[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu":3,"chapter-i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-201":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm a Forest Warden—Why Am I Enslaving a Succubus?",{"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},2329245,4555,"Chapter 201: Bloodline Node","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-201",201,"\u003Cp>Luo De couldn’t help but warn: “These dark elves may be sorcerers who worship the Demon Prince; I’ve heard they possess a sorcery granting an indestructible body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, he had encountered seven high-rankers in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The avian Karoline was fine—she had always specialized in high offensive power and strong dispelling abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Luo De hadn’t had the burst skill [Will of the Azure Sky], he might have been killed by a single sword strike after she dispelled [Dragon Scale Technique].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the demon Artu and the plague mage Amel, both seventh-rankers, their survivability could rightly be called terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had some experience dealing with opponents with strong vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ultimately, the dark elves’ sorcery—borrowing power—did not grant their indestructible bodies from within themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had once read in the Snow Hill Evening News’ knowledge section about why certain demon-worshipping sorcerers could not be truly killed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While sorcerers worshipped the Demon Prince and borrowed his power, they had already sold their souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Princes, seeking reliable laborers or terrestrial avatars, cast the sorcerers’ souls into a spring called the [Bloodlife Pool], preserving their souls from destruction while eternally imprisoning them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the Demon Prince’s sorcerers were either desperate, hopeless souls or fanatical believers—either way, they were madmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three men in the office naturally understood this logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rational old tiefling like Lu Xiusi would far rather face the latter than a band of mad dark elf sorcerers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fortunately,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humbert chuckled bitterly, “from their demeanor in negotiations, the dark elves seem to be searching for something and aren’t in a hurry to expand wildly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t place hope in the enemy’s attitude, Mr. Humbert.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimea reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the official in charge of military authority in Shi Ying Town, she always prepared for the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flipped through her interrogation reports: “Lu Xiusi’s testimony mentioned that the demon prince they serve demands they find the so-called [Bloodline Node].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bloodline Node?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps some scheme of that demon prince? Lu Xiusi didn’t know what it was, only that this so-called Bloodline Node refers to a pair of tiefling siblings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiefling siblings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly recalled that Faershad had once said he’d tangled with dark elves—because of his two tiefling students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the Bloodline Node must be Saixier and Prula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De silently shook his head and smiled wryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faershad, Faershad—you ran from your wedding, but why do you keep getting dragged into major events the moment you show up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Saixier temporarily staying in the forest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care much—seeing how these dark elves still blindly wandered around Coral Bay, they clearly had no idea where the tiefling siblings were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calist had mentioned that Faershad’s skill in masking star destinies had grown even more refined; this was likely why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Return to the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yu District, temporary hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De found Saixier the tiefling visiting, holding a bouquet of wildflowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t enter the ward—only watched from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was very conscious of her sulfur scent, likely fearing it would disturb the patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucky—he’d wanted to speak with her anyway, so he saved himself the trouble of seeking her out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was dusk; the woods were draped in a soft golden gauze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De and Saixier moved slightly away from the temporary hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before speaking, he spotted a wild fruit tree, tasted one, found it decent, and began picking while asking directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bloodline Node?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saixier was holding open her dress to catch the wild fruits Luo De picked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then said bitterly: “I knew I couldn’t hide it from Lord Luo De.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re willing, you can tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he claimed not to care, she was a tenant of the forest—he ought to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saixier hesitated a moment, then said seriously: “My teacher forbade us from speaking of this to outsiders—but Lord Luo De is trustworthy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saixier continued: “A Demon Prince—I cannot name him—has a spell called [Name Echo]. He believes a unique demonic bloodline is born once every thousand years, and within this bloodline lies the common essence of all demonic lineages, hence the name ‘Bloodline Node.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons of the Infernal Realm are not all just horned, hooved creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are tiny demons like goblins, demon hounds, giants, beastmen, scaled and scaleless, corporeal and incorporeal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their variety doesn’t rival that of the continent’s intelligent races, but it’s still considerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as chaotic evil beings, they care little for classification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tieflings, as a race bearing demonic blood, are likewise not uniform in form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humanoid tieflings like Saixier and Prula, or Lu Xiusi, are actually rare—most tieflings undergo far more drastic changes upon awakening, directly tied to the type of bloodline they carry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had heard of someone in Stormwind City who gave birth to a tiefling who awoke as a two-headed serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what is this prince’s goal? Another mad magical experiment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saixier shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one knows the mind of a ninth-rank Demon Prince. The only certainty is that he controls most dark elves underground—so wherever dark elves appear, it’s almost certainly his doing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De immediately recalled that Vivian had encountered a group of dark elves in the Tree Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they were also under this prince’s command?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World Tree could be considered a convenient portal across the entire continent and all dimensions—what did they want?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he’s a ninth-rank prince, how did you escape his pursuit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Faershad’s skill in masking star destinies was unmatched, could it truly block a full-power Infernal prince?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My teacher possesses an artifact that obscures prophecy. It’s thanks to that—and only that—that Prula and I survived.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, the hospital door was violently flung open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calist’s perfect figure appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her first glance fell on Saixier and Luo De, picking fruit and talking nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She narrowed her eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then turned and walked away decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The half-unicorn Ko hurried out after her: “Miss Calist! You’re not fully recovered yet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t bother with me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf spoke one sentence, then vanished with a [Spatial Shift].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saixier looked bewildered: “What’s wrong with Miss Calist?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De: “You know—elves are just strange.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, he went to inquire about the elf’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ko only knew Calist had been like this since waking—she hadn’t said anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1051,"2026-06-20T19:55:31.704Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8dd5f75456887a4952a13037968f88fdf8722d7372bce3646e3859307f803e84","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-202","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-200",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]