Chapter 222

The violent throbbing of the "Life Source Breath" and the abnormal reaction of the Xingyuzhe's crystal ball instantly drew everyone's attention in the Stone Hall back from the distant "Exile Land" to the Shattered Star Belt before them.

"What... is there in that direction?" A flicker of surprise crossed Mo Ying's obsidian-like eyes; he obviously hadn't expected such an anomaly to appear in this desolate land.

"The energy reaction is very strange, not naturally formed, carrying a strong... imprint of the Life Law, yet it seems to be sealed by some power." The Xingyuzhe Elder stared intently at the crystal ball, his tone filled with disbelief, "This feeling... is somewhat like... a rune fragment?!"

Rune fragment!!

That term sent Li Qingxuan's heart pounding!

His inner "Life Source Breath" now, as if pulled by a magnet, had a crystal-clear direction; he could almost certainly say the object causing the resonance was related to the "Primordial Rune"!

"Let's go check it out!" Li Qingxuan decided instantly. No matter what it was, since it was related to the Primordial Rune, he simply couldn't miss it.

This could be the key clue to resisting the False Emperor, or even to dealing with the crisis of the "Exile Land"!

The star vessel started up again, cautiously proceeding in the direction indicated by the sensing.

The closer they got, the stronger Li Qingxuan's palpitations became, even causing the "Weird Encyclopedia" in his spiritual sea to tremble slightly.

Passing through a dense rubble zone, the view ahead suddenly opened up.

On the surface of a relatively intact asteroid several kilometers in diameter, a... ruined building stood abruptly!

The building's style was extremely ancient, its whole body made of some dark-gold metal, its surface covered with intricate and unfamiliar reliefs depicting the motion of stars and the growth of all things.

line: "Most of the building had collapsed, mangled by meteorite impacts, but the Core part still retained a relatively intact structure, emitting a faint light that flickered like breath, a gold‑green glow." No Chinese.

Translation: "Most of the structure had collapsed, battered by meteorite impacts beyond recognition, but the core part seemed to retain a relatively intact structure, emitting a faint, breathing-like flicker of gold‑green light."

Core part

Thus: "Most of the structure had collapsed, battered by meteorite impacts beyond recognition, but the Core part seemed to retain a relatively intact structure, emitting a faint, breathing‑like flicker of gold‑green light."

Make sure no extra words.

line: "That intense Life Law fluctuation is exactly emanating from this wreckage!" No Chinese.

line: "Glossary: Life Law → Life Law." No Chinese.

We need to keep exclamation.

Thus: "That intense Life Law fluctuation is exactly emanating from this wreckage!"

line: "Is this… an Ancestral Observation Station?" the Xingyuzhe Elder gazed at the building's style, his eyes showing reminiscence and shock. "Legend says that in the Former Lord's era, ancestors once walked the Star Sea, built observation stations, recorded laws, balanced order… I never expected that in this Shattered Star Belt, there would still remain one!" No Chinese.

line: "We need glossary: Xingyuzhe Elder → Xingyuzhe Elder. Ancestral Observation Station → Ancestral Observation Station. Former Lord → Former Lord. Star Sea → Star Sea. Shattered Star Belt → Shattered Star Belt." No Chinese.

Also need to keep quotes. The Chinese line includes quotation marks. We should keep them? The instruction: output translation; we can keep the quotes as part of translation. Probably keep the same punctuation.

Thus: ""Is this… an Ancestral Observation Station?" the Xingyuzhe Elder gazed at the building's style, his eyes showing reminiscence and shock, "Legend has it that during the Former Lord's era, the ancestors once walked the Star Sea, established observation stations, recorded laws, balanced order… I never expected that in this Shattered Star Belt, a remnant of such a station would still exist!""

line: "Ancestral Observation Station…" Li Qingxuan murmured, sensing that this wreckage shared the same origin as the Life Source Breath within his body. No Chinese.

