[{"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-359":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},418299,682,"Chapter 359  The All-Seeing Eye","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-359",359,"\u003Cp>The power of True Names was not something to be trifled with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veldora came as soon as his True Name – which only a few handful knew – was uttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I greet the Second Prince.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon bowed his massive head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had retracted his Intent presence a while ago when he realized it was harmful to Neo. The air, once suffocating under the weight of Veldora's overwhelming aura, felt lighter, almost calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like this, Neo smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Neo first arrived in the Underworld, the Wandering Giant, Neromax, an Exalted rank monster, had taken his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Neo had heard that the Ancient Dragon Veldora, who had been sleeping for centuries, suddenly woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rumors spread like wildfire that Veldora and Neromax were fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had thought they were fighting for his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he knew the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veldora was attacking Neromax because the Wandering Giant had tried to drink Neo's – Veldora's protégé – blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nice to meet you too,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prince, have you called us because you wish to meet the Monarch?\" Veldora asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could fly at a high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would lessen the time of travel by several weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Neo nodded. \"I hope I'm not overstepping my boundaries by asking you, an Ancient Dragon, to give me a ride.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all, Prince. It is my pleasure to serve you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veldora lowered his colossal body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath them quivered gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a moment's hesitation, Neo climbed onto the dragon's back, settling between the ridges of his scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The texture was surprisingly smooth, yet firm like tempered steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, the ancient dragon took flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ascent was breathtaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground quaked as his wings unfurled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their sheer size blotted out the skies above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single beat of those mighty wings sent a gust of wind cascading through the forest and sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Woah,\" Neo muttered, amazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair whipped wildly as they rose higher and higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single flap of Veldora's wing could – and would – crush the entire forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no trees were uprooted, not a single branch snapped in their wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veldora's control was beyond masterclass. It was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be surprised just yet, Prince. There is a lot more for you to see,\" Veldora chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flapped again, and his body shot forward with an explosive burst of speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Forest of All Beginning disappeared behind them in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense fog that once shrouded the forest thinned, replaced by the vast expanse of the Blood Sea that stretched endlessly in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea's surface glistened darkly, as if a million crimson eyes stared back at Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How fast are we flying?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo couldn't tell their speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around them was eerily still, with no drag or turbulence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever he turned, his gaze met the ominous crimson waters of the Blood Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing that would allow him to compare their speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing to do on the journey, Neo decided to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and meditated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had to learn how to close his Intent senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could more or less do it already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The problem is balance.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Neo closed all his Intent senses, he would become blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his physical eyes did not work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to figure out how to close his Intent senses but leave them open just enough so he could still \"see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Let's try it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo focused on the Intent of the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was filled with Intent of Death, Darkness, Destruction, Despair, Nightmare, Fear, Blood, Curse, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Intents originated from their respective elementals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo found it marvelous how Elementals, who weren't dead or alive, had their own Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Sea had similar Intent, only countless times more sinister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Intent filled with deep-seated grudge was the most prominent within the Blood Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veldora had his own Intent too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts created Intent, his body created Intent, his existence created Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those Intents were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Intent of Thoughts revealed his inner musings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Intent of Body told Neo what his body was made of, what it was capable of, and what it was weak against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Intent of Existence told Neo the past of Veldora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo focused on these threads of Intent and looked inside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient Dragon, when young – only an infant wyvern – met the Second Prince of Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two became friends, helped each other, and were eventually separated when the Second Prince had to reincarnate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young wyvern had cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't want to be separated from the Second Prince, but the Grim Reapers, cold and emotionless, did not listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their decision was absolute, and the young wyvern's protests fell on deaf ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wyvern could not stop the Second Prince's reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, he had vowed his loyalty to the prince, tears streaming from his eyes, and he promised he would grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swore that the next time they met, he would protect the Second Prince, no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That young wyvern was now known as the Ancient Dragon Veldora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had indeed become strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help the Second Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he saw the prince reincarnate, he would be reminded of his own failures. Of how, despite his strength and power, he could not keep his vow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not your fault,\" Neo said as he read Veldora's Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veldora cared deeply for Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was why the ancient dragon allowed Neo to read all of his Intent, even his weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his way of giving Neo something more – materials to study, tools to strengthen himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would do anything like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people did not know about Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those who did, like Veldora, knew how dangerous it was to let the other party read their Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other party held sinister thoughts, they could cripple Veldora easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veldora, however, was no worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trusted Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Days turned into weeks as they traveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo kept trying to find the perfect balance for his Intent senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat cross-legged atop Veldora's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He worked to limit the overwhelming flood of Intent from his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Intent of Death, Despair, and Fear pressed against him like an invisible tide, but he slowly learned to control how much of it he absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is your training progressing, prince?\" Veldora's deep voice rumbled, breaking the long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can manage the balance of my senses now. It's not perfect, but it will have to do for now. Fine-tuning the balance will take a lot of time,\" Neo replied, opening his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Neo had managed to find a somewhat good balance, he no longer needed to divert all his attention to training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He talked with Veldora during his free time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Neo had managed to find a somewhat good balance, he no longer needed to divert all his attention to training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He talked with Veldora during his free time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is something I've been curious about since the beginning,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We would answer everything we can, prince. Please ask your question without hesitation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's that in the sky?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo pointed at the three eyes that hung in the sky of Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed to observe everything in the Underworld with their unblinking gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the past few days, Neo felt like those eyes had been paying him particularly more attention.\u003C\u002Fp>",1245,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","e4fbde221eef9595aecb80f4f2874311190bee7b9d239c3a4d3defa2bc81752f","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-360","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-358",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]