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C. Mantis

C. Mantis is the pen name of a LitRPG author who serialized The Path of Ascension on Royal Road before publishing through Aethon Books. The series blends Western LitRPG mechanics with xianxia-style cultivation, following a protagonist with a near-useless starting talent on a long climb to Sovereign tier.

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Series we've reviewed

The Path of Ascension

Epic

Ongoing

Matt's parents were killed when monsters poured through a rift and levelled their city. Now orphaned and saddled with a Tier 1 talent everyone calls useless, he cannot get a guild to take him. A mysterious, impossibly powerful couple offer him a different road: the Path of Ascension — an empire-wide race to climb the tiers and become a living legend.

Status: Ongoing
Books: 11
Length: 245 hrs
Pace: Slow-burn, grind-heavy