[{"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-954":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},1242498,1669,"Chapter 954: Something Was Watching All Along","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-954",954,"\u003Cp>Ethan stood high in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the commander unit, he controlled the entire battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And... power on the level of an advanced civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scales of war had tipped completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan led a vanguard of dozens of mechanoids he’d taken over, charging at the very front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their movements were perfectly synchronized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because of programming—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but because their consciousness had been linked to Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t just giving orders anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the command system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every mechanoid lifted a hand with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy gathered in their palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of destructive beams slammed into the heart of the Nexaris formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the truly lethal part wasn’t the firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining mechanoids stalled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cores flickered like they were going to burn out, because the orders they were receiving contradicted each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their logic began to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their network structure was tearing itself apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something Nexaris had never anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were trapped by their own perfect coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, Ethan issued the final command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Override.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every mechanoid under his control turned in unison—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and opened fire on their former comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first mechanoid’s core was pierced clean through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosions blossomed across the sky, one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue cores fell like dying stars, dropping from the heavens into the Nether Sea below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than five minutes, the invasion fleet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>more than ten thousand mechanoids strong—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>collapsed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky fell quiet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a dozen or so wrecked units remained, hovering in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cores flashed weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like dying creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they went dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s body re-formed in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black particles drifted together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First a silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a whole, complete body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment he fully returned, his legs almost gave out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A weakness hit him like nothing he’d ever felt before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like his soul had been torn open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Genetic Digitization hadn’t just consumed energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had consumed his consciousness itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside him, the Darkness Rune and Light Rune rotated slowly, bringing a vicious backlash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing turned heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision even blurred for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the battle had ended even a little later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he might not have been able to come back at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan slowly raised a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his storage space, he took out a Worldheart Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crystal gave off a gentle but profound glow, like a miniature universe sealed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed it whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant it entered his body, the crystal melted—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not physically, but converting into pure energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warm, vast power spread through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his consciousness itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damaged energy circuits were stitching themselves back together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His depleted Primordial Force started flowing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Powered Combat Armor let out a faint hum, automatically absorbing the overflow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runes on the armor’s surface lit back up—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>more stable than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan let out a slow breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weakness drained away fast, replaced by that familiar feeling of having his strength back in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Thalorien appeared beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a trace of shock he couldn’t quite hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d never seen an ability like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living being seizing control of a mechanical civilization’s command authority—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that was power on a civilization tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalorien didn’t waste words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out a larger white crystal and held it out to Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, we’re allies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was low and steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Thalaryn’s resources will be shared with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, looking Ethan in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Including Worldheart Crystals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s heartbeat quickened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what he’d actually wanted all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his expression stayed calm—if anything, it carried a tired, almost helpless resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nexaris won’t stop here,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’ll send a stronger fleet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Sky Fortress and War Machines need stronger cores.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flicked to the crystal in Thalorien’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Worldheart Crystals are the only choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalorien didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Large-scale supply,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unlimited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he extended a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should see it for yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Thalaryn’s true world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They headed toward the deepest part of the Nether Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The farther they descended, the quieter the water became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavier, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the whole ocean was watching them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Ethan saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive energy barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hung in the deep sea, linked with others, forming a defensive structure that covered the entire region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue energy flowed through it slowly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>breathing, almost alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just getting close, Ethan could feel the destructive force packed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t only a defense system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to it, Emerald Castle’s barrier tech looked primitive and fragile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalorien lifted a hand and lightly touched the barrier’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hummm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the energy responded to his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier slowly parted, forming a doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment, Ethan suddenly felt something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Existence itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water in the distance started to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not like a current—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like it was making way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if something...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was waking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, a gigantic silhouette surfaced from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t fully reveal itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just the outline was enough to make the space itself feel heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying energy seeped out from within it, spreading in slow waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resonated with the entire Nether Sea—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if it didn’t exist in the ocean...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but was a part of the ocean itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s pupils snapped tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t \"seeing\" in the normal sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was instinctive alarm—like a hunter suddenly realizing a stronger predator had been watching him the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, the seawater warped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not flowing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>more like it was being forcibly pushed aside by something impossibly huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the \"giant\" revealed itself completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stood nearly twenty meters tall. Dark blue-green scales covered its body, each plate reflecting a cold sheen like polished metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its lower body was coiled like a serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its upper body had the torso and muscle structure of a shark—powerful, brutal, built to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carried no weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was the weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And worse—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a killing intent so dense it was almost tangible kept rolling off it in waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under that pressure, even the seawater seemed to turn heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan realized something immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t Thalaryn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalorien’s reaction was even more direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All units—Level One combat readiness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice lost its usual elegance, pulled tight with strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he yanked a snow-white gemstone from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gem lit with a soft glow. Around him, the Thalaryn warriors immediately scattered, snapping into a defensive formation.\u003C\u002Fp>",1135,"2026-06-05T15:15:58.682Z",1,"novelbin.me","12498a2fada0cdc90df90c507935cf98fc6ab4e9bfb8ea0c4733ab1c2d91cd5d","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-955","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-953",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]