Webnovel/26

## Chapter 26

* Main

The **26th chapter** of the web novel is titled 《无间深渊 2》 which translates to *"Endless Abyss 2"*. It was first published in Chinese on JJWXC, July 2015.

## English Novel Location

This chapter starts on the paragraph

> The so-called Endless Abyss was on the boundary between the Human and Demon Realms. A liminal space, it was full of peril and the unknown. Twisting, tearing vortices through space, raging flames, and burning magma were everywhere to be found.
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Of the Seven Seas English Novel volume 1, chapter 4: Conference, and ends on the line

> He…he…he…he’d actually directly removed the seal suppressing Luo Binghe’s demonic blood!
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Of the Seas Seas English Novel volume 1, chapter 4: Conference.

## Recap

The Endless Abyss, the liminal space acting as the boundary between the Human and Demon realms, was opened, the force of it knocking down everyone except Shen Qingqiu, Luo Binghe, and Shang Qinghua. The Endless Abyss opening heralded something demonic, and the three of them watched as a man emerged from the shadows. Upon seeing his face, Shen Qingqiu identified him as Mobei-jun, the future right hand man of Luo Binghe. He describes how he started off as an orthodox second generation demon who would inherit his family’s territory then idle his life while indifferent to everyone else. However, he would get beaten by a Luo Binghe who had suddenly activated his overpowered abilities. After that, he became his loyal sidekick, but Shen Qingqiu notes that that’s supposed to happen 500 chapters and 3 years from now.

Shang Qinghua asks who he is, to Shen Qingqiu’s derision since that’s his boss, so Mobei-Jun wordlessly and half heartedly flings Shang Qinghua into a tree. Seeing this, Shen Qingqiu steps forward to confront the demon, but Luo Binghe wastes no time in getting up and shielding him despite their argument from before, ignoring Shen Qingqiu’s calls to stand down. Seeing this, Movie-Jun’s interest is somewhat aroused, and he comments on how the immortal doesn’t act mortal and the demon doesn’t act demonic, referring to Shang Qinghua(who’s pretending to be dead in the corner)’s demon allegiances and Luo Binghe, as apparently he’s able to tell Luo Binghe’s bloodline despite the seal on it.

Luo Binghe insists on them fighting Mobei-Jun together, despite Shen Qingqiu thinking it’d be useless and saying he’d lose his life in vain, and Luo Binghe insists that he’d gladly die for or with Shen Qingqiu. Hearing this, Mobei-Jun asks if they’d do battle with him, then agrees, his killing intent spiking around them. At that, Shen Qingqiu threw Xiu Ya at him to buy a bit of time, and picked up and tossed Luo Binghe out of range before turning to meet palms with Mobei-Jun.. Upon contact, the spiritual energy in Shen Qingqiu’s body surged, his golden core no match against a demon lord, but he had to go all out and try. He knew from all the novels he had consumed in his past life that characters like Mobei-Jun had at least some respect for those who were willing to battle to the death, and that if he gave that respect, there’s a chance he wouldn’t kill him. He just couldn’t act weak!

Meanwhile, Luo Binghe jumped back into the action by throwing sword glares at Mobei-Jun, who flicked them away and shattered Zheng Yang with ease. Bored, Mobei Jun blasted Shen Qingqiu away, called his talent inferior and foundation and techniques inflexible, and told him to leave. As Shen Qingqiu fumed about these insults, claiming the original Shen Qingqiu would have cried and made a voodoo doll over this, Luo Binghe witnesses Shen Qingqiu’s injuries and his entire aura changes because of it. Seeing how Shen Qingqiu’s injuries affected Luo Binghe’s demeanor caught Mobei-Jun’s interest, who then summoned and aimed numerous black ice swords at Shen Qingqiu before launching them at him. Shen Qingqiu braced for death, annoyed at how lame and uncool looking this death would be, but never got stabbed. Instead, he looked up to see that Luo Binghe had completely shattered the swords, the splinters filling the night sky with sparkling crystals, a beautiful scene with a terrifying Luo Binghe in the center.

Shen Qingqiu collapsed next to a tree, noting how Luo Binghe’s blood seal was still in place, yet their fight was emitting waves of demonic energy that even managed to kill the Thousand-Leaves Fresh-Snow Lotus that were protecting the area and fallen disciples from outside demon attacks. The demonic creatures crept out at this, some ghost-head spiders even trying to attack the fallen disciples, to which Shen Qingqiu, energy expended, physically grabbed the ghost-head spiders by the hair and threw them at Shang Qinghua.

