Lord of the Truth

Chapter 2175 The secret of exceptional humans

”...because I know more than the heavenly laws themselves!”

”....” Theo frowned deeply, his brows knitting together as he held his gaze on his fatherʼs face for a long, unbroken moment, as if trying to peel apart the layers of confidence and see what truly lay beneath, ”Father, you know I donʼt have a problem with your arrogance. If anything, itʼs the opposite. It gives me strength, it gives me direction. Every time you declare something impossible with that same pride, I push myself harder, I commit everything I have to help you make it real, but...”

He paused, drawing in a slow breath that seemed heavier than it should have been.

”...donʼt you feel like youʼve crossed into dangerous territory?”

”What do you mean ʼdangerous territory,ʼ boy? Are you saying Iʼve lost my mind?!” Robin raised a single brow, the faint amusement in his expression sharpening into something more pointed, ”Do you really think I would joke about something like this? Or exaggerate for the sake of pride?”

”What do you expect me to think when youʼre claiming you understand the heavenly laws better than the heavenly laws themselves?!” Theo shot back immediately, the disbelief in his voice no longer concealed.

”Did I actually say that?” Robin shook his head, his expression shifting into one of mock grievance, almost as if he had been unfairly accused, ”I understand their relationship with humans better than they do. Thatʼs all.”

”...thatʼs barely any different.” Theo muttered under his breath, clearly struggling to reconcile what he was hearing.

”Thereʼs a difference. A very important one.” Robin raised a finger, his tone steadying as he leaned slightly forward, ”The heavenly laws are nothing more than tools. Tools that were programmed to regulate and preserve the universe after the master laws were used to bring it into existence.” He paused briefly, letting the idea settle, before continuing in a slower, more deliberate cadence, ”When it comes to maintaining the structure of the universe itself, or utilizing the full spectrum of the seven tiers of laws, I am nowhere near the level required to claim understanding, let alone superiority.”

His brows then drew together, his gaze sharpening.

”But when the matter concerns how those laws are embedded into energy foundations, that is where everything changes. The heavenly laws do not place patterns in the correct positions, nor do they arrange them in the correct sequence. And this isnʼt randomness either. You wonʼt stumble upon the correct configuration even once in a million attempts. The proper arrangement of patterns is effectively nonexistent if you leave it to chance… almost as if it were deliberately avoided.”

”...youʼre saying the heavenly laws intentionally create flawed pattern arrangements?” Theo repeated slowly, his voice dropping, the weight of the implication pressing down on him, ”This… is the core problem humanity has faced since the very beginning?”

”Exactly. And donʼt underestimate just how severe that is.” Robin gestured toward Theoʼs arm, his expression turning more serious, ”Tell me, what would happen if your liver were placed where your arm is, and your big toe were positioned where your head should be? Would you still be Theo? Would you even qualify as human at that point?” He leaned back slightly, resting his arm casually, yet his eyes remained sharp, ”Humans require a specific structural arrangement to be considered human. In the same way, law patterns require a precise structure to function as intended.”

He continued, his tone gaining a subtle edge.

”From what Iʼve observed, the natural arrangement produced by the laws is only just sufficient to prevent total collapse. Itʼs the bare minimum required to keep the foundation from falling apart, just enough to deceive you into believing it is correct. And as your understanding of the law deepens, the foundation naturally becomes stronger and more stable, reinforcing that illusion, making you believe youʼre progressing along the correct path.”

Robinʼs gaze drifted away for a brief moment, his eyes darkening with restrained frustration.

”Everyone who came before me tried to solve the problem from the same direction. They all focused on how to force energy through the human body, treating it as weak, as flawed, as something that needed to be compensated for…” his voice lowered slightly, ”...but not a single one of them stopped to ask the more fundamental question.”

He turned back, his eyes locking forward again.

”Why is the human body weak to begin with?”

”Why is it that a single dose of contaminated beast blood can enhance it so drastically?”

He exhaled slowly.

”Even I fell into that same trap for a time. I accepted the premise without questioning it. I followed that path, just like everyone else… and in doing so, I wasted years of my life chasing a problem that was never meant to be solved that way.”

”Are the heavenly laws deliberately suppressing humans in this way?” Theo frowned deeply, the muscles around his eyes tightening as unease crept into his voice, ”But… why would they do something like that?”

