

In pacifist ascent the amulet caps your speed I believe. So if I were you, I’d dump into ethereal chains, tmute that ring into energy so chalice keeps you alive, and ascend by trying to avoid combat. Try this so you dont end up slowed down in the attempt. (I may be wrong so lets wait for others xD)
This implies you lose a lot of hp during fights which means you cant starve for long, or that you path in a bad way. The game even with on diet on can be consistently beaten without too much issues.