Chapter 2021: with translation of chapter title

Chinese sentence.

Translation: "\"Are you attacking me? Have you comprehended some marvelous defensive technique? \" asked the Hidden Mystery Venerable."

We need to keep quotes? The Chinese uses 「」 for dialogue. We'll use English quotes. We'll keep the same punctuation.

Thus: 【1】 "Are you attacking me? Have you comprehended some marvelous defensive technique?" asked the Hidden Mystery Venerable.

Chinese.

Translation: "Xiao Feng nodded in acknowledgment."

Chinese.

Translation: "This is indeed a defensive skill, but… it's not entirely defensive!"

Chinese.

Translation: "The five of them floated away together, over a hundred kilometers from the peak of Star Realm Mountain."

Note line (English with Chinese term inside quotes).

Chinese.

Translation: "This place is still within the domain of Star Realm Mountain; the three venerables can mobilize the field's power, and their combat ability is no less than that of the primordial beast god."

Note line (English with Chinese term).

Chinese.

Translation: "\"Come, give it your all; don't worry about me—I can revive unharmed even if I die. \" Xiao Feng took his stance."

Chinese.

Translation: "The three venerables exchanged glances."

Chinese.

Translation: "Xun Shuang didn't stand on ceremony with him, immediately drawing the Dao-Severing Sword."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "\"Are you really going all out? \" the Hidden Mystery Venerable said, a little uneasy."

Chinese.

Note there is a comma missing space? We'll translate: "Xiao Feng confirmed: \"Yes, true full power—mobilizing Star Realm Mountain's power as well, attacking me with force capable of killing a venerable. \""

We need to keep punctuation. We'll produce: "Xiao Feng confirmed: \"Yes, true full power—mobilizing Star Realm Mountain's power as well, attacking me with force capable of killing a venerable. \""

Chinese.

Translation: "He felt that his newly comprehended skill should be extremely strong; if the opponent isn't strong enough, he couldn't gauge its upper limit."

Chinese.

Translation: "To make the experience more vivid, he put away all his gear, removing even the indestructible golden body and the Kirin True Fire Throne—supreme treasures—leaving only his Innate Dao Body."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "In this form, Xiao Feng's health is only 3,460 jing, making him quite fragile."

Chinese.

Translation: "Seeing his insistence, the three great venerables agreed."

Chinese.

Translation: "The three simultaneously attacked, unleashing the power they had comprehended from the River Chart Stone Carving."

Note line.

Chinese (sound).

Translation: "Hum~"

We need to keep the tilde? We'll keep "Hum~".

Chinese.

Translation: "Behind the Hidden Mystery Venerable loomed a huge phoenix apparition."

Chinese.

Note line.

We need to keep the meaning. We'll produce: "This is the power of the primordial phoenix; the Hidden Mystery Venerable received the true fire blessing of the Phoenix Venerable, cultivated the Dao, and transformed it into a totem as a manifestation of his own law. The entire phoenix apparition is lifelike, each feather seeming real, and one can even feel the terrifying aura emanating from the phoenix."

Chinese (single term).

Note line (meta).

Chinese.

Translation: "The Venerable also attacked, behind him appearing a dragon."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "This dragon stretches over a thousand kilometers, its body deep green like mountain ranges, its eyes blazing like celestial bodies; at a glance it seems part of a starry backdrop, its scales and claws flying forth, exuding solemn and overbearing might."

Chinese.

Note line.

Alternatively, we could treat Kunpeng as a proper noun (name of a specific beast) and keep pinyin. But the instruction says for cultivation/Xian Xia terms we must translate by meaning. Kunpeng is a term from mythology, not a cultivation term per se, but still a Xian Xia term. I'd lean to translate meaning. However, the instruction also says: "Keep only terms already standard in English webnovels (Qi, Dao, dantian, yin/yang) as-is." Kunpeng is not standard, so we should translate meaning. So we will translate as "Gigantic Fish-Bird". Let's do that.

Thus line 22 translation: "It is not the Azure Dragon, nor Mo Long Lao Zu, but one of the two whose power has been suppressed among the twenty-eight primordial beings created by the Primordial True King, standing equal to the Gigantic Fish-Bird as the holy beast Torch Dragon!"

Chinese.

Translation: "Although the Torch Dragon was weakened somewhat by the Creator God's adjustment and did not receive the Primordial True King's Dao Ancestor origin, its strength remains immensely powerful, making it the strongest of the 'free faction' standing outside the eight great clans."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "The third, Hidden Void Venerable, attacked; there was little movement behind him, but he now held a ruler in his hand, making him look far more stern."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "That ruler is no mundane object; it is the manifestation of Star Realm Mountain's 'Realm Spirit', named the 'Holy-Striking Ruler', and within Star Realm Mountain's inner region it possesses power comparable to a primordial sacred artifact!"

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "The three great venerables gave Xiao Feng time to prepare before launching their attack."

Chinese.

Translation: "The phoenix cried out, its true fire transforming into blades that plunged straight downward!"

Chinese.

