[{"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-961":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},1242505,1669,"Chapter 961 961: There Can’t Be a Second One","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-961",961,"\u003Cp>Ethan's pupils tightened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier 32.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was beyond the vast majority of lifeforms—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a true apex existence in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalorien's voice dropped, heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raezion…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the name made the water feel denser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raezion didn't even look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze locked straight onto Caelion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder spread beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried a naked, domineering will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this world—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted a hand slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning answered, turning violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—there can only be one Thunder Messenger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes went cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that is me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All existences who hold Thunder power—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning shrieked with a harsh, tearing roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—must disappear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant the words fell—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelion moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shot into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raezion vanished at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two storms collided head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave ripped through the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Distant structures shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning braided wildly across the sky—blue, gold, and ghost-blue crashing together again and again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if the heavens themselves were coming apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan didn't interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real change—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was only just beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment their thunder clash reached its peak, a new ripple appeared in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if their battle had jolted an existence that had been asleep for a very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's pupils snapped tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the intertwined lightning above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't ordinary thunder anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep inside that blinding light, he could clearly sense something far more ancient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infernal Essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not only that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very core of the storm, there was also a thread—extremely faint, yet terrifyingly pure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infernal Primordial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like it came from a source even older than thunder itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not normal lightning…\" Ethan's breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more like—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lightning that had been given a will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raezion and Caelion's attacks met head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light swallowed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky split in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White lightning fell from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not one bolt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dozens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They slammed into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seafloor collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seawater flash-evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive crater opened at the center of impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both figures were completely swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air reeked of destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan took a step back without meaning to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His instincts were warning him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if he'd been standing there just now, his body wouldn't exist anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thunder at this level…\" Ethan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His system didn't even issue a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was beyond what it could evaluate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smoke and debris thinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raezion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both still standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning still flowed around them in slow currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they hadn't truly started yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air tightened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder gathered once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They raised their hands at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new strike was about to drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a figure suddenly punched into the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So fast almost nobody even processed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked eighteen or nineteen, petite—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>completely out of place on a battlefield like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what shocked Ethan wasn't her age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the lightning wrapped around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not ghost-blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transparent lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No obvious shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet undeniably real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air warped subtly around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space itself seemed to step aside for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan had never seen an energy form like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the shape of lightning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the essence of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice tore through the battlefield's roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelion's body jolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thunder faltered for a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't come here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, panic showed on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lunged forward, trying to drag her out of the kill zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Raezion didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were glacial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder erupted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gold and ghost-blue lightning spread instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>swallowing the girl whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan moved faster than thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His displacement ability kicked in at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space warped, just slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed her arm and yanked her out of the impact center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning detonated where they'd been a heartbeat ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edge of that destructive force scraped past Ethan's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His defensive energy barrier shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hauled the girl back hundreds of feet in an instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>until they were clear of the battle's core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl fought him like she'd lost her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice cracked with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transparent lightning spilled out of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was trying to go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ethan was stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip was a shackle, locking her in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down,\" Ethan said under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't hear him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes stayed glued to the battlefield's center—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>where the war between two Thunder Messengers was still raging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Ethan realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wasn't ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lightning wasn't lightning's power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was lightning's source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan kept his hold on the girl, forcing her still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transparent thunder inside her continued struggling against his restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>something inside Ethan shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thread of extremely faint energy surfaced from the depths of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thread felt like it had its own awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It flowed slowly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and then slipped free of Ethan's control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It entered the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the world seemed to go quiet for a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl's body went rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her struggling stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transparent lightning on her skin trembled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes locked onto Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No confusion now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's impossible…\" her voice shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is… power from the same source…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transparent lightning automatically shaped itself around her as a defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This power was granted to me by the heavens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Ethan like he'd shattered her entire reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There can't be a second one in this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—\" Her voice sank. \"Who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan was stunned too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had no idea what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he hadn't released it on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the sky split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No buildup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No gathering of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just pure appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white bolt of lightning dropped from the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure white—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like lightning in its original, primal form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raezion and Caelion both sensed the danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caelion didn't dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shot toward Raezion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out and clamped a hand around Raezion's arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder burst out of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not an attack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—\" For the first time, shock cracked across Raezion's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1104,"2026-06-05T15:15:58.682Z",1,"novelbin.me","d00bc872492fe242006ff95383f13da3f8a9e600e1c97c423b538f998f45b70b","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-962","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-960",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]