Soul Reflection Stone

"Stop them?"

Aiken grinned, "Why should I stop them? Don't say you aren't really grinding for points; even if you were, it's none of my business."

"Reality will teach you how to behave!"

In Hell, once a star-rated demon truly appeared out of their league, countless challengers would immediately swarm them.

When it came to making a name for themselves, they understood it perfectly.

It was difficult to gain fame by stepping on the strong, but stepping on a fool who didn't deserve their reputation was the most worthwhile business.

No one could refuse it!

Even the life-or-death challenge for a Prefect Lord had countless people undertaking it, let alone challenging a God (neutral) whose strength was insufficient to match a Five-star Demon.

"Hahaha~!"

Hermes chuckled. With the competitive nature of Hell's endless strong individuals, they would fight with all their might even when knowing they were outmatched.

Challenging a God (neutral)? It was indeed possible.

Even if this God (neutral) truly possessed the strength of a Five-star Demon, one would only know after fighting.

As long as the difference in strength wasn't despair-inducingly large, no one could stop the countless strong individuals of Hell from fighting.

They yearned for progress.

Igniting their innate Talent potential through battle and promoting comprehension through combat was indeed the best way for Hell's strong individuals to break through quickly.

Hermes coming to Hell, and Bamer coming to Hell, were both influenced to some extent by this.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

"Boom~"

The Metal Life hovered once more at the north gate of Yilan City. Hermes and Bamer disembarked first, followed by over a dozen God-levels who had passed the Demon Assessment.

Although they had passed the assessment, they hadn't received their Demon Medals yet.

Upon entering the city, they paid another Ink Stone. Hermes paid no mind, leaving it all to his follower, Bamer.

Now, regardless of whether Salif was the Bamer he imagined, he would call him 'Bamer' for now.

Bamer Salif also told Hermes that as a follower, one should naturally treat others with sincerity!

This left the City Guard stunned.

"What's going on with them?"

A Yilan City soldier asked their young Captain.

"You ask me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

The Captain was full of frustration. He was also astonished, but who could answer his questions?

"Perhaps they are hidden experts!"

To maintain his Captain's prestige, the Captain could only spout nonsense.

"But he's a God (neutral)!"

This soldier had a contrarian nature and wasn't satisfied with the Captain's explanation, re-posing his question.

"Foolish!"

"The strong are omnipotent! Maybe they're just deliberately disguising their soul aura."

The Captain unleashed his nonsense-spouting technique.

He hadn't expected to convince the contrarian soldier under his command, but the effect was immediate.

"He's right!"

"You're still amazing, Captain!"

The contrarian soldier nodded. "I heard from the people guarding the planar teleportation array that they do occasionally see Gods (neutral) traveling between planes."

"But how could a God (neutral) have the strength to travel between planes? Never mind whether their strength allows it, the teleportation fees alone are not something a God (neutral) can afford."

Although the City Guard had a more comfortable life, it was also very boring. They would discuss any little topic for hundreds of years until the next topic appeared.

Yilan City, Demon Castle.

"Turn in the mission~!"

Hermes said nothing, but the few Gods (neutral) following closely behind him began to shout first.

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the first-floor lobby of the Demon Castle.

"Is it a Demon Assessment mission?"

"Of course, I remember seeing this person, but I can't recall their name for a moment."

As all eyes turned towards them, the crowd began to discuss.

Hell is vast, which causes information to circulate slowly.

But once news spreads within the Demon Castle, it is bound to reach all of Hell, traveling far faster than Metal Life can fly.

There are no telephones in this world, but there is a communication method faster than any telephone—Divine Avatars.

The Demon Castle has specialized intelligence personnel whose avatars are stationed in different cities and even different continents.

Their sole purpose is to relay important intelligence to the Demon Castle.

Not all information is worth the Demon Castle deploying dedicated intelligence personnel.

They have their own intelligence value assessments; other secondary intelligence is handled by civilian organizations.

But ultimately, all intelligence converges at the Demon Castle and its surroundings.

This has given rise to a profession:

Intelligence brokers!

They survive by picking up the intelligence that the Demon Castle deems unworthy.

And they live quite well.

Hell is too large, and there are too few cities. With endless life converging, opportunities will always arise.

It all depends on whether you can discover and seize them.

At this moment, hearing someone shout about a Demon Assessment mission, they all perked up their ears.

Hoping to overhear any intelligence that could be profitable.

"Silence!"

Susimita said unhappily.

"The Demon Assessment mission settlement is on the second floor. Brittany, you will handle the settlement of this mission list."

"1,000 people departed, 970 died, 17 people completed the mission and obtained the assessment item..."

Brittany and Susimita spoke in low voices as Susimita took notes.

"Ah? Such heavy losses?"

Susimita exclaimed. If she hadn't seen Hermes safely returned, she would have been even more astonished.

"More than just heavy losses?"

"This time..."

Brittany recounted vividly.

"Salif, Hermes, let's go to the second-floor lobby to turn in the mission."

Aiken left Brittany behind and personally led Hermes and over a dozen others up to the second floor of the Demon Castle.

The area here was much smaller than the first-floor lobby.

Its function was singular, and it was divided into many small rooms.

If not for Salif and Hermes being present, Aiken would not have personally handled this.

Arriving at a black room, Aiken pushed the door open directly.

"One by one. First, take out the Blocking Gold Saber and the Demon Emblem you received earlier."

A person in a black robe spoke without looking at the doorway.

"Let's handle Hermes's Demon Assessment mission first. You others can take your time."

Aiken said.

"Ah, Lord Aiken, I'll register it right away."

Upon seeing Aiken, the person in the black robe respectfully stood up.

"Hurry up, he needs to return to the first floor to turn in his Demon Mission."

Aiken waved his hand, unconcerned by the person in the black robe's respectful attitude.

He simply motioned for him to sit down.

"Name?"

"Hermes."

The person in the black robe took out a dark green bead, about the size of a fingertip, and placed it beside Hermes.

"This is a Soul Reflection Stone. It's currently recording your soul's aura!"

With Aiken greeting him, the person in the black robe helpfully explained.

"Soul Reflection Stones can absorb a trace of a person's soul aura. Regardless of their strength, everyone's soul aura is unique. All it takes is one Soul Reflection Stone containing your soul aura to determine your identity."

Hermes was surprised.

He noticed the small, originally jade-green orb had turned grey in the blink of an eye.

This was likely the sign that the soul aura absorption was complete.

"I don't feel any discomfort. This should have only absorbed my soul aura, not my soul power."

Having digested Basim's soul power, Hermes's soul perception was now extremely acute.

He wouldn't be mistaken about this.

"This is the Demon Medal, and this is the Vice Demon Medal. You need to drip blood on both of these to establish ownership."