The Path of Ascension

A LitRPG Adventure

De: C. Mantis

Narrado por: J.S. Arquin

Orphaned by Monsters. Matt must power up to save others from the same fate.

Matt plans to delve the rifts responsible for the monsters that destroyed his city and murdered his parents. But his dreams are crushed when his Tier 1 Talent is rated as detrimental and no guild or group will take him.

Working at a nearby inn, he meets a mysterious and powerful couple. They give him a chance to join the Path of Ascension, an empire-wide race to ascend the Tiers and become living legends.

With their recommendation and a stolen Skill, Matt begins his journey to the peak of power. Maybe then, he can get vengeance he seeks....

Experience the start of an action-packed fantasy adventure that blends everything you love about LitRPG with Xianxia. With five million views on Royal Road, this hit web serial is new and improved and now available.

About the series: This is a mix between LitRPG and Xianxia. It's like a car that looks like a LitRPG with dungeons and skills, but the interior and engine are all Xianxia. It features a magic system and progression system that are logically and internally consistent, as well as realistic fight scenes and a rational MC.

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Great Story but...

Narrator almost ruined this did me. Please don't say skills like that, it was horrible and immersion breaking.

skills and enchanting

alot of the skills are relatable to the RGPs I play and I really like the way Matt can "cheat" his way through most restrictions

If you are worried about negative reviews

First of all I must say I really enjoyed it. I was worried about the negative reviews and while I understand where the annoyance with the narration I was able to ignore it. The main issue for me was interjection of a different “system” voice that popped up any time a skill was uttered. It is weird and jarring and I really hope that doesn’t continue. It is ignorable though and happens less towards the end of the book. Also some of the voices in the beginning were obnoxious even some of the main characters but they soften as the book goes on.

Additionally it is a story initially published on royal road I’m pretty sure and like many stories that are originally published on there (but not all) the author takes a little to find their voice or you could just simply say they improve. It doesnt start off bad, in fact it starts off good, but it gets better and more interesting as the world grows and you get introduced to more of the setting.

I dont write reviews often but I was almost scared off of this book and I’m really glad I gave it a shot because I really enjoyed it and will listen to whatever comes out next.

Great characters all around

This is a great cultivation style story. The characters are very enjoyable(her family and extended family are so great) and the progress and pacing is great. I thought I had much more time as the last 7 hours slipped right on by. I will eagerly await the next one in this series.

The narrator does a great job but I do admit the skill titles didn't need the separate recording. I did get used to the style as the book went on but it is a bit emersion breaking especially mid conversation. The characters are voiced very well and are distinct enough that you know who is talking.

Overall I recommend this book!

great story lacking narration

I absolutely love this story and cannot wait to see where they go in book 2. the pace of the story with the action scenes intermixed with small training montages is just perfectly balanced.

however the narrator or producer I don't know if they are the same or not. screwed this book big time. it sounds like all the skill names are prerecorded and it is absolutely jarring to hear it half shouted out over and over in a battle scene, as they describe what they are doing. It gets even worse when it's a female character talking about their skill and it switches to a load male voice for the skill then back to the female as she keeps talking.

The skill issue breaks the flow of the story and ruins the immersion. besides this glaring issue. the narrator is very good with the different voices.