Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 584

Elements were capable of evolution.

It didn't happen naturally, but through the Gods who had those elements.

To explain it in simpler terms, when the Supreme of Flames had risen, his Concept became a Universal Law.

His understanding of flames was that they 'burned'.

As he reached the pinnacle and fused the Fire Element into the Universe, that understanding didn't remain personal.

It reshaped reality itself.

From that day on, flames were born across the universe, and they gained the inherent ability to burn.

Other Gods had their own Concepts.

Concepts allowed them to apply new rules to their elements.

There could be a God with a Concept of Flames that healed.

To him, fire wouldn't be destruction. It would be life, warmth, and renewal.

His Concept would create flames that healed instead of harmed.

These flames still belonged to the Fire Element, but they operated under his Concept – his [Personal Law]. They could knit flesh, mend bones, even soothe the soul.

But they remained isolated – the were not a [Universal Law].

That is, until he reached Stage 7 and merged with the Fire Element.

And when he did, healing flames became a natural phenomenon.

His Concept fused with the Fire Element Universal Law and evolved it.

Now, unique bonfires in remote villages existed that could heal cracked skin, lava pools in uninhabited worlds could emit warmth that nourished rather than destroyed.

This how the elements evovled.

The Supremes might've created the Element, but the Gods who came later were the ones responsible for the element's evolution.

Nameless Death understood this.

And that understanding both tempted and burdened him.

Right now, Darkness couldn't devour existence.

It devoured techniques, Concepts, Elements, memories, but not existence.

If Nameless Death succeeded in evolving his Concept, that would change.

His darkness would gain the ability to consume existence itself.

It would become a 'new' Darkness. Then, he would become someone who could help Darkness Element evolve if he decided to become a Stage-7 Darkness God.

Or he could create a new Element.

Whatever his choice would be, it would create a new Universal Law.

He exhaled softly.

The idea that he could shape the future of the universe was exhilarating.

But achieving it was far from simple.

Evolving an element using Void was far more dangerous than evolving the Element's Concept.

But Nameless Death had to do this.

He already had a Concept, and evolving it would only turn it into a new type of energy that had the property of his Concept and was strengthened by a large margin.

To be exact, it would be strengthened compared to his Concept, but it wouldn't have new abilities.

It wouldn't be able to devour Existence, since that was not how his Concept worked.

So…

Nameless Death would mutate and evolve the element itself.

With the element being evolved, it would strengthen the Concept too.

It was something that not even Void Gods dared to do.

For Nameless Death, even with experiences and instincts returning over time, he still did not had memories of using Void to evolve anything.

And yet, he was trying to do something experienced Void Gods wouldn't do.

Nameless Death sat alone below a tree.

He churned out titanic amount of World Energy.

The overload of energy began to destroye his body, soul, Core and even his Seed of Existence.

The air around him trembled. After experiencing Four Layers of Death, he remained alive only by sheer manipulation of the Death element.

It helped him increase mastery over Death Element rapidly, but that was not his focus right now.

The central layer of his Seed of Existence cracked open.

Inside, it revealed the sapling born from his Seed of Darkness.

Since his mastery of Darkness had grown, the Seed of Darkness had germinated into a sapling.

It was a small, gnarled tree. Pale black, trembling as though aware of what was to come.

He wrapped it in World Energy, and established the sapling as a part of his territory.

Then, he began.

Void crept in.

It wasn't destruction. It was the source of evolution. Unfiltered, directionless, and overwhelming evolution.

Or Corruption, as most would call it.

The sapling tree began to mutate.

It pulsed once. Then again. Its branches twisted and curled. Its roots unraveled like thread.

And then it screamed. Not audibly, but through the feeling that shot into Nameless Death's mind. The mutation had failed. It was losing control.

He immediately cut off the Void and crushed the sapling with World Energy before it could spiral out of control.

The first try was a failure.

He stared at the empty space where it once was.

But this was where things became interesting.

The Seed of Existence had layers for a reason.

Outer layer for shallow restoration. If things stored there were destroyed, they had a small chance of being recovered over time or when the person was revived.

Inner layer had deeper recovery.

But the central layer? That could retain everything.

He allowed himself to die.

His body was already gone. His soul was already scattered. His Core and Seed of Existence were obliterated.

The only thing sustaining him was the Death element, and now, even that was released.

Then, only Consciousness remained.

It churned, producing World Energy, and used that energy to activate Shadow Core Concept stored within the Abyss Mirror.

Using the Shadow element as the medium, it reconstructed everything—body, soul, Seed of Existence—all from nothing.

He was alive again.

And he immediately began to destroy himself.

This time, as his Seed of Existence cracked open, he found the sapling tree of Darkness again. It still retained its original, uncorrupted form.

Thankfully, he had crushed the corrupted version before the changes became permanent, so when he revived, his sapling tree of Darkness was fine.

He used Void again.

The sapling tree began to mutate, and once more, the mutation went wrong.

The evolution was too chaotic, and uncontrollable. He destroyed it before it went wild.

Suddenly, a thought struck him.

"What if I recreate just the sapling tree of Darkness?" he murmured.

Using the Shadow Core Concept again, he formed a new sapling from scratch. It was completely identical to a natural one.

Then, he began corrupting it again using Void after surrounding it with World Energy.

The mutation still failed.