Divine Stone Area

People never tire of watching a good spectacle—the bigger the mess, the better.

That's the mindset of an onlooker.

"Tap, tap, tap!"

The High-grade Divine Artifact Battle Boots struck the first-floor floor of the Demon Castle, producing short, crisp sounds.

Hermes paid no heed to the murmurs around him. His gaze swept across the hall, searching for his target.

The Divine Stone Area, exchange counter!

Though every God Plane or Supreme Plane had its own currency.

When powerful beings traveled across realms, they truly needed to exchange Divine Stones.

For things like teleportation arrays or bulk commodity trades, the type of Divine Stone used made no difference.

But when buying small items, it was another matter entirely—you had to use the right Divine Stone for the right place.

After killing Basim, he had stored all the wealth he gained into the Golden Space.

Before leaving, Hermes had already put the Ink Stone wealth back into his Space Ring. They were all full slabs of Azure Stone, easy to count.

Though Hell also had storage equipment like Space Belts, Space Necklaces, and Space Bracelets.

Space Rings were the mainstream choice.

Because they were the smallest in size and the most convenient to carry.

"Lord Hermes, you've finally returned."

A Demon Castle staff member approached, a respectful smile on their face.

Hermes nodded slightly. "Take me to the exchange private room in the Divine Stone Area."

The staff member asked no further questions and immediately led Hermes deeper into the castle.

The surrounding Demon experts, seeing this, began whispering among themselves, guessing the purpose of Hermes' visit.

"A Divine Stone exchange private room? Did he get some treasure that needs converting to Ink Stone?"

"Lord Hermes' strength is unfathomable; the treasure he obtained must be extraordinary."

"No, have you all forgotten the main function of the Divine Stone Area?"

The discussions among the Star Demons were beyond Hermes' hearing.

Guided by the staff member, Hermes arrived at the Divine Stone Area of the Demon Castle.

This was an independent space, accessible only to the Demon Castle's high-ranking members and certain special guests.

To be honest, if Hermes weren't already a Five-star Demon and a highly popular celebrity, he wouldn't have been able to enter the Divine Stone Area.

Normally, ordinary Star Demons had no chance to exchange Divine Stones.

If the quantity was small, they could just use them normally—the Demon Castle would handle exchanges with equivalent forces from other God Realms on its own.

There was no need for ordinary Demons to worry.

Only when the amount of Ink Stone was extremely large, or when a Demon expert was preparing to adventure in another plane, would the Divine Stone Area serve its proper purpose.

Additionally, most of the time, the Divine Stone Area was just a zone frequented by those conducting large-scale transactions.

It was for big merchants who could do business with the Demon Castle, or for super experts.

These two weren't mutually exclusive.

In Hell, many super experts were themselves big merchants.

Because without strength, you couldn't hold onto wealth.

"Lord Hermes, this is now your private space. You may freely exchange or sell items here."

The staff member led Hermes to a door sealed with divine power restrictions.

A flash of their token, and the restricted door opened, revealing a completely independent space inside.

Hermes nodded and waved for the staff member to withdraw.

"I want to exchange a large amount of Earth Crystal, and also sell a batch of Divine Souls."

As the staff member was leaving, Hermes stated directly.

In the Demon Castle, not only was the staff hierarchy strict, but their work types were also categorized.

The one who guided Hermes to this independent private room in the Divine Stone Area and the one who would provide the subsequent service were certainly not the same person.

He entered the private room, walked to his designated area, and took out the Space Rings containing Ink Stone one by one.

Gently placing them on the grooved divine artifact tabletop.

After collecting the Ink Stones, Hermes still wasn't idle.

He began pulling out God Divine Sparks.

As someone with mild obsessive-compulsive disorder, Hermes stored Demigod Sparks, God Divine Sparks, and High Godheads in separate Space Rings, each sorted by category.

"Hermes, sir~! I truly kept you waiting."

A High God wearing the standard uniform of the Demon Castle approached.

"Oh, Aiken?"

Hermes asked in surprise, "Aren't you in charge of the Demon Assessment missions?"

"Haha, I'm also responsible for reviewing Star Demon missions and occasionally helping out distinguished guests in the Divine Stone Area."

Aiken smiled slightly, and teased, "The Demon Castle never keeps idle hands!"

Hermes was speechless; he didn't believe a word of Aiken's nonsense.

This guy was at least a Five-star Demon, possibly even a Six-star Demon powerhouse.

Playing the humble servant, was he?

"Haha, let me see the Ink Stones Hermes, sir, wants to exchange?"

Probably aware of how ridiculous his own words sounded, Aiken didn't expect Hermes to believe him.

He pointed at the table and asked.

By now, a full row of Space Rings was neatly arranged across the table.

"Go ahead, you'll have to count them anyway. I want to exchange them all for Earth Crystals from the Great Earth God Realm."

Hermes said.

Then he sat still without moving, waiting for Aiken, the Demon Castle staff member, to finish the tally.

"In my memory, Aiken of the Purple Thorn Continent should be a suspected Grand Perfection super powerhouse. How is he working as a service staffer in the Demon Castle?"

That was truly absurd.

"Shii~!"

Having just finished counting the many Space Rings on the table, Aiken couldn't help but marvel at Hermes' extravagant scale.

"Hermes, sir, are you sure you want to exchange them all for Earth Crystals from the Great Earth God Realm? This is over thirty trillion Ink Stones!"

He asked cautiously.

If not for the vast majority being full slabs of Azure Stone, the hundreds of Space Rings on the table alone might not have been enough to hold them all.

Even though most were large Space Rings, Ink Stones and Azure Stones were extremely small in volume.

Each Ink Stone or Azure Stone was a standard cubic centimeter in size.

Of course, that was just an analogy; Hell and other Supreme Planes had no unit called a centimeter.

"All exchanged for Earth Crystals!"

Hermes didn't hesitate at all.

He cultivated the Great Earth Law; if he were to refine Sovereign God Power, he would prioritize the Earth Element.

Only Earth Element Sovereign God Power could amplify his strength the most.

"Alright~!"

Aiken gently set down the Space Ring in his hand, pressed a button on the table, and after a moment, another staff member walked in carrying a tray.

His expression was somewhat terrified.

"How terrifying. Who wants to exchange so many Earth Crystals? Even on this short walk, I was trembling with fear."

He handed the tray to Aiken, then left carrying another tray full of Space Rings.

"Thirty-three trillion Earth Crystals in total, Hermes, sir. Please count them carefully; the odd remainder is all stored in this Space Ring."

Aiken said.

Hermes took the Space Ring he handed over and glanced inside.

Dense piles of Azure Stones, most of them cubic blocks, stacked into walls.

Fortunately, one Azure Stone equaled a thousand Ink Stones, and the Azure Stones inside were arranged as cube-structured walls.

Otherwise, even a large Space Ring wouldn't have been able to hold them all.