Chapter 401

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Translation: "Besides that, his whole-body muscles also tensed up at the moment of throwing a punch, obviously concentrating all his strength into his hands."

We need to keep it concise but faithful. Let's produce: "Besides that, his whole-body muscles tensed at the moment of throwing a punch, obviously concentrating all his strength into his hands."

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Translation: "Seeing this, Tang Wulin suddenly understood why Jing Feng's strength could even oppose the Undying Poison that suppressed him by three ranks."

- instruction: Keep terms Tang Wulin, Jing Feng; translate 'Undying Poison' as is. No Chinese characters if we write Undying Poison. Good.

Thus: "Seeing this, Tang Wulin suddenly understood why Jing Feng's strength could even oppose the Undying Poison that suppressed him by three ranks."

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Translation: "His physical fitness wasn't actually that exaggerated, but his control over strength was exquisitely precise, with not a bit wasted, all used in the right places, making him seem as if he had great strength."

We need to keep "strength". Use "strength". Good.

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Translation: "Actually, purely in terms of physical fitness, he should be inferior to Tang Wulin, but Tang Wulin asked himself that without using soul skills, he couldn't block that punch just now."

- as above.

Thus: "Actually, purely in terms of physical fitness, he should be inferior to Tang Wulin, but Tang Wulin asked himself that without using soul skills, he couldn't block that punch just now."

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Translation: "This is the difference in technique; the Body Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a great body-refining sect, and in developing body-refining combat techniques, no power on the continent can match them."

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Thus: "This is the difference in technique; the Body Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a great body-refining sect, and in developing body-refining combat techniques, no power on the continent can match them."

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Translation: "Tang Wulin, while casually blocking attacks from the soul engineer group under Huo Yutong's spiritual detection guidance, also carefully observed Jing Feng's movements."

- instruction: includes sample translation. We need to output that sample translation, which is English and contains no Chinese. The sample translation: "Tang Wulin, while casually blocking attacks from the soul engineer group under Huo Yutong's spiritual detection guidance, also carefully observed Jing Feng's movements." That's fine.

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Translation: "Just a short while later, he felt he had benefited greatly."

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Translation: "His previous use of strength had been too crude; if he could achieve strength control like Jing Feng's, he might even be able to contend with Yan Shaozhe without relying on light and fire resistance."

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Thus: "His previous use of strength had been too crude; if he could achieve strength control like Jing Feng's, he might even be able to contend with Yan Shaozhe without relying on light and fire resistance."

translation: "Just then, Huo Yutong's somewhat urgent voice suddenly echoed in everyone's minds."

Translation: "Just then, Huo Yutong's somewhat urgent voice suddenly rang in everyone's minds."

Oh no!

Translation: "\"Oh no! \"" Keep quotes?...

translation: "Without waiting for everyone to ask the reason, she proactively used spiritual detection to help them clear up their doubts."

Translation: "Before anyone could ask for the reason, she proactively used spiritual detection to help them answer their doubts."

translation: "Only see a squad of soul engineers flashing with blue light swiftly rushing from the direction of Mingdu."

Translation: "Only see a squad of soul engineers flashing with blue light swiftly rushing from the direction of Mingdu."

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translation: "Everyone immediately understood why she had exclaimed, and their faces turned solemn."

Translation: "Everyone immediately understood why she had exclaimed, and their faces turned solemn."

translation: "According to that soul engineer group's flight speed, those coming are obviously the Hand of the Nation."

Translation: "According to this soul engineer group's flight speed, those coming are obviously the Hand of the Nation."

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Thus: "According to this soul engineer group's flight speed, those coming are obviously the Hand of the Nation."

translation: "The Hand of the Nation is the general term for the five strongest soul engineer groups of the Ri Yue Di Guo; their names are the Ri Yue Royal Soul Engineer Group, the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Group, the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Group, the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group, and the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group."

Translation: "The Hand of the Nation is the general term for the five strongest soul engineer groups of the Ri Yue Di Guo; their names are respectively the Ri Yue Royal Soul Engineer Group, Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Group, Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Group, Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group, and Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group."

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Thus: "The Hand of the Nation is the general term for the five strongest soul engineer groups of the Ri Yue Di Guo; their names are respectively the Ri Yue Royal Soul Engineer Group, Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Group, Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Group, Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group, and Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group."

translation: "Among them, the Ri Yue Royal Soul Engineer Group is the strongest, and its combat power is not on the same level as the other four soul engineer groups."

