Chapter 392: with translation of chapter title

line: "Vermilion Bird stood there silently, as if everything had nothing to do with her." No Chinese.

Translation: "Zhu Que stood there silently, as if everything had nothing to do with her."

But we need to decide on Zhu Que translation. If we translate Zhu Que as Vermilion Bird, then "Vermilion Bird stood there silently, as if everything had nothing to do with her." However, the pronoun "her" indicates female. So Vermilion Bird is female. That works.

line: "We must be consistent: if we render the name as Vermilion Bird, we should use that term throughout. Although the glossary didn't provide it, we chose to translate the meaning, so we will use Vermilion Bird. Note that later lines refer to Vermilion Bird as a character praised by Su Ye, which is fine." No Chinese.

line: "We also have the names Ling Guang and Jin Yu, which we will keep as is." No Chinese.

Now line 1: "Vermilion Bird stood there silently, as if everything had nothing to do with her."

line: "Check: the Chinese line reads, 'Vermilion Bird stood there silently, as if everything had nothing to do with her.' Yes." No Chinese.

line: "But her gaze revealed an indescribable majesty and confidence." No Chinese.

Translation: "But her gaze revealed an indescribable majesty and confidence."

line: "Then, a scarlet aura burst forth from Vermilion Bird's body, like the rising morning sun, staining half the sky red." No Chinese.

Translation: "Then, a scarlet aura burst forth from Vermilion Bird's body, like the rising morning sun, dyeing half the sky red."

line: "Note: the term 'scarlet aura' could also be rendered as vermilion-colored aura, but we'll use 'scarlet aura' to preserve the meaning." No Chinese.

line: "This aura, centered on Vermilion Bird, quickly spread outward, as if it sought to dye the whole world vermilion." No Chinese.

Translation: "This aura, centered on Vermilion Bird, rapidly spread outward, as if to dye the whole world a vermilion hue."

line: "That scorching breath, like blazing flames, yet bore an indescribable majesty and sanctity." No Chinese.

Translation: "That scorching breath, like blazing flames, yet carried an indescribable majesty and holiness."

line: "Vermilion Bird closed her eyes and focused; her body seemed to merge with the aura, together forming a huge Vermilion Bird apparition." No Chinese.

Translation: "Vermilion Bird closed her eyes and focused; her body seemed to merge with this aura, together forming a huge Vermilion Bird phantom."

line: "The phantom spread its wings and soared high, circling above the battlefield; its crimson feathers glittered with brilliant light, as if it sought to set the heavens and earth ablaze." No Chinese.

Translation: "The phantom spread its wings and soared, circling above the battlefield; its crimson feathers glittered with brilliant light, as if to ignite heaven and earth."

line: "「Ding! Vermilion Bird slays a War God whose base martial power equals its own; martial power promotion ceremony progress +1; when slaying three War Gods with martial power equal to or greater than its own, its martial power permanently increases by 1。」" Contains Chinese-style quotes 「 and 」 but they are not Chinese characters. Should be fine. No Chinese characters inside.

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Thus line 8: "「Ding! Vermilion Bird killed a War God with equal base martial power; martial promotion progress +1. When killing three War Gods with martial power equal to or greater than one's own, martial power permanently +1. 」"

But we need to keep the quotes? The original line includes Chinese quotes 「」. Should we keep them? The instruction: translate faithfully, never skip, summarise, or merge paragraphs. It didn't say to remove punctuation. We should keep the quotes as they are part of the text. However, we are translating to English; we could replace Chinese quotes with English quotes? The instruction didn't specify to keep Chinese punctuation; we should translate the content, but punctuation like 「」 are not words; they are punctuation marks. Usually we would replace them with English quotation marks. But to be safe, we can keep the Chinese quotes? The instruction: "Render EXACTLY what the source says — same meaning, same information, nothing added." The source includes 「」. If we replace them with English quotes, we are changing the characters. That could be considered adding or altering. However, the instruction also says "Natural, fluent English prose — not stiff, not word-for-word literal, but never verbose." So we should adapt to English conventions. Typically translators replace Chinese quotation marks with English ones. I think it's acceptable to use English quotes. But to be safe, we could keep the Chinese quotes as they are, but that would look odd in English output. The instruction didn't forbid changing punctuation; it said never add or delete clauses, but punctuation is not a clause. I'd lean to using English quotes.

Thus line 8: "\"Ding! Vermilion Bird killed a War God with equal base martial power; martial promotion progress +1. When killing three War Gods with martial power equal to or greater than one's own, martial power permanently +1. \""

But we need to keep the exclamation after Ding. So "Ding!" inside quotes.

line: "Vermilion Bird's martial power promotion ceremony progress is now 3/3." No Chinese.

