode her concern for everyone else—including her family 47.

He intends to make her his god-chosen of lust, rather than a Martial Soul vessel like Zhang Lexuan or Li Ya. To reinforce the process, he gives her two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones containing concealed spiritual imprints. Meng accepts them as tokens of affection, unaware of their purpose 47 48.

Return to Mingdu

When Meng returns to the team’s hotel after spending the night with Ming Zhao, Xiao Hongchen fears that she was forced and draws a Class 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell. She takes it away and insists that she chose the relationship willingly. Showing him the two Soul Bones convinces him that Ming Zhao genuinely values her, and he reluctantly accepts her decision 49 50.

After the team returns to Mingdu, Meng freezes Ma Rulong’s headless corpse, which is presented before Jing Hongchen during the investigation into his murder. She shares the team’s indignation, unaware that Ming Zhao killed him and stole his Soul Tools 53 54.

Jing Hongchen initially fears that Meng has been deceived, but the Soul Bones persuade him to accept her choice. He confirms their potential to strengthen her Martial Soul without detecting the hidden evil presence. When Ming Zhao later visits, Jing accepts his fabricated history as the Breaking Clan’s last survivor and offers him protection, conditional on treating Meng well 55 59.

Appearance

Meng has a delicate face, fair skin, and long silver-white hair 41 42 47.

• Eyes: Ice-blue 47.
• Clothing: Wears the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy uniform; her first appearance also features white stockings 41.
• Resemblance: Xiao Hongchen’s facial features closely resemble hers 43.

Personality

Meng is romantically idealistic and strongly attracted to handsome appearances. Although inexperienced at approaching boys, she actively pursues Ming Zhao, initiates their friendship, and quickly imagines a future with him. His aloofness increases her interest rather than discouraging her 41 42 43.

Her affection is generous rather than acquisitive. She initially wants to refuse the extraordinarily valuable Soul Bones and later offers her own Level 9 defensive Soul Tool in return. Even after beginning the secret transformation, she still considers her brother’s and grandfather’s approval important 48.

Outside her romance, Meng takes pride in her academy and its achievements. She resents attempts to dismiss her team’s championship and openly mocks Shrek after hearing how its tournament team died 46.

Abilities & Skills

Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad

Her Martial Soul contains both ice and fire, making it compatible with the complementary Soul Bones Ming Zhao gives her 47 55.

• Freezing: She freezes Ma Rulong’s corpse before it is presented to Jing Hongchen 54.
• Attribute strength: Neither her original ice nor fire attribute is individually described as especially strong 48.
• Potential evolution: Ming Zhao predicts that the two Soul Bones could raise her attributes to Ultimate or pseudo-Ultimate levels. Jing Hongchen confirms that strengthening and Martial Soul evolution are possible, but neither absorption nor the resulting improvement is shown 48 55.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Red Dust Protection — A Level 9 defensive Soul Tool given to her by Jing Hongchen. It rests against her skin as a translucent membrane and becomes a thin, dark-gold metal sheet when removed. She offers it to Ming Zhao, but he returns it so she can remain protected 48.
• Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass Left Arm Bone — A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone with Ultimate Ice, gifted by Ming Zhao. It contains a concealed spiritual imprint intended to reinforce his influence over her 47.
• Infernal Delicate Apricot Right Arm Bone — A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone with Ultimate Fire, paired harmoniously with the ice bone and carrying another hidden imprint. Both bones remain unabsorbed when Jing Hongchen examines them 47 49 55.
• Storage necklace — Used to put away the gifted Soul Bones 48.
• Soul Tool Technology notes — Supplies Ming Zhao with notes that he studies during their time together 46.

Relationships

• Ming Zhao / “Zhao Ming” — Her lover, whom she calls Brother Ming. She believes his affection is sincere; he instead treats the relationship as entertainment, a means of accessing her family’s resources, and an opportunity to create a loyal god-chosen 41 43 47 49.
• Xiao Hongchen — Her protective elder brother. He distrusts Ming Zhao and challenges Meng’s judgment, but ultimately allows her to choose for herself after seeing the Soul Bones 43 49 50.
• Jing Hongchen — Her doting grandfather and principal protector. He accepts her relationship after examining Ming Zhao’s gifts, though he warns her to keep her eyes open and avoid future regret 41 55.
• Ma Rulong — Her Sun Moon Team teammate. Following his murder, she freezes his corpse for its return to Jing Hongchen 46 54.

Notable Quotes

“My name is Meng Hongchen. I'm from the Sun Moon Empire. Can we be friends?” 43

“Brother Ming is different. He's the only choice for me in this life, and I'll never regret it!” 49