[{"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-539":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},2329583,4555,"Chapter 539: Annihilation 2 and Out of Control","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-539",539,"\u003Cp>Sizzle————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat and negative energy collided, producing a massive stench of rot and fishy odor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench carried tangible black-purple magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did a dozen flame rays finally wear down that strand of negative energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De thus roughly estimated the power of the Infernal Duke before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around 700 ke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But note, this estimate is his strength after enduring the torment of divine blood and months of blood warfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far from his peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De clenched his arm muscles and squeezed out the dead, decaying eyeballs on his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, his [Regeneration Ability], Plague Domain, and Grass Domain surged, swiftly filling the gaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Repulsion Shu ] erupted again with greater force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He charged forward, face cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand, the Black Gold Tremor Blade opened its Fearful Eye fully, gathering immense spiritual energy for [Giant Slash].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Six Flash] + [Giant Slash] + [Blessing of the Skytree]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Power Liberation 1800%]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of sharp spiritual energy exploded violently, illuminating the sky with a colossal energy blade in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after his spiritual capacity had grown substantially since ascending to High Seventh Rank, Luo De’s spiritual energy was utterly drained by this move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then, up close, did he notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus’s face was grotesquely pale, his eyes sunken and blackened, his dark red skin revealing ashen lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this Infernal Duke suppressed the dragon breath around him with a grim expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even a fraction slower to react to Luo De’s charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands stiffened, then formed a [Blade Barrier] before his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get lost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De paid no heed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the bolstering of [Dragon Scale Shu ] and the Defense Domain, he forced his way through the wall of blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle-sizzle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple spell, yet its power was absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As sparks flew, several razor-sharp blades pierced through his Dragon Scale Shu .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus’s expression flickered in surprise; he tried to cast again, but his left hand hung limp, unresponsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colossal spiritual blade struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the flash passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De held his sword-swinging pose, face cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus raised his crimson scepter to block the black-gold longsword aimed at his neck; a shallow dent appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His dark red elegant robe split open in several places, blood spraying out, revealing deep, conical sword wounds down to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Dark Elf leaders, Tashaya and Natali, stared wide-eyed in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faces filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this man absurdly strong, or is the Duke’s condition that terrible??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t tell anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden thunderous explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s Dragon Scale Shu  erupted with residual magical energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a massive hole was corroded through it, piercing straight through his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man grunted, blasted backward by the force, flying like a cannonball into the ground, kicking up thick dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the Blood Node! Give it to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus suddenly lost all composure, roaring at Natali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being wounded, his condition grew even stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half his face twisted in horror, the other half blank and vacant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Right away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natali dared not defy him; she immediately channeled her magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lilith blood droplet she had implanted on the Blood Node, Saixier, fused with her own blood—forcing charm and granting powerful enslavement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible to remove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the spell flowed, she realized her command produced no reaction whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could this be...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is she, Natali! Call her now!” Tashaya, fearing she’d be caught in the crossfire, urged anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something’s wrong... my spell isn’t working,” Natali’s eyes revealed panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?! Didn’t you implant the Lilith blood droplet?! Why isn’t it working?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus naturally noticed their situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His nearly four-meter frame radiated overwhelming pressure, his eyes heavy with dominion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down upon the kneeling pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a flash of magical light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried a hint of disbelief: “Lilith’s power has been overwritten?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilith, the Succubus Ancestor, was a veteran Ninth Rank, even older than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though missing for years, her seduction arts remain unmatched to this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force that overwrote Lilith’s seduction\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weapon of the Great Cultivator from another dimension\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of the Skytree, extinct since the Second Era\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could such astonishing relics truly exist in this tiny Twilight Hill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus was casting to heal his sword wounds when he suddenly sensed an anomaly—his blood had absorbed minute spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The blood ability of the Vampire King, Yulia?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively assumed this powerful Ninth Rank had arrived on-site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the chaos from divine blood, the last thing Asmodeus wanted to face now was this Ninth Rank, the world’s greatest blood manipulator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he realized it was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Ninth Rank’s temperament was no different from a wild, arrogant child-king—he’d make noise the moment he appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then where did this spiritual energy in the blood come from??