[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades":3,"chapter-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-264":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades",{"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},418054,682,"Chapter 264 Awakening Shadow Element","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-264",264,"\u003Cp>Neo lifted his head and stared at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've completed the Shadow Trial\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give me my reward for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to talk to the Shadow Supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppressive air around him grew heavier, and the shadows seemed to deepen, as though the entity might be listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, the Shadow Supreme should be able to see and hear him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to awaken my Shadow element as the reward for completing the Shadow Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Neo awakened his Shadow element, he would be able to consume Shadow elemental energy without being poisoned and dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It included the mimicked Divine Energy formed by Shadow elementals that was present in the Shadow World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as long as he could gain Divine Energy, he could use it to regenerate his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clenched his flickering hands into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he succeeded, he would get his body back, and since his soul was still here, it would be no different from being 'resurrected.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should not be pulled into the Underworld after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was perfectly logical. Theoretically, at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo knew there were quite a few places where it could go wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Supreme could refuse to give him his reward since he was still in the Shadow World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no guarantee he could regenerate his entire body, especially in his current state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stay tuned for updates on empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an amalgamation of Expert mastery Death—an unstable form of energy that could kill anything, even his own regenerated body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another possibility was him being pulled into the Underworld even after he performed a pseudo-resurrection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clicked his tongue in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the risks, he had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop acting like you can't hear to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give me the reward I rightfully deserve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost heard the shadows chuckle and a door of shadows appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, he knew what was inside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to devour it and he would awaken his shadow element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo entered the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared inside a vast space with chess-board like floor and sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who's that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's not my Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow attacked him with the feral ferocity of a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It died as soon as it got within three steps of Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't had to do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passive death radiating from him was enough to kill the Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is it so weak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed the corpse of Shadow and decided to devour it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories of the real person whom the Shadow mimicked appeared in Neo's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was elderly man who used to live in isolation deep in the mountains, surviving off the land and communing with nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After digesting the memories, Neo saw something astonishing happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Shadow ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stared at the status screen that suddenly sprang up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The progress of Shadow element awakening increased from 1 to 2 when he devoured the old man's Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no way this is true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had an idea of what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't be a Seraph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They know they are reincarnators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I'm not the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his confusion, the truth remained before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devouring old man's Shadow increased his Shadow element awakening progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only devouring one's own Shadow did that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could mean only one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was Neo's Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another door materialized before Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped through it and he appeared in a similar area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor and the sky were like a chess board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Shadow of a middle-aged man with unkempt beard pounced on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo made quick work of it before devouring it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More memories appeared inside his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They belonged to a middle-aged father juggling a demanding physical job while taking care of his three kids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Shadow ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another door appeared before Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same things repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo devoured the Shadow of a child and gained its memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a young boy living in a crowded orphanage, dreaming of being adopted into a loving family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Shadow ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same things repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every door he crossed showed a new Shadow and he gained new memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wanderer in his late 30s, who traveled from town to town, embracing a life without attachments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 12-year-old genius who excelled in science, only for him to grow old and find out he was mediocre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old soldier who has traded his sword for a plow, and longed for peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man in his early 20s working multiple jobs to support his ailing parents and younger siblings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A poor child who wanted to become theatrics after watching a play of a king assassinated by his trusted friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trusted aide of a ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 40-year-old man who works quietly in a library made by a republic nation. He spent his nights reading and contemplating life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A foolish teenage boy fighting against oppressive rulers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elderly farmer who woke up before dawn every day, tending to his crops with devotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A struggling artist in his late 20s, performing on street corners while waiting for his big break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Shadow ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo continued to gain new memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the lives had connection to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought it would remain that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when he devoured the fourteen Shadow something else happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourteenth Shadow belonged to a middle-aged man obsessed with creating life-changing technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until his late twenties, he had been a lazy man with no ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on his 23rd birthday, he suddenly dreamt of his past lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were memories of the thirteen Shadows Neo had devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dreams enlarged the middle-aged man's world and fascinated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fueled his ambition and caused him to become obsessed with science.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man wanted to see those dreams again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see his previous lives in details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he died before he could realize his ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Shadow ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stepped through the fifteenth gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He devoured the Shadow of the monk in his 50s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monk had awakened the memories of his previous lives, which led him to understand the futility of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a vow of silence and lived in a serene monastery, seeking enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>",1047,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","d5405a83f68eb76c89cff3d7aaf82ce55fd59e2dd62027dcbec11135a489a269","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-265","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-263",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]