The Path of Ascension

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ThestoryfollowsMatt,ayoungmanplanningtodelvetheriftsresponsibleforthemonstersthatdestroyedhiscityandkilledhisparents.HisdreamsarecrushedwhenhisTier1Talentisratedasdetrimental,andnoguildorgroupwilltakehim.Workingatanearbyinn,hemeetsamysteriousandpowerfulcouple.TheygivehimachancetojoinThePathofAscension,anempirewideracetoascendtheTiersandbecomelivinglegends.Withtheirrecommendationandastolenskill,Mattbeginshisjourneytothepeakofpower.*ChapterswillnowbeMONDAYandFRIDAYAT3:00pmEST.ThisisamixbetweenLitRPGandXianxia.It'slikeacarthatlookslikeaLitRPGwithdungeonsandskills,buttheinteriorandengineareallXianxia.Sonoblueboxesandclicking+’stogetstronger.*Whatyouwon'tseeinthisnovel:Blandprotagonists.BlandloveintereststhatimmediatelyfallinlovewiththeMC.Murderhoboswhokillentirefamiliesandclansforlookingthewrongwayatsomebody.PacifistMC’swhowouldn'tkillasinglepersontosavemillions.Cartoonishvillainswhoarebadjusttobebad.*Whattoexpect:AMCwhoactsrationally.Worldbuildingthathasmoredepththan‘strongpeople'stronk'.Therewillbenorulesonlybenefitingthestrongandnorulechangesastheyseefit.Anempirethatactuallycaresforitscitizens.Peoplewhoactandtalklikerealpeople.Amagicsystemandprogressionsystemthatarelogicallyandinternallyconsistent.Realisticfightscenes.Collapse

Dungeons,LitRPG,Magic,MaleProtagonist,CharacterGrowth,StrongtoStronger,WeaktoStrong,SkillAssimilation,AncientTimes,Monsters,AbsentParents,Hard-WorkingProtagonist,GameElements,CleverProtagonist,Kingdoms

Thishasafeeltoitlike"SupremeMagus".Thetoneofthenovel,morethanjustalittlesimilaritybetweentheMCandfriends.Whichseemsimilaralso.Pet,needstobreakbondlaterwhenshebecomeshuman,ect.So,theMCwasanorphan,gotluckyandwasscopedoutbyapairof"hunters"sentbyanAItotesthischaracter.HegetsaprotectedlegalstatusintheEmpireheisinandgetsintoa"hunter"schoolfordungeondelvers.Itisaremarkablynokillsocietythusfarinthestory.TheMC,asicomparedtoSupremeMagus',issortofbrokenwithunresolvedpsychissueshe'sgoingtotherapytodealwith.Highlyregulatedsociety,withmoreofatoday'sworldyoungstersonissuesuchassexandrelationships.Morelikehookingupwithlotsofcasualsexinsteadofpairingupwithyourownfriend/companion-likeSupMag'scharactersbehave.MaybeI'mjusttoooldtorelatetotoday'sgenerationlikethat,butIdon'tapproveofthatlifestyle.IdroppedthenovelbecauseI'mabituncomfortablewiththeMCgettingcucked.SpoilerHehadjustspent6monthsdelving,sharingatent,pairedwithagirlwhojumpedintosomeoneelse'sbedafteraparty.Sheevenmadeabetwithsomeoneelseifshelostaduelshe'dsleepwithhim-rightnexttotheMC.Mostpeoplewouldbeoffendediftheircompaniondidthat.Worse,theyarebondedtogetherforlike,good,withapairofgrowthringsthatcanonlyworkforthemthatletsthemswappositionsinbattle.Thefemalelead'sviewpointhadevenincludingknowledgethatthey'dbepairedupinthefuture(theyaresimilartoherparents,notgoingtosaymoreonthat),knowingherparentswouldlovehimandtheconceptoftheringswhentheymet.Hmm.....thisisn'tmycupofteaandI'mnotreallyrelatingtosucharelationship.

