Complete
Born Unsouled and forbidden the sacred arts his clan lives by, a young man leaves home to climb a named ladder of power on intelligence and grit, racing to grow strong enough before a foretold disaster arrives.
- Status
- Complete
- Books
- 12
- Length
- 134 hrs
- Pace
- Steady, builds to fast (slow first book)
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
Complete
Branded by prophecy as the Fool, the worst of five Heroes' Marks and barred from combat magic, a would-be wizard flees to a dangerous magic university to study his enemy and game his curse into something powerful.
- Status
- Complete
- Books
- 10
- Pace
- Steady up front, slides slow once campus life takes over
Ongoing
Max wanted nothing more than to settle down as a baker. The gods had other plans. At his Choosing ceremony he receives a forbidden black skill that marks him for death, forcing him into a life of adventuring he never asked for. Hiding a power that grows with every enemy he consumes, Max must grow strong enough to survive — and eventually fight back.
- Status
- Ongoing
- Books
- 11
- Length
- 159 hrs
- Pace
- Fast