The Spires grow deadlier. The cartel tightens its grip. To survive Floor 16, he must forge a new kind of power.
After shattering the corrupt monopoly of House Valerius on Floor 15, Ethan, Jax, and Lyra step through the star-iron gate into the Middle Spires, a perilous open-sky archipelago of floating obsidian isles, volatile gravity nodes, and rivers of liquid cobalt mana.
But the aristocratic Grand Council hasn't forgiven the mine scrapper who humiliated their golden heir. Enraged by Ethan's defiance, House Valerius declares an absolute cartel embargo across the Middle Spires. Blank card substrates are contraband. Catalytic mana dust is banned. And elite mercenary strike teams hunt any rogue climber who dares to ascend without noble patronage.
Starved of supplies and trapped between rival guild wars, Ethan refuses to bow. Armed with his evolving temporal relic, [Deck Reset], he ventures into the uncharted heat of the Astral Crucible to achieve what no commoner has ever attempted: forging his own combat cards directly from raw celestial ether and primal monster cores.
A tactical, crunchy LitRPG progression fantasy where crafting strategy shatters high-born arrogance.To survive the volcanic trials of Floors 16 through 30, Ethan must master the ancient art of multi-substrate fusion, unlock the second lost Sovereign Cornerstone, the Spatial Anchor, and craft his first devastating Epic-tier cards before the Magma Sovereign Colossus reduces Team Scrapper to ash.
Why LitRPG & Progression Fantasy Readers Love This Series: - Deep Deckbuilding & Card Fusion: Tactical 7-card combat decks, strict 4-card active hands, and tactile workbench alchemy where monster cores and celestial catalysts dictate survival.
- Authentic Underdog Progression: An analytical scrapper protagonist who out-thinks high-tier aristocrats with synergy arithmetic, spatial manipulation, and hard-earned mastery.
- Crunchy, Meaningful Crafting: Detailed card evolution matrices and alchemy mechanics without mid-combat stat bloat.
- Epic Spire Climbing: Floating volcanic islands, high-altitude guild wars, clockwork colossi, and high-stakes arena clashes.
The anvil is lit. The cards are dealt. The forge awaits.
Ascend the Spires today in this thrilling sequel to The Shattered Deck, available in eBook, paperback, and FREE on Kindle Unlimited!
