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Pursuit of the Truth 求魔 #5
Pursuit of the Truth Vol. 5
Chapters 1026-1227
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
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About the author
Er Gen
130 books287 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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September 12, 2023
Whenever I read a book by Er Gen, I always have a feeling that I’m getting to imagine and experience something I’ve never seen before. The works he makes really has no parallels in Western Fantasy or other Xianxia I’ve read. The weird and fantastical of Er Gen would be closest to perhaps The Dark Tower and yet I feel Er Gen’s works have far more of the fantastical. The foreshadowing, callbacks and worldbuilding remind me of Brandon Sanderson, the philosophy reminds me of Siddhartha and so on. For all its amazing aspects, there are a few problems as well - the typical xianxia problem or characters getting forgotten for 100s or chapters, translation quality issues, a lot of the non critical fight scenes are just not interesting.
In terms of characters, the main character is unique but has similar xianxia problem elements. This is still done well here than most of the other typical xianxia novels. The main character has some of the most insane moments and heart wrenching scenes here. Note that this novel is basically a tragedy.
The other element that’s brilliant is layering of the world building. There is callback to the prologue here - that in my opinion was so brilliant that I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I do feel that author could do better to explain certain pieces more - I have a feeling that some aspects are not consistent in the story but maybe they’ll make more sense as I read the story or it’s possible that they turn out to be plot holes. One thing I find brilliant here is the storytelling device the author uses - since the story is happening over such vast timescales the author relies on people not always having a correct understanding of the world and it’s history.
Overall, this is a brilliant read. I’m glad I didn’t give up on it early on.
In terms of characters, the main character is unique but has similar xianxia problem elements. This is still done well here than most of the other typical xianxia novels. The main character has some of the most insane moments and heart wrenching scenes here. Note that this novel is basically a tragedy.
The other element that’s brilliant is layering of the world building. There is callback to the prologue here - that in my opinion was so brilliant that I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I do feel that author could do better to explain certain pieces more - I have a feeling that some aspects are not consistent in the story but maybe they’ll make more sense as I read the story or it’s possible that they turn out to be plot holes. One thing I find brilliant here is the storytelling device the author uses - since the story is happening over such vast timescales the author relies on people not always having a correct understanding of the world and it’s history.
Overall, this is a brilliant read. I’m glad I didn’t give up on it early on.
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