Hermes

"Whoosh~!"

A stream of earth-yellow light streaked across the reddish-yellow sky, pursued by several figures.

"Where did it go?"

Abandoning their fight, they descended to investigate, but found nothing.

Except for the golden rocks.

The mountain was still just a mountain, looking as it always did.

"How could it disappear?"

"Bang bang~!"

Several High-Gods angrily hacked and slashed at the mountain rocks. Imbued with Divine Power, their Divine Artifacts couldn't leave even a single mark on the mountain body.

"This mountain is strange~!"

Suddenly, several golden fist shadows materialized in mid-air.

"Puff puff puff~!"

The heads of these High-Gods exploded like watermelons, and their High-grade Divine Artifacts shattered as if made of paper.

A long time passed, and silence returned.

The blood on the ground, the shattered armor, and the intact weapons disappeared.

This wasn't the first time something like this had happened.

Great Earth God Realm, Jinyu Prefecture.

Mountain ranges spanning hundreds of millions of miles gave rise to countless bandit gangs.

Strife, plunder, countless lives perished, and countless lives rose.

Losing just one Earth Flame Essence was hardly anything.

Earth Flame Essence was a natural treasure born in the Great Earth God Realm.

Where there was Earth Flame Essence, there was bound to be a treasure trove with dense Earth Element energy and clear law fluctuations.

But no one could resist the temptation not to mine it.

Over time.

The Earth Flame Essence naturally born in the Great Earth God Realm could no longer satisfy the needs of Earth Element and Fire Element powerhouses.

Conflict and battle were inevitable!

A golden mountain peak stood majestically on a continental plane where Earth Element energy was abundant.

"Rumble~!"

The Earth Flame Essence that had disappeared moments before instantly appeared within the mountain's interior, in a space whose location was unknown.

It was similar yet different, like a dimension not of this world.

"Bang~!"

The indestructible Earth Flame Essence, which could only slowly dissipate with time, was like easily chewed candy within the Golden Mountain.

With a roar.

The Earth Flame Essence transformed into a ball of reddish-yellow mist within the Golden Mountain, slowly merging into its main body.

[Devoured Earth Flame Essence, Earth Element and Fire Element Talents have improved.]

The majestic Golden Mountain, which appeared to have existed since ancient times, was actually a special life form naturally born in the Great Earth God Realm.

It was also a transmigrator.

[Name: Hermes] [Realm: Lower God] [Talent Cap: Earth Element 4th Fusion; Fire Element 3rd Fusion] [Ability: Devour All Things]

While the surname "Hermes" was rare, he was a legitimate descendant of the Microcosm.

He had transmigrated and reincarnated for hundreds of millions of years, but because he was reborn as a golden hill, he had been completely unconscious for the previous hundreds of millions of years.

Hermes had possessed this Talent Panel since the beginning of his transmigration.

Though he didn't understand why, the adaptability of a transmigrator was always extremely strong.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should have stolen the luck of that guy Hermes. And my luck is good; at least I won't just have an Earth Clone!"

Hermes felt fortunate.

As a special life form born in the Great Earth God Realm, his Golden Mountain True Body was tens of thousands of meters tall and stretched for tens of thousands of miles.

But in the Great Earth God Realm, this can only be a small mountain.

Majestic mountain ranges rose from the ground, soaring straight into the clouds.

The peaks were either bizarre or solid, like a group of silent giants. Before them, Hermes was like a toddler.

But it excelled in toughness.

The Golden Hill seemed to be forged from the essence of the Great Earth God Realm.

Its toughness even surpassed that of a High-grade Divine Artifact.

If it hadn't actively taken human form, even a High-God usually couldn't do much to him.

Indeed, Hermes' soul defense was still only at the Lower God level, but who could find his soul core?

As long as he was cautious enough, Hermes would be in no danger.

Let alone ordinary God-level Experts, even the Sovereign of the Great Earth God Realm probably didn't know the true nature of this Golden Mountain.

Thanks to his transmigration, Hermes clearly understood that the Great Earth Law contained six Profound Mysteries.

Earth Element, Earth Walking Technique, Life Force, Strength, Earth Pulse, and Gravity Space.

He was currently focused on fusing Profound Mysteries to achieve Middle God, rather than comprehending them. To protect himself, he hadn't become a Sovereign's envoy early on like in the original story.

"Going out to mess around as a Lower God always feels a bit unsafe!" This was Hermes' true inner thought.

Jinyu Prefecture, Akes City.

Boulder Castle.

"The Earth Flame Essence is lost?"

A burly, brown-haired High-God asked in astonishment. He was the initiator of this quest commission.

For this, he had paid over ten trillion Earth Crystals.

"Then I won't pay the commission fee as usual."

"Naturally!" a female Middle God said. "Boulder Castle's reputation is beyond doubt."

Her sweet appearance always made it impossible for people to stay truly angry.

But Tak was very unhappy.

The Earth Crystals didn't need to be paid, but his hope of breaking through was gone.

"Earth Flame Essence is becoming rarer and rarer. Every time one is born, it's accompanied by bloodshed."

Tak was a High-God of Earth who had become a god on his own. He hadn't fused any two Profound Mysteries and didn't know at the time that Profound Mysteries of the same element could be fused.

By the time he broke through to High-God, fusing Profound Mysteries again would be extremely difficult.

The best strategy was to find the compatibility points between different Profound Mysteries at the Middle God or even Lower God stage.

Then break through to High-God.

Finally, use the powerful soul strength of a High-God to deduce and fuse.

There was always a glimmer of hope.

"Chongxuan Mountain Range, when was the Earth Flame Essence born?"

Tak asked stubbornly.

"No data."

The sweet Middle God replied formulaically.

"Sigh, what am I thinking?" Tak mocked himself. "Every piece of Earth Flame Essence is born randomly in the Great Earth God Plane."

"It seems I have no hope of breaking through through arduous cultivation like this."

"I can only fight, kill, and pursue that fleeting opportunity!"

"Rumble~!"

The golden inner space emitted rumbling sounds. Following the Earth Flame Essence, shattered armor, weapons, and blood all turned into nothingness.

In the end, only a few black Rule Crystals remained.

Hermes tried to activate his ability.

But there was no reaction!

"Still a little short~!" he thought regretfully.

Although regretful, Hermes was not disappointed.

Beirut's ability to devour Godheads, refine Godhead Essence, and strengthen his Divine Body was indeed something Hermes greatly envied.

But his Golden Space was not bad either. As Hermes devoured more and more miraculous items, the devouring ability of his Golden Space also continued to strengthen.

Look, after hundreds of thousands of years, his Talent had improved, and his Golden Space could now devour most substances except for Godheads.

A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

The tasks issued by Boulder Castle were as numerous as stars; long ago, no one remembered how many God Hunters had fallen, let alone cared about Tak's desolation.

The river of time flowed onward.

Within the vast and boundless ocean of souls, as numerous as the stars.

Hermes's Earth Clone sat cross-legged, eyes tightly shut, each breath merging with his surroundings.

His consciousness gradually sank into the depths of his soul, feeling the pulse of the Mysteries of Power within his main body.

It was a surging power originating from the very source of life, like a colossal beast lurking in the deep sea, awaiting awakening.

Golden Mountain, this metal condensed from the essence of Earth Elements, had actually transformed into life.

One had to marvel at the wonders of creation.