Whatchapterwasthatthatshejumpedintoanotherman’sbed?Idon’tthinktheywereevensayingatthetime?Evenhewassleepingaround.TbhIdoubtI’llevenreadthisnovelitseemslikeaharemtome

Eh?FairlyearlyIsuppose.TheMCwaseveninvolvedinseveralaffairswithgirlshimselfbeforethemissionhemethis"fiance".Sexisprettycasualinthisbook.Thegirlsmovedonfromtheacademy.Notonlywasthefemaleleadjumpingintoanotherman'sbed,andreferringtoothertimesshedid,butwhentheMCconfessedtoher,thegirlrefusedtobeanitemwithhim-shestateditwascustomaryonlywhentheybecameimmortals(forthoseonthepath).So,theMChadtoagreethatthey"wouldseeotherpeople"untilthen.Inessence,theyagreedthateventuallytheywouldmarry,butthegirlwantedtoplayarounduntilthen.LikeIsaid,it'snotmycupoftea-itwouldnotbearelationshipI'dwanttobeinvolvedinifmyfiancewasbeddingothermenuntiltheactualmarriage.Astoryismadeupfromcharacters,notmerelythegreaterplot.ThissituationissopatheticthatIdon'tcareforthehigherstory,forthegreenhatterandtheharlotbothersme.Additionallytheylosetheir"child"inthefuture-shehastobestrippedofthebondwiththeMC.

justfinishedch241...thestorydoesnthaveanykicktoitanymoreitgotexponentiallyworseaftertheminkallaarc,tosuchanextentthatitsalmostunreadablenow.Hadfunreadingtheinitialchaptersbutitreallyjustbecametooboringafterawhile

MinkallaArcIsShit.....ItAChoreReadingTheNovelNow

Itdoesn'tgetbetterimo

Idon'tmindwhenyougoandstealsomerandomimagebutdont'tgoandusethecoverofthe2°bookoftheStormlightArchive

Rank:C

Vsfdauthor,allbad,meh!!RankD-

ChapterswillnowbeMONDAYandFRIDAYAT3:00pmEST.Forsomeonewhosaidthat,thegapbwpostingchapter’sisjusttoolong

readinguptoch148thefirst40chaptersarereallygood,thereisprogressandreasonablechoices,butifyoucantreadthroughthemitsbesttogiveupasafterwardtheprogressionofthemcandthestoryslowdowntoacrawl.intheearlychaptersheentersatraningschoolcalledaplaypen,myimpressionofthestoryisthatheneverreallyleftit,mostofhisfightareavoidableandlackingintension,hismentalagemayswingfrom8to40yearsolddependingonthesituation,andmostinfuriatingofall,atleastforme,isthathetakesnonoptimalchoiceswhenheknowofabetterway.onthecurrentpaceiassumehis“training“willcontinueuntilch250ormore,andafterthathewillbeinthemiddlereachesofthepowerstructure.itsnotabadreadbutyouneedtowillingtogiveitalotofpatienceandtimebeforeyouseeresults.andsomemorespoilerishdataSpoileryourfutureislargelydeterminedbytalents,talentsareobtainedattier1-3-25-50,asofch148and3000+pagesmcistier10inatournamentarc,theeconomyisbasedaroundthepriceofmana,themctalentallowshimtooutputmanainbalancebreakingquantities,fightslacktensionbecausewegettoknowthatmcandgirlfriendarewatchedandprotectedbytier40+guyswichisourequivalentofawalkingnuclearholocaustpathofascension,thenameofthenovelisironicallyhisbiggestlimitationaswhileheisonithecanonlyreceivelimitedhelpandrewardsbasicallynerfingmanyusesofhismanageneration.

Idontknowhowtofeelaboutthisone,itsalwayseasiertosaythenegativeaboutanovelbecausewetakethepositiveforgrantedsoimdoingjustthatbuttakeitwithagrainofsalti´vereadsomedisastrousfirst30to100chaptersandthisoneisnotsobadandyoucanfeelthattheauthorisfindinghisstyle.°Thefights/plotlackstension°TheMCpersonalityisnotsolid,lifeexperiences,whathesaysordoesdonottranslatetothewayhemakesdecisions°Thetechnicalqualityofdescribingskillsanddemonstratingviaagraphtheupgradecurveisbellowsubpar°Whatyougetatthebeggingofthenovelisnotwhatyouaregoingtheendupreadinglater,couldbeagoodthing,abadone,youdecide

Mcistheproblem

Personallynotforme,itsdecentbutalsoeasytoloseinterestinit...

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