[{"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-787":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},1242193,1669,"Chapter 787 787: That’s Your Move? Too Slow","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-787",787,"\u003Cp>Ethan drew a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out, channeling his power into the control console—and in an instant, he and the Sky Citadel's weapon system became one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low hum surged through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOMMMM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Sky Citadel roared to life like a slumbering steel behemoth jolted awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its armored hull lit up with searing runes, casting a golden sheen across the sky itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapon systems:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Final charge sequence—initiated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roar split the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just sound—it was pressure, like a war drum the size of a mountain slamming down from the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elderwood Colossus had finally sensed real danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its massive frame shuddered, as if the entire forest had caught fire. Green energy surged from deep within its wooden grain, pulsing like blood from a fresh wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It raised one arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All its power condensed into a single, massive orb of dark green energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sphere pulsed like a star core crushed to its limit, its surface writhing, its heart flickering with light that wanted to devour the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hurled the orb skyward—straight at the Sky Citadel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air tore open behind it, leaving a black scar in its wake. Even the sky seemed to buckle under the weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But above it all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan stood within a golden barrier of light, one hand resting on the weapon system's firing lever. His lips curled into a faint, knowing smirk—half confidence, half mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's your move?\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too slow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed the lever down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was deep, resonant—like the Citadel itself had a heartbeat, and it had just thundered once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the belly of the fortress, a beam of pure annihilation erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was blinding—so white, so bright, it felt like it could bleach the world clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So bright that everyone watching instinctively shut their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ethan sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system interface flared red:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Output Level: Exceeding Tier 27 – Early Phase]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's heart skipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected the Kormaldor-engineered weapon to reach this kind of monstrous output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two forces collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more like two stars in deep space trying to consume each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRA-KOOOOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave ripped outward, tearing the clouds into a spiraling vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green energy sphere shattered, pierced clean through by the white-hot fury of the beam. It disintegrated into a thousand dim fragments, flickering out like dying embers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beam didn't slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It kept going—unstoppable, merciless—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And slammed straight into the Elderwood Colossus's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was like a hammer striking the spine of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant's body was pierced clean through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gaping hole opened in its chest, and the intricate network of energy-root structures inside were torn apart—ripped out like dead trees yanked from the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green life-force gushed from the wound in a torrent, a waterfall gone berserk, spilling wildly into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elderwood Colossus's voice turned hollow, laced with disbelief and a creeping, primal fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This… this is impossible…!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its massive face contorted, wooden features cracking like a forest dying all at once. Bark split open in jagged lines, and the ancient calm in its eyes gave way to panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It remembered—Kormaldor had once unleashed the Sky Fortress against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, those attacks hadn't even tickled. Sometimes it would swat away entire bombardments with a single hand, like brushing off falling leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One strike from a single Sky Citadel, and it hadn't even had time to think about resisting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its chest cavity was collapsing inward, energy gushing out in wild torrents, like a dam shattered from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that exact moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's army moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira shot forward like a silver bolt of lightning, diving straight into the gaping wound in the giant's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, the warriors of Emerald Castle followed—streaks of light piercing into the breach like predators slipping into a sacred temple laid bare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drain its energy,\" Ethan commanded over the comms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the wooden colossus was a world unto itself—dense with raw, primordial energy. The air shimmered with it, thick as a sea of living forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warriors deployed absorption arrays, their formations lighting up as they began to siphon the energy—purifying it, drawing it into themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant let out a soul-rending wail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, its smaller wooden warriors began to collapse—these were its spawn, fragments of its own power given form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they disintegrated all at once, like a forest of dead leaves caught in a sudden gust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chunks of splintered wood rained from the sky, turning the battlefield into a storm of falling autumn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground, the Kormaldor soldiers were speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many stood frozen, staring at the weapon they had once taken pride in—yet never truly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, in the hands of an outsider, it had unleashed a power they'd never even imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone whispered, stunned: \"So… the Sky Citadel could do this all along…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the command platform, Ethan stood tall, eyes gleaming with a light that bordered on feverish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect… absolutely perfect,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sky Citadel's main cannon had just opened a door in his mind—a door to terrifying possibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could build more… just three to five more of these fortresses…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then no matter the Plane World, no matter the empire they faced—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One synchronized volley would be enough to turn the tide in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already thinking about mass production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that thought could take root—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WMMM—WMMM—WMMM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something massive stirred the air, and dozens of black spatial vortices tore open above the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They spun fast—like giant knots of wood unraveling in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One… two… ten… dozens of Elderwood Colossi began to step out of the rifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one moved with the weight of mountains, their footsteps cracking the very fabric of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single one was identical in size and presence to the one they had just destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier 27—early phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield fell into stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan. Elira. Sol'Rakka's legions. Even the proud, unshakable Kormaldor war-armored troops—all of them froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What? There's more?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same thought in every mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, like a bucket of ice water dumped over the army's head, panic broke loose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall back! Pull back now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's too many!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire again? Are you insane? The weapon's still charging!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't fight this! Not like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That last shot had been devastating—but the Sky Citadel's ultimate weapon wasn't something you could fire on a whim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the kind of energy that could tear a Plane World in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was no way it would be ready to fire again in under a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, dozens of Elderwood Colossi were advancing, step by thunderous step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky itself seemed to vanish beneath the oncoming tide of ancient wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1147,"2026-06-05T15:15:48.983Z",1,"novelbin.me","e1bdd65e0faa74d39be1e9b1c4c1835dfa2d96a2c3a27420c1ad043ff17de9d0","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-788","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-786",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]