[{"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-389":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},1139959,1479,"Chapter 389 389: Holy Blast, Defeating the Hatred Demon","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-389",389,"\u003Cp>Fwish! Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound echoed through the shattered battlefield as Alex's final strike toward the Hatred Demon's heart was intercepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as his claws were about to land the fatal blow, the heart, buried within the demon's monstrous chest, reacted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From its core, hundreds of writhing crimson tendrils surged outward like living spears, erupting through the air with a sound that was part screech, part thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They struck Alex all at once, crushing his body in a grotesque, grinding collapse of flesh and bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that, he died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But death wasn't the end of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While his shattered body hit the ground, the rest of those crimson tendrils kept moving, shifting their focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of them coiled around the Hatred Demon's decapitated head, lifting it off the broken terrain and dragging it upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other half buried themselves into the cracked earth beneath, pushing and bracing to raise the demon's vast body back onto its feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What the actual fuck... it's going crazy...' Alex's thoughts echoed, sharp and fast despite his corpse being reduced to little more than pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, through sheer will or perhaps the last function of a still-active skill, his eyes still worked, granting him a front-row seat to the demon's resurrection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was simple yet terrifying, the heart, the essence of the Hatred Demon, had sensed its host was in critical danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in response, it had unleashed its defensive protocols without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was horrifyingly effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this wasn't the end of the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Destiny Shift.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a blinding pulse of reversed time and twisted fate, his death was undone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, Alex's body reverted to what it was five seconds ago, back before he had made his fatal lunge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His position shifted as well, returning him to solid ground, alive again, gasping, but standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in that same moment, the crimson tendrils had already completed their work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hatred Demon's head was once again affixed to its neck, bound by ropes of glowing red flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More tendrils wrapped around the seams like threads of demonic silk, knitting together muscle, bone, and void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a twitch, its hollow, abyss-like face returned, eyes glowing with cruel light, jagged mouths stretching wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like the angel was wrong,\" the Hatred Demon said with a smile far too pleased, \"Too bad. There will be no more second chances now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex didn't respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't flinch, didn't curse, didn't even blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes, calm and determined, remained fixed ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because despite everything, he had already decided, this fight would end with the arrival of [World Cleaver].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that moment was nearly upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, neither he nor the Hatred Demon would even get the chance to clash again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because… Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target has survived. Activating \"Destiny Shackles.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, without warning, golden chains erupted from the ground like divine serpents of light, coiling themselves tightly around the Hatred Demon's massive body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wrapped around its limbs, torso, neck, every part bound, held still by overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still cannot harm me, child,\" the demon chuckled, even now unbothered, \"My heart will protect me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn't lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson tendrils, those defensive extensions of its heart, remained active, slithering and twitching even beneath the shackles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't physical constructs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were soul-born, existing within a different layer of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Destiny Shackles] couldn't suppress them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[10 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was how long the Hatred Demon would remain restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Alex understood the implications all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he failed to kill it within that window, those tendrils would rise again and end him for good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spent the first five seconds testing the impossible, lunging again and again toward the demon's chest, only to be slapped away or killed by the reactive tendrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart's defense was absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't going to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[5 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To anyone watching, it looked hopeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you gonna do, partner?\" Alphox shouted, his tone heavy with panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit…\" Astolf muttered, unable to hide the dread in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Hatred Demon began to laugh louder, watching the seconds slip away with smug satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It knew. Everyone knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[World Cleaver] had appeared and failed, and as far as they were all aware, it was Alex's final trump card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except… they were wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still one last secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One item Alex hadn't used yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An item that was absolutely perfect in this exact situation, when the enemy couldn't move, couldn't regenerate, and couldn't dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do it, host,] a voice echoed in his mind, the Crown of Calamity, perfectly synced with his thoughts, aware of what he intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Crown of Calamity (Forbidden Item)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Can absorb items and directly transfer their powers to the user with a boost]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current stored items: Ring of Eternity, Staff of Pure Hatred, Grand Mage Hat, Annihilation Crucifix]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those items, one stood out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Annihilation Crucifix].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Annihilation Crucifix (Corrupted)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The ultimate item of the angels. Can be wielded by undead, elves, and a select few chosen.