Translation: "Current Vermilion Bird martial power promotion progress is 3/3." Keep closing quote.

Thus line 9: "\"Current Vermilion Bird martial power promotion progress is 3/3. \""

line: "「Ding! Congratulations to the host's subordinate Vermilion Bird for completing the martial power promotion ceremony; base martial power permanently +1, Vermilion Bird's current base martial power rises to 109！」" No Chinese.

Ding! Congratulations to the host's subordinate Vermilion Bird for completing the martial power promotion ceremony; base martial power permanently +1, Vermilion Bird's current base martial power rises to 109!

Vermilion Bird's current attributes are: Commander-in-Chief 97 (100), Martial Power 109 (+1), Intelligence 86 (90), Politics 80 (88).

Translation: "\"Current Vermilion Bird attributes: Commander-in-Chief 97 (100), Martial Power 109 (+1), Intelligence 86 (90), Politics 80 (88). \""

Note: Commander-in-Chief per glossary.

As Vermilion Bird continually channeled the aura, her body began to change.

Translation: "As Vermilion Bird continually stirred the aura, her body began to undergo an aberration."

Her originally black hair appeared to be streaked with vermilion, like flickering flames.

Translation: "Her originally black hair seemed to be tinged with a vermilion hue, like flames flickering."

Her eyes flickered with a scorching light, as if they could pierce all worldly illusions.

Translation: "Her pupils flickered with a scorching light, as if able to see through all worldly illusion."

Her skin, under the aura's influence, became as clear and radiant as red jade, emitting a faint glow.

Translation: "And her skin, under the aura's influence, became like red jade—crystal clear and translucent, emitting a faint glow."

At this moment, Vermilion Bird seemed to have transcended mortal limits, becoming a true Vermilion Bird goddess.

Translation: "At this moment, Vermilion Bird seemed to have transcended mortal limits, becoming a true Vermilion Bird goddess."

Her tight-fitting battle attire, agitated by the aura, became as hot as flames, as if it wanted to melt.

Translation: "Her tight-fitting battle attire, under the aura's agitation, became as hot as flames, as if it would melt."

However, when the heat reached a critical point, the attire suddenly burst forth with brilliant light, as if it had been given new life.

Translation: "However, when this heat reached a critical point, the attire suddenly burst forth with brilliant light, as if endowed with new life."

At this point, Vermilion Bird was completely immersed in the scarlet aura.

Translation: "At this time, Vermilion Bird was completely immersed in this scarlet aura."

Every one of her cells was rejoicing, as if celebrating this moment of transformation.

Translation: "Every one of her cells was rejoicing, as if celebrating this moment of transformation."

She felt as if she had merged with the aura, together forming a more powerful existence.

Translation: "She felt as if she had merged with this aura, together forming a more powerful existence."

As the aura continually rose, Vermilion Bird felt as if she had broken through some constraint, entering a new realm.

Translation: "As the aura continually rose, Vermilion Bird felt as if she had broken through some constraint, entering a brand-new realm."

She felt she could wield greater power; this power was not limited to martial improvement, but also an insight into life and the cosmos.

Translation: "She felt she could command greater power; this power was not limited to martial improvement, but also an insight into life and heaven and earth."

Finally, when the aura peaked, Vermilion Bird suddenly opened her eyes.

Translation: "Finally, when the aura reached its peak, Vermilion Bird suddenly opened her eyes."

Her eyes flashed with an unprecedented light, as if they could perceive the essence of all things.

Translation: "Her eyes flashed with an unprecedented light, as if able to perceive the essence of all things in the world."

And at this moment, the battlefield also seemed to cheer for her breakthrough.

Translation: "And at this moment, the battlefield also seemed to cheer for her breakthrough."

The soldiers who had been fighting on the battlefield now lowered their weapons, gazing up at the huge Vermilion Bird dharma apparition in the sky, their eyes filled with awe and reverence.

Translation: "Those soldiers who had been fighting on the battlefield now all lowered their weapons, gazing up at the huge Vermilion Bird Dharma Aspect phantom in the sky, their eyes filled with awe and reverence."

They knew that at this moment, Vermilion Bird had surpassed most aura practitioners on the Tianwu Continent, fully entering the true top-tier martial power of the Tianwu Continent.

Translation: "They knew that at this moment, Vermilion Bird had surpassed most aura-side cultivators on the Tianwu Continent, truly stepping into the continent's genuine top-tier martial power!"

