Hermes

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hermes (黑默斯)
Alias(es)	Heimeng; One-Punch Demon; Wujian Overlord
Species/Race	Special life form; sentient Golden Mountain
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Purple Crystal Alliance; envoy of the Purple Thorn Sovereign God
Occupation/Role	Rainbow Sun Prefect Lord; cultivator; later Wujian Overlord
Status	Transcended the Magic Universe with Hongmeng
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Lower God	1	Naturally comprehended the Mysteries of Power; Talent Panel listed an Earth four-fusion and Fire three-fusion cap.
Middle God	2	Fused the Mysteries of Power and Gravity Space; created Mist Shadow Heavy.
Earth Law three-mystery fusion	28	Fully integrated the Earth Element with the Mysteries of Power.
Earth Law four-mystery fusion	77	Integrated Earth Pulse with Earth Element, Power, and Gravity Space; became a High God and gained a major increase in base strength.
Fire Element God	47	Fused the Fire Element and Fire Body Profound Mystery, transforming his Demigod Spark into a God Divine Spark.
Great Earth Law talent: Grand Perfection cap	65	Devoured Earth Heavy Water, raising his talent limit from Earth five-fusion to Grand Perfection.
Paragon / Grand Perfection expert	92	Could punch through space without being affected by Spatial Turbulence; revealed his status to the Purple Thorn Sovereign God.
Destruction-type Sovereign God (Blood Sea Clone)	92	His Blood Sea Clone refined a Sovereign Spark, making him an unregistered Destruction Sovereign God.
Earth Sovereign God Clone	95	Blood Sea Clone merged with the Earth Sovereign Godhead's soul and gained full Grand Perfection Willpower.
Great Earth Law Grand Perfection	110	Broke through after drinking Nether Fruit Wine, gaining nearly two portions of Will Power.
Wujian Overlord	151	Elevated the Blood Sea Plane into the Wujian God Realm and transcended the Magic Universe.

Background / History

Hermes was a transmigrator reborn as a Golden Mountain, a special life form naturally born in the Great Earth God Realm. He remained unconscious for hundreds of millions of years before awakening as a Lower God. His true body was tens of thousands of meters tall and stretched for tens of thousands of miles, though it was small compared with the realm's mountain ranges. 1

Upon awakening, Hermes devoured an Earth Flame Essence, improving both his Earth and Fire Element talents. His innate Devour All Things ability and internal Golden Space could decompose most substances, though it initially could not affect Godheads. 1

After becoming a Middle God, Hermes left the Chongxuan Mountain Range and traveled to Hell. He pursued treasures, cultivation opportunities, and combat experience while concealing the nature of his Golden Mountain True Body. 2 6 7

Hermes became the fastest Five-star Demon promoted in Yilan City's history, then entered seclusion with Bamer to improve their respective Profound Mystery fusions. 28 He later settled in the Purple Crystal Mountain Range, gained the favor of Leis Jing and the Purple Thorn Sovereign God, and accepted the position of Sovereign's envoy under terms preserving his freedom. 47 50

His conflict with the Eighteen Families escalated from crystal disputes into the defeat of Seven-star Demons, the killing of Prefect Lord Baldivi, and the destruction of the Eighteen Families Alliance. Hermes subsequently became Rainbow Sun Prefect Lord. 61 74 87

After his Blood Sea Clone refined Sovereign Sparks, Hermes quietly became a Sovereign while publicly retaining the identity of a Paragon High-God. He founded and led the Purple Crystal Alliance's expansion across the Blood Sea Plane. 92 95 96

In the end, Hermes became the Wujian Overlord, elevated the Blood Sea Plane into the Wujian God Realm, and transcended the Magic Universe. His Golden Space evolved into the Golden Universe, while his three clones became Space-Time Divine Bodies. 151

Appearance

Hermes normally appears as a burly, muscular, golden-haired man with a valiant bearing. He deliberately preferred this appearance over the original Hermes' snub-nosed face. 2

