[{"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-707":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},1242313,1669,"Chapter 707 707: Crimson Dunes of Desolation","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-707",707,"\u003Cp>Ethan's heart clenched hard in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monstrous pull surged through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand beneath his boots lifted in streams, his armor shrieking as it scraped against itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall back!\" he barked, grabbing Feylora's arm and yanking her toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around them, soldiers shouted in alarm, struggling against the invisible force dragging them forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind howled like a beast unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, Elira and Caelith remained suspended in the air, not resisting the pull—instead, they seemed to draw strength from it. Their auras flared, growing sharper, heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a dangerous power. But it was also… seductive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This energy leaking from the rift…\" Ethan muttered, eyes locked on the swirling vortex. \"To beings at their level, it's a tonic. But to us—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth. \"It's a furnace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fought their way back, step by step, until they finally broke free of the vortex's edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, the dunes collapsed inward. The sky twisted. The world itself seemed to bend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelith's expression shifted—something between surprise and calculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't expected anyone to push her this far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold smile tugged at her lips, but in her eyes—there was a flicker of respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impressive,\" she said quietly. \"It's been a long time since anyone made me take things seriously.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze slid to Elira, voice dipping into something almost coaxing. \"Come with me to Sky Citadel. I'll grant you a floor of your own. There, your power will be worshipped—not wasted under the command of a mortal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira's lips curved upward, but the smile was glacial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her aura surged, black wings flaring wide behind her, light and shadow rippling across their span.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, the phantom of the Skytear Demon Moth unfurled—vast, regal, terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think I'd betray my master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was low, edged with fury and pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelith's smile vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Foolish insect,\" she hissed. \"Then I'll show you what loyalty costs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She brought her hands together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind screamed into her palms, forming a spiraling tornado of raw force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air turned frigid. Darkness stirred in her core, rising to meet the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind and shadow boiled together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between her hands, a sphere of light formed—black and white swirling in a violent dance, the eye of a storm made flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice cut through the roar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see if you can withstand the true judgment of Sky Citadel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orb hovered in the air, pulsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave tore through the desert, flinging sand into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira rose higher, caught in the updraft, her body steady, her gaze like ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her wings spread wide behind her, a storm of black feathers and lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Skytear Demon Moth's phantom loomed behind her, light flickering through its silhouette like a fallen god poised to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her hand—and hurled the phantom forward like a spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, Caelith let out a roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind and darkness exploded from her body, twisting together into a blinding sphere of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It surged forward, wrapped in a cyclone of fury, to meet Elira's attack head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two forces—utterly different, utterly immense—collided in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact was like two stars colliding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spatial vortex shattered into fragments, and the shockwave tore across the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Air ignited into invisible flame. The ground split open, scorched with branching burns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light and shadow twisted and tore at each other in the sky, devouring one another until nothing remained but a cascade of flickering energy—like a meteor shower raining down from a broken firmament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dust finally settled—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelith staggered backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face had gone pale, her breath ragged and uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She fought to steady herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the space before her was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous crack exploded behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could even turn, a crushing force slammed into her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira had reappeared—somehow, impossibly—right behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blow landed with the weight of the entire sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black phantom flared again, wings etched with glowing runes, shrieking as they came crashing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaah—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelith's left shoulder shattered completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood and energy burst from the wound as her body spun through the air and slammed into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to rise, to retaliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power surged in her core—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Shhk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira was already there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single, clean strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black energy pierced straight through Caelith's chest, snuffing out the last flicker of wind within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-How… how is this…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice broke apart, disbelief and fury tangled in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached out, fingers grasping at nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—her body fractured into a thousand points of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scattered to the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desert fell eerily still, broken only by Elira's heavy, ragged breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan finally exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the words had fully left his mouth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep, muffled blast echoed from the heart of the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook violently. Fine sand rippled like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—a blinding pillar of light erupted from the desert's core, spearing into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light pulsed with a power that made the heart stutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of red energy rippled outward, concentric rings that linked earth and sky in a blood-colored chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This power…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he felt the pressure now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air stretched tight, like invisible strings drawn to the breaking point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One more pull—and it would tear them all apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Full retreat!\" he ordered, voice sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emerald Castle forces moved instantly, trained and disciplined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd barely taken a step when the pillar of light exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It expanded into a massive ring of energy, forming a barrier that sealed them in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan raised his hand to cast a spell—but then the system chime rang in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Congratulations, Player Valkarion. You have triggered the instance: Crimson Dunes of Desolation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a stacked challenge mode. All previously defeated enemies will be re-summoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enemy levels will be lower—but their numbers are vast, and they possess devouring traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good luck, Player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1002,"2026-06-05T15:15:48.805Z",1,"novelbin.me","c6bbb2a5d4a2c0d03529e4555b09c5dd9118eef6fb6388a1cc6458ec9015b0c0","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-708","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-706",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]