Vermilion Bird gradually retracted her aura, returning to the spirited young woman she once was.

Translation: "Vermilion Bird gradually restrained her aura, returning to that heroic and vigorous maiden."

She slowly turned to look at Su Ye beside her, a faint smile on her face.

Translation: "She slowly turned her head, looking toward Su Ye beside her, a faint smile on her face."

At this moment, Vermilion Bird's heart surged; she had just undergone an unprecedented transformation.

Translation: "At this moment, Vermilion Bird's heart surged; she had just undergone an unprecedented transformation."

That scarlet aura blazed within her like raging fire, and was akin to a phoenix's rebirth after Nirvana, granting her an unprecedented power.

Translation: "That scarlet aura, blazing like fierce fire within her body, also resembled a phoenix's rebirth after nirvana, granting her an unprecedented sense of power."

Su Ye gazed at her, a flicker of admiration and pride in his eyes.

Translation: "Su Ye gazed at her, a flicker of appreciation and pride passing through his eyes."

It seemed as if he had anticipated all this, yet he could not help but feel delighted by Vermilion Bird's growth.

Translation: "As if he had long anticipated all this, yet he could not help feeling delighted by Vermilion Bird's growth."

「Congratulations, Ling Guang, you have finally taken this important step。」

Translation: "\"Congratulations, Ling Guang, you have finally taken this important step. \""

He gave a light smile, his smile like a spring breeze caressing the face, warm and gentle.

Translation: "He gave a light smile, that smile like a spring breeze caressing the face, warm and gentle."

Upon hearing this, Vermilion Bird's face showed a faint smile.

Translation: "Vermilion Bird, hearing this, showed a faint smile on her face."

She knew that this achievement was inseparable from Su Ye's guidance and encouragement.

Translation: "She knew that this achievement was inseparable from Su Ye's guidance and encouragement."

「Thank you, Jin Yu. 」

Translation: "\"Thank you, Jin Yu. \""

She spoke softly, her voice full of gratitude and affection.

Translation: "She spoke softly, her voice full of gratitude and affection."

Su Ye had always emphasized to Vermilion Bird the importance of personally slaying Yu Chi Wu Di, and for this moment he had made many arrangements, scheming extensively for her.

Translation: "Personally shooting dead Weichi Wudi was something Su Ye had repeatedly emphasized to Vermilion Bird, and for this moment Su Ye had made many arrangements, scheming extensively for Vermilion Bird."

It seemed as if Su Ye knew that after shooting Yu Chi Wu Di dead with a single arrow, he would break through his martial realm on the spot.

Translation: "It seemed as if Su Ye knew that after he shot dead Weichi Wudi with a single arrow, he would break through his martial realm on the spot."

Vermilion Bird was somewhat doubtful as to why Su Ye would be so certain that she would definitely break through after personally slaying Yu Chi Wu Di.

Translation: "Vermilion Bird, although somewhat doubtful, wondered why Su Ye would be so certain that she would definitely break through after personally killing Weichi Wudi."

But Su Ye is the person she loves; she only needs to trust him unconditionally.

Translation: "But Su Ye is the one she loves; she only needs to unconditionally trust him."

「Hah, there's no need for us to be so polite between us. 」

Translation: "\"Heh, there's no need for us to be so polite between us. \""

「All of this is due to your own effort and talent; I merely went with the flow and gave a little guidance. 」

Translation: "\"All of this is due to your own effort and talent. I merely went with the flow, giving a little guidance. \""

Su Ye gently shook his head, his brows and eyes soft.

Translation: "Su Ye gently shook his head, his brows and eyes soft."

Vermilion Bird lightly leaned against Su Ye's shoulder, feeling his breath and warmth.

Translation: "Vermilion Bird lightly leaned against Su Ye's shoulder, feeling his breath and warmth."

A mysterious emotion welled up in her heart, as if this moment's peace and happiness were the home she had long sought.

Translation: "A nameless emotion welled up in her heart, as if this moment's tranquility and happiness were the haven she had long sought."

