[{"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-981":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},1242525,1669,"Chapter 981: The Fracture Point","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-981",981,"\u003Cp>Ethan spun through the air several times before he managed to stabilize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily’s voice snapped out immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop wasting your strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was calm, decisive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes stayed locked on the enemy across from them. \"It’s not like those other energy bodies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s running a closed-loop structure internally. You can’t pull its power out from the outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan dropped back to the ground, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, he’d felt it the instant he made contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing was way more complex than the earlier monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t drain it, then there was only one option left—break it head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan made the call fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone. Together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice wasn’t loud, but it left no room for argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nysera, Idra, and Auri moved almost at the same time. Different forms of power surged up and gathered in the air, setting up a coordinated assault to surround the energy entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entity answered with a low, rumbling laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It floated higher, unhurried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my eyes—\" Its voice dripped with disdain. \"You’re nothing but ants struggling to survive in this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the power inside it erupted completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air turned heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White thunder went berserk around its body, converging until a gigantic bird-shaped phantom condensed in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silhouette spread its wings and blotted out the heavens. A tidal wave of violent energy rolled down over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bird phantom dove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annihilating force crushed toward the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defend!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At almost the exact same moment, everyone unleashed their power. Lightning, raw energy, and spatial force braided together in front of them, forming a thick, layered defensive barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bird phantom slammed into the shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact made the entire space shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A raging energy storm exploded outward. The ground below was ripped open by the shockwave, huge cracks tearing across it like wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier bucked violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the people here hadn’t been strong enough, that single hit would’ve wiped them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan drew a hard breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the defense stabilized, he pulled up the system scan. Data streamed across his vision as he analyzed the entity’s structure line by line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An anomaly flashed inside the readout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s focus snapped onto it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entity’s neck, there was an extremely tiny hollow—an energy void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t an intentional component. It looked like a flaw left behind during its formation. Every time the internal circulation passed through that spot, the entire loop suffered a brief, unstable hitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan’s eyes slowly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the weak point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy’s \"core\" wasn’t a physical object. It was more like a soul-type energy core, which meant destroying it directly wouldn’t be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they focused their attacks on that hollow—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a real chance the entire energy structure would collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Ethan confirmed the void existed, he didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Demon Lightning surged. The white electricity that had been coursing through his body raced into his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He compressed it again and again, stacking and tightening until the air itself gave off a faint, strained hum under the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, an incandescent energy sphere took shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dense white thunder flashed inside it like a miniature star on the verge of bursting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan slashed his hand forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sphere tore free, ripping through the air as it smashed straight toward the entity’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact detonated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That previously stable structure convulsed violently, and the tiny hollow at its neck instantly widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning poured into the opened crack like a driven wedge, forcing the energy structure apart from the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entity let out a low, warped vibration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had felt that. He’d hit something vital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second Ethan’s strike landed, the others understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nysera, Idra, and Auri adjusted almost in unison, redirecting everything to that same point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy spheres flew in rapid succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder, beams, and shockwaves braided together in midair and slammed into the entity’s neck again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Booms rolled across the sky in an endless chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had been a hairline break quickly spread into a web of fractures. Its energy started to crumble like shattered crystal, the internal power structure losing stability by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few breaths later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, unmistakable snap rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant energy body’s head actually tore free, dropping away from the neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the head fell, the entire circulation inside the body went berserk. The once-solid form began to scatter and unravel at terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now!\" Lily’s voice cut in at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The core!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her reaction was instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She became a streak of thunder and shot to the collapsing body. Without the slightest hesitation, she drove her arm into the torn-open neck, searching through the raging energy turbulence inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, her hand clenched hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She yanked out a deep-white sphere from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the core left its body, the massive energy entity completely collapsed. All remaining power, like a sandcastle that had lost its support, disintegrated at once—breaking into countless white motes that drifted away in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield went quiet for a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone let out a breath they hadn’t realized they were holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight hadn’t lasted that long, but the pressure that thing radiated had kept every nerve stretched to the limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the second the enemy vanished for good, something else began to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world’s energy turned unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power that entity had been controlling now had no owner. White thunder drifted slowly across the sky, and the air was saturated with thick Infernal Primordial Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the entire realm had turned into an ocean of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan and the others realized it almost simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, they rose into the air without even needing to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absorption began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive amounts of energy were pulled into their bodies. Lightning poured in like a tide, and every one of their auras strengthened at a visible pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lily—Lily was like a sponge that had been left dry for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She floated with her arms slightly open. White thunder converged on her from every direction, slipping into her without resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy in the air dropped fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than moments, more than half the power in this entire space had already flowed into her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As that power fused, her form began to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slightly unreal outline she’d had before stabilized bit by bit, until it finally resolved into the figure of a small, exquisitely delicate teenage girl. Her hair shimmered with faint light like fine threads of lightning, but the aura rolling off her was so violent it made it hard to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her palm, almost lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And dense cracks spidered through the surrounding space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That level of strength was already far beyond what normal beings could even comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan watched, momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system interface refreshed with an evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily’s level had reached—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early Stage 34th Tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with how fast Ethan had been growing, that kind of number still felt unreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a small, crooked smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least for Emerald Castle, this was nothing but good news. With a top-tier powerhouse like her holding the line, the faction’s overall security just jumped several levels overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>",1214,"2026-06-05T15:15:58.682Z",1,"novelbin.me","66e22deaa4015847bb763cc6856c66a56f57d64e31d1f1fb80df4957fb97fb45","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-982","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-980",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]