Translation: "The Torch Dragon surged, one of its claws slamming down onto Xiao Feng's head!"

Chinese.

Translation: "The Hidden Void Venerable swung the Holy-Striking Ruler, a ruler-shadow carrying Star Realm Mountain's boundless pressure sweeping across the sky and earth!"

Chinese.

Translation: "Xun Shuang Xianzi drew her sword and thrust forward, releasing the primordial scripture's origin power; a single sword shattered the void—it is a seventh‑level secret art, its might likewise enough to threaten a venerable!"

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "Faced with these four attacks, Xiao Feng, relying on his self‑dissolved defensive means, could easily be instantly killed."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "But he did not panic."

Chinese (numbers).

Translation: "Five kilometers, three kilometers, one kilometer…"

Chinese.

Translation: "When the four attacks drew within a hundred meters of him, his"

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "His gaze narrowed, his divine sense stirred, and he struck!"

Chinese (sound).

Translation: "Hum~"

Chinese.

Translation: "His figure trembled, and a special field appeared around him; all matter and energy that came within a hundred meters of him instantly vanished, disintegrating into the tiniest particles."

Chinese.

Translation: "The four strong ones' attacks approached, entering this field; Xun Shuang's sword qi was the first to dissipate, scattering outright after penetrating less than one meter inside."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "The Hidden Mystery Venerable's phoenix‑flame sword could penetrate no more than ten meters before being completely extinguished."

Chinese.

Translation: "Both the true dragon's claw and the strike of the Holy-Striking Ruler entered about twelve meters into the field before being worn away and disappearing."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "The four strong ones' offensive was thus effortlessly neutralized by Xiao Feng, not even forming an energy storm."

Chinese.

Translation: "Xiao Feng moved his mind, drawing the myriad origin qi from the decomposed attacks into his body."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "At that moment, his magic power reached 170% of its peak!"

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "Excess energy could not be retained in his body, and he did not wish to unleash it to harm anyone, so he drew it out and condensed it into a divinity crystal."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "This crystal possessed roughly the strength of a 1300‑level God King, but after forming it existed only a few seconds before dissipating."

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "It wasn't that the divinity was unstable; rather, the system does not allow players to arbitrarily create items."

Chinese.

Translation: "Otherwise, he could basically have whatever he wanted."

Chinese.

Translation: "\"What tremendous power—what secret art is this? \" the three great venerables exclaimed, having thought that even if they couldn't kill Xiao Feng, they could at least inflict some damage."

Chinese.

Translation: "Who would have thought that, even with all four attacking together, they couldn't even land a hit on Xiao Feng!"

Chinese.

Translation: "Xun Shuang was also startled, looking at Xiao Feng as if he were a monster."

Chinese.

Translation: "Xiao Feng explained: \"This is what I comprehended from the River Chart—"

We need to keep the line break? The line ends mid-sentence. We'll translate as is.

Chinese (split across two lines? Actually 【154】 then 【158】 continuation).

Translation: "\"a special domain power I grasped in the middle, akin to a black hole in outer space, possessing the power to devour all things. However, its basis is not gravitational compression, but the dissolution of matter through material law. \""

Note line.

Chinese.

Translation: "A black hole's strong gravity can press an atom's electrons into its nucleus, thereby shrinking volume so that a mass of the same size can weigh millions of billions times more, or even more."

Chinese.

Translation: "His operation is the opposite—no compression, no aggregation, but dispersion into particles finer than atomic nuclei, protons, or quarks, causing them to scatter."

Chinese.

Translation: "The myriad origin qi particles are invisible to the naked eye; in the game they appear as a purple‑gray flow merely for ease of perception."

Chinese.

Translation: "After dissolution, the energy loses its controller, naturally unable to form harm; it can be freely manipulated or left to dissipate, becoming free cosmic energy."

Chinese.

Translation: "The three great venerables and Xun Shuang Xianzi heard his explanation, but they still didn't quite grasp it."

Chinese.

Translation: "Xun Shuang fared better, having previously discussed the use of myriad origin qi with him in depth, and her cultivation still follows the primordial scripture, making it easier for her to understand."

Chinese.

Translation: "The three venerables, however, were completely at a loss; they could only understand the meaning, not how to accomplish it."

"Can this method be transmitted?" the Hidden Spirit Venerable asked him.

Xiao Feng nodded: "It's fine, but I'm afraid the three seniors' origins aren't compatible; they won't be able to use it."

"This…"

The three couldn't help but wryly smile.

Xiao Feng isn't stingy; he truly is willing to teach.

But those without origin power fundamentally lack the qualification to learn, just like a "language barrier"; how could someone who doesn't even recognize Thus each line: English write poetry, songs, and prose?

"Forget it, what the River Chart reveals is all one's own fortune; since it belongs solely to you, I

I won't inquire further." Hidden Spirit Venerable sighed.

Hidden Void Venerable asked: "Little friend, does this technique have a name?"

Xiao Feng thought for a moment and replied: "Let's call it 【Chaos Domain】—it's an 8th-rank Secret Art."