Chapter 249

"Everyone came to the Prayer Dragon Altar and discovered that the place was already surrounded by swords filling the sky."

Translation: "Everyone arrived at the Prayer Dragon Altar and found that the place was already surrounded by flying swords filling the sky."

same as 【2】 (maybe we can repeat). Output same.

That's fine.

We need to output with outer double quotes? The line has outer quotes and inner quotes. We'll output outer double quotes, inner content without quotes.

similar: 【11】 "Have Huo Huo shake the bell to see if we can talk to Yan Qing. But Yan Qing, who had his back turned not far away, gave a cold smile and slowly turned around: Illusion? Since you all can see it too, doesn't that mean you've also fallen into the illusion?"

We need to keep the colon and quotes.

We'll output: Gui Naifen guessed this must be Sui Yang's illusion, and had Huo Huo shake the bell to see if they could talk to Yan Qing. But Yan Qing, who had his back turned not far away, gave a cold smile and slowly turned around: "Illusion? Since you all can see it too, doesn't that mean you've also fallen into the illusion?"

Make sure punctuation matches.

【18】 ""Don't panic. In my view, this sword formation is truly a treasury of weapons. Just look up at any sword within it, and thousands of techniques unfold before my eyes, endless and far beyond what Yan Qing has ever known or learned.""

Translation: ""Don't panic. In my view, this sword formation is truly a treasury of weapons. Just look up at any sword within it, and thousands of techniques unfold before my eyes, endless and far beyond what Yan Qing has ever known or learned.""

【21】 ""Don't panic. In my view, this sword formation is truly a treasury of weapons. Just look up at any sword within it, and thousands of techniques unfold before my eyes, endless and far beyond what Yan Qing has ever known or learned.""

We'll output exactly that.

【24】 ""Moreover, it seems to welcome all who seek a higher realm, refusing none who come to glimpse it.""

Translation: ""Moreover, it seems to welcome all who seek a higher realm, inviting anyone who wishes to pursue greater heights to take a look.""

We need to keep double quotes.

【28】 "The sword formation was transformed from Sui Yang's molten torch; he promised to reveal the flaws in Yan Qing's swordsmanship to help him advance a level, and Yan Qing brought him here precisely because this is where he suffered repeated setbacks."

Translation: "The sword formation was transformed from Sui Yang's molten torch; he promised to reveal the flaws in Yan Qing's swordsmanship to help him advance. And Yan Qing brought him here precisely because this is where he suffered repeated setbacks."

【31】 "The sword formation was transformed from Sui Yang's molten torch. He promised to reveal the flaws in Yan Qing's swordsmanship to help him advance a level. And Yan Qing brought him here precisely because this is where he suffered repeated setbacks."

We'll output: The sword formation was transformed from Sui Yang's molten torch; he promised to reveal the flaws in Yan Qing's swordsmanship to help him advance. And Yan Qing brought him here precisely because this is where he suffered repeated setbacks.

【34】 ""At that moment, a triumphant voice suddenly came from the sword formation: Young man, with me here, everything changes. Whether it's the Drinking Moon Dragon Sovereign, the Star Core Hunter, or the woman who taught you your sword techniques, your achievements will far surpass theirs, limitless.""

Translation: "Then, a triumphant voice suddenly came from within the sword formation: 'Young man, with me here, everything changes. Whether it's the Drinking Moon Dragon Sovereign, the Star Core Hunter, or the woman who taught you your sword techniques, your achievements will far surpass theirs, limitless.'"

【37】 "Young man, with me here, everything changes. Whether it's the Drinking Moon Dragon Sovereign, the Star Core Hunter, or the woman who taught you your sword techniques, your achievements will far surpass theirs, limitless."

We'll output: Then, a triumphant voice suddenly came from within the sword formation: "Young man, with me here, everything changes. Whether it's the Drinking Moon Dragon Sovereign, the Star Core Hunter, or the woman who taught you your sword techniques, your achievements will far surpass theirs, limitless."

——

We need to output 【7】 with translation of the line "——". That's just an em dash separator. Should we translate as "——"? Probably keep as is? The instruction: translate faithfully. The line is just "——". We can output the same: "——". Or we could translate as "—". But better to keep the same characters. We'll output: ——

【42】 "Absolute Zone Zero."

Translation: "Absolute Zone Zero."

We need to keep the period. So output: Absolute Zone Zero.

【46】 "It seems this place has left Yan Qing with a heavy psychological scar."

Translation: "It seems this place has left Yan Qing with a heavy psychological scar."