Thus: ""Is this… an Ancestral Observation Station?" the Xingyuzhe Elder gazed at the building's style, his eyes showing reminiscence and shock, "Legend has it that during the Former Lord's era, the ancestors once walked the Star Sea, established observation stations, recorded laws, balanced order… I never expected that in this Shattered Star Belt, a remnant of such a station would still exist!""

Make sure to keep the ellipsis as three dots.

line: "Ancestral Observation Station…" Li Qingxuan murmured, he could feel that this wreckage shared the same origin as the Life Source Breath within his body. No Chinese.

line: "Glossary: Ancestral Observation Station → Ancestral Observation Station. Li Qingxuan → Li Qingxuan. Life Source Breath → Life Source Breath." No Chinese.

Thus: ""Ancestral Observation Station…" Li Qingxuan murmured, he could feel that this wreckage shared the same origin as the Life Source Breath within his body."

We need to keep the ellipsis.

Thus: ""Ancestral Observation Station…" Li Qingxuan murmured, he could feel that this wreckage shared the same origin as the Life Source Breath within his body."

line: "The star‑ship slowly descended near the wreckage." No Chinese.

No glossary terms. Translate: "The star‑ship slowly descended near the wreckage."

line: "But "star‑ship" is not in glossary; we translate meaning: star‑ship. Could be "star vessel". We'll use "star‑ship". Keep hyphen? Not required. Use "starship"? Usually translate as "star‑ship". We'll use "star‑ship". Ensure no pinyin." No Chinese.

Thus: "The star‑ship slowly descended near the wreckage."

line: "Everyone disembarked from the star‑ship and immediately felt a rich, gentle life aura washing over them, forming a stark contrast with the surrounding lifeless Shattered Star Belt." No Chinese.

line: "Glossary: life aura → life aura. Shattered Star Belt → Shattered Star Belt." No Chinese.

Thus: "Everyone disembarked from the star‑ship and immediately felt a rich, gentle life aura washing over them, forming a stark contrast with the surrounding dead‑silent Shattered Star Belt."

line: "Around the wreckage, strange moss and vines emitting a faint light grew stubbornly, drawing energy from the wreckage's dissipation in this starry expanse." No Chinese.

Around the wreckage, strange, faintly glowing moss and vines even grow, tenaciously drawing energy from the dissipating wreckage in this starry expanse.

Translate: "Around the wreckage, even some strange, faintly glowing moss and vines grew, tenaciously drawing the scattered energy from the wreckage in this starry expanse."

line: "Be careful, there might be a defense mechanism… or something else." Xingren warned, gripping the hilt of his sword at his waist. No Chinese.

line: "Glossary: Xingren → Xingren. So: "Be careful, there might be a defense mechanism… or something else." Xingren warned, gripping the hilt of his sword at his waist." No Chinese.

line: "Li Qingxuan nodded, his Spiritual Power highly focused, 【Weird Divine Realm】 primed and ready, he led the way toward the Core area emitting a gold‑green light." No Chinese.

We need to keep quotes.

Thus: ""Be careful, there might be a defense mechanism… or something else." Xingren warned, gripping the hilt of his sword at his waist."

line: "Glossary: Li Qingxuan → Li Qingxuan. Spiritual Power → Spiritual Power. Weird Divine Realm → Weird Divine Realm. Core area → Core area." No Chinese.

line: "They passed through the collapsed pillars and broken walls, arriving at a relatively intact circular hall." No Chinese.

Thus: "Li Qingxuan nodded, his Spiritual Power highly focused, 【Weird Divine Realm】 primed and ready, he led the way toward the Core area emitting that gold‑green light."

Make sure to keep the brackets.

line: "At the hall's center stood a complex instrument made of countless precise gears and crystal tubes; although most of it had stopped running and was covered in dust, the instrument's Core—a fist‑sized, entirely emerald‑green diamond‑shaped crystal whose interior seemed to have liquid‑like Life Energy slowly flowing—hovered there silently, emitting an enchanting Life fluctuation." No Chinese.

