[{"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-706":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},1242312,1669,"Chapter 706 706: The Sky Shattered","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-706",706,"\u003Cp>Ethan touched down slowly, the Scepter of the Fey Sovereign still pulsing with a fading green glow in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the charred corpse before him, voice calm—so calm it chilled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were the lord of the twentieth floor of Sky Citadel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words—everything below that is empty now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scorpion Lord's eyes flew open, wide with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice trembled. \"You… you're insane! That's Sky Citadel you're talking about! The higher you go, the things up there… they'll—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tear me limb from limb?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's lips curled into a faint smile, a cold gleam flickering in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the scepter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade of emerald light shimmered into being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scepter came down, piercing straight through the scorpion's heart-core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a strange current of light surged through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Scorpion Lord's remaining power, being absorbed by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's fatigue from the battle vanished in a blink, his strength fully restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with it—his level rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind finally died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust drifted down through the sunlight, the scorched scent of battle thick in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan looked out across the desert, silent for a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the others stood still, drained by the brutal fight they'd just survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This desert doesn't have anything left worth staying for,\" Ethan said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get yourselves together. We rest for a day—then we keep climbing Sky Citadel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheer that erupted was instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just excitement—it was the wild relief of people who'd stared death in the face and lived to laugh about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sky Citadel—that towering spire of mystery and power—was more than just a dungeon to them. It was hope. Every floor held new chances, new energy, new strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the air itself seemed to hum with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the joy didn't last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Vmmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground let out a low, resonant hum, like someone had plucked a massive string deep beneath the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound rose, sharper, louder, until it scraped at the ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's smile vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped back instinctively, eyes locked on the distant dunes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is that sound…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defensive formation!\" he barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heartbeat later, a sand dune in the distance collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust exploded upward, swirling, twisting—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the blink of an eye, it became a massive vortex, a tornado that punched into the sky, connecting earth and clouds in a single roaring column.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sandstorm?\" Feylora frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No…\" Her voice dropped. \"There's someone inside it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy was wrong. It looked natural, but it wasn't. It tore at the air, bent the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan could feel it—an intelligence inside the storm. Smiling. Arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whirlwind stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there, standing above the sea of sand, was a figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or at least, she looked like one—slender, petite, with snow-white hair and pale blue eyes that glowed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked at the eye of the storm, untouched by the dust, her dress pristine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Venomwing Scorpion's dead, isn't he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice that came from her lips was low and gravelly—a grown man's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several warriors went pale. One clapped a hand over his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wrongness—that jarring mismatch between body and voice—sent a shiver straight down the spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This one…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan muttered, eyes narrowing as a chill settled over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system interface flickered open before him, lines of data scrolling fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Caelith\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier: 21 (Mid-stage)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Higher than the Venomwing Scorpion Lord…\" he murmured, a weight sinking in his gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"girl\" tilted her head slightly, watching them with a smile far too sweet for the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was too hasty. If he'd waited for me, the two of us together might've wiped you all out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still smiling, she raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind—stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air detonated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of razor-sharp wind blades exploded from around her, spiraling outward and weaving into a massive disc of slicing gales, slowly rotating above the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's been so long since I stretched my limbs,\" she said, voice laced with cruel delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we've met, why don't I turn you all… into shreds?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disc shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand wind blades tore loose like wild beasts, screaming toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan barely had time to register the sky going dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blades moved too fast to track—each one a shrieking arc of air sharp enough to rip through steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defensive formation!\" he roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warriors of Emerald Castle moved as one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their powers surged into the air, interlocking into a curved barrier of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale golden glow shimmered into place just as the first wave hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind blades slammed into the shield like a hailstorm of knives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled. Cracks spiderwebbed outward beneath their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier flickered violently, its surface webbed with fine fractures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't hold it!\" someone shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan clenched his jaw, the Scepter of the Fey Sovereign flaring in his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rune on his forehead pulsed. A bead of sweat slid down his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the sky tore open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a piercing shriek, the very air seemed to rupture, scattering dust and sand in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira rose into the air, her black hair whipping wildly in the updraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, wings unfurled—those infamous wings of the Skytear Demon Moth—swelling with power as light and shadow danced across their surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edges of her wings crackled with violet-black lightning, each beat sending out a suffocating shockwave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Tier—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system flashed the update:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier 21, Mid-stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's pupils contracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd broken through the barrier—in mere seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the battlefield, Caelith let out a sharp laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eye twitched, just slightly. Shock? Or interest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira's voice cracked through the air like a blade:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You genderless freak—so you've mastered wind. Big deal. Today, I'll show you what real power looks like—what the Skytear Demon Moth is truly capable of!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark energy surged around her, thick and churning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive black disc formed in her palm, runes spinning like molten fire, as if it could swallow the sky itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her hand—and hurled it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black disc tore through the air, a vortex of annihilation humming low and deep as it hurtled toward Caelith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelith's expression shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind inside him surged in panic. His wings beat hard, drawing in air as he summoned a counterattack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale wind-blade disc formed in his hands, swirling with countless slicing currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched it forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two discs collided midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzz—CRACK—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like watching two planets crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks flew. Light warped. Space itself began to tear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the epicenter of their clash, a long, jagged rift split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the end of that rift—was a vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black-violet energy churned within it, roiling like the mouth of another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1141,"2026-06-05T15:15:48.805Z",1,"novelbin.me","99c5f238112d26caab28593a55604e7154e0449f93d219ea32a750387d20103d","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-707","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-705",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]