Mystic Calling：Stone of Glory-Chapter 891: Even Lions Can Be Wounded

Ethan’s heart skipped a beat.

Without hesitation, he raised his hand and signaled the rear units to fall back, rapidly clearing the combat airspace.

A clash at this level was far beyond what standard troops could endure.

This wasn’t just a battle—it was a purge. A brutal power reckoning within the Phoenix Empire itself.

And Ethan had no intention of stepping in.

At least, not yet.

What mattered now was letting this internal conflict bleed them dry—drain their core strength from within.

As for who emerged victorious?

Whoever it was would become the perfect entry point for Emerald Castle to seize control of the Phoenix Empire.

Above, the battle escalated into a full-blown inferno.

The White Lion and the white dragon collided again and again, each impact detonating waves of energy that tore through the sky. Spatial rifts spread like spiderwebs, threatening to collapse the entire airspace.

With the boost from his enhanced armor, Leonis’s power had more than doubled. He was steadily gaining the upper hand in the direct clash.

But Aurelax’s staff was unnerving.

Every time his energy dipped, it refilled instantly—drawing from some unknown source beyond this world. The fight remained deadlocked, neither side able to land a decisive blow.

Then, just as both combatants neared their limits—

Aurelax suddenly pulled back.

His eyes flicked toward the fleet behind him. With a casual wave of his staff—

The warships opened their bays.

A flood of figures poured out like a black tide, swarming toward Leonis in tight formations.

The numbers were overwhelming.

Even the White Lion War God couldn’t hold off an entire army alone.

...

Ethan had no intention of letting Leonis get buried under that wave.

The moment Aurelax deployed reinforcements, Ethan acted.

A blinding summoning array flared open in the sky.

And then—

Thirty thousand goblins surged out of the energy gate like a tidal wave, flooding the airspace in perfect formation.

They weren’t massive, but each one radiated raw aggression. Their bodies were clad in mass-produced Powered Combat Armor, interfaces glowing with stable energy circuits. Weapon modules locked in and powered up in unison.

Thanks to Emerald Castle’s upgraded energy reserves and system level, summoning these units was no longer just a numbers game.

Each goblin came with tailored attribute boosts and combat modules.

Strength. Speed. Defense. Energy resistance.

And after extensive training, they’d mastered formation tactics and coordinated maneuvers.

The combat strength of these thirty thousand goblins was equivalent to a fully equipped, one-hundred-thousand-strong elite army.

But more importantly—

They felt no fear.

No retreat protocols. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Only two directives: advance, and execute orders.

The moment the first wave of goblins slammed into the enemy ranks, energy weapons fired in perfect sync. Armor thrusters ignited, and the sky split open under the force of steel and flame.

The front line shattered instantly.

But from Leonis’s perspective, he didn’t know the full extent of what these goblins were capable of.

All he saw was Ethan, without hesitation, throwing thirty thousand elite troops straight into the most dangerous part of the battlefield—while the main force remained steady in reserve.

It was absolute trust.

A kind of support that bordered on reckless faith.

Leonis took a deep breath.

Something stirred in his chest—battle fury, yes, but also something harder to name.

"If that’s how it is..."

He muttered under his breath.

Then he pushed his power to the absolute limit.

Like a beast fully awakened, he charged straight into the heart of the enemy formation without hesitation.

The sky lit up again as energy density spiked.

The white lion phantom roared, and the air itself trembled under the force of its fury.

Aurelax and his forces were being driven back hard, forced step by step into the protective energy barrier of their warships.

For the first time, Aurelax’s expression twisted into something close to panic.

He could feel it—undeniably.

The power Leonis was unleashing now was several times stronger than the White Lion War God he remembered.

And just as the defensive line was about to be torn wide open, Aurelax suddenly threw his head back and roared into the sky:

"Karnyx! You promised to strike together! What are you waiting for—my corpse?!"

He didn’t even finish the sentence—

The sky ripped open again.

A second spatial vortex tore into existence, even more unstable than the first. Its edges twisted violently, and from within poured a flood of figures radiating a strange, unsettling aura.

The air temperature plummeted.

Energy fields across the battlefield began to destabilize, flickering with chaotic pulses.

At the front of the new force stood a middle-aged man with a cruel, predatory face.

His presence was violent—soaked in a corrosive pressure that made the skin crawl.

But the most terrifying thing was the black gemstone embedded in his chest.

Inside that gem swirled what looked like a sealed abyss. Its energy was compressed to a terrifying degree, yet on the verge of rupture—like a black hole barely contained, radiating a pressure that felt apocalyptic.

Ethan’s pupils narrowed.

That wasn’t a standard energy crystal.

It was a high-grade energy ore—heavily modified through some unknown process.

And clearly—

It was the core of Karnyx’s power.

If they could capture and analyze that structure, it could trigger a breakthrough in Emerald Castle’s energy systems and weapons tech—maybe even a full-tier leap.

But on the battlefield, Karnyx didn’t waste a single word.

The moment he stepped through the vortex, he raised his hand—and a massive energy sphere formed instantly in his palm, rippling with black waves.

He hurled it straight at Leonis.

No warning. No buildup.

Just pure, lethal intent.

The speed was unreal—almost a blur.

Leonis’s eyes sharpened, but he didn’t retreat.

Instead, he unleashed his full killing force. The white lion phantom roared and charged head-on into the incoming sphere.

BOOM—!

The explosion tore through the sky, a collision of alien energies that split the heavens in black and white.

Shockwaves rippled outward in violent rings. Space groaned under the strain, cracking with deep, resonant booms.

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

Each impact was like a hammer slamming into the bones of the world.

Leonis still held the edge in raw power and Tier level.

But Karnyx’s energy was something else entirely—twisted, corrosive, and hungry.

Every clash eroded the stability of Leonis’s energy structure.

Even with his enhanced armor, he was being forced back, step by step.

And worse—

That energy was devastating to the goblin army.

Even a glancing hit was enough to disintegrate them on contact, reducing them to nothing but drifting motes of energy dust.