My attributes are increasing infinitely Chapter 408: Survived

The confrontation lasted but a fleeting second, yet in that brief window, the fabric of the negative plane began to fracture.

Ethan's grip tightened on the Sword of Infinity, the weapon's hilt vibrating as it synchronized with the resonance of his dual oceans.

In an instant, his power surged, skyrocketing into the Source Authority realm.

Standing before him was Erebus, hands tucked behind his back with the nonchalance of a spectator who had long since transcended the world.

"No answer?" Erebus queried, tilting his head as his gaze, like two bottomless pits, locked onto Ethan. "Let us discover then if your spirit possesses more volume than your silence."

Ethan struck without delay. He understood perfectly that when facing an entity of this magnitude, any pause was a death sentence.

"Infinity Slash: World Ender!"

As Ethan swung, the Sword of Infinity bypassed the laws of distance, instantly closing the gap between him and his foe. A gargantuan column of grey-gold radiance, massive enough to consume an entire galaxy, surged from the blade. This strike was fueled by the Infinite Bloodline, its potency multiplied by millions.

The resulting shockwave was so intense that the neighboring mountains were pulverized into microscopic particles in a heartbeat.

Erebus didn't even shift his stance. He merely extended a lone finger.

CLANG.

The sound didn't resemble clashing steel; it was the noise of reality colliding with an impenetrable barrier. That colossal pillar of light was halted instantly by Erebus’s fingernail. A faint, thin smile played on the lips of the "Death Manifestation."

"A respectable weight," Erebus noted. "However, you are lacking in depth."

With a simple flick of that finger, the energy was reflected back. Ethan’s pupils dilated. He spun away, forcing the Law of Space to bend to his command as he materialized a thousand miles distant, yet the recoil from his own diverted blow still crushed his ribs.

His golden cells instantly surged into action, repairing his shattered frame within milliseconds.

"I am nothing more than a child to him," Ethan realized, as blood trickled from his mouth. "Even utilizing the sword’s ultimate power, I can barely leave a mark."

Ethan let out a roar, his aura detonating outward. He ceased all restraint, merging his Ocean of Energy and Ocean of Entropy into a single, turbulent vortex. Above, the sky of the negative plane transformed into a terrifying maelstrom of gold and grey.

"Genesis Domain: The Void’s End!"

Ethan became a blur of pure light. His velocity was so extreme that time itself appeared to falter. In the span of a single second, he unleashed ten thousand strikes upon Erebus. Every hit was a masterpiece of annihilation, capable of wiping out Source Authority experts.

The heavens echoed with the screeching of metal as the blade crashed against Erebus’s effortless parries.

To the distant observers—the trembling Source Authority rulers—it appeared as though a golden deity was laying siege to a citadel of shadows. The entirety of the negative plane shuddered. This was a level of combat that defied possibility.

Yet, Erebus was merely playing. He glided with the elegance of a performer, warding off the Sword of Infinity with his palms, his face reflecting nothing but mild interest.

"You possess the spark of a creator," the voice of Erebus resonated directly within Ethan’s soul. "But you are merely playing in a sandbox meant for giants."

Suddenly, Erebus shifted. It wasn't a matter of speed, but a conceptual change in position. One moment he was ten feet away; the next, his palm was pressed gently against Ethan’s chest.

"Collapse."

A minuscule spark of absolute darkness flared. Ethan felt as if a sun had ignited within his chest. His golden cells began to vanish. His oceans of essence boiled in a frantic attempt to expel the invading force. He was hurled across a million-mile void, tearing through dimensions until he slammed into the very edge of the negative plane.

[Master! Your health has plummeted to 5%! You must retreat immediately!] Yumiko’s voice blared like a warning siren in his mind.

Ethan ground his teeth together, his sight growing dim. He watched as Erebus strolled toward him through the vacuum, looking as untroubled as if he were walking through a park.

"Defeating him is impossible," Ethan muttered under his breath. "But I refuse to die here."

As Erebus reached out to finalize his capture, Ethan committed an unthinkable act. He set aside the sword.

Reaching deep into his own being, into the Ocean of Entropy, he compressed its boundless mass into a singular, infinitesimal point. Utilizing the Law of Entropy—the very law that had birthed the negative plane—he forced it to explode, focused entirely on the space occupied by Erebus.

"Absolute Entropy!"

For the first time, Erebus’s eyes widened in surprise. The air within his lungs began to rot. The cells of his invincible form suddenly failed to maintain their structure. It was a fleeting flaw in his perfection, a minor breach in his absolute dominion.

Erebus stumbled, caught off-balance by the sheer boldness of a "primitive" wielding a Genesis-level law against him.

"Now!" Ethan bellowed.

He threw the Sword of Infinity forward as a distraction and triggered his final escape. Using the energy from his own entropy explosion, he tore a rift in the dimensional wall and dived into the space between planes.

Silence returned to the negative world.

Erebus stood motionless, his chest rising and falling once. He inspected his hand, where a tiny, faint scar had appeared on his palm. He began to chuckle—a deep, resonant sound that caused the stars to tremble.

"Intriguing. Truly intriguing."

The aftermath felt like a cosmic tremor.

In the Origin Worlds of the positive plane, the supreme leaders of every Original Race looked toward the firmament simultaneously. They sensed a ripple of power so foreign and vast that their very bloodlines shook with fear.

The rumor ignited instantly: Someone had engaged the slumbering Erebus in the negative plane and emerged alive.

The pursuit began without delay. Every supreme power in the positive plane commenced a search for the human carrying the "unusual scent."

However, within the void, an even more formidable entity had taken notice of the skirmish.

"The Presence," the Absolute Continuum being governing the negative laws and master of entropy, detected the transgression.

Someone had dared to master the Law of Entropy without his sanction.

Running through the white expanse between worlds, Ethan suddenly noticed the space around him turning into white static. A chill colder than death washed over him. It felt as though a massive hand was reaching out to wipe his name from existence.

"What is that?" Ethan panted, his frame shaking. "I feel like... I am being erased."

[Master! An Absolute Continuum entity has targeted you! By wielding the Law of Entropy, the Genesis-level law of the negative plane, you have violated the ultimate taboo. "The Presence" is launching an Erasure Sequence to wipe you from reality!]

Ethan did not look back. He funneled every remaining drop of his Infinite Bloodline into his movement. He crashed through the final barrier of the Origin World, tumbling into a secluded, forgotten star system just as the white static collapsed behind him.

He hit the surface of a desolate moon, spitting out golden blood. He had escaped, but his safety was only temporary.

[Master, you have survived, but you are now a marked individual. You have crossed the forbidden line. You must remain hidden and increase your strength. Until you can withstand their Erasure power, you must exist as a ghost in a world full of hunters. Furthermore, I believe the One Above All will soon begin searching for you as well.]

Ethan stared at his trembling hands. He had stood against a god and faced the ultimate eraser.

"Let them hunt," Ethan whispered, his golden eyes shimmering with a fresh, frigid light. "By the time they locate me, I won’t be the one running."

Closing his eyes, he entered the space cube. Having reached the Eternal Sovereign realm, the cube was now capable of shielding him even from the gaze of Absolute Continuum beings.

"Yumiko, since I survived an encounter with an Absolute Continuum being, is it possible for me to acquire his power?"