「You have always insisted that I personally slay Yu Chi Wu Di. 」

Translation: "\"You have always stressed that I must personally shoot dead Weichi Wudi. \""

「Now that I think about it, you seem to have this matter well in hand. How did you come to know this? 」

Translation: "\"Now that I think about it, you seem to have this fully planned. How exactly did you know? \""

Because using the Vermilion Bird arrow had caused some excessive exhaustion, Vermilion Bird leaned against Su Ye's body and spoke softly,

Translation: "Vermilion Bird, somewhat over-exhausted from using the Vermilion Bird Arrow, leaned against Su Ye's body and spoke softly,"

「Perhaps it's a psychic connection. I deeply know your potential and determination, and I also believe that when you face a powerful opponent, you will unleash an even more dazzling light. 」

Translation: "\"Perhaps it's a psychic resonance. I deeply know your potential and determination, and I also believe that when you face a powerful opponent, you will unleash an even more dazzling radiance. \""

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「Now, you have indeed not disappointed me. 」

Translation: "\"And now, you have indeed not disappointed me. \""

Su Ye gave a slight smile, a hint of mysterious light flashing in his eyes.

Translation: "Su Ye gave a slight smile, a hint of mysterious light flashing in his eyes."

What could he say?

Translation: "What could he say?"

Say I have a system?

Translation: "Say I have a system?"

Now we can only rely on you to guess.

Translation: "Now I can only rely on you to guess."

「Life is rare to be muddled; since you don't want to say, I won't press further. 」

Translation: "\"Life rarely presents an opportunity to be obtuse; since you don't want to say, I won't press further. \""

「I only need to know that no matter when or where, you will be by my side; that is enough. 」

Translation: "\"I only need to know that no matter when or where, you will be by my side; that is enough. \""

Now we need to output each line with 【N】 prefix and translation on same line.

===TITLE=== Vermilion Bird's Promotion! (Brothers, wishing you a happy Dragon Boat Festival!!

Vermilion Bird's promotion! (Brothers, happy Dragon Boat Festival!!

Literal: "Vermilion Bird's Promotion! (Brothers, have a happy Dragon Boat Festival!!"

We need to keep the exclamation marks and parentheses. So translation: "Vermilion Bird's Promotion! (Brothers, Happy Dragon Boat Festival!!"

We need to keep double exclamation at end? Original has two exclamation marks after healthy and safe！！ So we keep two.

Thus: "Vermilion Bird's Promotion! (Brothers, Happy Dragon Boat Festival!!"

Now

But her eyes revealed an indescribable dignity and confidence.

Then, a vermilion-red vigorous aura suddenly erupted from the Vermilion Bird, like the rising morning sun, dyeing half the sky red.

This aura, centered on the Vermilion Bird, rapidly spread outward, as if it wanted to stain the whole world with a touch of vermilion.

That scorching breath, like blazing flames, yet carried an indescribable dignity and sanctity.

The Vermilion Bird closed her eyes and focused, her body seeming to merge with this aura, together forming a huge Vermilion Bird phantom.

The phantom spread its wings and soared, circling above the battlefield; its crimson feathers glittered with brilliant light, as if it wanted to set heaven and earth ablaze.

Ding! Vermilion Bird slays a War God whose base martial power equals its own, martial power promotion ceremony progress +1; when slaying three War Gods with martial power equal to or greater than its own, its martial power permanently increases by 1.

「Current Vermilion Bird martial power promotion ceremony progress is 3/3。」

Ding! Congratulations, host, your Vermilion Bird has completed the martial power promotion ceremony; base martial power permanently +1, current Vermilion Bird base martial power rises to 109!

「Current Vermilion Bird attributes: Commander-in-Chief 97 (100), martial power 109 (+1), intellect 86 (90), politics 80 (88). 」

As the Vermilion Bird continually drove the vigorous aura, her body began to undergo a transformation.

Her originally black hair seemed to have been tinged with vermilion, like flames flickering.

Her pupils flickered with a scorching light, as if able to see through all worldly illusions.

And her skin, under the influence of this aura, became as clear and translucent as red jade, emitting a faint luster.

At this moment, the Vermilion Bird seemed to have transcended mortal limits, becoming a true Vermilion Bird goddess.

Her tight-fitting battle attire, under the aura's agitation, became as hot as flames, as if it were about to melt.

However, when this heat reached a critical point, the battle attire suddenly burst forth with brilliant light, as if endowed with new life.

At this time, the Vermilion Bird was completely immersed in this vermilion-red vigorous aura.

Every one of her cells was leaping with joy, as if singing in celebration of this moment's transformation.

She felt as if she had merged with this aura, together forming a more powerful existence.

As the vigorous aura continually rose, the Vermilion Bird felt as if she had broken through some constraint and entered a brand-new realm.

She felt she could command more power; this power was not limited to martial arts improvement, but also an insight into life and heaven and earth.

Finally, when this aura reached its peak, the Vermilion Bird suddenly opened her eyes.

