One Strength Overcomes Ten Skills

"Boom~!"

The spindle-shaped Metal Life turned into a sphere and flew into his hand, which he put into his Space Ring.

Then, Hermes himself plummeted from the sky.

Leaving a deep pit on the ground.

"With the Gravity Spell's enhancement, falling down like this is much faster than flying."

He was truly odd!

He actually found flying down too slow, so he cast a Gravity Spell on himself and plummeted like a meteor.

It was fast, but the ground suffered.

"Rumble~!"

With Hermes's speed, combined with the physical strength brought by the fusion with the Saint's Golden Mountain True Body.

This impact was truly as terrifying as a comet hitting Earth.

It kicked up thousands of meters of dust.

Fortunately, this was a volcanic cluster spanning millions of miles, with molten lava covering the ground in scorched black, leaving almost nothing alive.

Only a very small number of life forms adapted to the volcanic climate gathered here.

Otherwise, more unfortunate creatures would have been affected.

"Roar~!"

Suddenly, a group of red giants, hundreds of meters tall, flew over from a distance.

"Who is it?"

Furious roars shook the wilderness.

"Who is it, disturbing the peace of our Salasis Tribe?"

The leading giant suddenly shifted, and a red-bearded old man, over three meters tall, flew before Hermes.

"Was it you, outsider?"

The red-bearded old man's expression was unfriendly, but when he saw Hermes's muscular physique, a hint of admiration flashed in his red eyes.

However, he maintained his composure.

His huge, crimson eyes stared intently at Hermes.

"This..."

Hermes was speechless. He had only accelerated his descent, how could he have caused trouble?

"I didn't provoke you, did I? I just flew down from the sky, who says I can't just smash down?"

He even looked wronged.

"I wanted to stay here for a while, and I ran into the natives, it's a bit awkward!"

Besides, Hermes didn't like to expose his Golden Mountain True Body easily. It was best to hide among the mountains.

Munching on treasures in silence.

It was better if no one knew.

"Outsider, you haven't answered my question yet?"

The red-bearded old man's temper seemed to be quite bad, or perhaps it was a change in temperament brought about by his living environment.

It was like he had eaten volcanic lava.

"It was me, what are you going to do about it?"

Hermes had killed countless beings along the way, but they were all bandits who tried to rob him.

He felt no burden at all after killing them.

But this time was different, because strictly speaking, Hermes had indeed disturbed the peace of the giant tribe.

Moreover, although the red-bearded old man's tone was aggressive, he hadn't attacked him. Instead, he pointed at the deep pit and kept asking if he had done it.

"Nothing!"

The red-bearded old man shook his head.

"You have disturbed us, but as long as you fight me, win or lose, our Volcanic Giant race will allow you to settle here."

This guy looked excited for some reason.

"Fight? Don't you know that fighting always carries risks?"

Hermes thought to himself.

"I won't bully you, we'll fight with pure physical strength, I won't use High-level God Power."

The old man's excited expression sent a shiver down Hermes's spine.

"This... this old geezer, is he not right in the head?"

Thinking of his peerless beauty, he was suddenly filled with worry.

"Damn it, if I find out anything, I'll smash you into a culture medium for nourishing volcanic fungi."

Before Hermes could think further, the red-bearded old man's body suddenly ignited with crimson flames.

"Ready?"

This guy was quite principled, not using High-level God Power after all.

But he still needed to merge his Divine Body with the Saint's main body, otherwise, what was the point of fighting?

His Saint's main body, hundreds of meters tall, was not proportional to Hermes's height of over three meters.

"Come on~!"

Not bad, this was the first time Hermes had met someone who, like him, preferred to solve everything with their fists.

BOOM!

He stomped his foot, and the scorched black rock shattered. The giants following the red-bearded old man all dodged.

"Brat, get out of the way!" the old man, who looked like a giant red phallus, laughed.

"Today, I'll show you what fighting is!"

Volcanic Giants, a race that worshipped violence, were particularly enthusiastic about pure physical combat.

"Come on~!"

Hermes and the red-bearded Volcanic Giant stood opposite each other, surrounded by scorched earth and occasional smoking lava fissures.

The surrounding Volcanic Giants were mostly youths with Saint cultivation.

They occasionally let out low murmurs but dared not disturb these two powerful individuals about to clash.

"The patriarch is a High-God, fighting a Mid-God, winning wouldn't be very glorious, would it?"

These were truly a bunch of unfilial sons, actually criticizing their patriarch.

One had to know, Salasis was not only the patriarch who ruled the Volcanic Giant tribe but also their ancestor.

Now, by demonstrating, he was also doing it for the future of the Volcanic Giant tribe.

Salasis absolutely did not admit that he just saw Hermes's might and couldn't resist the urge to fight.

BOOM!

Hermes stomped his foot, also assuming a fighting stance.

The ground also shattered in response.

His muscles gleamed under the afterglow of the setting sun, like a statue of a warrior ready to accept a challenge.

Salasis took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with a desire for battle, and his rock-hard body exuded an astonishing sense of power.

However, crimson lava flowed constantly beneath his skin.

Hermes was different; his skin was covered in gold.

That was the effect of merging with his main body.

Strength greatly increased, physical defense, physical attack greatly increased.

Coupled with the silver curtain in his sea of consciousness, he was fearless!

BOOM!

The moment the duel began, the red-bearded old man charged at Hermes with astonishing speed.

His fist cut through the air, carrying scorching airflow.

Hermes calmly dodged to the side and counterattacked. His fist was like a heavy hammer, smashing fiercely onto the red-bearded old man's shoulder.

BANG! The collision of the two forces stirred up a cloud of dust and rock fragments.

There were no divine light projections, only pure physical collisions.

BANG BANG BANG!

HISS!

With continuous blows, the red-bearded old man couldn't help but let out a pained cry, but immediately, a more intense look of admiration flashed in his eyes.

"That's it, this is true combat!"

Even though he was at a disadvantage, Salasis did not use High-level God Power.

He was simply relying on his physical strength and combat experience to fight Hermes.

BANG BANG BANG!

BOOM BOOM!

The sound of fists breaking through the air and bodies colliding echoed endlessly.

Although Salasis's combat skills were superior, Hermes's physical strength was on a completely different level.

As the battle progressed, Hermes gradually gained the absolute upper hand.

One Strength Overcomes Ten Skills, that's exactly what this situation described.

Hermes was improving at lightning speed!

Moreover, combat skills themselves required constant honing.

Although he had experienced many battles along the way, they were all won by crushing opponents with sheer strength and the Profound Mystery of laws, which didn't improve his combat skills much.

Now, it was different.