Meanwhile, Mobei-Jun decided he was done testing Luo Binghe, and fired a stream of red light at Luo Binghe’s forehead, which revealed a fiery red mark and made Luo Binghe collapse with overwhelming blood lust and migraines. In his haze, he blindly shot demonic qi at Mobei-Jun, who effortlessly waved it away but was impressed nonetheless. He pointed out how Luo Binghe didn’t belong in the human realm, and should return to his origins.

That moment confirmed to Shen Qingqiu that Mobei-Jun’s role in the story was as a substitute for the Black Moon Rhinoceros-Python of the original novel. However, where they only helped weaken and partially remove the seal, Mobei-Jun had gone all the way, directly removing the seal that suppressed Luo Binghe’s demonic blood.

## Changes Between Versions

### The Faelicy/Lily Translation (February 2020 version version)

#### Larger Changes

* The initial description of Mobei-Jun across both translations is close, but there are details added and left out across the translations. The Faelicy translation describes him as:

> Luo Binghe’s future subordinate, his excellent right hand and engine oil for committing evil deeds, murder, and mayhem
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And the Seven Seas translation describes him as:

> Luo Binghe’s future subordinate, his magnificent right hand—and best buddy for committing evil deeds, murder, and mayhem
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* Luo Binghe’s state of being when he beats Mobei-Jun in Proud Immortal Demon Way is described differently across the translations. In the Faelicy translation, he beats Mobei-Jun “in the middle of becoming overpowered,” while in the Seven Seas translation, he specifically beats him when he “had suddenly activated his overpowered abilities.”
* Shen Qingqiu describes Mobei-Jun’s personality type as that like “formidable number twos with eccentric personalities” in the Faelicy translation and one like “temperamental chuunis” in the Faelicy translation.

#### Smaller Changes

* The Faelicy translation describes Mobei-Jun as an “heir to a demonic household” while the Seven Seas translation describes him as “demonic second-gen.”
* When Luo Binghe tells Mobei-Jun of his sect allegiances, both translations note that he responds coldly, but the Seven Seas translation alone notes that it was “coldly, his tone sarcastic.”
* Mobei-Jun’s eyes are described as “faintly blue” in the Faelicy translation and “pale blue” in the Seven Seas translation.
* In the Faelicy translation, Mobei-Jun ignored Luo Binghe’s “current mental state,” while in the Seven Seas translation, he ignored “whether Luo Binghe was in a state to understand him

### The (CNoveluv) WorshipperA Translation (January 2018 version)

#### Larger Changes

* The initial description of Mobei-Jun across both translations is close, but there are details added and left out across the translations. The WorshipperA translation starts off with the line describing Mobei-Jun as follows, specifically mentioning, among other things, his abilities as being related to shadows and how he appointed himself to be Luo Binghe’s errand boy:

> Why did this future subordinate of Luo Binghe’s who did all kinds of evil things at command, committing murder and arson, the jet fuel to his flame, appear here right now!
> Mo Beijun was a pure-blooded, legitimate second generation offspring of the demons who inherited his family’s territory in the northern boundary of the Demon Realm and succeeded the Demon Lord seat. He came and went like a shadow all the time with nothing to do, heeding no one. Such a maverick character, after being fiercely beaten by the lynched Luo Binghe of that time, inexplicably bowed his head and vowed his allegiance, appointing himself to be at his beck and call. From henceforth, Luo Binghe had yet another errand-runner (……).
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Where the Seven Seas translation describes him as follows, which describes him as a best buddy and supremely orthodox, among other things:

> Why would Luo Binghe’s future subordinate, his magnificent right hand—and best buddy for committing evil deeds, murder, and mayhem—show up right here and now?!
> Mobei-Jun was a pure-blooded demon, a supremely orthodox demonic second-gen. In the future, he would inherit his family’s territory on the demonic border in the north, and after that, he would spend all his time appearing and disappearing at will, idling his life away, completely indifferent to everyone else. However, this maverick was destined to get beaten up by a Luo Binghe who had suddenly activated his overpowered abilities. Thereafter, he would mysteriously capitulate to the protagonist, to the point of letting himself be ordered about. From then on, Luo Binghe would have an exceptionally badass-looking errand boy and loyal sidekick.
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* Shang Qinghua’s question and tone to Mobei-Jun is altered across the translations. The WorshipperA translation, stern:

