[{"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-502":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Awakening: Reincarnating With the SSS-Level Extraction Talent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":9,"created_at":14,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1140044,1479,"Chapter 502: The Soul Projections, Lich's Death, Only One Left","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-502",502,"\u003Cp>Lich and Nocteron stared up at the eerie projections floating above their heads, ethereal manifestations of their souls, glowing with an otherworldly aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never seen anything like it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These projections pulsed faintly with their essence, twisted and dark in appearance, yet somehow fragile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell are we looking at…?\" Nocteron muttered, eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them had spent lifetimes mastering death, cheating it, commanding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, in this strange crimson domain, they found themselves in a position that made even gods hesitate, bound by rules that were unfamiliar and absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So wait…\" Nocteron finally spoke again, realization creeping into his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying… all our lives, the millions we've stockpiled, they're meaningless here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the side, Hades floated calmly in the air, his spectral body translucent yet immense, a grin crawling across his demonic face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seems so,] he answered with amusement in his deep, resonant voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Millions of lives or not, here, one soul is all you've got. Not so sure who's going to win now, huh? Heh. Two minutes left, by the way.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single statement brought silence crashing down like a hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just two minutes remained in this cursed domain, two minutes before everything ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped inside, bound by its rules, the two dark entities exchanged a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in their long, undead existences, cold sweat crept down their foreheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had always thought themselves invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lich's mastery of soulcraft and Nocteron's unending regeneration had made them untouchable, but now, that invincibility was an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If their soul projections shattered, it would be true death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scariest part? The winner wasn't decided yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blur of crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, Alex surged forward like a predator unleashed, closing the distance in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air cracked around him as his [Scythe of Hatred] sliced toward Lich with lethal precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade connected with Lich's torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No blood. No visible wound.Not even a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lich's eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That attack should have cleaved him in two, outside this domain, it would have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would've revived instantly, sure, but the blow still would've landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet now, no damage. Not physically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GAAAH—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lich suddenly gasped, clutching his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, overwhelming pain exploded inside him, not in his body, but deeper, rooted in something far more vital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the fuck is going on?!\" Nocteron snarled, his voice laced with panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it came, the sound that chilled them both to the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked up in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lich's soul projection, shaped like a twisted, skeletal heart, wrapped in bone, draped in a thick dark aura, had cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A visible fracture formed along its edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No… no no no,\" Lich panicked, immediately swinging his scepter with violent force, slamming it into Alex and knocking him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex's own crimson soul projection cracked slightly in response, though less than Lich's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had clearly done more damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rules didn't hide anything!\" Nocteron shouted, realizing the truth, \"They're crystal clear, if your soul shatters, you die! Just don't let him hit you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lich nodded, but he was trembling now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands were shaking, his chest heaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain from that soul wound, it was unlike anything he had ever experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt eternal, like a scar burned onto his very existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, he understood what true death felt like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this what mortals endure, when they're truly annihilated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn't lose to a human. He refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him, Alex stood back up slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blow had landed, sure, but he looked unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single hint of pain in his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura flared with steady power, unwavering, unbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lich stared at him, something unspoken forming in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's done this before, hasn't he…? He's faced soul-death, and he endured it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"MY DETERMINATION WILL SURPASS YOURS!\" Lich suddenly roared, spinning his scepter violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of necrotic energy erupted outward as he summoned thousands of undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Undead Reapers], [Undead Lords], hulking [Undead Beasts], all of them rose from the earth with glowing eyes and rotting limbs, their presence dark and overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nocteron, catching the shift, also extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spectral spirits burst to life around him, vengeful wraiths, long-dead kings, ghostly knights from forgotten wars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His army returned once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex simply smiled, his gaze unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really think that's what determination looks like?\" he asked, his voice cold and calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura pulsed with power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've already lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! Fwish! Fwish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, every single summoned undead and spirit collapsed as Alex darted through the field in a blur of red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't even see him move, he was simply everywhere at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His scythe moved like a phantom, and in an instant, everything Lich and Nocteron had summoned was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most determined one wins here,\" Alex whispered, his voice darker now, his aura coiling around him like a living flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that will never be you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll see about that,\" Nocteron growled, stepping forward, \"Hades. Give me the weapon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Very well.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hades chuckled as he snapped three fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the ground, a blackened sword rose, its blade engulfed in green, underworld flames, the same eerie glow that surrounded Nocteron's current form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat and hatred that radiated from it felt palpable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lich, too, responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He plunged his scepter into the ground, channeling the essence of his fallen undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones twisted around it, the dark aura intensifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His weapon pulsed with power, now empowered by everything he had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1 minute and 30 seconds,] Hades announced, hovering behind Nocteron with his grin still wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because deep down, Alex already knew he had won the moment he stepped into this domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't just fighting for survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't like them, drunk on power or selfish purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carried with him the weight of billions of souls wronged by the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength came from a place of rage, grief, justice, and above all, pure, unwavering determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could react, Alex was already in front of Lich again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look out!\" Lich shouted, slamming his scepter down and summoning massive skeletal hands from the ground to restrain Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the lives you stole…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex's aura exploded outward, crimson flames consuming the skeletal hands instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His scythe flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single strike, Lich's empowered scepter was knocked from his hands, sent flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex's scythe moved in a blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike cracked Lich's soul projection further and further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain Lich felt was unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ENOUGH!\" Nocteron shouted, launching himself at Alex with his burning sword, \"MY FLAMES WILL ERASE YOU!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex didn't even turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he opened his [Digital Inventory Watch] mid-attack and retrieved something, a strange bottle glowing faintly with golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gift from Arceus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Random Potion (Forbidden)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Effect: Can give massive buffs, summon skills, or inflict random debuffs. Throw at self or target to activate.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Alex threw the potion over his shoulder, straight toward Nocteron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't look. He didn't need to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nocteron didn't dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too arrogant. Too focused on rage to care about a potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shattered on contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of yellow energy surrounded Nocteron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Random effect triggered: Stun for 5 seconds.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What…?!\" Nocteron froze in place, unable to move a muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In five seconds, he could swing hundreds of times, and he did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strike after strike landed on Lich, each one cracking the soul projection further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bone heart above him was nearly shattered now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lich groaned, fell to one knee, shaking, trembling, barely holding on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul was screaming in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then… Alex raised his scythe one last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Lich, not as a powerful foe, not as a legend, but as a monster who had destroyed countless lives without remorse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes burned with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No mercy. No hesitation. Only justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWISH! SWASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final blow landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack… Crack… BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soul projection above Lich shattered completely, fragments dissolving into nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lich collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in his entire existence, truly dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lich's soul has been shattered. He lacked the determination to go on. Too bad!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex turned slowly toward Nocteron, just as the stun faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lich…?\" he whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[\"Lich, Chosen One of Death,\" has been killed. Nocteron has lost half his powers due to their bond.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nocteron's flames flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of breaking, they surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"IF DETERMINATION IS EVERYTHING, THEN I'LL GIVE IT ALL I'VE GOT!\" he roared, flames flaring violently around him, \"COME AT ME, HUMAN!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex stepped forward, scythe glowing, eyes still burning with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You'll join him soon,\" he murmured, \"No one else will stand in my way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final clash began. And only one of them would leave alive.\u003C\u002Fp>","2026-06-03T12:13:02.837Z","2026-06-03T12:13:10.375Z",1,"novelbin.me","b6d4257f7880894d34c834537374c34908675910fe6d33834c7395d04319ad27","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-323","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-322",516,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fawakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-cover.jpg"]