[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra":3,"chapter-awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-340":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Awakening: Reincarnating With the SSS-Level Extraction Talent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1140072,1479,"Chapter 340: The Truth about the Grand Mages, Staff Blade","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-340",340,"\u003Cp>The meeting hall fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you just say?\" Isolde asked again, his voice low, but his fingers clenched tight around his staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in a long while, the Grand Mage was sweating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grand Mages were among the strongest beings in existence, their power rivaling even the most terrifying creatures in Universal Descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were limits: clear, undeniable boundaries that none of them dared cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And fighting a god? That was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said I killed a God, and nothing happened,\" Alex repeated, his expression calm as if he was talking about the weather, \"So, I don’t see the big deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The [Chosen Games] will happen regardless, and by the end, only one god will be left standing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all knew that already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy tension spread through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Mages exchanged looks, some trembling, others gripping their staffs as if preparing for the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all heard the rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [God of the Abyss] had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news had shaken every powerful entity across Universal Descent, spreading like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this kid, this human, was claiming responsibility for it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the [God of the Abyss] had been in his own domain, even if he had been weakened… killing a god was still impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, Alex spoke as if it was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isolde, normally composed, now looked at Alex with something close to disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, across the room, Arceus was holding back laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had felt the shift in the air, the sheer pressure of Alex’s aura had sent a chill down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even then, he wasn’t afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arceus knew one thing: Alex hated the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hated those who stood beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hated those who sought the destruction of humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you didn’t fall into one of those three categories, you were safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Arceus had known from the moment he invited Alex here that chaos would follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just didn’t think it would happen so fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex sighed and closed his eyes, summoning his [Universal Orbs].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten orbs of different colors emerged from his body, swirling around him in perfect synchronization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer energy they radiated sent waves of power through the hall, making the very air hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex had underestimated one thing: the insanity of the Grand Mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, Isolde spun his staff, his aura igniting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, cutting glow burst forth from the top of his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staff Blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single motion, the staff extended into a blade of pure blue energy, slicing forward faster than light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack was so sudden, so precise, that no one even had time to stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex’s body was cleaved in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His upper and lower halves split apart, both sections collapsing onto the table before slowly sliding to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Annoying brat,\" Isolde muttered, his breathing heavy, his eyes filled with fury, \"You talk about killing a god, but you can’t even react to this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice one, boss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good job!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, get rid of that bastard! The gods will be pleased knowing we took him out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughter and cheers erupted among the Grand Mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex’s body was still falling, but as it descended, his eyes turned hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I knew I should have killed them all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts were clear, unshaken by the fact that he had just been cut in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them, every single Grand Mage, was aligned with the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had suspected at first that maybe half of them, at worst, were working towards humanity’s destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now? All of them were in on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense why they wanted to wait before unleashing destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t hesitation, it was patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And patience was something Alex no longer had, especially for all of those he despised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body trembled, and a crimson and golden aura ignited from his remains, surging outward in waves of unfiltered power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Isolde turned his gaze to Arceus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you,\" he spat, \"You were already a pain, refusing to join our meetings, ignoring our plans, but this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured toward Alex’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the final straw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Grand Mages raised their staffs, all of them now pointing directly at Arceus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Arceus remained seated, unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arceus knew there was no escaping this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With all fifty-two Grand Mages preparing to attack at once, even someone like him would struggle to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t paying attention to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he was looking at Alex’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More specifically, at Alex’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though his body was split in two, his pupils were still moving, staring directly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were burning with a single message:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to kill them all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arceus smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them, not the Grand Mages, not even himself, had anticipated that things would turn out like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Alex, when he revealed that he had killed the [God of the Abyss], had only done so to gauge their reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see who among them was truly on the gods’ side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[LIAR!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His [Cursed Eyes of Truth] had activated every time Isolde spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every word he uttered was a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Alex realized this, there was no turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any last words, traitor?\" Isolde sneered, \"The moment the [Chosen Games] end, we’ll destroy the last world, and we’ll rule for millennias to come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arceus chuckled, \"I feel like you should be more careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isolde frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone who killed a god doesn’t die that easily, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isolde’s heart stopped as he sensed something from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spun around, eyes locking onto Alex’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DESTINY SHIFT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Undoing Death…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks of energy surged, and Alex’s two halves reconnected instantly, back to their original position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh, bone, and blood rewove themselves as his body snapped back together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, he was whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly, his aura flaring violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson and golden energy surrounding him surged to its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself became heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… the hell…\" one of the Grand Mages muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex’s gaze lifted, his golden irises glowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"KILL HIM!\" Isolde roared, \"HE CAN’T BE IMMORTAL! NO ONE IS!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Mages hesitated for only a moment before unleashing their magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty-two Grand Mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spells rained down from every direction, the sheer force of them enough to obliterate even a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shouldn’t have come here, kiddo,\" Isolde smirked, \"Biggest mistake of your life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh,\" Alex grinned, his left arm twisted, transforming into the [Bleeding Dragon Claws], \"I’ve made worse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first wave of magic struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex braced for impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fight… it was worse than his battle with the [God of the Abyss].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty-two Grand Mages, plus the [Grand Mage Master] himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a god might have been overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Alex? This was just another test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he truly wanted to protect humanity, if he truly wanted to win the [Chosen Games], then he had to kill them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dying wasn’t an option, because if he did… It would mean he was too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was something he refused to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have selected the \"Orb of the Unbreakable.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex’s aura exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to eliminate them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And cross another name off his [Elimination List]\u003C\u002Fp>",1226,"2026-06-03T12:12:47.112Z","2026-06-03T12:12:55.153Z",1,"novelbin.me","de89c77adca48bac9558b09e4d1028dd5520fd7c71542276e5f02193b7e557db","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-341","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-512",516,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fawakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-cover.jpg"]