[{"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-897":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},1242453,1669,"Chapter 897 897: Power That Shouldn’t Exist","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-897",897,"\u003Cp>Ethan gritted his teeth, energy surging wildly through his body. In his palm, a dense energy sphere condensed in an instant—he didn't hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched it straight at the mechanoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sphere struck the mech's chest plate dead-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding shockwave exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the light faded—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanoid's armor showed only a faint white scorch mark. Its structural integrity hadn't been compromised in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Useless,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix Queen Ignara stepped out of the hall, her eyes locked on the massive silhouette hanging in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The energy at its core isn't ordinary. It's a highly compressed void-type energy. If it loses containment and spreads, it could erase an entire spatial structure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it fully enters attack mode, Emerald Castle won't last long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's pupils narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how do we destroy it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignara raised her hand. Blood-red flames surged in her palm, the air around her heating instantly. The edges of space began to ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire radiated a pure, ancient aura—destruction and purification in one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only Undying Flame at the highest tier can unravel its core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her voice was tight, strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And in my current state, I can't summon the full form of that flame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan could feel it clearly. The fire she was releasing now was only on par with Solara's—not nearly enough to threaten the mechanoid's core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, he didn't hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately mobilized Emerald Castle's forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of elite powerhouses launched simultaneous attacks. Energy torrents shot into the sky like a storm, hammering down on the mechanoid from every angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosions. Light. Shockwaves layered over one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the smoke cleared—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanoid was still there, hovering in place, untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if every attack had been absorbed, neutralized by some kind of stabilized spatial field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's frown deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this kept up, their defenses would eventually collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, bone-white force suddenly stirred from deep within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't an external invasion. It felt like something that had always been there, dormant at the edge of his consciousness—now awakened by the dense energy environment around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's body jolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A biting chill raced down his spine. His breathing shifted involuntarily. His eyes began to glow with a strange, calm light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a voice—low, unfamiliar—echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emerald Castle's energy density… is impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To think I could recover this much in such a short time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause. Then the voice turned amused, almost analytical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, this body of yours… far too fragile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unworthy of my true power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's mind remained crystal clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense everything—the tremble in the air, the low-frequency hum of the mechanoid's systems, the energy pulses rippling from the city walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his body was no longer his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't lift a hand. Couldn't turn his head. Couldn't even control his breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one thing he knew for sure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one in control now was Lily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And despite the discomfort of being locked out of his own body, Ethan forced himself to stay calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least for now, Lily wasn't showing any hostility. In fact, she seemed to be fighting for Emerald Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, that bone-white energy had fully spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't fiery. It wasn't violent like lightning. It was something else—extremely stable, extremely pure. Within its radius, the air thickened, and space itself seemed to shift, as if being rewritten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanoid caught in its field began to falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its core energy destabilized. The once-stable void-type structure started to unravel—breaking down, fragmenting, collapsing like a sandcastle stripped of its foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive mechanical body disintegrated without a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It crumbled into fine metallic dust, scattering slowly into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's heart nearly skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew exactly how terrifying that mechanoid's defenses were—and yet Lily had dismantled it completely, just by extending her aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't power in any conventional sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he still had control of his body, he might've blurted something out right then and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix Queen Ignara, however, had no idea what was really happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her perspective, everything she'd just witnessed was Ethan's doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, her eyes showed something she couldn't hide—shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, she'd believed only Undying Flame could counter void-type structures. But what she'd just seen shattered that belief completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before anyone could even process what had happened—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky trembled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clouds were torn apart by an even larger energy surge. A dense swarm of shadows emerged overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An entire mechanoid army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many that they blotted out the sky, spreading into formation across the upper atmosphere. Their propulsion arrays activated in perfect sync, creating a crushing wall of steel that loomed like a mechanical storm front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several of the core units radiated energy signatures even stronger than the one that had just been destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't a probe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a full-scale annihilation strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily's power hadn't faded yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still in control of Ethan's body, she rose into the air. That bone-white energy spread again, expanding outward like an invisible, absolute domain that swallowed the entire sky above Emerald Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanoids had just begun to execute their attack protocols—but the moment the domain touched them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cores destabilized instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Targeting systems, comms, weapon modules—everything failed in rapid succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could react, multiple units disintegrated midair, turning to ash and debris that rained down like metallic snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In seconds, entire swaths of sky were cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, Drake watched—and completely lost his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils shrank. His face went pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No… impossible…\" he muttered. \"A mere Plane World… how could it possess power on this level…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ethan's body tilted slightly in the air—graceful, unfamiliar. The movement carried a presence that clearly wasn't his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a hand, fingers brushing through the air as if feeling the lingering flow of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This flavor of power…\" The voice that came from his throat was layered—both male and female, overlapping in eerie harmony. \"It's been a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it's not enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That inhuman calm—and the hunger beneath it—sent a chill straight down Drake's spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jerked back, putting distance between himself and the battlefield, while channeling every ounce of power into his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive energy sphere formed instantly, thunder crackling inside it, space warping faintly at the edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drake hurled it with everything he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding explosion swallowed the entire sky.\u003C\u002Fp>",1067,"2026-06-05T15:15:51.880Z",1,"novelbin.me","ab8346a13ba98f1c761eb7364e1e8e953335d785eb097990dc897933cff1251c","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-898","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-896",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]