Translate: "Passing through the collapsed pillars and broken walls, they arrived at a relatively intact circular hall."

line: "Glossary: Life Energy → Life Energy. Core → Core. Life fluctuation → Life fluctuation. diamond‑shaped crystal → diamond‑shaped crystal. emerald‑green → emerald‑green. about fist‑sized → about fist‑sized. inside, life energy flowed like liquid → inside, life energy flowed like liquid." No Chinese.

line: "Just below the diamond‑shaped crystal, on the instrument's base, was etched a clear symbol—a intricate pattern of vines and stars that closely matched Li Qingxuan's earlier vague description of the Life Rune." No Chinese.

Thus: "At the hall's center stood a complex instrument composed of countless precise gears and crystal conduits, though most of it had ceased operation and was covered in dust, yet at the instrument's Core, an about fist‑sized, entirely emerald‑green diamond‑shaped crystal, inside which life energy flowed like liquid, hovered silently, emitting an intoxicating Life fluctuation."

Check: we used "Core". Good.

line: "Glossary: Li Qingxuan → Li Qingxuan. Life Rune → Life Rune." No Chinese.

line: "Life Rune fragments… or perhaps an imprint?" the Yanxin Runesmith's voice trembled, full of excitement. No Chinese.

Thus: "And just beneath that diamond‑shaped crystal, on the instrument's base, was etched a clear symbol—a intricate pattern of vines and stars—that closely matched Li Qingxuan's earlier vague description of the Life Rune!"

We need to keep exclamation.

Thus: "And just beneath that diamond‑shaped crystal, on the instrument's base, was etched a clear symbol—a intricate pattern of vines and stars—that closely matched Li Qingxuan's earlier vague description of the Life Rune!"

line: "Just then, an abnormal change regenerated!" No Chinese.

line: same as 【19】 note. No Chinese.

Thus: ""A fragment… or perhaps an imprint of the Life Rune?" the Yanxin Runesmith's voice trembled, filled with excitement."

We need to keep quotes.

Thus: ""A fragment… or perhaps an imprint of the Life Rune?" the Yanxin Runesmith's voice trembled, filled with excitement."

line: "The hovering diamond‑shaped crystal seemed to sense Li Qingxuan's arrival, especially the thread of Life Source Breath within his body, and suddenly burst forth with even more brilliant light." No Chinese.

line: "Glossary: Li Qingxuan → Li Qingxuan. Life Source Breath → Life Source Breath." No Chinese.

Thus: "An abnormal change regenerated!"

The floating diamond-shaped crystal seemed to sense Li Qingxuan's arrival, especially the strand of Life Origin within him, and suddenly burst forth with even more brilliant light!

line: "A condensed gold‑green light pillar shot out from it, instantly enveloping Li Qingxuan!" No Chinese.

Thus: "The hovering diamond‑shaped crystal seemed to sense Li Qingxuan's arrival, especially the thread of Life Source Breath within his body, and suddenly burst forth with even more brilliant light."

We need to keep exclamation.

Thus: "The hovering diamond‑shaped crystal seemed to sense Li Qingxuan's arrival, especially the thread of Life Source Breath within his body, and suddenly burst forth with even more brilliant light!"

line: "Qingxuan!" Huang Rong exclaimed, wanting to step forward, but was pushed back by a gentle yet irresistible force. No Chinese.

Thus: "A condensed gold‑green light column shot out from it, instantly enveloping Li Qingxuan!"

line: "Glossary: Huang Rong → Huang Rong. Qingxuan → Qingxuan." No Chinese.

line: "Li Qingxuan felt a vast and pure life torrent surge into his body, swiftly merging with and amplifying his original Life Source Breath." No Chinese.

Thus: ""Qingxuan!" Huang Rong exclaimed, wanting to step forward, but she was pushed back by a gentle yet irresistible force."

line: "At the same time, a vast amount of information fragments surged into his spiritual sea like a flood from a bursting dam!" No Chinese.

line: "These were the records left behind by this observation station!" No Chinese.