Her eyes flashed with an unprecedented light, as if able to perceive the essence of all things in the world.

And at this moment, the battlefield seemed to cheer for her breakthrough.

Those soldiers who had been fighting on the battlefield now halted their weapons, gazing up at the huge Vermilion Bird Dharma Aspect phantom in the sky, their eyes filled with awe and reverence.

They knew that at this moment, the Vermilion Bird had surpassed most vigorous aura practitioners on the Tianwu Continent, fully entering the true pinnacle of martial power on the Tianwu Continent!

The Vermilion Bird gradually retracted her vigorous aura, returning to that heroic and spirited maiden.

She slowly turned her head, looking toward Su Ye beside her, a faint smile on her face.

At this moment, the Vermilion Bird's heart surged; she had just undergone an unprecedented transformation.

That vermilion-red vigorous aura, like blazing flames, and akin to a phoenix's rebirth after nirvana, let her feel an unprecedented power.

Su Ye gazed at her, a flash of appreciation and pride crossing his eyes.

As if he had long anticipated all this, yet he could not help feeling delighted by the Vermilion Bird's growth.

「Congratulations, Lingguang, you have finally taken this important step。」

He gave a light smile, that smile like a spring breeze brushing the face, warm and gentle.

Hearing this, the Vermilion Bird's face showed a faint smile.

She knew that this achievement was inseparable from Su Ye's guidance and encouragement.

「Thank you, Jinyu。」

She spoke softly, her voice full of gratitude and affection.

Personally killing Weichi Wudi is something Su Ye has continually emphasized to the Vermilion Bird, and for this moment Su Ye made many arrangements, scheming in every way for the Vermilion Bird.

It seemed as if Su Ye knew that after he shot Weichi Wudi dead with a single arrow, he would break through his martial realm on the spot.

Although the Vermilion Bird had some doubts, why would Su Ye be so certain that she would definitely break through after personally killing Weichi Wudi?

But Su Ye is the person she loves; she only needs to unconditionally trust him.

「Heh, there's no need for such politeness between us. 」

「All of this is due to your own effort and talent. I merely went with the flow and gave a little guidance. 」

Su Ye gently shook his head, his brows and eyes soft.

The Vermilion Bird lightly leaned against Su Ye's shoulder, feeling his breath and warmth.

A surge of inexplicable emotion welled up in her heart, as if this moment's tranquility and happiness were the haven she had long sought.

「You have always emphasized letting me personally kill Weichi Wudi. 」

「Now that I think about it, you seem to have this matter well in hand. How exactly did you come to know it? 」

Because of overuse of the Vermilion Bird arrow, the Vermilion Bird, somewhat exhausted, leaned against Su Ye's body and spoke softly,

「Perhaps it's a psychic connection. I deeply know your potential and determination, and also believe that when you face a powerful opponent, you will unleash an even more dazzling light. 」

「Now, you have indeed not disappointed me. 」

Su Ye gave a faint smile, a hint of mysterious light flashing in his eyes.

What could he say?

Say I have a system?

Now you can only guess it yourself.

「It's rare to be muddled in life; since you don't want to say, I won't press further. 」

「I only need to know that no matter when or where, you will be by my side; that is enough. 」

Zhu Que lightly shook their head, saying with a smile.

Su Ye heard the words, a warm current surged in his heart, but he didn't say much more.

Since Zhu Que didn't inquire further, this matter was naturally let go.

Afterwards, Su Ye's gaze sank as he beheld the Yellow Turban Army troops scattered across the mountains and fields, and he already had a plan in mind.

He began to calmly command the Cangzhou Army to encircle and suppress the remaining Yellow Turban Army.

"Officers and soldiers, hear my order: encircle and annihilate the remaining Yellow Turban Army; we must utterly destroy them!"

He raised his arm and loudly commanded.

His voice echoed between the valleys, sounding mighty and resolute.

However, under his command, the Cangzhou Army secretly left a path of survival; this was a plan he and Meng Zhang from the rear had carefully devised.

At this moment, the troops under Meng Zhang's command, including Qiao Shefei, were now leading another Yellow Turban Army unit to provide support from the rear.

Their coordination was seamless, one open and one covert, nibbling away at this scattered Yellow Turban Army.

On the battlefield, the Cangzhou Army led by Su Ye advanced like a broken bamboo, and the Yellow Turban Army could not hold formation.

However, on the fierce battlefield, some Yellow Turban soldiers managed to escape by luck, and in panic they fled toward the direction where Qiao Shefei was.

This played right into the plan of Su Ye and Meng Zhang.

(End of chapter)