[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mystic-calling-stone-of-glory":3,"chapter-mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-658":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mystic Calling：Stone of Glory",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1242064,1669,"Chapter 658: Kill or Be Killed","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-658",658,"\u003Cp>Elira narrowed her eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and in an instant, a surge of overwhelming power burst from her body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>manifesting midair as a massive pair of Skytear Demon Moth wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man across from her froze for a second, clearly caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder you wiped out the Blood Legion of Seventy-Two. So, you’re a Skytear Demon Moth... Still, your power’s nothing compared to mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a step back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and a blood-red energy surged around him, forming the ghostly image of a colossal dragon in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, their powers collided—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the impact so intense it warped the space around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past few days, Elira had absorbed enough energy to push herself into the mid-stage of Tier 17.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the man didn’t show even a flicker of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the force he unleashed was enough to go toe-to-toe with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell?!\" Ethan and the others were jolted by the shockwaves,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rushing out in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment they saw what was happening,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira was the strongest fighter in Emerald Castle—no question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, out of nowhere, some stranger was going blow for blow with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan immediately pulled up the man’s data panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier 17, mid-stage—same as Elira.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his combat power... it might actually be a notch higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Elira had absorbed the Bloodlust Core, and the aura radiating off her was vicious enough to close that gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But taking this guy down completely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t going to be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Ethan spotted something on the system panel—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the name: one of the Blood Saints of Thirty-Six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clicked instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy was here to avenge the Blood Legion of Seventy-Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And damn, he was way stronger than any of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier 17 mid-stage? That was no joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if you came alone...\" Ethan’s eyes narrowed, his voice low and dangerous. \"Then you just signed your own death warrant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy surged around him like a storm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and without a sound, he summoned a self-destruct Goblin that began creeping toward the two locked in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira caught on immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gathered every ounce of her power into a single energy sphere,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hurled it at the man, and then launched herself backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a massive explosion ripped through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blast sent the man flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More Goblins crawled out from the twisted space around them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>latching onto the man with a death grip—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and detonating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, dozens of Goblins exploded in a chain of brutal, fiery blasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s body was torn to shreds by the explosions—still alive, but barely. He had no strength left to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira didn’t hesitate. She seized the moment, shot forward, and with a single punch, shattered his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira’s level officially broke through to mid-stage Tier 17.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If another one of the Blood Saints of Thirty-Six showed up now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira could hold her own—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but only against one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To truly stand toe-to-toe with them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emerald Castle still had a long way to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan steadied his breathing, then locked onto a new target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far from the Emerald Castle camp, there was a place marked as a Stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a rundown ruin from the outside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but inside, it housed a powerful faction—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their top fighter was said to be at mid-stage Tier 17.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumor had it, though, that this top-tier warrior had been seriously injured in a previous battle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and now could only fight at early-stage Tier 17.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that intel in hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn’t waste another second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rallied the full force of Emerald Castle and marched out in full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they arrived—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stopped dead in their tracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t some crumbling stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a damn fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system map labeled it as Skyfang Castle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the aura pouring from it was absolutely suffocating—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a thick, oppressive Bloodlust Aura blanketed the entire sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan took a deep breath, forcing himself to stay calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the system’s analysis, there weren’t any overwhelming powerhouses inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they had to do was launch the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately deployed two hundred self-destruct Goblins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These weren’t your average cannon fodder either—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every single one was SS-rank, Tier 16.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they blew up, the damage was catastrophic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goblins charged the castle gates and detonated one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, they blasted a massive hole in the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the noise had stirred the hornet’s nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From deep within the castle, a swarm of Bloodborne Dragons surged out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hovering in the air, their power radiating like a tidal wave, crashing down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn’t flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"CHARGE!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emerald Castle army stormed through the breach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After everything they’d been through, they were bloodthirsty and fearless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they entered the city, they unleashed everything they had,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>clashing head-on with the Bloodborne Dragons in a brutal, no-holds-barred battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power unleashed on both sides was insane—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Emerald Castle had the edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d been building toward this moment, and it showed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a monstrous surge of energy erupted from the heart of the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive Bloodborne Dragon rose into the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its eyes glowing with a deep, menacing red as it locked onto Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What grudge do we even have? Why are you attacking us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan let out a cold laugh. \"You really have to ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Umbral Abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Survival of the fittest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill or be killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one needed a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t waste another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan launched himself into the air,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>power crackling around him as he summoned a massive blade of energy—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and brought it crashing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodborne Dragon Sovereign narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t bother replying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he gathered his strength and unleashed it in a sweeping wave,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>meeting Ethan’s blade head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky exploded with sound as their powers collided,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the shockwave blasting both of them backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they finally steadied themselves,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s heart was pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms were numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That hit just now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was no way this guy was only early-stage Tier 17.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was full-on mid-stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rumors were dead wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ethan also knew that last attack had drained the dragon’s reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One more strike—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and he could finish this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a breath,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then shot forward like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, he was right in front of the dragon’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRA-KOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent burst of energy exploded from Ethan’s strike,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sending the massive dragon flying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its body slamming into a nearby building with a thunderous crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s eyes lit up with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he was about to dive in for the kill—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a strange, eerie energy surged up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a low hum, it flowed straight into the Bloodborne Dragon’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his wounds began to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In seconds, he was back in the air,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hovering with renewed strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bastards... barging into my Skyfang Castle, attacking me without cause—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you’ll all pay for this. Every last one of you will become my nourishment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodborne Dragon Sovereign was beyond furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been trying to recover from his injuries,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>avoiding conflict, staying quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now Ethan had brought the entire Emerald Castle army to his doorstep?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was done playing nice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power surged from his body like a tidal wave,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and in his hands, a massive scythe began to form—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its aura dark, twisted, and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1256,"2026-06-05T15:15:48.245Z",1,"novelbin.me","3776e56b236d441bb3b4911a4624955b6e72ff5fc167cca834a4da8017d5c06b","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-659","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-657",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]