[{"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-863":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},1242419,1669,"Chapter 863: The Throne Doesn’t Stay Empty","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-863",863,"\u003Cp>Aurelkar tried to reverse the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tried to seize control of the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he realized too late—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t an empty shell he’d invaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were already two core wills deeply bound to the host, fused with Ethan’s bloodline in a stable, closed resonance loop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this new hybrid energy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the worst possible environment for him—unstable, incompatible, and lethally hostile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d made a fatal mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’d chosen to fight head-on, he still would’ve held the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead, he chose to invade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To deconstruct himself, expose his essence, and attempt fusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d walked straight into a meat grinder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, more and more of his particles were crushed, absorbed, and converted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every shred of energy devoured was fed back into Ethan’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His power level kept climbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armor’s structural integrity kept reinforcing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fusion module inside the Powered Combat Armor pushed past its previous limits, operating at full overload.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The majority of the black particles disintegrated completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few scattered remnants remained, sealed inert on the armor’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air fell silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That unsettling, distorted scream was gone—completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan let out a slow breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelkar was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, irreversibly dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly curled his fingers into a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power still surged inside him, wild and untamed, like a sea split open by lightning—still churning, still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something more—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling like he could swallow the sky whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last of the black particles drifted in the air like fine ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan raised his hand, fingers closing gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VMMM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space warped with invisible gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining particles were pulled in, compressed, and devoured in an instant, surging into his body as one final burst of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura exploded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood roared in his veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones thrummed with power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the air around him warped, collapsing inward in subtle ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it—clear as day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now stood firmly at the peak of Tier 30.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step away from breaking into an entirely new realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze cut through the swirling chaos of energy, sweeping across the battlefield below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight was still locked in a brutal stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides clashing, bleeding, burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it dragged on, Emerald Castle would eventually be worn down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They severed the enemy’s core strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes locked onto a figure in the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall man, unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A yellow gemstone embedded in his forehead burned like a third eye, constantly flaring with golden energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every breath he took unleashed a pulse of radiant force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Elira and Ataneya, fighting together, could only barely hold him at bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t overpower him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan appeared directly in front of the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent energy surged around him. Dozens of Energy Discs formed from the void, orbiting him like glowing rings around a star, spinning slowly with a deep, ominous hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elira,\" he said, voice calm but charged with power, \"fall back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elira froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at Ethan almost on instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment—she forgot to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she felt wasn’t just the presence of a powerful fighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something deeper. Heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pressure that made you want to lower your head without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like standing at the eye of a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the lingering echo of divinity that hadn’t fully faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aurelkar...?\" she asked quietly, almost without realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the words barely left her lips before the answer hit her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her throat tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan simply raised a hand, motioning for them to fall back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither she nor Ataneya hesitated. They pulled out of the combat zone immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from them, the tall man had gone rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Ethan, pupils contracting sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That aura...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That frequency...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carried the unmistakable signature of His Majesty’s destructive resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... what did you do to His Majesty?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice cracked, trembling with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just lowered his hand slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Energy Discs orbiting him dropped all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like falling stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air screamed as they tore through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man scrambled to raise a barrier—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layered, reinforced, glowing with defensive runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment the first disc touched it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield shattered like glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second disc hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the glowing rings punched straight through his chest, slamming him into the deck like a nail through steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metal and energy exploded on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... this is impossible... your power... it shouldn’t be at this level...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood poured from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind unraveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan walked forward, slow and steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His footsteps echoed across the fractured deck—each one hammering into the man’s nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy surged to his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No flourish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just raw, crushing force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His palm came down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire section of deck caved in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s body was obliterated in the blast—nothing left. Not even a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn’t stop walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept across the battlefield like a hawk locking onto prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, he vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy tore through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Discs fell like judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every flash of movement, another enemy commander fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rhythm of the battlefield shifted—violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the last high-ranking officer hit the ground, the Narlost formation finally cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emerald Castle’s commanders, once pinned down, were suddenly free—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unleashed like beasts unchained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tore into the remaining enemy forces without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firepower surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formations collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And panic began to spread through the Narlost ranks like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn’t look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His focus was locked on the heart of the Doomsday Ark—the core chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the true engine of this war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor ahead was lit with a cold, sterile glow. The metal walls still trembled faintly, humming with the residual energy of the Ark’s main cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped through the threshold of the core sector—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two massive figures burst from side compartments at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towering guards, built like walking fortresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies were wrapped in scaled armor, muscles bulging like forged steel—clearly designed for close-quarters combat and brute-force defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both lunged at Ethan in perfect sync.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn’t even slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Energy Discs slid from his palms, slicing outward like twin crescent moons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Armor shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chests caved in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hulking bodies were launched backward, slamming into the metal walls with bone-crushing force. Neither had time to scream. They were dead before they hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan stepped into the core control chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a floating metal sanctum—layer upon layer of glowing circuits and control arrays rotating in slow, deliberate motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled, releasing the last traces of Aurelkar’s energy frequency from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A unique sovereign signature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it touched the air—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The control platform lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The locked authority layers began to unravel, one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Authorization transfer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Doomsday Ark—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its systems, its weapons, its command protocols—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shifted, as if an invisible hand had just passed the throne to a new master.\u003C\u002Fp>",1195,"2026-06-05T15:15:51.880Z",1,"novelbin.me","af3ed5e157c687b3f69d07513e31ab188e1033e8d7e0e3d59d31564a0799bb37","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-864","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-862",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]