• Short golden hair. 9 90
• Broad, muscular build; later described as over three meters tall. 10 90
• Skin covered by a subtle golden radiance linked to his Golden Mountain True Body. 10 56
• Golden Mountain True Body of immense scale and toughness. 1
• Often wears High-grade Divine Artifact armor over his self-created Golden Light Armor. 56

Personality

Hermes is fiercely independent and distrustful of temporary alliances. He rejects team-ups during the Demon Assessment, reasoning that Hell's participants may betray one another for rewards. 16 18

He prefers direct physical combat and regards his fists as more reliable than ordinary divine artifacts. Although he acknowledges strategic limits—especially his poor speed outside his domains—he generally solves problems through overwhelming force. 6 9 10

Despite his ruthlessness toward bandits and enemies, Hermes can be sincere with those he respects. His duel with Salasis developed into mutual admiration, while his treatment of Bamer shows patience and concern for a follower's cultivation and soul defense. 11 28

He is cautious about exposing his secrets, particularly the Golden Space, Sovereign Spark research, and connection between his identities. He also values autonomy, accepting the Purple Thorn Sovereign God's emissary position only after being guaranteed freedom and exemption from kneeling. 50 99

Abilities & Skills

Devour All Things

Hermes's innate ability is centered on the Golden Space within him, which decomposes and assimilates devoured matter.

• Devoured Earth Flame Essence to improve Earth and Fire Element talents. 1
• Initially could devour most substances but not Godheads. 1
• Later melted absorbed Godheads, enabling the refinement of Godhead Essence. 57 87
• Decomposed and analyzed bloodlines, allowing Hermes to create Blood Elves and the Time Elves. 96
• Could melt and alter Sovereign Sparks, though Hermes kept this capability secret from other Sovereigns. 99

Golden Mountain True Body

Hermes's original body grants extraordinary physical strength and defense.

• Its toughness initially surpassed a High-grade Divine Artifact. 1
• Fusing with his true body gave him material defense described as second only to a material-defense Sovereign Divine Artifact at the time. 5
• His High God breakthrough raised the true body's base strength to a thousandfold amplification. 77
• His body endured combined attacks from more than a hundred Seven-star Demons without injury. 87
• The true body's immense mass contributes to Hermes's weakness in speed. 6

Mist Shadow Heavy

Hermes's signature Earth Law ultimate move, created through the fusion of Power and Gravity Space.

• Produces a mist-covered gravity domain that restricts movement and isolates Spiritual Sense. 2 4
• Lets Hermes move freely within its area while opponents are hindered. 4
• Was later enhanced by the Yellow Sand Domain and Blocking Bead into a powerful battlefield-control technique. 32 73
• Its core later shifted toward the Earth Walking Technique, allowing Hermes to reposition rapidly within its range. 108

Golden Space

A unique internal space used for devouring, defense, suppression, and energy refinement.

• Can descend as an extreme gravity field that suppresses enemies and counters other Gravity Space techniques. 59 60
• Can expand into a golden light barrier to protect Hermes from Spatial Turbulence. 72
• Enabled Hermes to refine Sovereign Power from immense quantities of Ink Stones and Earth Crystals. 34 35
• Conceals and compacts his soul aura, contributing to others mistaking him for a Paragon. 98

Golden Light Armor

A defensive technique created from Golden Threads after Hermes studied the birth of the Purple Crystal Mountain Range.

• Functions as ordinary inner armor when inactive. 56
• Becomes a defensive barrier when supplied with soul force. 56
• Becomes a gravity field when supplied with Earth God Power. 56
• Can manifest either function using Sovereign Power. 56

Earth Walking Technique

A Great Earth Law mystery that mitigates Hermes's traditional speed disadvantage.

