[{"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-932":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},1242388,1669,"Chapter 932: Waiting for You to Lower Your Guard","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-932",932,"\u003Cp>Ethan stood firm, his voice calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You,\" he said, locking eyes with Kaelrox, \"are probably the strongest among them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced toward the battlefield, where the chaos of war still raged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you fall, the rest will understand the gap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his gaze shifted—right back to the staff in Kaelrox’s grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I’m not planning to kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s something you’ve got that caught my eye in that brief exchange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips curled into a small, almost relaxed smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re willing to hand it over,\" he said casually, \"I’ll let you live.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On paper, Ethan’s aura didn’t seem stronger than Kaelrox’s. In fact, by raw measurements of power, he looked technically weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this exact moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelrox didn’t feel that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he couldsenseit—Ethan’s composure wasn’t a bluff, and it wasn’t arrogance either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was control. Absolute, terrifying control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelrox’s pupils tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never expected Ethan to be this overwhelming. And that punch earlier—brutal and simple as it was—had nearly torn his body apart from the inside out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced his energy under control, staggering back several paces as his chest heaved for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long beat, he finally raised a hand, reaching into his robes and pulling out a fist-sized crystal orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glass-clear on the outside, but inside... it churned—with the slow, dark pulse of somethingalive. A sealed ocean, deep and suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t come here to be your enemy,\" Kaelrox said at last, voice lower now, more grounded. \"Your army breached The Nether Sea. As one of its natives... I had to take a stand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn’t so much as lift an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His focus slid past Kaelrox, sweeping over the battlefield again. The invading forces from the Nether Sea were relentless—but their intention was crystal clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t come to protect anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came toharvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Predators, waiting for the moment to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan looked back at him, voice going ice-cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your stance has nothing to do with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re standing in Emerald Castle’s domain. That alone is a capital offense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his hand slowly and pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So make your choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave your head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or surrendereverythingin your control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If not—I’ll end you here and now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelrox flinched. Visibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew full well—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t beat Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, the space around them was locked tight. No seams, no portals. No escape path left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds of silence passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he drew in a sharp breath, skin pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fear had finally cornered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the crystal high above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive sphere of energy formed in his palm, boiling with compressed power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he hurled it forward with everything he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it left his hand—spaceshuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy surged like a tide, converging faster and harder. The entire field began to hum as if the world itself had taken a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure wasn’t chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it carried a dominion that soaked into the bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aura that said one thing, loud and clear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kneel... or be crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s eyes sharpened—for the first time, a flicker of seriousness crept into his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He surged forward, closing the distance in a flash, hand reaching out to touch the energy sphere directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as his fingertip brushed the surface—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A formless backlash slammed into him like a hammer, hurling him backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelrox jerked his head up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fear on his face twisted—morphed into wild, manic joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HAHAHAHA—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His laughter echoed like thunder across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You arrogant fool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you even know what you’re touching?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Ethan, eyes blazing, his voice ringing like a cultist proclaiming gospel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the core essence gifted to us by Lord Kardamon—the Supreme Being of our world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To control this... is to control the very fabric of existence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To hold this... is to ascend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To becomeabsolute!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s brow twitched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d done his research on The Nether Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called \"Supreme Beings\" were supposed to be deep-sea monstrosities—old, powerful, but still within the bounds of natural order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this name—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kardamon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never heard it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked back at the glowing orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, hesawit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t just raw energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shard of world origin, forcibly refined, devoured, and compressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lingering aura inside was cold and savage—something not of this world but from... deeper. Lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whisper from a realm far more hellish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s breath caught. Everything clicked together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true master of the Nether Sea wasn’t some mythic sea creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infernal power. A force born from the Pits below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly adjusted his stance, exhaled quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he took one step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shoulders sank ever so slightly. His expression shifted—just enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just enough... to show a flicker of uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe even—fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelrox caught it instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes lit up like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension in his chest unraveled, replaced with barely contained excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised both hands high, hoisting the staff and the crystal orb into the air like a preacher at a ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff hummed. The orb throbbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelrox began chanting in a rapid, frenzied tongue—unintelligible and feverish, like he was ready to gamble everything he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy surged between orb and staff, weaving into threads of dark power. The very air turned thick, slow, heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was the moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wind-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He justappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One second Kaelrox was mid-chant, reaching the peak—then bam—Ethan was right in front of him, closer than breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been waiting for this,\" Ethan said, voice cool and even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Waiting... for you to lower your guard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelrox’s pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan reached out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ripped the staff and orb away in one clean motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the exact same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder exploded out from his body, crackling with violent energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blast of lightning swallowed Kaelrox whole, launching him like a missile across the battlefield and slamming him into open void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan looked down at the items in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even just holding them, he couldfeelit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Core-level power. Primal force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy from the foundation of a world—and far below its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying. Ancient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could even think about channeling it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff began to melt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystal orb shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two artifacts dissolved into molten streams of raw energy—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And surged into Ethan’s body without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agony tore through him instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not shock. Not pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An alien, berserk force stormed through his core—ripping apart his meridians, smashing through mental defenses, shredding his consciousness as it carved through everything inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1092,"2026-06-05T15:15:54.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","aaa6df661b0d889d7a2b905c56fa72b2d6793dd3a2db6689cd3a5c8b35968a00","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-933","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-931",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]