[{"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-702":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},1242308,1669,"Chapter 702: This One’s for My Master","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-702",702,"\u003Cp>BOOOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desert roared like a living beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky split in two, wind howling like it had a voice of its own—screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between Ethan and the tentacled titan, raw energy exploded in arcs of blinding light, crackling like a storm made of blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers had long since retreated miles away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they just stood there, necks craned, staring up at the two blazing figures locked in combat above the dunes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared get closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fight had left the realm of mortals behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan hovered high in the air, golden energy coursing over his body like living fire. It didn’t flicker—it surged, alive and hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were sharp, calm, focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside him, power churned like a rising tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the energy of his fusion with Idra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, his aura was brushing the edge of Tier 20—Peak Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was just the temporary boost from the fusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His true self was still Tier 20—Early Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him, the tentacle giant let out a roar that shook the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its single eye blazed crimson, the sound of its voice echoing like some ancient curse dragged from the depths of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Invader... get out of my sands!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the last word even finished echoing, a blood-red beam shot from its eye, slicing through the sky straight at Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He twisted aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beam missed by inches, and the air behind him instantly vaporized into a vacuum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan gritted his teeth and summoned his system interface in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target: Tentacle Titan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hybrid of Dragon God Bloodline\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weakness: Single Eye (3.2 seconds of vulnerability after beam attack)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tightened his grip on the Blade of the Fey and dropped like a meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand below spiraled into a vortex beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idra—focus everything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, golden light surged into his arms like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky turned molten gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWISH! SWISH! SWISH—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures collided again and again in midair, each clash like a star falling from the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shockwaves rippled out in glowing rings, warping the air with their force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from miles away, the soldiers had to fall back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacle giant bellowed, lashing out with dozens of tendrils—each one a whip edged like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan dodged, barely, and flung a glowing energy sphere behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It detonated midair in a burst of white light, blinding the giant for a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Vulnerability window: now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan surged forward, a golden blur streaking through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked into existence right in front of the giant’s eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This ends now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was low, steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he slammed the energy sphere straight into the crimson eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of white swallowed the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion roared so loud it drowned out the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacle giant screamed as it fell, its massive body crashing into the desert below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact sent a wall of sand three hundred feet high rolling across the dunes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Ethan touched down, he was already gathering power again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second energy sphere flared to life in his palm—hot, bright, and pulsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched forward, a streak of gold tearing through the air like a meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the blast struck the giant’s head dead-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh and energy fragments burst skyward, then were shredded apart by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind, at last, died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand settled, drifting back to earth in slow, lazy spirals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air reeked of scorched ozone and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan slowly lowered his arm, his breath a little ragged now—but his eyes stayed cold, clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant’s corpse began to unravel in the light, dissolving into threads of raw energy that the system inside him hungrily devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment, his power surged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden lines shimmered beneath his skin, pulsing like veins of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura broke past its former ceiling—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now fully stabilized at Tier 20, Peak Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel Idra’s energy flowing through him—steady, warm, but heavy with pressure, like a calm sea hiding a leviathan beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWIP—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp whistle sliced through the quiet desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the far horizon, a flicker of red light began to pulse—dense, twitching, like veins of fire crawling through the dunes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s head snapped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lights converged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, from the swirling sand, a figure rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman—floating midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her crimson hair whipped wildly in the wind, eyes glowing like molten rock, burning with a madness that felt almost sentient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You filthy insects...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice tore through the air, shrill and jagged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll kill every last one of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she screamed, her energy erupted outward, resonating with the ley lines buried deep beneath the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VMMM—VMMM—VMMM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent current surged up, lifting a storm of sand into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the entire desert was breathing with her, feeding her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, a massive bowstring of pure energy began to form, stretching wider with each heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue light sparked between the string—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An arrow, woven from wind and lightning, took shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That pressure—he didn’t recognize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was foreign. Overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No way,\" he muttered, eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura coming off her—it was stronger than his, stronger than even his fusion with Idra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier 21. Early Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, the arrow was already complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shriek of its energy split the sky—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that same instant, another streak of gold tore across the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feylora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She appeared above the battlefield like a blade drawn from the sun, silver hair whipping in the storm, her eyes blazing with fierce resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her hands, a bow of pure golden energy stretched taut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is where it ends,\" she said, voice calm, final.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two arrows loosed at once—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gold and blue streaked across the sky, colliding midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion lit up the heavens like a newborn star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave of raw force rippled outward, shaking the clouds, flattening dunes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chain of detonations cracked through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space itself shattered like glass, and from the fractures, black voidlight seeped through—cold, endless, and watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm swallowed the land whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dunes were ripped apart like paper, sand flung skyward in towering waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers of Emerald Castle scrambled to raise their energy shields, bracing against the shockwave that threatened to tear them off their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan threw up an arm to shield his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the chaos—light, sand, and wind—he finally caught sight of the two figures still locked in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue and gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feylora’s aura pulsed wildly, her entire body wrapped in golden energy that shimmered like molten sunlight. Every breath she took looked like a battle against the world itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power she was channeling—it was too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body trembled under the strain, but her eyes never wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when Ethan saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d broken through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her level had surged to Tier 21—Early Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura wasn’t stable yet, her spirit energy teetering on the edge of overload, but even so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was pushing the other woman back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson-haired witch, for all her fury, was being held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feylora gritted her teeth, drew the bowstring again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden energy gathered, brighter and purer than before, coalescing into a second arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pulsed with purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She whispered, barely audible over the storm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This one... is for my master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1248,"2026-06-05T15:15:48.805Z",1,"novelbin.me","b8c16b1728aaef8db923820e8f4942662c585fff7220ccff80277e69edcd10ac","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-703","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-701",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]