> Shang Qinghua advanced a step forward, questioning sternly: “Who are you? Why are you here?”
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And the Seven Seas translation, with more respect:

> “Who is this distinguished one?” Shang Qinghua yelled as he rushed forward. “Why have you come to this place?”
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* The attack against Shang Qinghua is described as follows in the WorshipperA translation:

> Shang Qinghua stepped forward another step. He had only just raised his hand when a fierce force lifted him into the air, like hitting and breaking a piece of ancient wood. He fainted, unable to stop spewing out blood straight at Shen Qingqiu
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And is described as follows in the Seven Seas translation:

> With a half-hearted flick of his finger, he flung Shang Qinghua into the air with sudden force. Shang Qinghua crashed into an old tree and fainted, blood spurting unceasingly from his mouth
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* The pointless question that Shen Qingqiu asks in the WorshipperA translation is:

> “Is Your Excellency a Demon Realm mediator?”
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And in the Seven Seas translation is:

> “A demon?”
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* After Luo Binghe moves in front of Shen Qingqiu, both translations have a line about how the move made him feel like his future action of throwing Luo Binghe into the abyss was too cruel. The Seven Seas translation alone has a line that follows that one:

> Shen Qingqiu wished that his student had done nothing at all.
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* When Mobei-Jun calls Luo Binghe a demon that isn’t like a demon, Shen Qingqiu’s reactions to that line are actually different across the translations. In the WorshipperA translation, he says the following, as if his demonic status was obvious:

> After all, Luo Binghe’s pair of fiery and discerning eyes revealed at a glance that his bloodline was different from other
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Whereas his reaction in the Seven Seas translation shows that his demonic traits are still hidden:

> Shen Qingqiu’s thoughts turned and whirled. He wasn’t sure if Mobei-Jun could really see Luo Binghe’s hidden bloodline with a single glance.
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* Before Luo Binghe claims that the man before them won’t let them leave, the reason he says that line is different across the translations. In the WorshipperA translation, the line is preceded by the paragraph:

> Shen Qingqiu couldn’t confirm it, but he also didn’t dare take a risk. With a cold voice he ordered: “Binghe, this master’s words, will you listen or not? Right now, I want you to quickly leave and bring all the other sect elders nearby to here. Will you go or not?”
> Luo Binghe fixed his gaze on that unknown demon man:
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While the Seven Seas translation version of the line is preceded by the line:

> Luo Binghe saw his master’s furrowed brow and feared he was angry at his own disobedience.
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* Before Shen Qingqiu tells Luo Binghe that staying will make him lose his life in vain, there is a thought he has before that line that’s in the Seven Seas translation and not the WorshipperA translation:

> That’s true, but it’d also be fucking useless.
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* After Luo Binghe says he would happily die for or together with Shen Qingqiu, there is a thought Shen Qingqiu has that’s in the WorshipperA translation and not the Seven Seas translation:

> Is that any way to speak, you bear child!
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* The reason that Shen Qingqiu thinks Mobei-Jun is too powerful to the point that a golden core means nothing to him differs across translations. In the WorshipperA, the reason is:

> Though his cultivation wasn’t low, this Demon Lord’s inheritance had a cheat-like arrangement: the new Demon Lord could directly inherit the previous Demon Lords’ collective powers, accumulated generation by generation. As one could imagine, a Core Formation cultivator was nothing to look at in front of Mo Beijun.
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While in the Seven Seas translation, the reason is:

> Though he had already formed a core and his cultivation wasn’t low, what was a golden core against the right hand of the future demon lord, Luo Binghe?
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* Shen Qingqiu’s trope based reasoning to fight Mobei-Jun without regard for his own life has different references and specifics across the translations. In the WorshipperA translation, the paragraph is:

> Facing this kind of odd-tempered, fiercely ambitious person required fighting to the death without any regard for life. That was the only viable method to survive. According to Shen Qingqiu’s decades of experience reading all kinds of novels, this type of person would have at least a smidgen of respect for someone who fought a bloody battle to the end and had such hard bones they wouldn’t bend in the slightest. Towards a soft-footed, shrimpy-hearted coward, he would definitely have no mercy!
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While in the Seven Seas translation, the paragraph mentions chuunis and how many years Shen Yuan read xianxia novels:

> Throwing himself into a desperate battle to the death without regard for his own life was the only way to survive this. According to Shen Qingqiu’s experience from ten-plus years of reading all sorts of wuxia and xianxia novels, temperamental chuunis had a modicum of respect for hardheaded types who fought bloody battles to the end and refused to admit defeat. But they definitely didn’t show any mercy to cowards and weaklings!
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* Mobei-Jun’s interest in Luo Binghe is described with a dialog line in the WorshipperA translation that is not in the Seven Seas translation:

> His two eyes radiated an excited, bloodthirsty, and cold light: “First I’ll finish off this meddling shifu of yours, then fight again!”
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The Seven Seas translation of that same area, however, does actually add new details by noting the color of Mobei-Jun’s eyes:

> a cold flash of interest shot through Mobei-Jun’s pale blue eyes.
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* After Luo Binghe breaks Mobei-Jun’s attack, there is a line in WorshipperA translation that is not in the Seven Seas translation:

> Introducing Shen Qingqiu this scum villain; whether it was by morality or ability, how could he cause the male protagonist explode forth and block swords for him?!
> This was an inhuman battle.
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#### Smaller Changes

* Both translations describe Mobei-Jun as a man walking out of the abyss, but the WorshipperA translation specifies that he was a tall man.
* Mobei-Jun is described with “face as cold as ice and that aura of a godly figure repelling others for thousands of li '' in the WorshipperA translation and “ice-cold face and aloof expression” in the Seven Seas translation.
* Mobei-Jun is described as having a “handsome and masculine face” in the WorshipperA translation and a “handsome silhouette” in the Seven Seas translation.
* Before Shen Qingqiu points his sword at Mobei-Jun, the WorshipperA translation specifies that “He blocked in front of Mo Beijun’s path.”
* Mobei-Jun’s demonic qi is described as a “black mass” in the WorshipperA and as “murky billows” in the Seven Seas translation.
* Both translations have Shen Qingqiu say a line about how a disciple shouldn’t shield a master, but that line is preceded by the line “Running wild!” in the WorshipperA translation.
* Luo Binghe’s response to Mobei-Jun asking if he’s a Cang Qiong disciple isn’t tonally specified in the WorshipperA translation, but the Seven Seas translation specifies that he “replied coldly, his tone sarcastic.”
* When Mobei-Jun accepts the invitation to battle, in the WorshipperA translation, he says “That’s also good. Then let me see whether your worth is in jin or liang [7] to be able to do battle with me!” while in the Seven Seas translation he says ““Fine [...] Then let me see.”
* Luo Binghe’s immediate reaction to being thrown in the WorshipperA translation is described as “Luo Binghe had been sent out by Shen Qingqiu for a certain distance” and has Mobei-jun flick away Zheng Yang, while the reaction is described as “Having been caught off guard and hurled away by Shen Qingqiu, Luo Binghe doubled back,” amd Mobei-Jun flicks away Zheng Yang’s sword glare.
* When Mobei-Jun dismisses Shen Qingqiu, he says his “Aptitude is poor” in the WorshipperA translation and that he has “Unusually inferior talent” in the Seven Seas translation.
* Shen Qingqiu’s visible sign of injury is described as “blood dripping from between gritted teeth” in the WorshipperA translation and “ blood dripping from between gritted teeth.”
* Shen Qingqiu’s lamenting about not dying a cooler death is in third person in the WorshipperA translation and in first person in the Seven Seas translation.
* The effects of the broken seal are described in the WorshipperA translation as:

> “Luo Binghe who had gone berserk with the need to kill, didn’t know what it was. He only knew that he had a strong headache, almost making him kneel on the ground. His entire body churned with a savage impulse he had no way to expend. Conveniently, with a toss, the demonic energy exploded as though from the barrel of a cannon towards Mo Beijun”
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And as the following, subtly different, in the Seven Seas translation:

> Luo Binghe was lost to his bloodlust. He didn’t know why, only that his head ached like it was about to explode, and he nearly collapsed to his knees. His entire body roiled with a desire to inflict savage cruelty. Unable to vent it, he threw out his hand, and as if shot out of a cannon, an eruption of demonic qi descended upon Mobei-Jun.
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## Appearances

Shen Qingqiu

Luo Binghe

S. Qinghua

Mobei-jun

M.OG Binghe

M.OG Qingqiu