• Hermes used it to move undetected through Hongyang City. 92
• Its integration into Mist Shadow Heavy lets him maneuver freely inside the technique's coverage. 108

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Blocking Bead — Heaven and Earth Treasure that creates the Yellow Sand Domain, providing powerful gravity-based crowd control and earth-element control. 31 32
• Purple Thorn Bracelet / Purple Crystal Ring — soul-defense Sovereign Artifact personally granted by the Purple Thorn Sovereign God. 50 90
• Silver Moon — Heaven and Earth Treasure that improved Hermes's soul protection. 9
• Flame Crystal — gift from Salasis that amplifies nearby fire-element energy. 12
• Godhead Armor — indestructible armor created through Hermes's Godhead-refining ability; he used Leis Jing's armor during his battle with Olavir. 87 90
• Sovereign Artifact Spear — obtained after Baldivi's death and used in later combat. 74 78
• Metal Life vessels — used for interregional travel and escape. 6 12

Relationships

• Bamer — follower and trusted subordinate; Hermes cultivates alongside him, provides Sovereign Power, and supports his soul defense. 26 28 58 59
• Leis Jing — sworn brother, companion, and later follower; Hermes protects him and helps forge Godhead equipment for him. 50 87 92 101
• Purple Thorn Sovereign God — Hermes's Sovereign patron; she made him her envoy, granted him freedom and a soul-defense Sovereign Artifact, and later claimed him publicly as her envoy. 50 74
• Salasis — patriarch of the Volcanic Giants and Hermes's friend after their physical duel; gave Hermes a Flame Crystal. 11 12
• Tarinel — divine beast forced into a master-servant contract after Hermes defeated Baldivi; later acts on Hermes's behalf in Rainbow Sun Prefecture. 77 89
• Maisam — fire-element creature researcher recruited to help study and repair the melted Earth Sovereign Spark. 77
• Rilmons — Purple Crystal Alliance executive elder; Hermes saved him from Fulhan and equipped him with Godhead Armor. 96 143
• Sabrina — highly valued emissary of Hermes; he granted her Sovereign Power and a Sovereign Artifact war spear. 111
• Death Sovereign Chris — a Sovereign who regards Hermes as a genuine friend and requests his help seeking the Abyss Heart. 110 111 133
• Hongmeng — creator of the Magic Universe who took Hermes's Death Clone to the Golden Universe and acknowledged Heimeng as his Second Brother. 151

Story Role / Major Arcs

Awakening in the Great Earth God Realm

Hermes awakens as a Golden Mountain, devours Earth Flame Essence, discovers his transmigrator identity, and develops his Golden Space. He reaches Middle God by fusing Power and Gravity Space. 1 2

Journey to Hell and Demon Assessment

After escaping the High God Nick, Hermes travels to Hell, befriends Salasis, acquires treasures in Yilan City, and refuses alliances during the Demon Assessment. He completes the assessment and becomes a Five-star Demon. 6 11 16 28

Purple Crystal Mountain Range

Hermes enters the Purple Crystal Mountain Range, obtains the Blocking Bead, studies the Earth Law, and eventually becomes the Purple Thorn Sovereign God's envoy. 31 32 50

Eighteen Families Conflict

Hermes fights the Eighteen Families over Purple Crystals, defeats their Seven-star Demons, kills Lucio and Baldivi, and ultimately destroys the alliance. 57 61 73 87

Blood Sea Plane

Having secretly become a Sovereign through his Blood Sea Clone, Hermes establishes the Purple Crystal Alliance on the Blood Sea Plane, defeats the Four Divine Beast Family's forces, and creates the Time Elves. 92 95 96 97

Transcendence

Hermes becomes the Wujian Overlord, creates new Overlords including Bamer and Palhouse, transforms the Blood Sea Plane into the Wujian God Realm, and transcends with Hongmeng into the Golden Universe. 151

Trivia

• Hermes considers his lack of speed a consequence of having a Golden Mountain True Body, joking that he has “short legs.” 6
• He prefers fighting bare-handed and only reluctantly uses weapons when necessary. 9
• His rise from Middle God to Paragon became so famous that Great Earth Law cultivators across the planes began imitating his appearance and fist-focused combat style. 101
• Hermes's public Paragon identity concealed the fact that his Blood Sea Clone had already become a Sovereign God. 103