My attributes are increasing infinitely Chapter 379: Law of Entropy

Ethan fixated his gaze on the lotus for a long duration.

Suspended silently in the void, the lotus drifted as its petals radiated a faint, primordial glow. Every thread of energy contained within felt profound and untainted, as if it had been forged at the very dawn of time. Any Cultivation practitioner below the monarch realm would likely succumb to madness or lose control of their power just by being in its presence.

It had transformed significantly since the moment he first obtained it.

However, the being known as Jian remained entirely indifferent.

That entity clearly recognized the nature of the lotus. He grasped its immense worth and its purpose; Ethan was certain of this fact. Yet, his gaze held no trace of avarice. There was no longing, nor was there any hesitation.

This lack of emotion unsettled Ethan far more than blatant greed ever could.

"There are only a few logical conclusions," Ethan mused silently.

The first possibility was straightforward: the being had surpassed a state where external treasures held any significance. Such individuals existed, though they were exceptionally rare even among the supreme rulers of the universe.

The second scenario was far more ominous. The entity was afraid—hesitant to touch the lotus because he was fully aware of the dire consequences that would follow.

Then, there was a third path.

He simply did not care at all.

Ethan’s intuition suggested the truth was somewhere in between. The being wasn't starving for power, yet he wasn't reckless either. He had analyzed the lotus, calculated the risks, and concluded it wasn't worth his effort.

That realization alone suggested he was at a terrifying level of existence.

A slight shiver ran down Ethan’s spine.

An individual of that caliber could never be fully trusted.

Just as Ethan began to delve deeper into these thoughts, an unforeseen event occurred.

His mental processes suddenly ground to a halt.

The surrounding environment began to dissolve.

His consciousness slipped into a bizarre, silent trance, as if an unseen force was dragging him under.

His Infinite Comprehension ability triggered spontaneously.

Ethan made no attempt to resist. By the time he became aware of the shift, the process was already irreversible.

A fresh wave of enlightenment flooded his mind.

It was neither soft nor subtle.

It didn't come in stages.

Instead, it struck like a forbidden revelation being hammered into his very soul.

A new Law began to take shape.

It wasn't a Law belonging to this reality.

Nor was it a Law of the positive plane.

It was something foreign.

An inverted concept.

Something that had no business existing in this place.

A freezing voice resonated within his thoughts.

[Law of Entropy: 0.1%]

The instant that notification manifested, all of creation seemed to respond.

The heavens didn't split open.

The earth didn't rupture.

No stars plummeted from the sky.

And yet, something much more fundamental began to vibrate.

Reality itself trembled.

This wasn't a physical tremor, but an existential one—the kind of shudder only felt by those standing at the absolute zenith of power.

Across myriad dimensions, supreme rulers froze in their tracks.

Within the positive plane of existence, a certain being slowly opened his eyes.

Simultaneously, in the negative plane, another entity did the same.

Their perceptions bridged the infinite vacuum and the endless distances between them.

These two had been present since the beginning of time. They had watched the rise and fall of countless eras with total detachment.

Yet, for the first time, doubt flickered in their hearts.

Confusion.

Anxiety.

"A taboo has been violated," both realized at the exact same moment.

"But which one?"

They shut their eyes once more, extending their divine consciousness across the entirety of creation. Laws were laid bare before them like intricate maps. Every rule, structure, and boundary was visible.

Nothing appeared missing.

No part of the system was broken.

That realization was the true problem.

They opened their eyes again.

"How can this be?" they both pondered.

"Why is it hidden from my sight?"

They stared toward one another across the vast emptiness.

One was the One Above All, the sovereign deity of the positive plane.

The other was The Presence, the supreme god governing the negative plane.

Together, they were the architects of all things.

They had established the planes, the Laws, the equilibrium, and the taboos.

Nothing should have been able to bypass their awareness.

And yet, something had slipped through the cracks.

A heavy silence lingered between the two gods.

Eventually, a grim epiphany took root.

"If this persists," they both concluded, "the eternal conflict will soon ignite."

"I cannot say which side will be left standing."

With those thoughts, they closed their eyes and returned to their cosmic deductions.

Far removed from their divine scrutiny, Ethan stood motionless, oblivious to the metaphysical upheaval he had triggered.

He had successfully grasped a fragment of the Law of Entropy, however small.

It was a Law that was never meant for the positive plane.

No soul in this world should have the capacity to manipulate entropy.

