Phantom Step - Cultivation LitRPG | World-Hopping | Deckbuilding

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After being shackled with debt and an unbreakable curse, K has developed an unusual ability:

He can transform into different versions of himself across multiple universes.

His talents have given him the name "Golden Phantom"—the Triads' greatest spy. But now, he's forced to become the leader of his own espionage organization with a bunch of ragtag kids.

Sucked into a mind-bending game of wits alongside a gruff Militia Enforcer, they must battle against underground gangs, government spies, and a foe who transcends all Laws of Cultivation...

K just hopes his reality won't fall into ruin.

Basically: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once + Spies + Fantasy

- Slow burn.The LitRPG elements, world-hopping, and deckbuilding will be introduced in Chapter 30. Early chapters will introduce the Cultivation aspect of the system.

-Numbers-lite/Soft LitRPGwith a focus on visual radar/spider charts

-High progression ceiling.The system is evolving as the MC discovers it, and while it seems simple right now it will get crazy later down the line.

-Fast-paced world-hopping(again, think EEAO)

-A light card-based systemlater on. This ties in with the Cultivation and world-hopping. Don't worry, it's not shoehorned in (at least I hope so). It's more like summoning cards, except you're summoning your alternate self.

-An expansive world based on 1930s/40s Republican Era Asiafrom China/Shanghai, Japan, and SEA. Cultivation-based system.Loosely xianxia with martial arts.

-NO romance + harem.Found family. Mentors, brothers, and father figures. Complex family relationships. Misunderstandings.

-Cunning, clever & morally-greyMale MC. (Not perfect, will continue to progress) OP in the beginning, but will getunderpoweredFAST once the system expands. He progresses to improve his team, not just himself.

-Mind-bending games, secret identities, plot twists,and philosophical mystery + drama (like Death Note, Moriarty the Patriot, and Catch Me if You Can) with two rivals trying to outsmart each other later on in the story.

- POVs willoccasionally switch(max 2 in a chapter) but this is very rare.

Uploads every weekday: 9 pm UTC/ 5 pm EST(EDT)

Chapter length: 1500-2500 words (MAX 3000, but rare)