[{"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-715":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},1242321,1669,"Chapter 715 715: The False Balance","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-715",715,"\u003Cp>Ethan saw it instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodfiend wreathed in crimson flame carried Fairy energy deep inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that power was shackled, buried so far down it didn't dare rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not fully fused,\" Ethan thought, eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's afraid of losing control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold smile tugged at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground cracked beneath his foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, golden light surged upward, coalescing into the silhouette of a dragon—massive, radiant, and unlike anything born of a single race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its wings were alien, not belonging to any known species. Each scale shimmered with a different rune:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fey. Bloodfiend. Dragon. Human…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the symbols of power, woven together into a strange, majestic order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's voice rang out, cold as forged steel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every Bloodfiend in this city is an insect to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kneel. Serve me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or I'll drain your souls dry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself seemed to freeze under the weight of his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodfiend hesitated—visibly shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to strike back, but the Fairy energy inside him flared, unstable, clashing violently with his Bloodfiend core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body began to tremble, spasming under the internal conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn't wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shot forward like lightning, palm slamming into the Bloodfiend's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of devouring force exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gold and crimson light collided midair, a blinding burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later, the Bloodfiend's massive frame began to wither, collapsing inward like a beast hide left too long in fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground cratered beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body crumbled to ash, leaving only a low, guttural hiss that scattered on the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan lowered his hand, gaze cutting toward the looming castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodfiends inside had just burst through the gates—only to see their leader reduced to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They froze mid-charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that heartbeat of silence, the Fairy army behind Ethan unfurled their wings in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand points of light soared skyward, forming a sea of gold and emerald.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For our kin!\" someone shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For freedom!\" another voice roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light and blood surged into the sky together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beneath the shattered towers of the city, the two forces finally collided—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact shook the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Ethan's presence or something else, the Fairies fought like they'd been unshackled. Their power surged, fierce and unrelenting. In no time, they'd stormed the gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's face lit with a flicker of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a touch of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he'd known it would be this easy, he would've brought the entire Emerald Castle army and farmed this dungeon properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own power burst forth, and he dove into the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since merging with Bloodfiend energy, something in him had turned sharper, more ruthless. He didn't hold back—every strike shattered a Bloodfiend into chunks of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Ethan and Feylora's lead, the Fairy army surged through the ruined gates like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wings beat the air with thunderous rhythm, and the sky bloomed with a storm of light and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pushed forward, deeper into the heart of the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, the Bloodfiend banner flapped in the wind—a symbol of oppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could tear it down, the order of the Feywild would be rewritten forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as victory seemed within reach, the sky darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderclap split the clouds, and a bolt of blood-red lightning crashed down, dragging a thick fog in its wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave kicked up dust and grit, forcing the Fairies to stumble back a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, from the swirling mist, a massive figure emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin gleamed like polished metal. His wings were neither the bony spines of a Bloodfiend nor the radiant arcs of a Fairy—they were chaos incarnate, forged from the tangled fusion of both elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each breath he took sent ripples through the air, a resonance of blood energy and arcane light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You insects, crawling in from the outside…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was low and rasping, edged with the screech of grinding steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare meddle in this world? Your very existence is filth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We Bloodfiends are the rightful rulers of this land. These Fairies… are nothing but food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words carried a curse-like weight, making the air itself tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan looked up, calm on the surface, but his mind was already racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one's power—balanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer the wild, unstable blood energy. No longer the fragile light of the Fey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd found the key to merging them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this… is the real trial,\" Ethan murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand. Energy bloomed in his palm, expanding into a sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden radiance of the Dragon God swirled with the emerald glow of the Fey Sovereign, forming a spiraling vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Feylora rose into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bow shimmered into existence mid-flight, but the string held no arrow—only a stream of pure energy, born from the resonance of Fairy life and blood power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They struck in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two streaks of light—one gold, one green—cut through the sky, screaming toward the towering Bloodfiend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected this—two forces, perfectly balanced, no rejection, no conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very stability he'd chased for decades…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now realized in his enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rage surged, tangled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his jaw and summoned every ounce of power, forming a pitch-black barrier around him. Blood energy and Fey light flowed across its surface, pulsing in rhythm like breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Break!\" he roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Ethan and Feylora's attacks struck—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield didn't explode. It didn't even crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It absorbed the energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like water swallowing light, it drank it in without a ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Bloodfiend's expression shifted—from triumph to confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it. The energy hadn't been stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was flowing backward—into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… what is this—?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body locked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Ethan and Feylora were already at his sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each placed a hand on his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their palms flared with gravitational force, and the hybrid energy inside him began to unravel—ripped from his core and drawn into their bodies as streams of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air howled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the sound of power being torn away, like fire being sucked into a storm, leaving only scorched ash behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodfiend convulsed, thrashing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ethan could feel it now—this so-called \"balance\" was a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't true fusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was segregation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two energies had been forcibly partitioned, like prisoners in neighboring cells—quiet on the surface, but seething underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see…\" Ethan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't merge them. You just locked them in separate rooms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feylora's voice was ice: \"Which means you never really controlled it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tightened their grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bloodfiend's energy was ripped out completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body unraveled midair, disintegrating into a cloud of crimson dust that scattered on the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan landed softly, his gaze hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a waste. I thought I'd learn something about true fusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out he was just a stitched-together shell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feylora descended beside him, her eyes still glowing faintly, breath steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But…\" Ethan glanced at his palm, where gold and red light still flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow smile curved his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His energy wasn't bad. Pretty nourishing, actually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind swept across the battlefield again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench of blood began to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sliver of cold blue sky broke through the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All around them, the Fairies stared at Ethan and Feylora—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if looking at gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power they'd unleashed was staggering. Most of the remaining Bloodfiends had already been wiped out. The few survivors huddled in corners, trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1239,"2026-06-05T15:15:48.805Z",1,"novelbin.me","a87218c37c2c0522af9516eb257bb5379caf5991714bc1e38a8e2cb147fb216b","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-716","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-714",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]