[{"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-331":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},418371,682,"Chapter 331  Reward Of The Shadow Trial","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-331",331,"\u003Cp>\"What do you want as the reward, Neo Hargraves?\" A #22 asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could ask for anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power, wealth, status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Deity of Shadows would give him anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the three, what was it that Neo wanted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo thought back to his goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to reach the zenith and be the strongest there was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal had never changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he ask for strength from the Supreme Deity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not feel satisfied, even if he became the strongest, if that strength came from somebody else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, the strength granted to him would be a reward of the Shadow Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was 'granted.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I want is…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had always chased after ultimate strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was ultimate strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were rulers of planets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could control the lives of billions with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they had their limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were bound to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the world, they were nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was why Valkaraia defeated Earth so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angel had targeted the World Core of Earth, and there was nothing anyone could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They conquered planets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, were the symbol of ultimate strength the Outer Gods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They conquered planets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ravaged worlds with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Neo knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outer Gods were far from the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valkaraia had tried to collect Earth's [Sacred Treasure].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Neo had to guess, the reason Outer Gods invaded other planets was related to Sacred Treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Outer Gods wouldn't have needed to collect Sacred Treasures if they were the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest beings needed not to do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the Supreme Deity of Shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo looked at A #22 before he turned to the empty sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void above was endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to hide something greater beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He' must be there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to see what true strength looks like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo wanted to see what the end of his goal looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to see the Zenith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindlessly chasing after strength was useless if he did not know what he was aiming for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo Hargraves,\" A #22 called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doll's facial expression remained neutral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Neo could sense the suppressed wrath in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your performance was exceptional. No, it was beyond exceptional, it was a masterpiece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't overstep your boundaries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice stabbed into Neo's soul like a sharp blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his jaw, feeling the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your existence is far weaker than the Supreme's divine self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A glance can kill you, and your skills won't be able to protect you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She talked as if she was trying to protect Neo by stopping him from seeing Shadow Supre'e's true self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Neo knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt it was beneath Supreme's prestige to be looked upon by someone as 'weak' as him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've said what I want as a reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it kills you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've made my choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo might've been immortal, but the gap between him and Supreme Deity was too enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His immortality might not save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if a fish can breathe underwater, if it goes too deep, the water would crush it to death, Neo Hargraves,\" A #22 warned. \"You are that fish. A carp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just because your Death makes you Immortal doesn't mean you can't die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the lofty gods of Earth were no different than bugs in front of the Supreme Deity of Shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo Hargraves—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gatekeeper stopped speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…if that is what you wish, O Supreme.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bowed and lowered her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo kept his eyes on the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if someone there was chuckling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he heard a voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ears burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin started to crack, and his blood vessels ruptured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if his bones were being crushed from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single word carried power to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will allow you to look at me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ginormous entity began to appear in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black tendrils of ink writhed around it as if shielding its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its enormous horns seemed to pierce the heavens themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster's presence was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's eyes burst from the strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used his Intent to 'see' the Supreme Deity of Shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure looked down upon him with an overwhelming gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be unfathomably large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo did not say it, but something told him the entity was larger than the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used his Death to delay the pull of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was being crushed under the overwhelming presence of the Shadow Supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated the third stage of his blessing, along with Life and Holy elements to heal himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing seemed able to stop the destruction of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Neo's expression twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of anger appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't joke with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lungs were crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used Intent to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said show me your true self, not this damned monster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I die, I die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't need your consideration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster in the sky smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft laughter echoed through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure surrounding Neo increased a hundredfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul and Seed of Existence began to crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true body of the Supreme Deity of Shadows began to manifest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wisps of black ink floated around, shifting and distorting the surrounding void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ink twisted and transformed into different objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment, it was a human figure, the next a jagged rock, and then an orb of swirling energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body was not just giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its weight of existence seemed to crush the fabric of reality itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gap of Dimension where Neo and A #22 stood began to fracture, and cracks formed in the endless void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stopped delaying his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew it was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he directed his entire focus toward the Supreme Deity of Shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one word came to his mind when he looked at the supreme being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Totality.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Supreme seemed to mirror every object in existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ever-shifting form continued to transform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black ink flowed with perfect fluidity, morphing into massive horns, then blades, then symbols.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo felt as if he was witnessing the entire universe reflected in that form at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body, soul, and Seed of Existence were shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is what true power looks like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his body crumbled away, he reached his arm toward the endless sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, he gained a goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The being in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Deity of Shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo would surpass him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body and soul shattered into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gatekeeper A #22's expression shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened in shock as Neo's Seed of Existence did not completely vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faint, radiant light continued to flicker within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eternal was protecting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What…?\" A #22 muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced up at the vast figure in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"O Supreme, did you hold back to make sure he survived?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My A #22, do you believe me to a fraud? That I would lie about giving a reward and give a incomplete reward instead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I apologize, O Supreme. I dare not doubt you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A #22 lowered her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Deity chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was normal for A #22 to think he had held back from manifesting his true body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had not held back at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A #22, you seem to have forgotten who he is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice caused countless worlds that existed outside the Gaps of Dimension to shatter like fragile glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an instant, reality itself trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Deity of Shadows shifted his gaze and looked at the broken worlds. He restored them with a mere thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fragments of the broke world seamlessly merged back together as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one in those worlds realized they had been killed and brought back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Deity turned his gaze from the restored worlds toward A #22.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is not a carp or a fish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Deity raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black ink writhed around his fingers, grabbing the ginormous monster Neo had first seen when he asked to see Shadow Supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a simple gesture, the Supreme condensed the monster into a sphere of ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows shifted within the sphere like an abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is a dragon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Heavenbreaker, that's who he is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball of ink descended, floating gently above A #22's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Deity's colossal form began to dissolve, retreating from the Gap of Dimension and allowing the void to stabilize once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gatekeeper stared at the orb of ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew why the Supreme Deity gave it to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to give the sphere he had created to Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orb was crafted from a part of the Supremes' true body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It contained enormous power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sphere of ink was a reward that countless beings would kill for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one reason why Shadows Supreme gave it to Neo even though he never asked for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had earned it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1493,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","2e5f637a317ba1e6ab39aecbdeaa89320b5c86c402d0cc575bf118dca49bc87f","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-332","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-330",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]