【48】 "Brother, if you were a swordsmanship genius and then got beaten up by whatever former sword chiefs, star core hunters, or dragon sovereigns, you'd also have a psychological scar. Ling sat cross-legged on the sofa, casually grabbing a packet of chips that Yi Aisi had passed over, I believe Yan Qing will definitely become the Sword Chief of the Celestial Vessel; it's just this mindset… though he probably still needs some training."

Let's break: The line contains spoken words by someone (likely Ling) and then description.

【53】 same as 【48】.

We must keep the ellipsis and punctuation.

Let's produce: "Brother, if you were a swordsmanship genius and then got beaten up by whatever former sword chiefs, star core hunters, or dragon sovereigns, you'd also have a psychological scar." Ling sat cross-legged on the sofa, casually grabbing a packet of chips that Yi Aisi had passed over, and said, "I believe Yan Qing will definitely become the Sword Chief of the Celestial Vessel; it's just this mindset… though he probably still needs some training."

【61】 same as 【48】.

We'll output that.

【64】 "Fairy's voice suddenly came from the ceiling: Master, according to my analysis of 2365 martial arts novels, the failure rate of protagonists training in places of psychological trauma is 87.3%, of which the probability of failure due to qi deviation is 62.1%; but once a breakthrough is achieved, the chance of becoming the best in the world is 97.6%. Conclusion: if you don't court death, you won't die; but if you do court death, you might become

Translation: "Fairy's voice suddenly came from the ceiling: 'Master, based on my analysis of 2,365 martial arts novels, the failure rate for protagonists training in a place of psychological trauma is 87.3%, of which the probability of failure due to qi deviation is 62.1%; but once a breakthrough is achieved, the chance of becoming the best under heaven is 97.6%. Conclusion: don't court death and you won't die, but courting death might make you a god.'"

We need to keep numbers exactly: 2365, 87.3%, 62.1%, 97.6%.

We'll output: Fairy's voice suddenly came from the ceiling: "Master, based on my analysis of 2365 martial arts novels, the failure rate for protagonists training in a place of psychological trauma is 87.3%, of which the probability of failure due to qi deviation is 62.1%; but once a breakthrough is achieved, the chance of becoming the best under heaven is 97.6%. Conclusion: don't court death and you won't die, but courting death might make you a god."

I actually kind of agree with Fairy's point this time. Zhe smiled faintly, but Yan Qing's possessed state looks like qi deviation—can Xing and Huo Huo really wake him up? I really doubt it.

Translation: ""This time I actually somewhat agree with Fairy's view," Zhe said with a slight smile, "but Yan Qing's possessed state looks just like qi deviation; relying only on Xing and Huo Huo, can they really wake him up? I really doubt it.""

We need to keep quotes.

We'll output: "This time I actually somewhat agree with Fairy's view," Zhe said with a slight smile, "but Yan Qing's possessed state looks just like qi deviation; relying only on Xing and Huo Huo, can they really wake him up? I really doubt it."

【79】

Translation: ""There's no need to doubt, Second Assistant. According to my emotional data analysis, this Yan Qing fellow is in a state of extreme excitement, matching the basic traits of qi deviation. The suggested treatment plan includes: find a girlfriend, cultivate interests outside of sword practice, and stop interacting with Dan Heng, Ren, and others.""

There's no need to doubt, Second Assistant. According to my emotional data analysis, this Yan Qing fellow is in a state of extreme excitement, matching the basic traits of qi deviation. The suggested treatment plan includes: find a girlfriend, cultivate interests outside of sword practice, and stop interacting with Dan Heng, Ren, and others.

【86】

Translation: ""Fairy, shut up," Zhe frowned and asked, "How could your suggestion include 'find a girlfriend'?""

We need to keep quotes around the phrase.

We'll output: "Fairy, shut up," Zhe frowned and asked, "How could your suggestion include 'find a girlfriend'?"

It's easy to see why—a girl's thoughts are far more complicated, harder to read, and more changeable than the Xianzhou sword techniques. Moreover, based on my analysis of Yan Qing's personality and emotions, he's not the type who could figure out a girl's mind.

Translation: ""This is easy to understand, because girls' thoughts are more complex, harder to fathom, and more changeable than the sword techniques of the Celestial Vessel. Moreover, based on my analysis of Yan Qing's personality and emotional data, he doesn't seem like someone who could understand girls' thoughts.""

We need to keep the quotes.

We'll output: "This is easy to understand, because girls' thoughts are more complex, harder to fathom, and more changeable than the sword techniques of the Celestial Vessel. Moreover, based on my analysis of Yan Qing's personality and emotional data, he doesn't seem like someone who could understand girls' thoughts."

【100】

Translation: ""So is this just a way to attract attention?" Ling rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment, "But Yan Qing looks like a sword fetishist no matter how you look at it; do people like that really need a girlfriend?""