Translation: "Among them, the Ri Yue Royal Soul Engineer Group is the strongest, its combat power not on the same level as the other four soul engineer groups."

translation: "As for the remaining four soul engineer groups, each is named after a famous powerful soul beast king."

Translation: "And the remaining four great soul engineer groups are each named after a famous powerful soul beast king."

translation: "Among them, the Imperial Dragon represents the Zi Huang Mitian Dragon, a powerful soul beast already extinct; and within the Ri Yue Di Guo imperial family, there occasionally occurs the chance to inherit this powerful bloodline martial soul."

Translation: "Among them, the Imperial Dragon represents the Zi Huang Mitian Dragon, a powerful soul beast already extinct; and within the Ri Yue Di Guo imperial family, there occasionally occurs the chance to inherit this powerful bloodline martial soul."

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translation: "How could Xu Tianran become the emperor of the Ri Yue Di Guo if it were that simple? One very important reason is that he is the inheritor of this martial soul, rather than other imperial family members who inherited the Sun martial soul."

Translation: "How could Xu Tianran become the emperor of the Ri Yue Di Guo if it were that simple? One very important reason is that he is the inheritor of this martial soul, rather than other imperial family members who inherited the Sun martial soul."

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translation: "The Zi Huang Mitian Dragon and the inherited martial soul of the Earth Dragon Sect's Scarlet Dragon are similar; both possess their own special attributes—the Scarlet Dragon's attribute is extinction, while the Zi Huang Mitian Dragon's attribute is destruction, far more domineering than the Scarlet Dragon's. It is said that its ancestor was once a proto-dragon that coexisted with the Dragon God, also called the Ancestor of Proto-Dragons, but later, due to its excessive destructiveness, the Dragon God personally exterminated it."

Translation: "The Zi Huang Mitian Dragon's inherited martial soul is somewhat like the Yan Zhi Long possessed by the Earth Dragon Sect; both have their own special attributes—the Yan Zhi Long's attribute is extinction, while the Zi Huang Mitian Dragon's attribute is destruction, far more domineering than the Yan Zhi Long. It is said that its ancestor was once a proto-dragon that coexisted with the Dragon God, also called the Ancestor of Proto-Dragons, but later, due to its excessive destructiveness, the Dragon God personally exterminated it."

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Thus: "The Zi Huang Mitian Dragon's inherited martial soul is somewhat like the Yan Zhi Long possessed by the Earth Dragon Sect; both have their own special attributes—the Yan Zhi Long's attribute is extinction, while the Zi Huang Mitian Dragon's attribute is destruction, far more domineering than the Yan Zhi Long. It is said that its ancestor was once a proto-dragon that coexisted with the Dragon God, also called the Ancestor of Proto-Dragons, but later, due to its excessive destructiveness, the Dragon God personally exterminated it."

translation: "The representative soul beast of the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Group is naturally the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear; this terrifying existence is an absolute legend in any country."

Translation: "The representative soul beast of the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Group is naturally the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear; this terrifying existence is an absolute legend in any country."

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translation: "The Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group, as the name suggests, is named after the legendary soul beast king, the Fire Phoenix; all of its recruited soul engineers are female, and the current commander of the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group is none other than the imperial empress, Juzi."

Translation: "The Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group, as the name suggests, is named after the legendary soul beast king, the Fire Phoenix; all of its recruited soul engineers are female, and the current commander of the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group is none other than the imperial empress, Juzi."

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translation: "As for the last, the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group, it takes its name from the unique ferocious beast possessed within the Ri Yue Di Guo's territory, namely the second-ranked Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign, which already had a fearsome reputation even when the Ri Yue Di Guo was still the Ri Yue Continent."

Translation: "As for the last, the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group, it takes its name from the unique ferocious beast possessed within the Ri Yue Di Guo's territory, namely the second-ranked Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign, which already had a fearsome reputation even when the Ri Yue Di Guo was still the Ri Yue Continent."

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translation: "These four soul engineer groups each have their own characteristics: for example, the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group consists entirely of female soul engineers, the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Group consists entirely of burly males, the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Group has the strongest combat power, and the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group is composed entirely of soul engineers skilled in speed. Their unified standard is soul power above rank forty, i. e., the strength of a Soul Ancestor or higher."

