[{"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-522":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},2329566,4555,"Chapter 522: Stab in the Back and Reaction","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-522",522,"\u003Cp>It takes 50% of one’s internal Qi to forcibly plant a single Ice Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Luo De’s absurd recovery ability—recovering half his Qi with just one deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighty-six [Howling Ice Trees] are not the limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But considering future battles, Luo De restrained his frequency to avoid showing fatigue from frequent depletion and sudden recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the minimum twelve Ice Trees maintained at one every five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within an hour, he violently drained half his Qi seventy-four times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rate, absurd even among eighth-rank Qi warriors, still left Luo De unsatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body is still not strong enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the +4 [Judian’s Ice Blade Domain] granting a 430% additional boost, it should suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A foul, scorching wind surged violently into the narrow canyon fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, through that “narrow” sky, he saw a deep red dragon diving wildly with massive wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its furious eyes and majestic dragon horns radiated overwhelming authority, naturally exuding arrogance and disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its vivid dragon scales glowed like a burning furnace; even nearing it made the heat boil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Dragon Nars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind it, closely following due to wing injuries, was the black dragon Mikhail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon’s roar crashed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent shockwaves, carrying terrifying dragon authority, slammed violently into Luo De’s nerves at the canyon’s bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stood motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, vast amounts of blue-white soul mist erupted like a mad rush, coalescing into a massive white dragon body at visible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His White Dragon battle spirit lacked scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the hidden assistance of the half-elf Lily using [Phantom Great Dragon] and a disguise field, these visual flaws were fully compensated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fearsome, wild white dragon with icy white scales suddenly descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a beast, it stared unafraid straight upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let out the same dragon roar at Red Dragon Nars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two dragon roars—one above, one below—clashed head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former carried searing heat, like molten lava from a volcano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter, layered with ice domain, carried frost in every motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hot, one cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the invisible shockwaves collided, they exploded into massive clouds of white steam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portion returning toward the red dragon instantly evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portion returning toward Luo De condensed into mist, rapidly spreading through the canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikhail behind him laughed outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Idiots are so reckless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the stronger the white dragon, the better! The stronger it is, the higher our chance to kill Nars!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nars! Your era is over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hahaha—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De did not share Mikhail’s wild excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because what he was about to face\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the most violent, ferocious flame breath among the five-colored dragon species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white ice mist above blurred the deep red dragon’s silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De, who possessed [Insight Demon Eye], was not fooled by this minor ice mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the red dragon’s chest swell, orange-red light glowing through the gaps in its scales, its inner Qi surging like magma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deafening roar, the red dragon flung open its jaws, unleashing a torrent of blazing fire like a raging dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De activated [Dragon Scale Technique].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to follow Black Dragon Mikhail’s advice and dodge the first flame breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long-absent new buff appeared on his panel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tree Armor Technique (Enhanced to ‘Dragon Scale Technique’): When an individual with ‘Tree’s Blessing’ uses Tree Armor Technique, it gains special enhancements based on the type of trees in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Current tree: Howling Ice Tree\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enhanced skill: Frost Explosion]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Details: The individual’s ice-based skills gain a ‘Frost Explosion’ property every five minutes, increasing explosion damage by 110%.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he read it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De burst into wild laughter—and advanced, not retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After nurturing ice trees for so long, not standing firm against this one blast would be a waste!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly surged all his Qi into [Judian’s Ice Blade Domain].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more bestial head of his White Dragon battle spirit whipped back on its thick neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it opened its jaws wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pillar of pale-white cold air, mixed with eerie deep blue, slammed into the flame breath twisting the very air with heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fool!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Dragon Mikhail witnessed it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately cursed inwardly—what an idiotic fool! Didn’t I tell you to dodge the first breath?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Dragon breath is notoriously brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ice is inherently weak against fire! Why are you standing your ground? Are you asking for punishment?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he saw what happened next, his eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eerie deep-blue frost exploded the instant it touched the flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It actually pushed back the red dragon’s breath by a huge distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How is this possible?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advantage??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is stronger than my acid breath!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikhail stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw the frost breath clearly losing momentum, quickly being pushed back by the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phew, good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a strong burst—that’s still pretty impressive, White Dragon brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of that powerful frost explosion, the clash reached a brief equilibrium, and neither side suffered damage after both their Qi and fire sacs were fully depleted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped out of the Qi Overload state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Qi Overload: After activation, enter ‘Overload’ state—consume small amounts of Qi per second, increase all Qi technique consumption by 15%, boost base stats by 20%, enhance all Qi technique effects by 30%.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Lovegrass Bracelet] in his hand turned dull gray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lovegrass Bracelet: A bracelet steeped in deep affection, amplifying the power and effects of Qi techniques and spells by 2 to 5 times.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one-time magical item, obtained from the cat-fairy witch Miao, finally made its debut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it didn’t achieve much in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon breath is fucking brutal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo De was unlucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Lovegrass Bracelet] only granted the minimum 2x amplification—if it had been higher, he might have actually won the clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up as the red dragon roared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True to Mikhail’s words—it dove down for close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De took a deep breath and instantly restored his drained Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spurred his White Dragon battle spirit forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Soul Spirit Impact]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Dragon Nas shuddered, his majestic and domineering dragon face twisting in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the momentum of his charge, he slammed the War Spirit back step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that all you’ve got?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Dragon Nas sneered with a roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De did not answer; he knew the Black Dragon would strike soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, just as Red Dragon Nas launched another attack,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Dragon Mikhail, who had been idly watching, suddenly dove down and lunged hard at Nas’s back from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Dragon Nas, as if foreseeing it, whipped his head around and counterattacked with a sudden lunge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He displayed superb force-dissipating and close-combat skills, twisting his body to pin the sneaking Black Dragon Mikhail against the towering cliff face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy dragon body crashed with a thunderous boom, sending dust swirling and rocks flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks appeared on the mountain’s surface, and sections began to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikhail’s eyes bulged with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think I didn’t know about your little tricks, Mikhail?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Dragon Nas roared at him fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, Red Dragon Nas, have been waiting for this moment—to deal with both of you at once!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1208,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","55109a4c457a19fe0d2ce11effb73f2290a54dba0f137b8e8e5ccefccb7bf79e","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-523","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-521",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]