We need to keep quotes.

We'll output: "So is this just a way to attract attention?" Ling rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment, "But Yan Qing looks like a sword fetishist no matter how you look at it; do people like that really need a girlfriend?"

——

Same as line 7. Output: ——

Perfect timing, you all arrived just right—I've just gained some insight from the sword formation. How about using you all as a whetstone to test its edge?

Translation: ""You've come at just the right time; I've gained some insights from the sword formation just now. Why not use you few as a whetstone to test its sharpness?""

We need to keep double quotes.

We'll output: ""You've come at just the right time; I've gained some insights from the sword formation just now. Why not use you few as a whetstone to test its sharpness?""

【110】

Translation: "Yan Qing drew his sword and attacked without hesitation, regardless of whether others were willing. With Sui Yang possessing him, his strength greatly increased—even Xing narrowly avoided being hurt by his sword qi, stumbling back a few steps."

We need to keep the quotes? The line starts with 「 and ends with 」. So we need to keep outer quotes? The Chinese line is a quoted sentence. We'll output: "Yan Qing drew his sword and attacked without hesitation, regardless of whether others were willing. With Sui Yang possessing him, his strength greatly increased—even Xing narrowly avoided being hurt by his sword qi, stumbling back a few steps."

Susuang stands no chance; she can barely shield Xiao Guizi and Huo Huo, and a moment's lapse leaves her with several gashes from his sword intent.

Translation: "Su Shang was even less of a match; she could barely protect Xiao Guizi and Huo Huo, and absentmindedly ended up with several cuts from his sword intent, getting injured."

We'll output: "Su Shang was even less of a match; she could barely protect Xiao Guizi and Huo Huo, and absentmindedly ended up with several cuts from his sword intent, getting injured."

【120】

Translation: "Seeing this, Yan Qing lost all interest, sheathed his sword, and said, "Your skills are really crude; continuing would be pointless.""

We need to keep quotes.

We'll output: "Seeing this, Yan Qing lost all interest, sheathed his sword, and said, 'Your skills are really crude; continuing would be pointless.'"

Then Suiyang's voice echoed from midair, tempting: "If that's so, why not cut them down?"

Translation: "But Sui Yang's voice then rang out from midair, tempting: 'If that's the case, why not strike them down?'"

We'll output: "But Sui Yang's voice then rang out from midair, tempting: 'If that's the case, why not strike them down?'"

【130】

Translation: ""Cut… them? I thought it was just a friendly match earlier." Yan Qing's expression instantly turned flustered; while he naturally enjoys sparring, he doesn't want to create killing karma in a match, especially since Su Shang is still his comrade in the Cloud Rider Army.""

We need to keep quotes.

We'll output: ""Cut… them? I thought it was just a friendly match earlier." Yan Qing's expression instantly turned flustered; while he naturally enjoys sparring, he doesn't want to create killing karma in a match, especially since Su Shang is still his comrade in the Cloud Rider Army."

Suiyang keeps tempting him, insisting that swordsmanship is the art of victory, that "victory means life, defeat means death" is a universal law, and only the victor's sword can be handed down.

Translation: "But Sui Yang continued to tempt him, believing swordsmanship is the art of victory, that the law of victory and death is universal, and only the victor's sword can be passed down."

We'll output: "But Sui Yang continued to tempt him, believing swordsmanship is the art of victory, that the law of victory and death is universal, and only the victor's sword can be passed down."

【138】

Translation: ""But…" Yan Qing still unwilling, shook his head helplessly."

We'll output: ""But…" Yan Qing still unwilling, shook his head helplessly."

"You're defying me?!" Suiyang's voice suddenly rose, "Pointless mercy—if you can't set aside these distracting thoughts, how will you ever advance! Draw your sword!"

【143】

We need to keep quotes.

line: they gave same as 【139】 but we need to output. So same.

【148】

We'll keep the quotes.

As Yan Qing hesitated, Su Suang stepped forward and scolded Suiyang: "Hmph, talking about victory or death while posing as a senior master—you're just a manipulator who uses others to satisfy your own bloodlust."

Translation: "Just as Yan Qing hesitated, Su Shang stepped forward and rebuked Sui Yang: 'Hmph, triumph and defeat, posing as a senior expert—actually you're nothing but a wicked thing that manipulates others to satisfy your own killing urge.'"

We'll output: "Just as Yan Qing hesitated, Su Shang stepped forward and rebuked Sui Yang: 'Hmph, triumph and defeat, posing as a senior expert—actually you're nothing but a wicked thing that manipulates others to satisfy your own killing urge.'"