Thus: "Li Qingxuan felt a vast and pure life surge pour into his body, swiftly merging with and amplifying his original Life Source Breath!"

line: "They were partial law information concerning the Source Rune Life!" No Chinese.

At the same time, a flood of information fragments surged into his spiritual sea like a bursting dam!

line: "They were ancient knowledge of the ancestors observing the Star Sea and balancing order!" No Chinese.

Thus: "These were the records left behind by this observation station!"

It contains partial information about the Primal Rune of Life law!

line: "Moreover, there was an extremely brief warning screen about the Exile Land—within an endless dark starry expanse, the surface of a giant spherical prison composed of countless twisted chains and glowing runes (Exile Land) showed several clear cracks, spreading like a spiderweb." No Chinese.

It is ancient knowledge concerning the ancestors' observation of the Star Sea and the balancing of order!

This was ancient knowledge of the ancestors observing the Star Sea and balancing order!

line: "Outside the prison, a massive fleet composed of twisted metal and flesh (Realm Breaker Legion) continuously fired dark‑red energy beams at the cracks, attempting to widen the breach." No Chinese.

line: "The image flashed and vanished, but that aura of destruction and madness shocked Li Qingxuan to his core!" No Chinese.

Thus: "Moreover… an extremely brief warning scene concerning the Exile Land appeared—in the endless dark starry expanse, the surface of a gigantic spherical prison woven from countless twisted chains and glowing runes (Exile Land) showed several clear cracks, spreading like a spiderweb."

line: "The emerald‑green diamond‑shaped crystal's light dimmed considerably, as if most of its energy had been expended, yet it did not vanish; instead, it slowly drifted down into Li Qingxuan's hand, feeling warm and moist, as if connected to his bloodline." No Chinese.

line: "Li Qingxuan opened his eyes; his pupils seemed to have green vitality flowing within, and his aura became more profound and restrained." No Chinese.

He not only felt his Life Origin multiply severalfold, his regenerative ability reaching an astonishing degree, but more importantly, he gained an initial, intuitive understanding of the Life Law!

He even felt that he could, to some extent, guide and stimulate plant growth, or accelerate wound healing.

"Are you alright?" Huang Rong rushed over, asking anxiously.

"I'm fine." Li Qingxuan shook his head, feeling the warmth from the crystal in his hand and the precious information and dreadful warning scene that had filled his mind; he looked at Mo Ying and the others, his tone grave, "I think I now know the situation of the Exile Land—it's worse than we imagined."

He shared that warning scene with Mo Ying and the others.

Thus: "The vision flashed and vanished, but that aura of destruction and madness shocked Li Qingxuan's mind and spirit!"

"The cracks have spread to this extent…… the False Emperor's madman……" Xingren gritted his teeth.

Thus: "The light column lasted about a quarter of an hour before gradually dissipating."

Li Qingxuan gripped the life crystal in his hand, feeling the power and responsibility it contained, his gaze firm as he looked at Mo Ying: "It seems our cooperation needs to go further. This observation station, and this crystal, may be our slim hope against the crisis."

The threads of fate seemed, through this ancient observation station, to more tightly intertwine the Light‑tan Alliance, the Shadow Hall, and the distant Exile Land crisis.

Li Qingxuan opened his eyes; a green vitality seemed to flow in his pupils, and his aura grew deeper and more restrained.

Thus: "Li Qingxuan opened his eyes; his pupils seemed to swirl with green vitality, and his aura became more profound and restrained."

He not only felt his Life Origin multiply severalfold, his regenerative ability reaching an astonishing level, but more importantly, he gained an initial, intuitive understanding of the Life Law!

He not only felt his Life Origin multiply severalfold, his regenerative ability reaching an astonishing degree, but more importantly, he gained an initial, intuitive understanding of the Life Law!

He even felt that he could, to some extent, guide and stimulate plant growth, or accelerate wound healing.

