Chapter 379: Law of Entropy Ethan looked at the lotus for a long time. The lotus floated quietly in the air, petals glowing with a soft, ancient light. Every strand of power inside it felt deep and pure, as if it was born at the beginning of creation itself. Any cultivator below the monarch realm would lose control just by standing near it. It had evolved too much from when he first acquired it. But the other entity called Jian showed no reaction. That being clearly knew what the lotus was. He understood its value and its function. Ethan was certain of that. Yet there was no greed in his eyes. No desire. No hesitation. That disturbed Ethan far more than open greed ever could. "There are only a few possibilities," Ethan thought calmly. The first was simple. That being had already reached a level where external treasures meant nothing to him. Such beings existed, but they were rare even among supreme rulers. The second possibility was more dangerous. The being was afraid. Afraid to touch the lotus because he knew the consequences that would follow. There was also a third option. He simply did not care. Ethan’s instincts told him the truth lay in the middle. The being was not desperate for power, but he was not careless either. He understood the lotus, weighed its cost, and decided it was not worth his attention. That alone placed him on a terrifying level. Ethan felt a faint chill crawl up his spine. A being like that could never be trusted. Just as Ethan was about to think deeper, something unexpected happened. His thoughts suddenly slowed. The world around him faded. His mind fell into a strange trance, deep and silent, as if pulled by an invisible hand. His Infinite Comprehension activated on its own. Ethan did not try to stop it. By the time he noticed, it was already too late. A new understanding surged into his consciousness. It was not gentle. It was not gradual. It arrived like a forbidden truth forced into his soul. A law began to form. Not a law of this world. Not a law of the positive plane. It was something alien. Something inverse. Something that should not exist here. A cold voice echoed within his mind. [Law of Entropy: 0.1%] The moment that line appeared, the entire creation reacted. The sky did not crack. The ground did not shake. Stars did not fall. Yet something far deeper trembled. Reality itself shuddered. It was not a physical shaking, but an existential one. The kind of tremor that only those who stood at the peak of existence could sense. Across countless dimensions, supreme rulers paused. In the positive plane of existence, a being slowly opened his eyes. In the negative plane of existence, another being did the same. Their gazes crossed endless distance and infinite void. These two beings had existed since the dawn of time. Their eyes had witnessed the birth and death of eras without emotion. Yet now, doubt appeared within them. Confusion. Unease. "A taboo has been broken," they both realized at the same moment. "But which one?" They closed their eyes again, their consciousness spreading across all creation. Laws unfolded before them like vast maps. Rules, structures, and restrictions revealed themselves clearly. Nothing was missing. Nothing was broken. That was the problem. They opened their eyes once more. "How is this possible?" they both thought. "Why can I not find it?" They looked toward each other across the void. One was known as One Above All, the supreme god of the positive plane of existence. The other was known as The Presence, the supreme god of the negative plane of existence. Together, they had shaped creation. They had created the planes, the laws, the balance, and the taboos. There should be nothing beyond their perception. And yet, something had escaped them. A silence stretched between them. Finally, a heavy realization formed. "If this continues," both of them thought, "the eternal war will begin soon." "I do not know which plane will survive in the end." With that, they closed their eyes once more and returned to their calculations. Far away from their gaze, Ethan stood still, unaware of the storm he had caused. He had just comprehended the Law of Entropy, even though it was very little. A law that did not belong to the positive plane of existence. No being in this world could control entropy. If someone could, they would surpass godhood. They would be able to create something from nothing. They would become an infinite source. Even One Above All had never comprehended this law. Ethan felt its meaning slowly settling into his mind. Entropy was decay. Entropy was loss. Entropy was the truth that energy, once spent, would never fully return. And yet, something did not make sense. Ethan frowned slightly. "My origin is an infinite source," he thought. "But even I follow entropy." The energy he burned did not flow back to him. It was gone forever. That raised a terrifying question. "Does my infinite source come from somewhere else?" "Or is my body itself generating the source?" Ethan did not know the answer. What he did not realize was that this very contradiction was the reason he could comprehend entropy at all. His origin was infinite, yet bound by loss. That paradox allowed him to touch a law forbidden to this world. As understanding deepened, another thought surfaced. "This Law of Entropy feels inverted," Ethan muttered. "If there is entropy, then there must be a counter law." "Would that be the Law of Energy?" The moment that thought formed, Ethan’s fate shifted. His future darkened. Paths that once stretched endlessly forward vanished. Causality blurred. Destiny itself recoiled. Without realizing it, Ethan had begun to ponder a second taboo. No positive being was allowed to even think about these laws. The Law of Energy and the Law of Entropy were not ordinary laws. They were Genesis-level laws. They governed everything. Creation and destruction. Birth and decay. These two laws stood at the very foundation of existence. Only beings beyond the primordial level were permitted to know of their existence, not permitted to comprehend then though. Yet here Ethan was. Comprehending one. Questioning the other. Worse still, the Law of Entropy did not belong to this plane. It was the Genesis Law of the inverse world. Ethan immediately sensed danger. A deep, instinctive warning screamed inside his mind. He forcefully stopped thinking. The fog lifted. The trance ended. Cold sweat soaked his back. The Law of Energy belonged to One Above All. The Law of Entropy belonged to The Presence. And Ethan had just comprehended 0.1 percent of a god’s origin law. Among all the powers Ethan possessed, Infinite Comprehension was the most terrifying. It was not strength. It was not cultivation. It was not a weapon. It was an anomaly. Using all his other trump cards, Ethan could at best reach the god realm of the positive plane. That was the ceiling. But Infinite Comprehension broke ceilings. If Ethan ever wanted to surpass that realm, to create a realm above gods, this talent would be his only path. His only boat in an endless ocean. Ethan took a slow breath and calmed his mind. Then he remembered Jian’s warning. Someone from the inverse world was coming to hunt him. "How did he know that?" Ethan wondered. "Does he have influence in the inverse world?" "Or is he from the inverse world himself?" Questions piled up, heavy and endless. But answers were nowhere to be found. "For now," Ethan said quietly, "I need to survive." He began thinking carefully. No method he knew could hide him from a being like Jian. Running was pointless. Fighting was impossible. Then his eyes brightened slightly. The Space Cube. That artifact was not created by the inner world of that primordial creature. Which meant it came from one of the origin worlds. Ethan turned inward. "Nini," he asked, "can you evolve further?" A gentle voice responded. "Master, I am a peak Phantasmal artifact. To advance, I must examine many materials. Only then can I determine if an upgrade to Chaos Rank is possible." Ethan’s heart stirred. Chaos Rank. If the Space Cube reached that level, it might be able to hide his existence completely. It might even isolate him from inverse beings. For the first time since Jian’s warning, Ethan saw a path forward. He made a decision. He would visit a powerful planet. A place rich in materials. Time was against him. He stopped attacking inverse humans immediately. If the hunter was coming because of absorption, he would not add fuel to the fire. Ethan turned away from the battlefield. His expression hardened. "I must hurry," he said softly.