[{"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-780":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},1242186,1669,"Chapter 780 780: Paper Tigers of the Sky Fortress","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-780",780,"\u003Cp>The moment Ethan laid eyes on him, his brow creased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>System alert:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enemy Power Level — Tier 26, early stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Hidden Amplification → Tier 26, mid-stage)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Just as expected. A real problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man gave a slow, crooked smile, his voice dragging up from somewhere deep and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've got nerve, storming in here like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his staff. The runes along its shaft flared blindingly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this is where it ends. Your life—stops now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the last word fell, the Sky Fortress itself seemed to awaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy surged toward him from every direction, invisible tendrils lashing out—wrapping around Ethan's arms, chest, throat like a thousand unseen chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deck groaned beneath their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power tried to drag Ethan down, to pull him into some bottomless abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ethan's expression didn't flicker. He was calm—eerily so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His killing force detonated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air split open with a thunderclap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above him, a massive Energy Disc unfolded, so vast it swallowed the sky. It spun slowly, its white light howling like a storm. Within its core, faint shapes flickered—wings of gold, the coiled silhouette of a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon God energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Fairy God energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man's face drained of color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are y—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't get to finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Disc came down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His energy shield shattered like glass—no resistance, no recoil, just instant obliteration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade of light carved into his shoulder, and his scream tore across the platform, echoing off steel and stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed, mingled with shattered runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clutching his mangled arm, the man stared at Ethan with something he hadn't shown until now—fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You… who the hell are you? That's Dragon God power—Fairy God power! That doesn't exist in this world! Where did you—how did you get that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn't answer. He was done talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The killing force surged like a dam breaking, a flood roaring up from deep inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of Energy Discs ignited in the air, spinning into existence like halos forged from light and blades. They screamed as they launched, a storm of destruction aimed straight at the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD. THUD. THUD. THUD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike hit like a hammer on a war drum, shaking the Sky Fortress to its bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man's composure cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected this. Not here. Not in the heart of their own stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kormaldor… grant me your strength!\" he shouted, thrusting his staff skyward like a priest begging his god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the fortress answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All at once, the runes across the Sky Fortress flared to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like waking a sleeping beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy pulsed from the deck, the towers, the etched metal veins—rushing toward him in a blinding beam of light that slammed into his body like a divine spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's heart clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—System alert: External energy injection detected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then it clicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sky Fortress wasn't just a warship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a living power core—a massive energy furnace designed to feed every soldier and warlord on board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the Kormaldor troops could fight like lunatics, never tiring, never slowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that also meant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could sever the power flow, their strength would collapse with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This just got complicated…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan muttered under his breath, jaw tight as he forced his breathing steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled up the system scan, eyes tracking the flow of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light paths unfolded before him like a glowing web—complex, layered, alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there—one thin, flickering strand, branching off and feeding directly into the man's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Energy bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn't hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His killing force surged again, condensing into a razor-sharp Energy Disc that shimmered with such intensity it seemed to slice the very air around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disc tore downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It struck something vital—an energy junction. The glowing conduit snapped like a brittle thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, the man's surging power collapsed, snuffed out like a flame in a vacuum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He staggered, face going ghost-pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No… that's not possible—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ethan didn't give him the luxury of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second Energy Disc had already formed in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade of light carved a deadly arc, slashing toward the man's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed. The man screamed, tumbling across the deck in a ragged roll before crashing to a stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All around them, the Kormaldor soldiers froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd believed that as long as the energy kept flowing, no outsider could possibly threaten them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with just two strikes, Ethan had nearly crippled their strongest commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear spread like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they all knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the Sky Fortress feeding them power, their Tier levels meant nothing. They were just meat in armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another figure leapt from the depths of the fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Wolfkin leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the others, his presence warped the air itself. His beast-like skull, thick bone-plated limbs, and eyes burning with savage fire made it clear—this one wasn't just another soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>System scan flashed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Power Level: Tier 26, peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Threat Level: Extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wolfkin sneered, his vertical pupils locked onto Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, well. Didn't expect to find someone like you out here in the middle of the desert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was gravel and venom, laced with a quiet promise of violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like we underestimated you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black-red energy sphere began to form, swelling to the size of a house, runes flickering across its surface in a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sphere launched like a meteor, screaming toward Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just before impact—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible force caught it midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wolfkin's eyes narrowed. \"You—how do you have that power?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took two instinctive steps back, the fear unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that hesitation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of platinum-white light tore through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was suddenly there, right in front of the Wolfkin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fist came down like a warhammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing force poured into the Wolfkin's body, a hundred invisible blades tearing through him from the inside out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face twisted in agony. His scream ripped through the bridge like a banshee's wail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His energy still raged, but under the corrosive flood of killing force, his muscles began to wither, collapsing in on themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan leaned in, voice low and cold, almost casual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To me, you're just beasts who never learned how to be men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wolfkin's pupils shrank to pinpricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you think you can run wild on Sol'Rakka?\" Ethan's tone was light, like he was commenting on the weather. \"You're not brave. You're just stupid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words had even finished—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing force exploded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wolfkin's body was torn apart, shredded into chunks that scattered across the deck. He didn't even have time to scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan straightened, eyes sweeping over the remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier 26, peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, without the Sky Fortress feeding him power, the guy had been hollow—just a loud shell waiting to crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Paper tiger,\" Ethan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No point wasting time on the rest of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real threat wasn't the soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Sky Fortress itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If its main weapon fired, this entire continent would be wiped clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1198,"2026-06-05T15:15:48.983Z",1,"novelbin.me","c3c5bbf7dabcde662c0c4a53f3c88dc2da64745308728fea1aed8c0ebfc2a502","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-781","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-779",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]