The Path of Ascension Book 10.5: A LitRPG Adventure

The Path of Ascension #10.5

by C. Mantis

Echos can come in as many flavors as there are sources. They are all unique, but few more so than an Ascension.

Matt, Liz, and Aster are off to fight in a war their predecessors started two hundred years ago, but the Empire marches on, and so too do those whom the Ascenders affected.

Don't miss this special novella in this action-packed fantasy adventure that blends everything you love about LitRPG with Xianxia.

About the 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.

Genres: Fantasy

157 pages, Paperback

Published November 17, 2025

Reviews

[Sean Chieves · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Path of Ascension 10.5 by C. Mantis feels like the author casually decided to flex and drop a compact little novel that somehow packs in everyone’s perspective—friends, enemies, random bystanders, and the poor souls who crossed paths with Matt, Liz, and Aster and are still emotionally recovering. Seriously, the way this book jumps through viewpoints is insanely satisfying, because it doesn’t just remind you of old characters—it revives them, lets you see where they ended up, and then lets you watch them process the news of the trio’s ridiculous success like it’s the fantasy equivalent of seeing your old classmate become a billionaire overnight. Some reactions are proud, some are bitter, some are stunned, and some are basically, “Wait… THAT Matt? The Matt I met once??” And that’s what makes 10.5 so fun: it’s a victory lap that doesn’t feel lazy, it’s a world-building feast disguised as a side story, and it’s hilarious in how it highlights just how unreal Matt, Liz, and Aster look from the outside. C. Mantis deserves genuine applause here—because writing a “half book” that feels this complete, this exciting, and this emotionally rewarding is the kind of authorial overachievement that makes you put the book down afterward and just nod like, “Yeah. That was unfairly good.”

[Zeb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great assortment of short stories starting and wrapping up the first 10 books and paving the way for future installments.

[Mr. J · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice novella showing the impact of the Ascenders on the other people in the Realm.