Thus: "He even felt that, to a certain extent, he could now guide and stimulate plant growth, or accelerate wound healing."

"Are you okay?" Huang Rong rushed over, asking with concern.

Huang Rong

Thus: ""Are you alright?" Huang Rong hurried forward, asking anxiously."

"I'm fine." Li Qingxuan shook his head, feeling the closeness from the crystal in his hand, and the precious information that had surfaced in his mind, as well as that terrifying warning scene, he looked at Mo Ying and the others with a grave tone, "I think I know the situation of the Exile Land; it's worse than we imagined."

Li Qingxuan, Mo Ying, Exile Land

Thus: ""I'm fine." Li Qingxuan shook his head, feeling the familiarity emanating from the crystal in his hand, as well as the precious information and that terrifying warning scene that had surfaced in his mind; he looked at Mo Ying and the others, his tone grave, "I think I know the situation of the Exile Land—it's worse than we imagined.""

"I'm fine." Li Qingxuan shook his head, feeling the closeness from the crystal in his hand, and the precious information that had surfaced in his mind, as well as that terrifying warning scene, he looked at Mo Ying and the others with a grave tone, "I think I know the situation of the Exile Land; it's worse than we imagined."

Thus: ""I'm fine." Li Qingxuan shook his head, feeling the familiarity emanating from the crystal in his hand, as well as the precious information and that terrifying warning scene that had surfaced in his mind; he looked at Mo Ying and the others, his tone grave, "I think I know the situation of the Exile Land—it's worse than we imagined.""

He shared that warning scene with Mo Ying and the others.

Mo Ying

Thus: "He shared that warning scene with Mo Ying and the others."

After viewing the scene, the faces of Mo Ying and the two others turned grim.

Mo Ying and the two others

After viewing the scene, the faces of Mo Ying and the two others turned grim.

Alternatively "Mo Ying and the two companions". We'll go with "Mo Ying and the two others".

"The cracks have spread to this extent…… the False Emperor's madman……" Xingren gritted his teeth.

False Emperor, Xingren

Thus: ""The cracks have already spread to this extent… the False Emperor's madman…" Xingren gritted his teeth."

We need to keep quotes.

Thus: ""The cracks have already spread to this extent… the False Emperor's madman…" Xingren gritted his teeth."

"We must stop them! Otherwise, once the cage is completely shattered, everything is over!" the Xingyuzhe Elder said, his voice trembling.

Xingyuzhe Elder

Thus: ""We must stop them! Otherwise, once the prison shatters completely, everything is over!" the Xingyuzhe Elder's voice trembled."

Li Qingxuan gripped the life crystal in his hand, feeling the power and responsibility it contained, his gaze firm as he looked at Mo Ying: "It seems our cooperation needs to go further. This observation station, and this crystal, may be our slim hope against the crisis."

Li Qingxuan, Mo Ying, life crystal, crisis

We need to keep quotes around his speech. The Chinese includes a colon after his name and then quotes. We'll translate as: "Li Qingxuan gripped the life crystal in his hand, feeling the power and responsibility it contained, his gaze firm as he looked at Mo Ying: "It seems our cooperation needs to go further. This observation station, and this crystal, may be our slim hope against the crisis.""

The threads of fate seemed, via this ancient observation station, to more tightly bind the Light‑tan Alliance, the Shadow Hall, and the distant Exile Land crisis.

The Light‑tan Alliance, the Shadow Hall, and the distant Exile Land crisis grew more tightly intertwined.

Shadow Hall

Exile Land

Thus: "The threads of fate seemed, through this ancient observation station, to bind the Light‑tan Alliance, Shadow Hall, and the distant Exile Land crisis more tightly together."

We need to keep the commas and the Chinese punctuation. We'll translate as: "The threads of fate seemed, through this ancient observation station, to bind the Light‑tan Alliance, Shadow Hall, and the distant Exile Land crisis more tightly together."

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