[{"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-989":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},1242533,1669,"Chapter 989 989: The Flame That Devours","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-989",989,"\u003Cp>Ataneya didn't answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just tilted her head a little and gave him a smile with a faint, wicked edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, her hand closed around the ant leader's arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The motion looked almost gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the instant she made contact, a terrifying suction force erupted from inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ant leader's body jolted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red energy burst out of him like a dam breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In only a few seconds, his aura started dropping fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, real fear appeared in his compound eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled like crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you're taking isn't energy—\" His voice went hoarse. \"That's my life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red power kept draining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body visibly weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice nearly collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spare me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can be your slave!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give it back… please… give my energy back…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ataneya didn't react to his begging at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze didn't even ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That slender hand stayed locked around his arm, while the power that had just awakened inside her spun up like a mad engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep-crimson flame energy crawled along her arm, like thin little fire-serpents boring into the ant leader's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't normal energy absorption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was closer to outright devouring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ant leader's red energy was ripped out continuously, spiraling into rotating streams in the air before rushing into Ataneya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As that power poured in, the fox tails behind her whipped violently. The two tails that had already turned deep red ignited into real flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ant leader's body shriveled rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first it was just his energy being drained—but soon, even his vitality began to vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a minute, his once-massive frame had become nothing but a dried-out shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ataneya finally let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The empty body hung in midair for a brief instant. Then she flicked her hand, casual as brushing off dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That withered husk was crushed into powder, turning into ash that scattered through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield went deathly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining ant legion froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stared at the drifting dust, almost unable to understand what they'd just witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their leader—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Tier 33 existence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had been drained dry just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ataneya floated even higher into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes as the power she'd just absorbed began to fuse rapidly inside her. Deep-red energy flowed through her like a tide, slowly knitting together with what she already had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air began to heat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying surge erupted from within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a simple release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a true breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ataneya's aura crossed the threshold completely in that instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier 33.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the power kept stabilizing, growing firmer by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she opened her eyes again, a faint dark-red glow had appeared deep within her pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the remaining ant legion snap out of their shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing left in their compound eyes but fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ataneya was already drifting down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She landed in the middle of the ant ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, her energy exploded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep-crimson flames spread from beneath her feet, forming a massive swirling vortex of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vortex looked like a living abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every ant that got close was seized by that force, locked in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fought desperately, but their bodies wouldn't move at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ataneya's power spread like an invisible net, trapping them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The devouring began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless streams of red energy were ripped out of the ant legion's bodies, thin rivers of flame flowing straight into Ataneya. The ants withered fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One. Two. Ten…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few minutes, more than half the ant legion had turned into piles of ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the last wisp of energy was absorbed, Ataneya slowly drew her power back in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her aura was completely stable now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early Tier 33.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan stood in the distance, watching it all in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he opened the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue screen unfolded in front of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system began scanning Ataneya's stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Information flashed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's brow lifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy inside Ataneya was changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't ordinary power anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was strength from The Infernal Abyss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kind of low-level infernal energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That force had a certain resemblance to the Heavenly Demon Lightning inside Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both belonged to a higher-tier power system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their attributes were completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His leaned toward thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ataneya's leaned toward flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's eyes gradually brightened as a thought took shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this kind of power could spread…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Emerald Castle's core fighters could all master elemental forces drawn from The Infernal Abyss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the entire army's combat strength would undergo a true qualitative leap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea left Ethan visibly energized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The far horizon started to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble—rumble—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low sound rolled in from the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like countless giant beasts sprinting at once, pounding the ground until it trembled. Even the city walls began to sway slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan looked up immediately, his expression snapping into alert focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the horizon, a huge number of figures appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dense black shadows were rushing closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Demon Lightning flared inside Ethan on instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White arcs began to crawl around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already ready to fight again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, out of nowhere, something dropped from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hit outside the wall like a meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground exploded on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the dust cleared, a massive figure rose slowly to its feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a mantis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long and bladed, with two enormous scythe-like forelimbs flashing with cold light. The strangest part was the air around it—freezing continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pure, icy aura spread outward from its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature plunged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost crawled across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet mixed into that cold was the same intensely dense Infernal Essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing it, Ethan actually showed a flicker of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Queen Elowen and Namyanna were here…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They'd probably love this kind of energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to move when a red afterimage shot out from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ataneya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd just broken into Tier 33, and her power was at its most ferocious peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep-crimson flames ignited across her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, she was already in front of the mantis-man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fist slammed down hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force that erupted was far beyond what she'd shown a moment ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mantis-man hadn't even fully steadied itself—its whole body was blasted back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying shockwave tore through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It crashed through several buildings before it finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock filled its compound eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it could clearly sense it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power inside Ataneya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was from The Infernal Abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that power should've belonged only to Nexaris's Dark Abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't even have time to think about why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ataneya was already there again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was faster than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep-crimson flame trailed behind her in a long streak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was right up on the mantis-man's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent infernal fire erupted instantly, swallowing its body whole.\u003C\u002Fp>",1151,"2026-06-05T15:15:58.682Z",1,"novelbin.me","632993f055b4a1560e8f14ec31ef6fcf6878043570c57ec4412277c34de09ce5","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-990","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-988",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]