Path of the Berserker – Book 5 (A Daopocalypse Progression fantasy)Blurb

    A world destroyed. An axe to grind. And a path to infinite power. Welcome to my reality.

    I’ve survived my tour of the Hell Worlds…no…scratch that.I did more than just survive—I damn well thrived.

    I’ve unlocked secret knowledge, advanced to the edge of the Sacred Soul Realm and even managed to perform feats of cultivation that no one in history has ever done before me.

    And now it’s time to put my new-found strength to the test.

    My path hasn’t gotten any easier and a new set of trials awaits me upon my return home. Good thing I got a damn good barrister and a family of loyal supporters to back me up.

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    But Daddy’s home now and there’s going to be hell to pay.

    Path of the Berserker Book 5 is a progression fantasy novel that contains immortal cultivators, an oppressive intergalactic dynasty, rage-inducing imperial bureaucracy, magical spirit beasts, fantastical martial arts and one pissed off MC who’s sick of it all. Fans of western style cultivation fantasy, post apocalypse and Xianxia will enjoy.

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    #Max’s Techniques and Abilities

    Max’s Berserker Techniques

    Taken from the sacred scripts regarding the Path of the Frenzied Flame.

    …” -Unknown

    [Frenzied Flame] –

    [Fear the Flame] –

    [Mask of the Despised] –

    [Lust for Battle] –

    [Struggler’s Resolve] –

    [Indifference] –

    [Odds Against Me] – .

    [My Turn] – .

    [Death Mastery] –

    (Max’s Death Mastery Levels)

    Fear of Uncertain Death (Mastery) – [Foundation Realm]

    Fear of Certain Death (Mastery) – [Core Realm]

    Fear no Death (Mastery) – [Sacred Soul Realm]

    Death Wish – [Deity Realm]

    [Iron Core] –

    [Death’s Door] –

    [Iron Skin] –

    [Mark of the Beast] –

    [Mark of the Giant] –

    [Mark of the Demon] –

    [Diamond Skin] and [Diamond Core] – enhanced variations of the [Iron/Steel Skin/Core] techniques.

    [Soul Shield] – .

    [Sacred Soul Shield] – an enhanced variant of [Soul Shield] that can grant protection from even the rays of a Cursed Star.

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    [Spectral Body] –

    [Spectral Armor] – .

    [Spectral Weapon] – .

    [Everyone’s Fear] [Everyone’s Sorrow] [Everyone’s Rancor] –

    The next ones seemed to be upgrades to my existing abilities, of [My Turn], [Fear the Flame] and [Indifference].

    The last one seemed kind of heavy, and I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it. I searched further through the Shuras for some more practical manifestation techniques.

    Max’s Demonic Cultivation Techniques

    [Absorption] – a demonic technique that renders Qi essence from solid cores.

    [Devil’s Shadow] – a demonic technique that masks one’s Dantian with the Qi gained through [Absorption]. By absorbing the essence of a sliver of Lightning Core implanted in his body, Max is able to mask his Frenzied Core as a normal lightning core.

    [Faux Lightning] – by combining [Absorption] and [Devil’s Shadow], a small sliver of lightning core can be sent to Max’s meridian to create a small spark of lightning.

    Max’s Martial Training

    One and Two handed Axe Mastery – derived from a standard training manual.

    Phalanx Glaive Mastery – perfected under the tutelage of Venja and Iron Pot Wong

    Axe and Glaive Mastery – a combined martial form utilizing the quick strikes of the axe in conjunction with the slow and heave strikes of the Phalanx Glaive

    Max’s Self Made Martial Techniques

    [One/Two Log Chop] – a powerful vertical cleave utilizing the power of Frenzy

    [One Chop Cleave] – a powerful spinning horizontal chop designed to fell a tree in one blow.

    [Struggler’s Lightning Fist/Blade/Cleave of Fury] -– a group of hybrid spiritual techniques involving the partial projection of his [Spectral Body] and [Spectral Weapon] for a single attack that can cause Lightning, physical and spiritual damage simultaneously.

    Max’s Lightning Techniques

    [Frenzied Lightning] – by utilizing solid frenzy and sending it to his meridian, Max is able to produce Lightning the same as a Lightning Qi master.

    [Lightning Arc Strike] – manifests an arc of lightning that is cast from the edge of his blade.

    [Wrath of a Thousand Slain Souls] – a manifestation technique that releases a large burst of [Frenzied Lightning] from Max’s body.

    [Wrath of a Million Slain Souls] – an enhanced variant of [Wrath of a Thousand Slain Souls]

    [Lightning Splits the Towering Oak] – a technique combining [Frenzied Lightning] and [Three Log Chop] to produce a devastating killing blow.

    [Steel Lightning] – an ablative armor technique utilizing a combination of [Steel Skin] and [Frenzied Lightning]

    [Lightning Walk] – a modification of the [Air Walk] technique combining [Frenzied Lightning] to produce the ability to walk on air.

    [Ride the Lightning] -– an advanced form of [Lightning Walk] utilizing the power of [Wrath of a Thousand Slain Souls] to move at incredible speeds.

    Max’s group affiliations, titles and martial rankings

    Furious Lightning Sect -– Sect Leader

    Terran Sect – Founder, Leader and Warden

    Wooden Bracket League – 1st place Ranking and overall winner

    Iron Bracket League – 1st place Ranking and overall winner

    Gold Bracket League – 92nd Ranking

    Du Gok Bhong Academy – Graduate Legionnaire

    #The story so far

    Max’s mission to the Hell Words is immediately derailed by the appearance of Tai Su Long, a governor from the core worlds and uncle to Jei Su Long. As the Su Long family is a major sponsor of both the Academy and the military transport the Xin Long, Tai Su Long is able to exert his influence over President Tzu Li Zen and forces him to grant Jai Su Long a new title of Senior Platoon Commander above Max.