Translation: "These four great soul engineer groups each have their own characteristics: for example, the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group consists entirely of female soul engineers, the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Group entirely of burly males, the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Group has the strongest combat power, and the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group consists entirely of soul engineers skilled in speed. Their uniform standard is soul power above rank forty, i. e., the strength of Soul Ancestor or higher."

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Thus: "These four great soul engineer groups each have their own characteristics: for example, the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group consists entirely of female soul engineers, the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Group entirely of burly males, the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Group has the strongest combat power, and the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group consists entirely of soul engineers skilled in speed. Their uniform standard is soul power above rank forty, i. e., the strength of Soul Ancestor or higher."

translation: "Each Beast King–level soul engineer group has a total of three hundred members; aside from the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group's commander Juzi, the commanders of the other three Beast King–level soul engineer groups are all ninth-level soul engineers, while the vice-commander of the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group is also a ninth-level soul engineer."

Translation: "Each Beast King–level soul engineer group has a total of three hundred members; besides the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group's commander Juzi, the commanders of the other three Beast King–level soul engineer groups are all ninth-level soul engineers, and the vice-commander of the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group is also ninth-level."

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Thus: "Each Beast King–level soul engineer group has a total of three hundred members; besides the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group's commander Juzi, the commanders of the other three Beast King–level soul engineer groups are all ninth-level soul engineers, and the vice-commander of the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Group is also ninth-level."

translation: "Such they are undoubtedly the core of the core combat power of the Ri Yue Di Guo."

Translation: "Such they are undoubtedly the core of the core combat power of the Ri Yue Di Guo."

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translation: "Originally, Tang Wulin and the others thought that, from detecting the anomaly on the Mingdu side, to reporting the information, to making a judgment, to deploying troops, and finally arriving, it would inevitably take at least half an hour, and that time would have been more than enough for the hostages to escape far away."

Translation: "Originally, Tang Wulin and the others thought that, from detecting the anomaly on the Mingdu side, to reporting the information, to making a judgment, to deploying troops, and finally arriving, it would inevitably take at least half an hour, and that time would have been more than enough for the hostages to escape far away."

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translation: "But they never expected that reinforcements would arrive in just over ten minutes."

Translation: "But they never expected that, after only a dozen minutes, reinforcements would actually arrive."

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Translation: "This astonishing reaction speed is most likely the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group, which among the Five Hands of the Nation excels in speed and surprise attacks."

This astonishing reaction speed is most likely the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group, which among the Five Hands of the Nation excels in speed and surprise attacks.

translation: "The problem is that the hostages are still far from completing evacuation; they need at least twenty minutes."

Translation: "The problem is that the hostages are still far from completing evacuation; they still need at least twenty minutes."

translation: "Never mind twenty minutes; with the speed of the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group, they might reach here in less than twenty seconds."

Translation: "Let alone twenty minutes; with the speed of the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group, they might not even need twenty seconds to reach here."

translation: "Once they arrive here, the hostages will hardly be able to escape safely; there will likely be heavy casualties."

Translation: "Once they arrive here, the hostages will hardly be able to escape safely, and there will at least be massive casualties."

translation: "In the blink of an eye, Tang Wulin had already made his decision; he shouted loudly:"

Translation: "In the blink of an eye, Tang Wulin had already made his decision, and he shouted in a deep voice:"

Chinese present.

Translation: "\"Senior Mighty Strength, Zhuang Lao, Huo Yutong, let's go up together and find a way to take them down! \""

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translation: "The Beast King–level soul engineer groups are indeed powerful, but the ones coming are the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group, which excels in speed; in a sense, their frontal combat power is the weakest among the Five Hands of the Nation. However, with Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong capable of martial soul fusion on our side, we actually have four Super Douluo–level combat powers. Moreover, considering that Song Lao and the Golden Peng will soon deal with the evil soul masters coming to reinforce, our side may not necessarily lose to them."

Translation: "The Beast King–level soul engineer groups are indeed very strong, but the ones coming are the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group, which excels in speed; in a sense, their frontal combat power is the weakest among the Five Hands of the Nation, and with our side's forces plus Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, who can perform martial soul fusion, we actually have four Super Douluo–level combat powers; furthermore, considering that Song Lao and the Golden Peng will soon settle the Evil Soul Masters coming to reinforce, our side may not necessarily lose to them."