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Primary Function: Remove all darkness from your surroundings. Cleanse all impurities. Sever the immortality of any undead.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word \"corrupted\" simply referred to its absorption by the Crown, but its power remained intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more importantly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Crucifix has a unique skill, host :)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was exactly what he had been waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[4 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension in the air was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His allies watched silently, unaware of what he was about to unleash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly read over the Crown's updated data on the crucifix's ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unique Skill: Holy Blast]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Allows the user to concentrate their aura into a radiant shockwave that damages all undead or impure entities in the area. Damage is scaled based on the target's impurity.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be ready, CHILD!\" the Hatred Demon bellowed, trying to scare him one final time, \"There's nothing left for you now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It is time to end it, host. Focus,] the Crown whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex lowered his gaze and brought his hands together in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel his aura gathering, slowly at first, then faster, shifting inward, condensing like a swirling storm being forced into a bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His golden and crimson energy danced and crackled in the air, merging, spinning, forming a glowing orb between his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was [Holy Blast].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had waited the entire battle for this exact moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hatred Demon had simply been too fast before, too chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, frozen in place, vulnerable, this was the only time he could use it without missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if there was a single being in the entire game of [Universal Descent] more impure than anything else, it was this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't kill me!\" the Hatred Demon shouted louder, trying one last time to shake his focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will regenerate, no matter what!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex didn't waver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes closed, hands joined, he centered all of his power into that singular orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura trembled with raw force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure in the air grew heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, with one second left, he opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They blazed with fury and light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye,\" he whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HOLY BLAST!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single, fluid motion, Alex thrust his hands forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orb launched like a bullet of divine wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first it was only the size of his chest, but as it flew, it grew, swelling to the size of the Hatred Demon's massive torso, radiant with golden-red energy, trailing streaks of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWISHHHHH, BOOOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Destiny Shackles removed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was far too late for the demon to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Blast collided with its chest, no, it engulfed its chest, and in that instant, even the Hatred Demon's smug expression vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes widened. The pain was instant. Agonizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AAAAAAAAHHHHHH—\" it screamed, howling as the blast burned through its flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single crimson tendril shriveled and disintegrated as the wave of purifying energy tore into its essence, leaving a gaping hole where its chest once was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had barely been touched, yet it already knew it had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this wasn't just some regular attack. This was judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain, the unbearable torment, was a result of its own existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too impure, too corrupted, too evil. The attack had hit its very soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Alex didn't wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched himself forward using his four wings, shooting through the air with unrelenting speed, arriving in front of the still-twitching demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was breaking apart, but its heart, the true source, was still intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AAAAAAAAAAHH, MAKE IT STOPPPPPP—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex ignored the screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his claws, eyes focused. Then, struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brutal, direct hit to the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM! Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have hit the Hatred Demon's heart for the third and final time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[0\u002F3 Strikes Left. Its heart will now break. Permanent death initiated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex smiled as he felt the heart beneath his claws begin to crack, deep fissures forming instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beams of light spilled out from within, blindingly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It is about to break. You should get out of here, host,] the Crown warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He backed off immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hatred Demon had gone quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body stood frozen, hands clutching its chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-You…\" it whispered, eyes trembling, voice low and weak, \"You… win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were its final words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, just like the heart, cracks began to spread across its entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light shone from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after a tense fifteen seconds, without warning, a burst of divine light exploded from the center of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hatred Demon's body crumbled to dust. Its heart shattered. And the nightmare finally ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have defeated the 'Hatred Demon.']\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A\u002FN\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry that this fight lasted so long, but so much happened in it that it was difficult to decide what could enter and what couldn't, so the pacing got terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always, the following fights will be normal-sized as always, and I did say it was the longest battle in the ENTIRE novel.\u003C\u002Fp>",1663,"2026-06-03T12:12:47.112Z","2026-06-03T12:12:55.154Z",1,"novelbin.me","3343272772f21bcd514615517b0854ae95dfcbf7c8e995d0d709ad59c75a922d","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-390","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-388",516,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fawakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-cover.jpg"]