”I donʼt know the reason.” Robin shook his head slowly, his tone calm yet layered with thought, ”But now I understand what Azramid meant when he said it was a Seal. The heavenly laws didnʼt gather one day and decide to inconvenience humanity, that much is obvious. This feels closer to a seal… or perhaps a curse. Something deliberately placed, like a crude game designed to restrain us, to narrow our potential and keep human growth within certain limits.”

He let out a slow breath, his gaze drifting momentarily as if revisiting the moment of realization.

”To be honest, ever since I used that method and uncovered whatʼs really happening, my mood has been split between two extremes…” he paused briefly, then continued, ”Good, because the solution itself isnʼt complex, not in the way we imagined. Even children can grasp it with proper guidance. Good, because modifying already-built system using this approach is entirely possible. Good, because if this discovery spreads, my name will be etched into history without question. And good… because I managed to reach it before Nihariʼs ascension window.”

His brows slowly drew together again.

”But at the same time, my mood is foul… because of how absurd this entire situation is. Because of the existence of someone, or something… that thought it was acceptable to impose this kind of game on humanity.”

”....” Theo fell silent, his thoughts spiraling as he tried to process the scale of what was being suggested. The idea that some unknown entity could influence heavenly laws themselves pressed heavily on his mind, tightening his chest with every passing second, ”...Could it just be coincidence? Maybe this system was always meant to be discovered by us eventually, but we simply failed to reach it? Maybe the heavenly laws were trying to guide us toward stronger foundations, but it resulted in the opposite effect instead?”

”Will that explanation help you sleep better when you lay your head on your pillow at night?” Robin let out a soft chuckle, the faintest hint of amusement coloring his tone, ”Thereʼs one small flaw in your interpretation… what about exceptional humans like Raiden? Why are they capable of using the laws so efficiently?”

”..?” Theo froze for a brief moment, caught off guard, then spoke more cautiously, ”You mean… they naturally possess proper pattern arrangements within their foundations? But doesnʼt that contradict what youʼve been saying?”

”Not at all.” Robin shook his head without hesitation, ”Youʼre asking the wrong question. The real question is… how does an exceptional human come into existence in the first place?” He paused, letting the thought settle before continuing, ”There are two primary paths. The first is selection. A human is randomly chosen by the planetʼs spirit and marked with a seal that only the law itself can interpret.”

”From that moment, they are born with an extraordinary body, one perfectly aligned with a specific law. When they begin building their foundations, the patterns donʼt struggle to find their place… they fall naturally into what is effectively the optimal arrangement, or rather, the optimal arrangement relative to their affinity, whether that affinity stands at 91% or reaches perfection at 100%. Even within that range, the ordering of patterns still plays a decisive role.”

”And the second path?” Robin raised a slight brow, continuing seamlessly, ”A human might be exposed to a specific law under extreme conditions, or experience a rare, almost impossible coincidence, allowing them to gain the lawʼs favor in an exceptional way… like what happened to the father of the Destra family before he was even born, while still in his motherʼs womb.” He shook his head lightly, ”But you wonʼt find an ordinary human like you or me simply cultivating and having the correct pattern arrangement form naturally. That simply does not happen.”

Then his fingers began tapping rhythmically against the arm of his seat, his gaze drifting toward the distant spacetime corridor, his expression shifting into something more contemplative.

”But there was one thing that kept bothering me for a long time.”

”What is it?” Theo asked immediately, leaning forward slightly, his focus sharpening. The depth of this conversation had already surpassed anything he had anticipated when he first arrived.

Even his fatherʼs earlier remarks about achieving advancement within less than a century now felt trivial, almost childish, compared to what was being discussed.

”...Why is it that exceptional humans tend to produce exceptional descendants?” Robin murmured, almost to himself, ”Take the Maizer family as an example,” he gestured toward Pitsu, who was roasting something massive in the distance, ”How many of them now possess perfect affinity to sound? Twenty? Thirty individuals? And all of that originates from a single ancestor who achieved that alignment first.”

”...it used to bother you?” Theo nearly followed the line of reasoning instinctively, but then caught onto the phrasing, his eyes narrowing slightly, ”Did you… find the answer?”

”Almost.” Robin turned his head back toward Theo, a quiet laugh escaping him, his eyes glinting with restrained excitement, ”It appears… to be a loophole in the seal.”