Godscourge, Book 2: The Ash Trials

A crosshair on her back, and a soul pact with a god. Now, the true climb begins... Vayra has taken her first steps toward ultimate power. She’s advanced two ranks, learned arcane techniques, and put together a crew. But the gods and their children are still miles above her. Her quest has only just begun. She needs to find a teacher, and fast. With hordes of bounty hunters and powerful godborn on her tail, she’ll need to add new abilities to her arsenal, and she’ll need to push to greater heights. When an opportunity to earn the patronage of a mysterious fire-wielding mentor rears its head, she seizes her chance. She ventures off to a distant world to prove that she’s worthy of training—with new enemies and old rivals close on her heels. A weak-to-strong, slow-burn progression fantasy adventure with earned advances and steady power growth. Dive into a cultivation- and xianxia-inspired seafaring fantasy world with immortal gods, galaxy-spanning empires, and an underdog main character.