[{"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-801":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},1242257,1669,"Chapter 801: The Moment the God Flinched","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-801",801,"\u003Cp>Ethan’s chest heaved, his breath ragged—but his eyes, suddenly, were calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the chaos of battle, a single detail snapped into focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Malakar, the local guards... weren’t high-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that instant, a wild, desperate thought surged up—mad, but maybe the only shot he had:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—If he could wipe out the small fry fast enough, absorb the energy released at their deaths...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Maybe he could force a Tier breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—And then, just maybe, he’d have a fighting chance against Malakar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea came fast—and vanished faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan let out a dry, bitter laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of a Tier 28 monster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What, was he supposed to \"grind levels\" mid-fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils contracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he wasn’t the one doing the killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as someone else could do it for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he could still absorb the energy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze dropped, almost instinctively, to a point deep within himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Auri.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gentle, world-shaking force of nature—the power of the Fairy God—lay dormant inside him, quiet but immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a hand without hesitation—and released her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light bloomed across his chest. A tiny figure burst forth, like a star flaring to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she appeared—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fairy God’s power detonated in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Verdant light spread like spring grass, soft and unstoppable, drifting down like stardust onto the dozen or so guards nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No stance, no aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the guards’ bodies crumpled like paper in an invisible fist—shattering with a soft, final crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan felt it immediately: waves of energy rushing into him, drawn in like a tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Tier was rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly—but unmistakably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment, he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood surged, hot and electric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand and summoned a massive Energy Disc, its silver-white edge gleaming with lethal promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurled it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade carved across the battlefield, slicing through more guards like wheat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auri didn’t hesitate. Power churned around her, wild and green-gold, as she streaked into the fray like a comet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above, Malakar paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weak, when faced with the strong, should run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these people...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were fighting back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low, molten chuckle rumbled from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well now... it’s been a long time since I’ve seen such stupid, entertaining little insects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare posture before a god? You’ve got some nerve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze locked onto Ethan, voice dripping with condescension—like a man picking out a new pet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll give you a chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this moment on, become my slave—and I might let you live.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ethan didn’t even look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hovered midair, surrounded by a storm of incoming energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auri’s natural force poured into him, steady and relentless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Tier was climbing—imperceptibly to the eye, but irreversibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave Malakar nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Ethan was a statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or a star, compressing under its own gravity, waiting to explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Kaelira’s heart clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was Ethan doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why wasn’t he dodging?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now wasn’t the time to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forced her focus back to Malakar, not daring to let her guard slip for even a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malakar’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A twitch at the corner of his eye—and then his aura detonated outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a hand. Power surged, twisted, solidified—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in his grip, a new energy spear formed, razor-sharp and humming with death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurled it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kaelira!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan hadn’t even finished shouting before she moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flashed forward, intercepting the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pink-violet energy surged like a storm, coalescing into a massive bow drawn tight in her hands—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The string snapped taut. The arrow loosed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VMMM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pink-violet and gold-white energy collided in the sky, exploding in a blinding storm of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelira was blasted backward, her body flung through the air like a ragdoll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood streaked from the corner of her mouth. Her breath hitched, ragged and uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gritted her teeth, tightened her grip on the bow, and began drawing for a second shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malakar sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pathetic little insect...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your struggle is meaningless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a single finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its tip, energy gathered into a blinding point of light—small, but dense enough to annihilate Kaelira in an instant if unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the space of a single breath—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan appeared in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not teleportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fist was wrapped in layers of raw power, the air around it warping, the strike burning blue-white like a falling star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His punch collided head-on with the light at Malakar’s fingertip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And shattered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Malakar’s eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of Ethan’s blow drove him back—actual steps, stumbling through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelira’s arrow arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That streak of pink-violet light skimmed past Malakar’s face, close enough to singe, forcing him to pull back the energy he’d been about to unleash and throw up a full defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another direct hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malakar’s massive frame reeled again, shoved backward midair. Behind him, the sky rippled and collapsed in concentric waves, like a drumhead struck by a hammer. He barely managed to steady himself—but even he could feel it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone had been watching closely, they’d have seen it: faint, eerie lines beginning to crawl across the surface of his so-called divine body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More like... something foreign. A force that didn’t belong to this world, threading beneath his skin, moving slowly but deliberately—like it was trying to unmake him from the inside out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His outline shimmered in the light, warping at the edges, as if his form might unravel at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan saw it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And instead of pressing the attack, he reached out and grabbed Kaelira’s arm, stopping her cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just two words. Flat. Final.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelira blinked, startled. She turned instinctively—and met Ethan’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were calm. Too calm. Cold, almost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to ask, \"Why now?\" But the question died in her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against an enemy like this, even a second’s hesitation could be fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ethan said retreat, she wouldn’t argue—not after that punch had forced Malakar back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved together, slipping away in tandem, putting distance between themselves and the godlike figure across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malakar let out a low, guttural grunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current form—Divine Avatar fused with fluid body—wasn’t fully stabilized. Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he kept clashing head-on like this, he might be torn apart by his own power before he ever got the chance to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, gritting his teeth, he stopped advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he threw his arms wide—and began to draw in energy like a madman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Torrents of visible energy surged toward him from every direction, space itself warping and groaning under the strain. It was like a black hole had opened in the sky, and everything was being sucked into it—into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1164,"2026-06-05T15:15:49.877Z",1,"novelbin.me","b7f1505f40c142453d8104c49ada4d908a2ee68cf9131a809ae618d2201a83bb","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-802","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-650",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]