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the sword wound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus turned his head downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the dust settled, the deep crater buried under rubble was violently torn open by immense force, scattering debris everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant hand suddenly burst from the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then gripped the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a splash, the tall, handsome man, chest pierced through, rose to his feet, face cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood coated his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his eyes held no fear, locking directly onto his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forest Warden Luo De”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus suddenly thought: if he could recruit this man, it might aid his Infernal ambitions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was not the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suppressed the turmoil and pain within him, gathering magic into his scepter, aiming it at Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natali, still kneeling, said: “The Blood Node must be inside Windwall Forest. Only this Forest Warden guards her. Even if he dies, it doesn’t matter—he has many lovers in the forest; one of them must know the Blood Node’s location.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natali suddenly cast a gravity spell, yanking her own feet downward with force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her flight spell couldn’t resist the pull; she screamed in terror: “My lord, save me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How dare you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus roared, his staff ready to unleash a high-tier spell in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De stood cold and unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, green lightning flickered in his hand, his eyes blazed like lightning, and the war spirit of the Fungal Warrior Gorgon flashed behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Annihilation]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De knew this Infernal Duke was in abysmal condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also understood the Duke’s purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was busy searching for Tilly, the tiefling who served as a bloodline node.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he was trying to return to his old path—becoming the ancestral lord of all tieflings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he hoped to use it to shed his divine blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the brief clash just now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Insight Demon Eye] had shown him clearly: the crimson staff was suppressing the chaos within the Duke’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus grew even more frenzied after the clash not because he was injured. His inner essence was far richer than Luo De’s; a single spell could easily restore him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because the crimson staff was damaged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Infernal Duke’s stunned gaze, his staff suddenly shattered segment by segment, dissolving into powder midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the ruby at its tip was of absurd quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After enduring the Xili  of green lightning, it remained untouched, falling downward under gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodeus’s aura and magic exploded uncontrollably!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood-red flames coalesced behind him into a multitude of gentle yet scrutinizing human faces. His expression twisted with unbearable agony as he was forced to kneel, trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face contorted in rage as he screamed: “Mistral!! You’ve gone too far!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Natali, dragged away, received no aid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the combined effects of [Grasp] and [Gravitational Wave], she screamed as she was yanked violently toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De snorted, stepped forward, and with fingers like blades, drove his arm straight through her chest cavity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natali, the dark elf whose soul had been seized, possessed extraordinary vitality—she did not die immediately, but shrieked in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly adjusted, tore open her clothes, revealing her slender yet blood-soaked body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was pitiful and broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes blazed with seductive red light, fixed unblinkingly on Luo De, who stood mere inches away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spare me—I’ll show you the ultimate pleasure a man can know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seduction art?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supreme mental resistance granted by [Heavenly Will] could not be shaken by such a crude seduction technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spat a wad of blood onto her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he swung his arm, flinging her away: “Go play by yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natali had just been elated he hadn’t killed her—suddenly, her body froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trembled as she wiped the blood from her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bizarre surge of lust exploded into her mind in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her legs buckled; her eyes were instantly filled with pink light, her consciousness swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hand groped downward as she crawled toward Luo De, her body convulsing, her voice thick and slurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo De… Luo De… Luo De… Luo De… Luo De… Give me… give me… look at me… Please… Luo De—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the aid of several drops of Lilith’s blood, the seduction fluid evolved into a superior skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its effect far surpassed its former version, and it carried additional abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Victory Pod] is not here—let you live a little longer for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De kicked her aside and turned his gaze back to Asmodeus, now frozen in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ninth-rank? Duke? I’ve beaten ninth-ranks before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think I got this Great Cultivator’s pruning shears by accident?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Power Liberation 2000%]! Set as permanent effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Abyssal Maw]! Set as permanent effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Julia’s Blood Explosion]: 5 layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Paralyzing Claw Strike]: 2 layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming spiritual force surged skyward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual wave swept away the dust on the ground, roaring upward, crushing all in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s body swelled by a full circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin turned pale red, his eyes flooded with crimson, his canines sharpened and bared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rage]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1646,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c9512c02132a7f26a988ffa0899998fe5616b9bc69a4ca3d90608e6694b032c4","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-540","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-538",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]