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Thus: "The Beast King–level soul engineer groups are indeed very strong, but the ones coming are the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group, which excels in speed; in a sense, their frontal combat power is the weakest among the Five Hands of the Nation, and with our side's forces plus Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, who can perform martial soul fusion, we actually have four Super Douluo–level combat powers; furthermore, considering that Song Lao and the Golden Peng will soon settle the Evil Soul Masters coming to reinforce, our side may not necessarily lose to them."

translation: "The four of them flew up into the sky together, leaving behind the ordinary soul engineer groups on the ground that no longer posed a threat, and went to meet the approaching Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group."

Translation: "The four of them flew up into the sky together, leaving behind the ordinary soul engineer groups on the ground that no longer posed a threat, and went to meet the approaching Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group."

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Thus: "The four of them flew up into the sky together, leaving behind the ordinary soul engineer groups on the ground that no longer posed a threat, and went to meet the approaching Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group."

translation: "Their movement was so noticeable that the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group naturally noticed their actions; only see a burst of light shine forth, and countless rays shot toward the four of them."

Translation: "Their movement was so great that the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group naturally noticed their actions; only to see a burst of light flare up, and countless rays shot toward the four of them."

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Thus: "Their movement was so great that the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group naturally noticed their actions; only to see a burst of light flare up, and countless rays shot toward the four of them."

translation: "Among these rays were not lacking seventh- and eighth-level soul engineer rays, and even two ninth-level ones were mixed in; Tang Wulin and the others did not dare to take them lightly, carefully dodging them while closing in on the enemy."

Translation: "Among these rays were not lacking seventh- and eighth-level soul engineer rays, and even mixed in were two ninth-level ones; Tang Wulin and the others did not dare to take them lightly, all carefully dodging while closing in on the enemy."

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Thus: "Among these rays were not lacking seventh- and eighth-level soul engineer rays, and even mixed in were two ninth-level ones; Tang Wulin and the others did not dare to take them lightly, all carefully dodging while closing in on the enemy."

translation: "Fortunately, with Huo Yutong's spiritual interference, dodging these soul engineer rays is not difficult."

Translation: "Fortunately, with Huo Yutong's spiritual interference, dodging these soul engineer rays was not difficult."

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Thus: "Fortunately, with Huo Yutong's spiritual interference, dodging these soul engineer rays was not difficult."

translation: "Seeing them approach, the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group unexpectedly stopped advancing; after hovering in midair for a moment, they actually began to retreat."

Translation: "Seeing them approach, the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group instead stopped advancing; after hovering in midair for a moment, they actually began to retreat."

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Thus: "Seeing them approach, the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group instead stopped advancing; after hovering in midair for a moment, they actually began to retreat."

translation: "While retreating, they began to fire various soul devices at Tang Wulin and the others."

Translation: "While retreating, they began to fire various soul devices at Tang Wulin and the others."

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Thus: "While retreating, they began to fire various soul devices at Tang Wulin and the others."

translation: "The attack speed of these soul devices was even slower than the soul engineer rays just now, so Tang Wulin and the others easily dodged them."

Translation: "The attack speed of these soul devices was even slower than the soul engineer rays just now, and naturally Tang Wulin and the others easily dodged them."

Thus: "The attack speed of these soul devices was even slower than the soul engineer rays just now, and naturally Tang Wulin and the others easily dodged them."

translation: "By this time, they had already closed the distance to the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group to within a few seconds; at most three more seconds and they would be face to face."

Translation: "By this time, they were already very close to the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group—at most another three seconds and they would be face to face."

Thus: "By this time, they were already very close to the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group—at most another three seconds and they would be face to face."

translation: "However, at that moment, the center of the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group suddenly burst with strong energy; a huge azure-blue light pillar shot out instantly, heading straight for the leading Tang Wulin."

Translation: "However, at that very moment, the center of the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group suddenly burst with strong energy; a huge azure-blue light pillar shot out instantly, heading straight for the leading Tang Wulin."

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Thus: "However, at that very moment, the center of the Xie Jun Soul Mentor Group suddenly burst with strong energy; a huge azure-blue light pillar shot out instantly, heading straight for the leading Tang Wulin."

(End of chapter)