### Chapter 7: Ascension and the Divine Clash
**Date: October 4, 2024 - 8:00 PM**
Li Wei's first livestream had been a roaring success. As he logged back into Realm of Ascendancy, his followers eagerly awaited his next move. The game's immersive environment enveloped him, and he immediately felt the familiar connection to his realm.
He noticed a notification blinking on his interface. He had earned enough experience and sacred force from repelling the invaders to level up. With excitement coursing through him, he opened the progression menu and examined his options.
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**Classes of Gods:**
1. **Hell Gods**: Masters of destruction, fire, and chaos.
2. **Earth Gods**: Guardians of nature, life, and balance.
3. **Heaven Gods**: Beacons of light, virtue, and protection.
4. **Water Gods**: Rulers of oceans, rivers, and storms.
5. **Air Gods**: Controllers of wind, weather, and the skies.
6. **Void Gods**: Manipulators of space, time, and the unknown.
**Levels of Ascension:**
1. **Beginner**
2. **Intermediate**
3. **Advanced**
4. **Grandmaster**
5. **King**
6. **Emperor**
7. **Supreme**
There are only three Supreme gods: the Supreme Hell God, the Supreme Heaven God, and the Supreme Earth God.
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Li Wei's class as an Earth God had unique paths of progression. He could choose to specialize further within his domain:
1. **Nature's Guardian**: Enhanced control over flora and fauna, boosting the growth and resilience of his realm.
2. **Elemental Master**: Superior command over earth and water elements, providing powerful defensive and offensive capabilities.
3. **Life Bringer**: Ability to heal and resurrect followers, amplifying the faith and productivity of his realm.
He decided to specialize as an **Elemental Master**, seeking a balance of power and protection for his realm. With a decisive click, he allocated his points, feeling a surge of energy and newfound abilities coursing through him.
His realm responded instantly. The forests grew denser, the earth more fertile, and the streams flowed with greater vitality. His followers felt the change, their prayers and devotion intensifying as they sensed their god's increased power.
Just as he was reveling in his newfound strength, a dark shadow loomed over his domain. The air grew thick with an ominous presence. A portal tore open the fabric of his realm, and through it stepped the God of Chaos, a towering figure wreathed in darkness and malevolence—the deity responsible for the earlier invasion.
**Chaos God:** "So, you think you can defy me, Earth God? Let's see how you fare in the God's Arena."
Before Li Wei could react, he was transported to the God's Arena, an otherworldly battleground where the laws of the universe were mere suggestions. The arena was an ever-shifting expanse of cosmic energy, with celestial bodies floating in the distance and the ground beneath his feet pulsating with raw power.
The Chaos God stood opposite him, a being of pure destructive force, and around them, other gods materialized to witness the epic clash. It was a place where gods tested their mettle, creating and destroying the very fabric of reality.
**Li Wei:** "I won't back down. This realm will know the power of the Earth God."
With a wave of his hand, Li Wei summoned massive walls of stone and roots, forming a protective barrier around himself. The Chaos God responded by summoning a storm of fire and brimstone, the heat so intense it threatened to melt the very air.
Li Wei countered with a surge of sacred force, manipulating the earth to rise and form a shield. The ground split open, and columns of water erupted, dousing the flames and creating a mist that obscured the battlefield.
In a blinding flash, the Chaos God unleashed an attack that warped reality itself, bending time and space to his will. Li Wei felt his surroundings distort, the laws of physics tearing apart. But he drew upon his connection to the earth, grounding himself in the stability of nature.
**Li Wei:** "I am the guardian of life and balance!"
He extended his arms, calling upon the essence of his realm. Vines and roots burst from the ground, wrapping around the Chaos God and binding him. Li Wei channeled his elemental mastery, summoning a hurricane of rock and water that battered his foe relentlessly.
The Chaos God roared, breaking free and hurling bolts of dark energy that shattered the landscape. Li Wei stood firm, his resolve unyielding. He manipulated the earth beneath the Chaos God, opening a chasm that swallowed the dark energy.
The two gods clashed in a spectacle of divine power, creating and destroying the very fabric of the universe around them. Planets formed and shattered, stars were born and extinguished, and the arena itself seemed to struggle under the strain of their battle.
In a final, desperate move, the Chaos God summoned a vortex of pure entropy, aiming to consume everything. But Li Wei tapped into the deepest reserves of his sacred force, channeling the life essence of his entire realm.
**Li Wei:** "By the power of nature, be vanquished!"
He unleashed a torrent of elemental fury, merging earth, water, and life into a single, devastating attack. The vortex was overwhelmed, collapsing in on itself, and the Chaos God was engulfed in a storm of creation and destruction.
As the dust settled, the arena began to stabilize. The other gods watched in awe as Li Wei stood victorious, the Chaos God defeated and fading into the ether.
The God's Arena returned him to his realm, where his followers awaited, their faith stronger than ever. Li Wei knew that his victory had not only protected his domain but had also solidified his place among the divine.
He smiled, feeling the connection with his realm and his people deepen. The journey ahead would be filled with more trials and battles, but he was ready. For now, he had proven his strength and the power of an Earth God.