Following

Seeing that Hermes really wasn't going to bother with her anymore, Susimita could only do things by the book.

"Leave your address. When the Demon Assessment begins, someone will notify you."

This was also the reason why the Demon Assessment required a fee of ten thousand Ink Stones.

As long as they were still in Yilan City, the Demon Castle had to send people to notify them one by one. A thousand people required at least several hundred staff members.

The city was simply too big.

"Then I'll come back to fill it out after I confirm my accommodation. I won't delay anything."

With a wave of his hand, Hermes left the Demon Castle directly.

In an inconspicuous corner, a plain-looking Middle God saw everything. Seeing him leave, he also hurried away.

Yet less than half a day's time passed.

This plain-looking Middle God returned to the Demon Hall once again.

"Susimita, I also want to register for this latest Demon Assessment!"

"Oh, it's Conrad!"

Susimita said with sarcasm,

"Why aren't you following behind your master acting like his lapdog? What are you participating in the Demon Assessment for? Don't want to be a dog anymore?"

Logically speaking, anyone would fly into a rage upon hearing such words.

Yet Conrad did not.

He seemed not to have heard what Susimita said at all, merely urging her to take out the registration form.

He handed over another plate of Ink Stones!

Susimita counted them. It was precisely the value of ten thousand Ink Stones.

She didn't dare to go too far; mocking Conrad just now had already violated the rules of the Demon Castle.

"Hmph~!"

Letting out only a cold snort, Susimita suddenly had the feeling of punching cotton, and it didn't feel good inside.

This Conrad was Saba's lackey. Wherever Saba was, Conrad would always appear.

They were consistently inseparable.

If Saba had designs on Susimita, then Conrad was an accomplice.

Susimita couldn't stand Saba, so naturally, she also vented her anger on Conrad.

The next morning, Hermes also came to the Demon Castle.

Last night, he had rented a small courtyard inside Yilan City, and today he came to register his address.

After registering his address, Hermes turned around and returned to the hotel.

Calling it a hotel, it was actually a massive manor-style courtyard, because no powerhouse could endure having anyone else living right above their head.

It would be one thing if strengths varied!

Because natural talent varied and reality couldn't be changed, but even when staying at a hotel, one would have to be stepped on under someone else's feet.

Who would be willing to accept that?

In the small courtyard, Hermes's consciousness sank into his sea of consciousness, once again beginning the deduction of Mystery Fusion.

Law Mystery Fusion, going from two Mysteries to three Mysteries, was by no means simply adding one more Mystery.

In terms of the difficulty of Mystery Fusion, this was a systematic elevation.

Taking Hermes as an example, before he broke through to become a Middle God, he had naturally comprehended the Mysteries of Power.

Later on, while continuing his comprehension, Hermes had also fused the Mysteries of Power and Gravity Space.

He had fought a battle with Nick, the great chieftain of Camel Village, last time.

Although he let him get away in the end!

Yet Hermes was not without gains; he had found the point of convergence between the Earth Element and the Mysteries of Power.

As far as Mystery Fusion was concerned,

finding the point of convergence between Mysteries was the first step of law fusion.

The most crucial first step!

The hardest part afterwards was that single barrier where Mystery Fusion reached completion.

Yet without that first step,

actually all cultivation was nothing more than castles in the air.

It was fundamentally impossible to begin.

The problem right now was:

the difficulty increase of three-Mystery fusion compared to two-Mystery fusion was simply too great.

To complete the three-Mystery fusion of the Great Earth Law.

First, one had to find the point of convergence between the Earth Element Profound Mystery and the Gravity Space Mysteries, and then completely fuse these two Mysteries to completion.

Then, proceeding according to the convergence point between the Earth Element and the Mysteries of Power that Hermes had found during battle, he would also fuse these two Mysteries to completion.

Finally came the overall fusion of the three law Mysteries.

Only when the Earth Element, Power, and Gravity Space Mysteries were integrated and fused to completion as a whole could the three-Mystery fusion of the Great Earth Law be considered complete.

The good news was that the upper limit of Hermes's Earth Element talent was seven stars, which meant four-Mystery fusion.

With such talent, the most obvious sensation was that his cultivation speed was extremely fast.

Law Mystery fusion was akin to untangling messy, disorganized threads, and sometimes required a little bit of luck.

Yet he was different.

Hermes was like a gambler in a testing hall who somehow guessed right every single time.

Who could even reason with that?

Whenever he searched for the chaotic and tangled Mystery threads, he could always find the breakthrough point at just the right moment.

With circumstances like this, could the speed of Mystery Fusion possibly be slow?

Back when he was in the Chongxuan Mountain Range, Hermes had only spent a mere millennium to complete the two-Mystery fusion.

And directly broke through to become a Middle God.

Twenty-odd days passed in the blink of an eye.

Compared to Mystery Fusion, this bit of time in Yilan City was simply negligible.

"Hoo-hoo~!"

Hermes opened his eyes.

The fusion of the Earth Element Profound Mystery and the Mysteries of Power was more than halfway done; this naturally wasn't the achievement of just this period.

Along the way from the Great Earth God Realm to Mount Navel, from Mirror Moon Cliff to the Bis Volcano Group, and up to Yilan City today.

Along the journey, he hadn't wasted a single moment, not even delaying his cultivation while riding in the metal life form.

Yet most of Hermes's energy was still placed on finding the point of convergence between the Earth Element Profound Mystery and the Gravity Space Mysteries.

This was critical.

Although the upper limit of his Earth Element talent was right there, when he would reach it was anyone's guess.

"I can't cultivate anymore, lest I delay the Demon Assessment. It would be terrible if I suddenly fell into a state of epiphany."

Although missing a Demon Assessment was nothing, if his epiphany were to be interrupted, the loss would outweigh the gain.

He would die of regret.

"Let's go out for a stroll~!"

Hermes first greeted the hotel front desk to avoid missing the notification for the Demon Assessment in case he was out.

On the streets of Yilan City, people came and went, bustling with activity.

Yet Hermes's state of mind was exceptionally tranquil; he knew that such prosperity was not suited for him.

Only by undergoing more practical combat and more life-and-death tempering could he complete the fusion of the three Earth Law Mysteries.

Cloistered cultivation was never a flattering term.

However, alternating tension and relaxation, pacing oneself properly, was still necessary.

"Whoosh~!" The moment Hermes turned his head, he spotted an unassuming man.

That person was following right behind him.

He had been trailing him ever since Hermes left the hotel, because a Middle God's soul force was not advantageous.

Coupled with being inside Yilan City, his nerves were also in a relaxed state.

Even upon discovering the other party, he wasn't worried that the other party would strike against him.

"Swish~!"

Right at that moment, that figure quietly shifted positions.

"Rather unprofessional, always constantly changing positions. Are they treating me like a fool?"

Hermes smiled faintly, purposefully turning into an empty alley.

At this time, people entering the city from outside hadn't arrived yet, and the population within the city was insufficient to fill every corner of Yilan City.

There were always deserted streets and alleys.

"Who are you? You've been tailing me for so long. What is your purpose?"

Hermes turned around, facing the plain-looking Middle God head-on.

The position he stood in happened to block the other party's path.

Conrad was slightly startled.

Clearly, he hadn't expected to be discovered so quickly; Wind Element spirits always possessed such confidence.

"My name is Conrad. I'm a Demon Assessment candidate from the same batch as you. I want to team up with you to take the assessment."

His expression was eager, as if he really had come to find Hermes to form a team.

"I believe you!"