[{"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-859":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},1242415,1669,"Chapter 859 859: This Is No Longer a Battlefield","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-859",859,"\u003Cp>Arkhadon's heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't because his attack had weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the battlefield itself had become more stable than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space here had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure slowly descended from high above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air parted around him on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the atmosphere seemed to instinctively avoid him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent, tightly compressed force field spread outward, blanketing the entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arkhadon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice came from above—low, cold, and cutting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't think you'd have the guts to come back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was sharp enough to slice steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You won't be saved by luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like he'd stepped out of the eye of a storm, the glowing lines of his Powered Combat Armor flowing steadily across his frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure he radiated silenced the battlefield for half a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy compressed and restructured in his palm at high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glowing energy sword took shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No flourish. No warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade tore through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too fast to track with the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhadon's expression shifted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strike was far more dangerous than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it hit him head-on, his defenses might not hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, he poured every ounce of power into the gem core embedded in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destructive energy surged out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick beam of light blasted forward to intercept the incoming sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion lit up the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space twisted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks spread like spiderwebs across the air itself—only to be rapidly suppressed and repaired by the world's own stabilizing force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two attacks clashed in midair, locked in a brief deadlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The balance broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhadon's beam collapsed first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backlash slammed into him like a freight train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was flung backward like a broken kite, crashing hard into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pillar of dust and debris shot skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn't give him a second to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His power surged again, this time without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air dropped like a stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden energy gathered high above, forming the outline of a massive dragon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body coiled in the sky, scales glowing like molten gold, as if the heavens themselves were being compressed into solid mass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon dove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure mass and energy, stacked into a gravity-powered impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first strike landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave exploded outward in a perfect ring. The ground caved in instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second impact followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Air compressed into a deafening sonic wall. Space visibly warped and folded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third strike hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arkhadon's body was driven deep into the earth, bones cracking in a rapid-fire chorus of sharp, splintering sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His protective energy field flickered violently, destabilizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hairline fractures spread across his skin like spiderwebs, as if his body was seconds away from being torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this kept going—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physical form would collapse entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the battlefield, the situation had completely unraveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Narlost vanguard formation was being torn apart, section by section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mechanoid-powered firepower grid had been shattered by high-speed armored strike teams punching straight through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Communication nodes were destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The command chain collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of remaining soldiers scattered in the energy storm, fleeing in all directions without orders or coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't a battle anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far above, beyond the chaos—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Doomsday Ark hovered silently above the cloud sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its massive hull blotted out the sky, like a slow-moving black continent drifting through the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the bow stood Aurelkar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storm winds churned beneath his feet, but not a single gust could move him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was frozen, cold enough to stop time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything unfolding below was rewriting his expectations in real time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Champion—crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vanguard—broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanoid formations—completely neutralized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of this had been in his calculations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, the comms panel blinked nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Urgent distress signals popped up one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around him grew heavier by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the entire Ark could feel its master's rising fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final signal went dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelkar slowly straightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of his forehead, a blood-red gem began to glow with an eerie light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't blinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it radiated a depth that made the body instinctively recoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate Doomsday Ark weapon systems.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice wasn't loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it echoed through the command deck like a divine sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will reduce Emerald Castle to ash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The order dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Ark began to hum with a low, resonant vibration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy matrix roared to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive structural modules unfolded along the hull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main cannon at the bow rotated into position, locking on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even space itself seemed to bend, drawn toward the weapon's focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blood-red beam erupted from the cannon's core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pierced the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tore open the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A world-ending spear of light, descending straight toward Emerald Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that exact moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's head snapped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crushing wave of danger swept down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't the aura of a single powerhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A civilization-level annihilation strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All units—defensive formation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice boomed across the entire battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every armored unit instantly rerouted power to maximum output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy surged skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, they linked with Emerald Castle's original defense systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple energy matrices stacked, looped, and stabilized in rapid succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive barrier stretched across the sky—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forged in seconds through sheer force and coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood-red beam slammed into it head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave exploded outward, compressing the air into a solid wall of force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire castle's defense structure shuddered under the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks spiderwebbed across the barrier's surface, like crystal hammered again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy alarms blared at full volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure on the shield—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was approaching critical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's expression didn't waver—not even a flicker of panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply tilted his head slightly, eyes shifting toward the distant energy vein buried beneath the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That location—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had long since been integrated into Emerald Castle's core defense circuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding golden beam, molten and radiant, shot up from deep underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy vein had been fully awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-density power surged through the pre-installed conduit arrays, flooding into the defensive barrier above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cracks that had been spreading rapidly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly froze in place, as if time itself had seized them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, they began to reverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fractures sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Structure stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Output rebalanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few heartbeats, the barrier was fully restored—its strength surging back to peak levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, it wasn't just holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was pushing back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood-red beam from the sky met the golden shield head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two forces clashed in the heavens, locked in a brutal deadlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light and shadow twisted together, and the air rippled with visible distortions—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space itself warping under the pressure of their collision.\u003C\u002Fp>",1152,"2026-06-05T15:15:51.880Z",1,"novelbin.me","b6ef9a5e5c8f9146155a3aa8871df38812d003d0bdce92163eddbeb948e3b63b","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-860","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-858",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]