The Monarch-Chapter 534: The laws

"Everyone has their secrets," Kayden replied briefly, waiting for Thoth to begin talking.

"One of the strongest demigods in the universe is looking for you, but your control over space-time is making it almost impossible for anyone to find you." Thoth was interrupted by Kayden at that moment.

"Except for a god like you, isn’t that right?" Kayden smiled, and Thoth smiled back. It was a question disguised as an accusation, but Thoth wasn’t going to fall for something so trivial. He didn’t even bother answering.

"He wants me to mediate a meeting between you two," Thoth said. Kayden thought for a moment and shook his head. He had no reason to meet another powerful mage, especially since he wasn’t yet strong enough to resist a fight against them.

"I don’t want contact with other mages for now. I don’t have the strength to stand against the great demigods." Thoth didn’t hesitate before answering Kayden.

"I can guarantee your safety during the meeting." Kayden smiled. He wouldn’t fall for something like that again.

"No. I’ve already fallen for something like that before." Kayden had lost his life the last time he trusted Thoth blindly and wasn’t about to make that mistake again.

"You know that if I wanted to kill you, there’s nothing stopping me, don’t you?" Thoth made a threat while smiling at Kayden.

"You won’t. I’m your best bet for your goals. I used to be just one of your plans, but now I’m the best in this universe," Kayden replied, smiling confidently.

"Your confidence is disgusting. How can you be so sure? In just a few steps, I brought dozens of mages to the same power level as you. What makes you think I can’t find even greater people?" It was chilling to realize how much of the universe was under Thoth’s control.

A being capable of manipulating all the gods in the universe to leave their homes and uniting everyone with a plan under the same cause—Thoth was truly the most frightening mage in the universe. Not even a god had power on his level.

"Potential," Kayden replied with a single word.

"Everyone has potential. I could turn any of the demigods into true gods, and they’d probably be stronger than you," Thoth said, still pushing Kayden with a smile.

"No, Thoth. They wouldn’t have greater potential than mine." Kayden smiled but didn’t elaborate. Thoth had no way to confirm Kayden’s words, and this was one of his favorite amusements.

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Thoth was a ************. The problem was that if he **********, it would be impossible for the laws of chaos to function. His only tools were his ability to predict and manipulate. That’s why he discarded Kayden long ago, and now Kayden was his greatest enigma. Thoth had no idea how vast Kayden’s potential truly was.

"What are your plans?" Thoth hated being left in the dark, but he also loved it—it made everything more interesting.

Kayden responded with nothing but a silent smile. He wouldn’t reveal anything for free, and unless Thoth made a worthwhile offer, all he’d receive was silence.

"Come find me when you change your mind." Thoth vanished before Kayden could answer.

Time continued to pass at an accelerated pace. Kayden never stopped progressing. His power had reached an absurd level, and he showed no signs of slowing down. He didn’t feel the constraints that realms typically imposed. There was no ceiling for his abilities within his current stage, which was insane.

Meanwhile, a new problem arose in the universe. Events spiraled into chaos as a frantic treasure hunt began in the universe’s center. Small comets started flying across the cosmos, carrying stones containing pure laws. Any mage who obtained them could learn the secrets of the laws. This sparked one of the largest migrations of mages in history.

Previously, only 5% of the universe’s population lived in the core. Now, over 60% had moved there. The remaining 40% were mages too weak to fight or too cowardly to try. Any mage with even a bit of courage or ambition chased after these stones, especially after Jonas.

Jonas was an ordinary mage of the fourth realm with seven lightning marks. He was strong, but nothing extraordinary—until he became the first to find a stone containing the Law of Wind. From that moment on, his growth was ridiculously fast. In just a few thousand years, he mastered the law completely, becoming a mortal capable of wielding it.

This immediately placed Jonas at the top of the universe. His strength was beyond question. He was just one step below the demigods. Aside from them, Jonas was the strongest person alive. The weight of a law could only be countered by another law. Without one, any confrontation would be a massacre. When Kayden heard about Jonas, he was curious but quickly lost interest after some thought.

Jonas had power, but he lacked talent. He would never be able to cause the same destruction as someone like Zeus, for example. He would never reach that level—or, at least, the odds were astronomically low. Kayden wouldn’t place his bets on him.

After Jonas mastered the law and was coerced into revealing its secrets by some rather unpleasant mages, a new era began in the universe. A frenzied race for the laws ensued. Even the demigods joined the chase. Everyone wanted these laws. It was an opportunity that would never come again in anyone’s lifetime.

This included Kayden. He, too, was searching for the laws. However, he doubted he would integrate any of them into his arsenal. Doing so might ruin his own path, which was, in essence, its own law. Therefore, Kayden had to tread carefully when dealing with the laws. Still, the opportunity was too good to pass up.

His heightened senses, combined with his ability to teleport through space, made him one of the fastest beings in the universe. Traversing vast distances was ridiculously easy for Kayden at this point. His spatial jumps far exceeded the speed of light.