To do so would be to transcend the status of a god.

One would be capable of manifesting something from total nothingness.

One would become an everlasting fountain of power.

Even the One Above All had never mastered this specific Law.

Ethan felt the significance of the Law slowly anchoring itself in his mind.

Entropy represented decay.

Entropy represented loss.

It was the fundamental truth that energy, once used, could never be fully reclaimed.

However, a contradiction bothered him.

Ethan knit his brows.

"My very origin is an infinite source," he mused.

"Yet even I am subject to entropy."

The energy he expended did not return to its source.

It vanished forever.

This sparked a chilling inquiry.

"Does my infinite supply originate from an external place?"

"Or is it my own physical form that generates this source?"

Ethan lacked the answers.

What he failed to see was that this exact paradox was why he could perceive entropy in the first place.

His origin was boundless, yet it was defined by loss.

This contradiction permitted him to touch a Law strictly forbidden in this reality.

As his comprehension deepened, another realization emerged.

"This Law of Entropy seems like an inversion," Ethan whispered.

"If entropy exists, there must be a balancing Law."

"Could it be the Law of Energy?"

The moment that concept formed, Ethan’s destiny shifted violently.

His future grew clouded.

The paths that once led toward the horizon disappeared.

Causality became a blur.

Fate itself seemed to flinch.

Unknowingly, Ethan had begun to contemplate a second taboo.

No being of the positive plane was permitted to even conceive of these Laws.

The Law of Energy and the Law of Entropy were not mere common Laws.

They were Genesis-level laws.

They dictated the mechanics of everything.

Production and destruction.

Life and rot.

These two Laws formed the bedrock of all existence.

Only those who had surpassed the primordial level were even allowed to know they existed—and even then, they were forbidden from comprehending them.

Yet here was Ethan.

Mastering one.

Questioning the other.

Even more dangerous was the fact that the Law of Entropy was the Genesis Law of the inverse realm.

Ethan immediately felt a surge of peril.

A visceral, instinctive alarm blared in his head.

He forced his mind to stop its train of thought.

The mental haze cleared.

The trance broke.

He found himself drenched in a cold sweat.

The Law of Energy was the domain of the One Above All.

The Law of Entropy was the domain of The Presence.

And Ethan had just touched 0.1 percent of a supreme god’s fundamental Law.

Out of all his talents, Infinite Comprehension was undeniably the most frightening.

It wasn't raw power.

It wasn't his Cultivation level.

It wasn't a physical tool.

It was a glitch in reality.

By utilizing every other advantage he had, Ethan could, at best, hope to reach the god realm of the positive plane.

That was the natural limit.

But Infinite Comprehension shattered such limits.

If Ethan ever intended to rise above that level—to forge a path beyond the gods—this talent was his only hope.

It was his solitary vessel in a shoreless sea.

Taking a deep breath, Ethan steadied his nerves.

Then, he recalled the warning from Jian.

A predator from the inverse world was hunting him.

"How could he have known?" Ethan wondered.

"Does he hold sway in the inverse world?"

"Or is he a native of that world himself?"

The questions were becoming a heavy, insurmountable pile.

But there were no answers to be found.

"For now," Ethan murmured, "survival is the priority."

He began to strategize.

None of the techniques he knew could shield him from a being like Jian.

Fleeing was futile.

Combat was out of the question.

Then, a spark of hope appeared in his eyes.

The Space Cube.

That relic wasn't a product of the primordial creature's internal world.

That meant its origins lay in one of the true origin worlds.

Ethan looked within.

"Nini," he called out, "is further evolution possible for you?"

A soft, melodic voice answered.

"Master, I have reached the peak of the Phantasmal rank. To progress, I require a vast array of materials to analyze. Only then can I see if ascending to the Chaos Rank is viable."

Ethan felt a surge of excitement.

Chaos Rank.

If the Space Cube attained that status, it might possess the power to mask his existence entirely.

It might even be able to wall him off from the senses of inverse beings.

For the first time since hearing Jian’s warning, Ethan felt he had a chance.

He reached a conclusion.

He needed to find a prominent planet.

A location brimming with rare resources.

He was running out of time.

He ceased his pursuit of the inverse humans immediately. If the hunter was tracking him based on his absorption of them, he wouldn't provide any more clues.

Ethan turned his back on the war zone.

His gaze turned resolute.

"I have to move quickly," he said under his breath.