Mystic Calling：Stone of Glory-Chapter 919: The Door That Wasn’t Supposed to Open

Ethan’s guard shot up instantly.

He triggered a full system scan, but there wasn’t a single trace of the Burrow Drake left behind.

Just as he was about to press deeper into the chamber, the system let out a sharp alert.

New data flooded his interface—

These runes weren’t part of any standard magic formation. They were something far older—an ultra-ancient energy-genetic encoding structure.

Each rune was linked to the next, forming a stable pathway that pointed toward a separate spatial node.

And inside that node, the energy density was off the charts—far beyond anything in the current zone.

Ethan’s breath caught.

This wasn’t just a ruin.

It was a gateway—an interface to something that hadn’t fully opened yet.

After a brief hesitation, he followed the system’s guidance and slowly extended his energy across the surface of the runes.

The reaction was immediate.

The once-dormant symbols began to stir, glowing faintly as light patterns flowed along the walls. They synced with Ethan’s energy frequency in seconds, resonating in perfect harmony.

Then, a surge of unfamiliar power rushed back into him.

At first, he managed to hold on.

But the pressure mounted fast.

His blood roared in his veins. Heat spiked through his body like wildfire, burning deep into his meridians.

His breathing grew ragged. His vision warped.

If this kept up—

His body would collapse before he got any answers.

Just as the heat threatened to consume his consciousness, a strange ripple pulsed from deep within the space.

The air buckled.

A swirling vortex slowly opened ahead of him, spinning with unnatural gravity.

Rumble—

Hummmm—

Hummmm—

A low, resonant hum echoed through the cavern.

... 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Ethan didn’t hesitate.

He leapt straight into the vortex.

It felt like his mind was yanked out of his body.

There was no light. No sense of direction. Just a vast, endless void. Time lost all meaning. Even breathing became a distant, fading concept.

He didn’t know how long he drifted.

Then—light.

A faint glow appeared ahead.

In the next instant, his vision snapped back into focus.

Ethan found himself standing in a completely unfamiliar space.

The air was clear and warm, carrying a purity that felt almost sacred. Thick streams of golden energy flowed from every direction, like invisible tides, naturally converging on the rune patterns etched across his body.

But it wasn’t invasive.

It felt... welcoming.

The moment the energy resonated with his runes, Ethan felt his power surge. Not in a chaotic burst, but in a steady, controlled rise—his entire system stabilizing, his meridians aligning like they’d been restructured from the inside out.

Idra and Auri sensed the shift instantly and emerged from within him.

"Daddy, what is this place?" Idra asked, her eyes glowing with wonder. Her voice carried a joy that felt instinctive, like her very being was at ease here.

"The energy here feels amazing... I don’t wanna leave."

She was already crouched by a nearby lake, scooping up the water with both hands and drinking without hesitation.

But it wasn’t water.

The lake shimmered with dense golden liquid, its surface glowing with a soft, calming light. Just being near it cleared the mind, sharpened focus, and restored energy like a divine elixir.

As the golden lake water flowed into her body, Idra began to change.

Her bones stretched and reshaped, muscles and energy circuits restructured in real time. Her aura shifted—no longer that of a young girl, but something sharper, steadier, more refined.

In just moments, she had grown into a woman in her early twenties. Her presence was fierce yet pure, and the draconic pressure radiating from her was far more concentrated than before.

Across the clearing, Auri hovered lightly in midair.

From the surrounding forest, countless multicolored lights began to flicker—like fireflies, or tiny energy sprites drifting through the air.

Drawn to her, the lights gathered on their own, slowly merging into her body.

With each fusion, her aura stabilized further. The outline of her radiant wings grew clearer, and her energy tier climbed in steady leaps.

In a matter of minutes—

Both Idra and Auri had reached the peak of Tier 32.

Just one final threshold remained before they could break into Tier 33.

Ethan’s own power had also risen steadily, now sitting solidly at early Tier 32.

But before they could fully process the transformation—

The ground began to rumble.

Rrrrummmble—

The distant trees shook violently as a massive wild bull burst through the forest.

It was built like a moving mountain, muscles bulging beneath thick hide. Its twin horns gleamed with a dangerous energy, sharp and heavy enough to pierce steel.

The bull didn’t hesitate.

The moment its eyes locked onto Ethan, fury exploded in its gaze. It let out a deafening roar and charged straight at him.

The force behind it was enough to crush most high-tier fighters on impact.

But just before it reached him—

Idra flashed forward.

She raised her hands—slender, but steady—and caught the bull’s horns mid-charge. Her body dipped slightly from the impact, then—

Boom!

With a surge of strength, she flipped the beast clean off the ground and sent it crashing into a distant cliffside. Stone shattered on impact.

"You oversized brute," she said coldly. "You dare charge at my dad?"

"You’re asking to die."

But the bull wasn’t finished.

It roared and tore itself free from the rock wall, its body now glowing with layers of black runes.

Mixed within those runes were streaks of golden energy—an unnatural fusion of this world’s native laws and some kind of foreign mutation.

Its aura spiked violently.

Ethan raised a hand, signaling Idra to fall back.

He stepped forward, power surging through him. Several high-speed Energy Discs formed at his palm, spinning with deadly precision before launching all at once.

Zzzzzzt—!

The air shrieked as metal and energy sliced through it.

The bull’s armored hide was torn open, deep gashes cutting down to the bone. Even its massive horns were sheared down to stumps.

Its charge faltered.

By the time it staggered within striking distance of Ethan, its energy reserves were nearly drained.

Its massive frame stumbled to a halt.

Ethan didn’t even break a sweat.

He reached out, grabbed the beast’s enormous skull with one hand, dropped his stance—and slammed it into the ground with brutal force.

BOOM—!

The earth cracked. The impact sent tremors through the clearing.

The bull’s head was buried deep into the soil, limbs thrashing wildly as it tried to break free, its strength pounding against the ground in desperate, fading bursts.