Inside the cabin, Roland focused his mind, setting aside all distracting thoughts. He carefully opened the ancient book, its cover adorned with a roaring beast's head and primitive totems: the Path of Ancestral Spirits and Fury - Barbarian Initiation Rite.
The book didn't open with ornate prose. Instead, it used direct, even crude language to explain the core of this path to power.
This path didn't rely on external Magic Power or intricate Runes. Instead, it delved inward, awakening the power sleeping deep within one's bloodline and primal emotions.
The key lay in two things.
Controlling Blood Qi and harnessing fury.
However, as Roland read on, his brow gradually furrowed.
This seemingly "simple and direct" path had incredibly demanding underlying requirements.
The first was to control Blood Qi, which meant precisely guiding the flow and surge of one's own blood.
"Blood Qi is the river of life, the tide of power."