    The mission is further interrupted by a distress call from the planet El’Dshar which has suffered a meteor strike from one of the cursed stars. Max assists in battle and saves a young Lieutenant which he later discovers is Hein.

    The two have a rocky reunion at first, but his time in the military has changed Hein greatly and Max and he soon learn to become friends as well as future brothers-in-law. Max suffered a few more trials on the way to the Hell World with first having to participate in an exhibition match with a High Tier Sacred Soul Realm cultivator named Rhe Su Long, which he wins by default, but by embarrassing himself and his opponent. As punishment, Max and the battalion are forced to join a planetary assault on a native world, led by the very same team of Lesser Deity Realm Cultivators who conquered the Earth.

    While on the planet, Max manages to hide away a small portion of the local population which hopes he can save later save once he has more influence within the empire.

    On their descent to the Hell World of Fhae I’ung, Jei Su long double crosses the entire platoon and leaves them all to die, but tells the powers that be that Max killed the entire platoon and that he eventually killed Max in self-defense. He then convinces his uncle to give him authority to go on another two tours as ‘security and oversight’.

    Back on Earth Fia is preparing for her upcoming trial against the three bird sister and is helped by her mother to learn a new martial art that will allow her to defend herself without putting stress on her body or the baby.

    While Fia trains on Earth, Max trains on the Hell World after finding a refuge underground. He learns how to project his Sacred Soul and in doing so discovered there is a planetary Spirit of Fhae I’ung dwelling deep inside the planet. Max uses his projection technique to teleport his spirit to find her and discovers that she is under attack by a Deep Dweller. After defeating the Deep Dweller, Max realizes Fhae I’ung is already dying. She uses the last of her strength to gift Max with new revelations from the Frenzied Flame as well as secret knowledge of the true relationships between the Frenzied Flame, the Greater Will, I’xol’ukz and the One True Flame which is the embodiment of the Cursed Stars.

    Max uses this new knowledge to train and grow stronger while he awaits the next tour of legionnaires to arrive. When they do, Max meets up with them, only to see Jei Su Long again as well as Blue Rose, but through Jei Su Long’s incompetence, the skiff and most of the platoon is lost.

    Max, furious for what Jei Su Long has done, cripples him by destroying his Dantian, but stops just short of killing him thanks to Blue Rose, who counsels him that he will need Jei Su Long alive to face court and help clear his name. Max keeps Jei Su Long alive while they make a plan to trek across the Hell World to the next drop zone.

    Kelsey, who has been training under the Bloodmoon, discovers the demonic reincarnation of Hong Feng growing ever stronger. She is able to connect with Max while he is on the Hell World and Max tries to convey to her that he is still alive.

    Princess Lunalah learns of Max death and is painfully distraught, but decides to keep the news from reaching Fia so that she may vengefully injure her with the news on the night of her match with the bird sisters.

    Princess Lunalah travels to Jurin Province for this sole purpose and ahead of the match, publicly announces Max’s death which causes Fia much emotional distress. Kelsey tries to refute it, but Fia is torn and confused. As a result, when the match begins, the bird sisters get the better of her and manage rip off her robes, revealing Fia to be pregnant. The princess, incensed that Fia now carries a child which she believes should have been hers, orders the Warden to ensure both Fia and the baby are killed in the match.

    The Warden relays the order to her nieces and the Lady Silver Hawk manages to kick Fia in the stomach, gravely wounding both her and the baby, but is stopped from causing further damage by Kelsey who jumps into the ring. At the same moment, the demonic Hong Feng breaks into the arena, now super powered by a cosmic gate in his chest and partially inhabited by I’xol’ukz.

    In the turmoil, the bird sister flee, leaving Fia going into labor and fearing the baby is already dead. Kelsey tries to connect to Max to convince Fia that he is still alive. She finds Max while he is just about to depart the Hell World and Max uses his [Spectral Projection] technique to appear back on Earth in a spectral form.

    He joins Kelsey in defeating I’xol’ukz and Hong Feng, but is enraged when he sees what the bird sisters have done to Fia. He chases after them and brutally slays them as retribution for killing his unborn child. He is about to take on the Warden next, but is out of time and is further stopped by the Princess who is overjoyed to see Max still alive.

    The princess promises him a proper match with the Warden upon his return, but envisions her own future with Max, thinking that Fia and the Baby are already dead.

    Max returns to Fia to find she has given birth to a son, which somehow survived the trauma. Max names him Bryce and uses his [Sacred Brand of the Frenzied Flame] technique to imbue Kelsey’s axe with a portion of his spirit, turning it into a barrier producing weapon just like Venja.

    He then tells Kelsey to take the entire family into the wild as the Warden and Princess already assume them all dead. He still has two weeks to get back to Earth and doesn’t trust what might happen to them while he is still away.

    Max returns to his real body just in time to get off the Hell World and reunites with Hein on board the Xin Long. Jei Su Long is sent to the brig to await trial once they return to Du Gok Bhong. Kelsey gets Fia and her family to the settlement out in the wild and they see hope there, but Fia then notices a small birth mark of an inverted triangle on the back of the baby’s neck.

    I’xol’ukz, having finally found its true vessel in the form of Max’s son, has marked him to be inhabited once he reaches maturity.