【158】

Translation: ""The Xuanyuan Sword in my hand is a family heirloom; when my mother entrusted it to me, she once said, 'A swordsman should not fold too much paper.' I've always wondered what that means.""

We need to keep quotes.

We'll output: ""The Xuanyuan Sword in my hand is a family heirloom; when my mother entrusted it to me, she once said, 'A swordsman should not fold too much paper.' I've always wondered what that means."

"At this point I think I've figured it out—what she meant probably isn't 'the sword may break, but the will cannot be taken'?" Su Suang gazed earnestly at Yan Qing, "Yan Qing, the guard, our fight hasn't been decided yet. Don't just spout off to sister, claiming that continuing to fight is pointless."

Translation: ""Now I think I understand—she probably meant 'the sword can break, but the will cannot be taken.' Su Shang looked at Yan Qing seriously and said, 'Yan Qing, you're a brave guard; the fight just now hasn't been decided yet. Don't just spout off to your sister, declaring that continuing would be pointless.'"

We need to keep quotes.

We'll output: ""Now I think I understand—she probably meant 'the sword can break, but the will cannot be taken.' Su Shang looked at Yan Qing seriously and said, 'Yan Qing, you're a brave guard; the fight just now hasn't been decided yet. Don't just spout off to your sister, declaring that continuing would be pointless.'"

——

Output: ——

【168】

Translation: "Honkai 3."

"She's still so cultured." Rita covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Translation: ""She's still so cultured," Li Ta said, covering her mouth and laughing softly."

We need to keep quotes.

We'll output: ""She's still so cultured," Li Ta said, covering her mouth and laughing softly."

【180】

Translation: ""Uh… haha." Li Su Shang laughed embarrassedly twice, but looking up at Su Shang's determined eyes, she couldn't help feeling her blood boil: "She put it so well! I feel like I'm about to ignite! As expected of my isotopic counterpart!""

We need to keep quotes.

We'll output: ""Uh… haha." Li Su Shang laughed embarrassedly twice, but looking up at Su Shang's determined eyes, she couldn't help feeling her blood boil: "She put it so well! I feel like I'm about to ignite! As expected of my isotopic counterpart!""

"Indeed, with just this bravery she doesn't shame her family's legacy." Rita took a gentle sip of tea, "But her swordsmanship is still far behind Yan Qing's; continuing the fight would still be futile, and swords have no eyes... I'm worried Miss Su Suang might get injured."

Translation: ""Indeed, with just this courage, she does not disgrace her family's legacy." Li Ta took a light sip of tea, "but her swordsmanship is indeed far behind Yan Qing's; continuing would still offer no chance of victory, and besides, swords are blind—I'm worried Miss Su Shang might get hurt.""

We need to keep quotes.

We'll output: ""Indeed, with just this courage, she does not disgrace her family's legacy." Li Ta took a light sip of tea, "but her swordsmanship is indeed far behind Yan Qing's; continuing would still offer no chance of victory, and besides, swords are blind—I'm worried Miss Su Shang might get hurt."

【189】

Translation: "Li Su Shang was also sweating profusely from worry: 'I also worry about this; watching it makes me anxious to death… alas, I wish I could go in and fight in her place, Su Shang's swordsmanship isn't ready yet—many exquisite techniques she can't yet use, otherwise she wouldn't be overwhelmed by Yan Qing.'"

line: they gave note: Li Su Shang was also sweating profusely from worry: "I also worry about this; watching it makes me anxious to death… alas, I wish I could go in and fight in her place, Su Shang's swordsmanship isn't ready yet—many exquisite techniques she can't yet use, otherwise she wouldn't be overwhelmed by Yan Qing." So output that.

We need to keep the colon and quotes.

We'll output: Li Su Shang was also sweating profusely from worry: "I also worry about this; watching it makes me anxious to death… alas, I wish I could go in and fight in her place, Su Shang's swordsmanship isn't ready yet—many exquisite techniques she can't yet use, otherwise she wouldn't be overwhelmed by Yan Qing."

Now produce translations.

Translation: ""Oh? Do you think, Su Shang, that your swordsmanship alone will surely beat Yan Qing?" Li Ta's smile brushed past like a spring breeze."

We need to keep quotes.

We'll output: ""Oh? Do you think, Su Shang, that your swordsmanship alone will surely beat Yan Qing?" Li Ta's smile brushed past like a spring breeze."

"Of course, besides our family's sword technique, my Grand Void Sword Qi also first cultivated the sword heart, then practiced the sword form, and was in no way inferior to Yan Qing's." Saying this, Li Su Shang proudly puffed out her chest, "I admit, he is indeed very talented, but in the way of swordsmanship, who wasn't a genius as a child?"