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Pursuit of the Truth 求魔 #2
Pursuit of the Truth Vol. 2
Chapters 111-407
Su Ming grew up dreaming about becoming a Berserker even though he knew that the chances of him becoming one were close to nil. One day, he found a strange piece of debris, and it allowed him to walk the path of becoming a Berserker. But would it be enough for Su Ming to become just another Berserker to protect those he cares about?
Would he be satisfied with leaving everything in fate's hands?
*This novel was originally named Beseech the Devil, but due to the author's wishes, it was changed to Pursuit of the Truth.
Su Ming grew up dreaming about becoming a Berserker even though he knew that the chances of him becoming one were close to nil. One day, he found a strange piece of debris, and it allowed him to walk the path of becoming a Berserker. But would it be enough for Su Ming to become just another Berserker to protect those he cares about?
Would he be satisfied with leaving everything in fate's hands?
*This novel was originally named Beseech the Devil, but due to the author's wishes, it was changed to Pursuit of the Truth.
- GenresFantasy
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Published January 1, 2017
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About the author
Er Gen
125 books270 followersName: Liu Yong (刘勇)
Pen name: Er Gen (耳根)
Born in Heilongjiang Province, Mudanjiang prefecture city.
Er Gen is a platinum author on Qidian who used his love for classical chinese myths as a foundation on which to build his webnovels. He has become a pillar of the xianxia genre, and his flagship novel, Renegade Immortal, placed within the top ranks of Qidian’s monthly recommendation charts for many months.
Associated Names:
* Er Gen (English)
* 耳根 (Chinese)
* เอ่อร์เกิน (Thai)
Pen name: Er Gen (耳根)
Born in Heilongjiang Province, Mudanjiang prefecture city.
Er Gen is a platinum author on Qidian who used his love for classical chinese myths as a foundation on which to build his webnovels. He has become a pillar of the xianxia genre, and his flagship novel, Renegade Immortal, placed within the top ranks of Qidian’s monthly recommendation charts for many months.
Associated Names:
* Er Gen (English)
* 耳根 (Chinese)
* เอ่อร์เกิน (Thai)
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April 28, 2023
This book is very inconsistent - parts of it couldn’t really captivate me but then there were parts which made me think this is peak fiction.
Su Ming’s character is very well explored. Although Er Gen overused “calm” to describe him and then showing him as “shocked” at every turn, the character is still explored very well through the story. There are some other great characters too - his brothers on 9th summit, his teacher, etc. The relationships are really well done.
Exploration of dao is as usual, really well done. When the passages around dao and spirit came in the book, I was just mind blown. This is truly one of the things Er Gen does so well and it’s explored in all the novels. Here, it feels even more meaningful because of how tragic Su Ming’s life is.
If Er Gen showed exploration of dao which was domineering/epic in scope, here the exploration is more personal in nature. For Su Ming, it’s about opening his eyes, it’s about walking on the narrow path - it’s not really about searching for the greatness in the heavens. One could argue that ISSTH talked about personal themes with the theme of greatness while exploring this subject, the exploration in this novel is much more personal (at least so far).
The fights were usually inconsistent. Some were epic, some I couldn’t wait to get over. This book can really use some editing and clean up some unnecessary content. The last part where there’s an epic showdown was very well done. It was also slow but that was actually fine because Er Gen was revealing a lot of mysteries there.
Although this novel is fairly tragic, it has its fair share of comedy. Nothing at the level of ISSTH or AWE but still more than what you’d expect here. It’s a mixed bag, sometimes it lands, sometimes it falls flat.
The world building - that is as vast as any of the other fantasy books you could imagine. The sheer lore Er Gen creates within his novels makes the worlds extremely intriguing. Although none of the other worlds after ISSTH’s nine mountains and seas captivated me the same amount, the world here is very intriguing.
Next, the mysteries. There’s a veil of mystery, both around the world and Su Ming. The mystery around Su Ming is…..well, ridiculously deep and the reveals that we get are shocking. I don’t say “shocking” lightly. The mysteries really are something and the truth that is slowly revealed only raises more questions than answers. The nature of mysteries is such that if other authors attempted it, it’d just feel convoluted, but with Er Gen it just seems fascinating.
And lastly, the emotions. Some of the emotional parts fall flat but there are others which have a staggering impact. I suspect that that might be happening due to translation quality. It’s not badly done, but it’s sometimes inconsistent. There are parts, however, that are so well done that overall I have few complaints. My guess is that on a reread these parts that felt a bit flat to me will have a deeper emotional impact.
Su Ming’s character is very well explored. Although Er Gen overused “calm” to describe him and then showing him as “shocked” at every turn, the character is still explored very well through the story. There are some other great characters too - his brothers on 9th summit, his teacher, etc. The relationships are really well done.
Exploration of dao is as usual, really well done. When the passages around dao and spirit came in the book, I was just mind blown. This is truly one of the things Er Gen does so well and it’s explored in all the novels. Here, it feels even more meaningful because of how tragic Su Ming’s life is.
If Er Gen showed exploration of dao which was domineering/epic in scope, here the exploration is more personal in nature. For Su Ming, it’s about opening his eyes, it’s about walking on the narrow path - it’s not really about searching for the greatness in the heavens. One could argue that ISSTH talked about personal themes with the theme of greatness while exploring this subject, the exploration in this novel is much more personal (at least so far).
The fights were usually inconsistent. Some were epic, some I couldn’t wait to get over. This book can really use some editing and clean up some unnecessary content. The last part where there’s an epic showdown was very well done. It was also slow but that was actually fine because Er Gen was revealing a lot of mysteries there.
Although this novel is fairly tragic, it has its fair share of comedy. Nothing at the level of ISSTH or AWE but still more than what you’d expect here. It’s a mixed bag, sometimes it lands, sometimes it falls flat.
The world building - that is as vast as any of the other fantasy books you could imagine. The sheer lore Er Gen creates within his novels makes the worlds extremely intriguing. Although none of the other worlds after ISSTH’s nine mountains and seas captivated me the same amount, the world here is very intriguing.
Next, the mysteries. There’s a veil of mystery, both around the world and Su Ming. The mystery around Su Ming is…..well, ridiculously deep and the reveals that we get are shocking. I don’t say “shocking” lightly. The mysteries really are something and the truth that is slowly revealed only raises more questions than answers. The nature of mysteries is such that if other authors attempted it, it’d just feel convoluted, but with Er Gen it just seems fascinating.
And lastly, the emotions. Some of the emotional parts fall flat but there are others which have a staggering impact. I suspect that that might be happening due to translation quality. It’s not badly done, but it’s sometimes inconsistent. There are parts, however, that are so well done that overall I have few complaints. My guess is that on a reread these parts that felt a bit flat to me will have a deeper emotional impact.
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