The Divine Stone Area

People who watched the commotion never minded seeing it get bigger. If anything, they hoped for things to get as big as possible.

That was the mindset of a spectator.

"Clack, clack, clack!"

The High-grade Divine Artifact Battle Boots struck the floor on the first level of Demon Castle, making a series of crisp, staccato sounds.

Hermes paid no attention to the whispers around him. His gaze swept across the hall, searching for the purpose of his visit.

The Divine Stone Area. The exchange counter!

Although every God Plane and Supreme Plane had its own currency,

powerful beings traveling between planes really did need to exchange Divine Stones.

For things like teleportation arrays or large-scale commodity transactions, it made no difference which Divine Stones were used.

But it was different when buying small items. You had to use the Divine Stones accepted in that place.

After killing Basim, he had put all the wealth he obtained into the Golden Space.

Before leaving,

Hermes had already transferred the Ink Stone wealth back into his Space Ring. It was all in full blocks of Azure Stone, so the quantity was easy to count.

Although Hell also had storage equipment such as Space Belts, Space Necklaces, and Space Bracelets,

Space Rings were still the most common.

They were the smallest and most convenient to carry.

"Lord Hermes, you're finally back."

A Demon Castle employee came over, a respectful smile on his face.

Hermes gave a slight nod. "Take me to a private room in the Divine Stone Area."

The employee asked no questions and immediately led Hermes deeper into the castle.

Seeing this, the surrounding demon powerhouses began whispering among themselves, speculating about the purpose of Hermes's visit.

"A private room for exchanging Divine Stones? Did he get some treasure and want to exchange it for Ink Stones?"

"Lord Hermes's strength is unfathomable. Any treasure he obtained must be extraordinary."

"Wait, have you forgotten what the Divine Stone Area is mainly for?"

Hermes couldn't hear the Star Demons discussing him.

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

It was an independent space, accessible only to the upper levels of Demon Castle and certain special guests.

To be honest, if Hermes hadn't already been a Five-star Demon and an extremely popular star,

he wouldn't have been able to enter the Divine Stone Area.

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

If they only had a small amount, they could use it normally, and Demon Castle would find an equivalent power in another God Plane to exchange it for them.

Ordinary demons didn't need to worry about it.

Only when they had an enormous amount of Ink Stones, or when a demon powerhouse planned to venture into another plane,

would the Divine Stone Area serve its proper purpose.

Besides, most of the time, the Divine Stone Area really was just a section frequented by people making large-scale transactions.

That meant either major merchants or super-powerhouses who could do business with Demon Castle.

There was no contradiction between the two.

In Hell, many super-powerhouses were major merchants themselves.

After all, without strength, they couldn't protect their wealth.

"Lord Hermes, this is your private space now. You may exchange or sell items as you please."

The employee led Hermes to a door protected by a divine power restriction.

He flashed his token, and the restricted door opened, revealing a completely independent space inside. "Please, go in."

Hermes nodded and waved for the employee to leave.

"I want to exchange a large quantity of Earth Crystals, and I also want to sell a batch of Divine Sparks."

Hermes said this directly as the employee was leaving.

At Demon Castle, not only was the employee hierarchy strict, but the work was also divided into specialized roles.

The person who had guided Hermes to this private room in the Divine Stone Area certainly wouldn't be the one handling the transaction afterward.

He entered the private room and went to his designated area, taking out the Space Rings containing Ink Stones one by one.

He neatly arranged them on the indented surface of the Divine Artifact table.

Once he had taken out the Ink Stones, Hermes still wasn't done.

He began taking out Divine Sparks.

Hermes had a mild case of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

He kept his Demigod Sparks, Middle God Divine Sparks, and High God Divine Sparks in separate Space Rings.

"Lord Hermes! Sorry to keep you waiting."

A High God wearing Demon Castle's standard uniform walked over.

"Huh, Aiken?"

Hermes exclaimed in surprise. "Aren't you in charge of Demon Assessments?"

"Haha, I'm also responsible for reviewing Star Demon missions. Every so often, I help serve distinguished guests in the Divine Stone Area."

Aiken smiled slightly.

"Demon Castle never keeps idle hands!" he teased.

Hermes was speechless. He didn't believe a word of what Aiken had said.

This guy was at least a Five-star Demon, and might even be a Six-star Demon powerhouse.

And here he was, pretending to be some ordinary working stiff?

"Haha, let me see the Ink Stones Lord Hermes wants to exchange."

Aiken must have known how far-fetched his explanation was. He clearly hadn't expected Hermes to believe him.

He pointed at the table and asked.

By now, the entire table was neatly lined with Space Rings.

"Go ahead. You'll have to count them anyway. I want everything exchanged for Earth Crystals from the Great Earth God Realm."

Hermes said.

Then he simply sat still.

He waited for Aiken, the Demon Castle employee, to count everything.

"In my impression, Aiken of the Purple Thorn Continent was a super-powerhouse suspected of being a Paragon. What was he doing as a service worker in Demon Castle?"

It was absurd.

"Whoa!"

After finishing the count of all the Space Rings on the table, Aiken couldn't help marveling at Hermes's enormous transaction.

"Lord Hermes, you want all of it exchanged for Earth Crystals from the Great Earth God Realm? That's more than thirty trillion Ink Stones!"

He asked cautiously.

If most of them hadn't been full blocks of Azure Stone,

the hundreds of Space Rings on the table might not have been enough to hold them all.

Even though most of them were large Space Rings, Ink Stones and Azure Stones were tiny.

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

Of course, that was only a comparison. Hell and the other Supreme Planes didn't use centimeters as a unit.

"Exchange it all for Earth Crystals!"

Hermes didn't hesitate at all.

He cultivated the Great Earth Law. If he wanted to refine Sovereign Power, he would certainly prioritize the Earth Element.

Only Earth Element Sovereign God Power would give his strength the greatest boost.

"Very well!"

Aiken gently set down the Space Ring he was holding and pressed a button on the table.

Before long, another employee came in carrying a tray.

He looked a little terrified.

"This is terrifying. Who's exchanging this many Earth Crystals? I was trembling the whole way, even though it was such a short walk."

He handed the tray to Aiken.

Then he picked up another tray full of Space Rings and left.

"That's a total of 330,000,000,000 Earth Crystals. Lord Hermes, please check them carefully. I put the odd amount into this Space Ring."

Aiken said.

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

It was packed with Azure Stone, most of it in cubic blocks.

They were stacked like walls.

Fortunately, one Azure Stone was worth a thousand Ink Stones, and the Azure Stones inside were stacked in cubic blocks like walls.

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