[{"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-358":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},418298,682,"Chapter 358  True Names","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-358",358,"\u003Cp>Neo had a dumbfounded expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She wants to kill me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Leonora replied with a bitter smile. \"She thinks you killed Kendrick and wants revenge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I reincarnated him. That was what he wanted too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gwen doesn't know that,\" Leonora said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Gwen's eyes, Neo had killed Kendrick brutally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her anger was justified in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonora noticed Neo's troubled expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached out and patted his back sympathetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's better if you don't meet Gwen now. She… well, she is quite motivated about her revenge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo sighed and nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I doubt she will listen to you if you tell her that you didn't kill Kendrick,\" Leonora added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That sounds about right,\" Neo admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonora immediately spoke enthusiastically, trying to lighten the mood before it could worsen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry! I will try to tell her that you might've helped Kendrick pass on, instead of killing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's better to change her mind over time than to try to do it abruptly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he would have to postpone meeting Gwen and asking her if she wanted to be resurrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Leonora, though, made it clear Gwen had no intention of resurrection—revenge or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duo talked for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint chill lingered in the air, making Leonora pull her cloak tighter around herself as she laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began to narrate her experiences in the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Underworld was quite surprising,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was light and melodious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The amount of dark energies in the Underworld is too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyone who comes here turns into a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only those with high mastery in Dark-type elements or Holy or Light elements are somewhat immune to monsterization.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo glanced at her horns with a side eye while she was not paying attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do have the Holy element, but when I came here, my mastery was barely Apprentice rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I didn't find a unique breathing technique, I might've become a monster by now,\" she explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unique breathing technique?\" Neo questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Leonora replied. \"My breathing technique turns all the dark-type elements I breathe into physical substance. These horns…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gestured to the curved, black horns atop her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are the impurities everyone breathes in the Underworld. I just turned them into these.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed a Grim Reaper had recognized her talent and decided to invest in her. They must've given the breathing technique to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems like you are lucky. It wouldn't take long before a Grim Reaper takes you in as their disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That reminds me…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked him in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you become a Grim Reaper? I thought Grim Reapers all had Expert mastery in their main elements at the minimum?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last meeting between Leonora and Neo was a few weeks ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Neo's rank had been an Awakened Demigod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On average, elemental mastery was harder to gain than ranking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time one reached Expert mastery in an element, they would typically be Paragon Demigods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Neo was only an Awakened Demigod. Mythic, if Leonora gave him the benefit of the doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's lips curved into a slight grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm an Empyrean now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That explains how you are… Wait, you are what rank?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empyrean Demigod.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened momentarily before she looked him up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a sigh, she waved a hand dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it. I don't want to know how you did it. I feel like it will give me a headache.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo chuckled at her very \"Leonora-like\" response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They talked a bit more before he decided it was time to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you later,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bye.\" Leonora waved, her horns catching the light once more as she smiled. \"And don't worry about Gwen. I'll talk to her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo nodded and left the Solace City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cool breeze of the forest greeted him as he stepped out of the city's gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense canopy of leaves overhead cast dappled shadows on the dirt path below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint chirping of birds echoed in the distance, mingling with the rustling of leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that I'm done with this, it's time I focus on my Life and Holy elements,\" Neo muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked through the forest, deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not just my elements, I need to rank up my traits, train to increase my stats, and focus on other elements too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A frown tugged at his lips as he cocked his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Funnily enough, after returning from the Shadow Trial, Neo was starting to feel an itch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world was safe. For now at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it made Neo restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't want the embrace of safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was when he was pushed to his limits that he grew fastest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He enjoyed that feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can go somewhere I can find a lot of strong enemies, it would be best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can use True Darkness to gain their talents, stats, traits and elemental mastery, and I will be able to fight to my heart's content while doing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, since my luck is dogshit, I need to devour a lot of beings to get what I want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stopped as he weighed his options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed a place with countless powerful enemies, all of them Paragons at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weak opponents wouldn't give him anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dammit, a place like that isn't easy to find. Paragons aren't leaves that grow on trees,\" he muttered bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed deeply, his breath misting in the cool air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems like I can only focus on Holy and Life elements for now and train other elements later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his steps brought him closer to the edge of the forest, another idea struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another option if Neo wanted to train everything at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe Dad would know of a good place,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After days of travel, the dense canopy of the forest gave way to an open, sandy beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of crashing waves filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stepped onto the beach, his feet sinking slightly into the grainy, blank sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Sea stretched before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its crimson waters churned and glistened endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Sea was a unique phenomenon, existing both in the world of the living and the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike in the world of the living—where a single supercontinent existed at its center—the Underworld's Blood Sea was dotted with multiple small continents and countless islands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Forest of All Beginnings was one of these continents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far across the sea lay Styxhaven, the continent where the Monarch, Hades, resided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Styxhaven was also home to the Jury of End, the sacred place where all souls were judged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's eyes flickered as he thought of the powerful forces residing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, anyone wishing to cross the Blood Sea would need to board the Nether Ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were ghostly vessels that ferried travelers –dead and the living alike – across the perilous waters of Blood Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they were slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would take months to travel using Nether Ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo smirked faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a better method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Veldora Elowyn Starfall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful roar ripped through the forest, shaking the very earth beneath Neo's feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Birds—if they could be called that, with their shadowy forms and glowing black eyes—took flight, screeching in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The winds howled violently, tearing through the dense canopy above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaves swirled in a chaotic dance, and the ground trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant Blood Sea churned wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its crimson waves crashed against the sandy shore in a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky darkened further, as if bowing to the arrival of something truly monumental.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the horizon, a massive, gleaming figure shot through the air with terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient dragon, Veldora, descended upon the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its scales shimmered like liquid obsidian, each one etched with faint, glowing runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its read eyes burned with intelligence as it locked onto Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon's presence was suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Paragon rank onward, one became a special existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not simply an increase in stats and skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an evolution of 'existence'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One's very essence ascended to a higher plane of existence when they reached the Paragon rank and above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many changes followed after reaching such heights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the most notable was the 'True Name.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The names of Paragon Demigods—and Stage 1 Gods—held unique power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply uttering their true name could alert them of the fact that someone was talking about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Exalted Demigods, and Stage 2 Gods, the power of their True Name was even more terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless you were at least Paragon rank yourself, you couldn't hear the True Name of an Exalted Demigod and Stage-2 Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you somehow managed to hear it, you would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You would be crushed under the weight of their existence.\u003C\u002Fp>",1462,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","5ead91931794b019529426c66d735529d858cdefb08622bb7a73c3fda3d7f6c4","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-359","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-357",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]