[{"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-552":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},2329596,4555,"Chapter 552: Leap and Spiritual Creation","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-552",552,"\u003Cp>Cliff stared as the black Shi Laimu dissolved into a stream and slipped back into Luo De’s hand, his face filled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he grew anxious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the [Fire Leap]? No—there’s no magical fluctuation! Mr. Luo De, let’s chase them quickly! We can’t let these traitors escape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De still ignored him, turning to Tally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus crossed her arms and gave a victory sign, putting on a cute, smug expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifteen people—all tagged with [Shadow Trace]. Isn’t Tally amazing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You too, Chris. Take them alive if you can; if not, kill them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it~~~” “Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally dragged the clearly unwilling Banshee Chris into the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a faint spiritual ripple, they vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch Dimiya watched the lingering embers on the ground and murmured in admiration:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Similar to the spell [Fire Leap], but no casting gestures, no magical fluctuation, no incantation—just vanishing suddenly. It’s nearly undetectable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Tally was sharp—when something felt off, she’d already set up shadow-tracking spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Luo De, Miss Dimiya, I must reiterate—we had no knowledge of this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cliff voiced his protest again, for who knew how many times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De let out a quiet laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood. But please, Mr. Cliff and Baron Lam, explain the situation to us. And kindly stay a few more days—we’d like to properly host you, let you experience our local customs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naturally! I won’t leave until this is fully investigated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cliff declared solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, he felt bitter—hosting was just a euphemism for house arrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resistance was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest warden’s record—slaying two great dragons and repelling a Hell Duke—was too terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cliff figured that if death was certain, he’d rather die with dignity, not with his head gnawed off like Bishop Arturo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, he’d have to report this to Baron Lam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interim mayor was a timid woman; he’d need to spend considerable effort soothing her afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a guest bedroom of the Argyle Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Lam, a middle-aged woman with a frail demeanor, held her head in distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite her sat Cliff, feigning ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re saying the Holy Flame Sect suddenly attacked Mr. Luo De—and just as they were fleeing, he used some spell to summon a monstrous jackal’s mouth that bit off Bishop Arturo’s head?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I didn’t expect the Holy Flame Sect to be like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—I’ve already negotiated. Just stay a few days until the investigation is complete—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible! How could such a refined, handsome man as Mr. Luo De summon a hideous jackal’s mouth?! You must’ve misseen it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Lam gazed out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if recalling or watching someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, her cheeks flushed pink, her eyes glazed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay a few days? I’ve been hoping to see more of Mr. Luo De’s handsome face. Yes, yes, yes—only you, Cliff, understand my heart. You deliberately arranged the Holy Flame Sect—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No no no! I didn’t do anything!!! My lady, please don’t say such things!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cliff waved his hands frantically, denying it at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it! This idiotic woman is spouting nonsense again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced nervously around the room, fearing hidden listening spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must remind you, Lady Lam—Mr. Luo De has many women, all non-human beauties. He likely has little interest in human females.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d originally wanted to say: “You’re over forty—don’t even try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But survival was hard, and Baron Lam was a good source of income—he didn’t want to make trouble for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the baroness didn’t hear a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bring me my most expensive clothes—every single one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her slender hand cradling her cheek, gazing upward at a forty-five-degree angle, sorrowful yet hopeful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes brimmed with the youthful fantasies of a girl thirty years too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In these few days, I will appear before him like a divine revelation—then vanish forever, becoming the goddess he can never reach.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Elm District, Windwall Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the medical treehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf Kalist, the witch Dimiya, and the dog-person Sharon gathered around, observing the Holy Flame Sect’s energy that Luo De had captured using [Preservation Field].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a round of study,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist cast an energy visualization spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the naked eye, it appeared as a golden glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fascinating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf lady’s beautiful eyes sparkled with keen interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It has a unique ability to erode negative energies—like those of plague domains and necromancy—and is itself positive, brimming with vitality.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharon wagged her tail, speculating:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether intentional or not, her tail swept back and forth, constantly brushing against Luo De’s thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today she wore a masculine-style leather short-pants, beneath which were fine black tights, and on her feet, folded-up, rugged boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Luo De’s past life, this outfit would’ve been called “death fashion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her proportions were perfect—long legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the slightly loose shorts couldn’t contain the full, rounded curve of her peach-like buttocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De couldn’t resist, letting his hand trail along the fur of her tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result? Sharon turned and glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swatted his hand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I initially thought it was some kind of Qiyue  magic, like the sorcerers of Coral Bay—but sorcerers require magic and spirit as a base, and this is clearly different.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimiya seemed to have noticed this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her baby-faced, cute cheeks flushed faintly pink; she awkwardly looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Its frequency doesn’t match magic, spirit, or aetheric energy—it’s truly a new form of energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist hadn’t noticed a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was utterly focused on the golden energy mass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hunger for new knowledge was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most interestingly, it contains embedded connections to different spiritual frequencies—meaning this energy wasn’t generated by one person, and it has the property: ‘the more people use it, the stronger it becomes.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So powerful? Wait—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of insight struck his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Religious sects use\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more people use it, the stronger it becomes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This damn thing is exactly the faith power of priests who worship gods!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this world doesn’t even have priests!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for Mistral, who’s about to become a god, she’s still absorbing her divine spark—he didn’t believe anyone could ascend before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He voiced his thoughts aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist fell silent for a moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gods have never appeared, and currently, you don’t necessarily need what you call ‘divine power’ to replicate such effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred and twenty years ago, scholars discovered a ‘collective spiritual amplification effect’ by dissecting the remains of the Igoh race—through shared study of a single spell, multiple minds achieve resonance, enhancing the spell’s effect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharon rubbed her chin:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know this. But this magical effect has severe limitations—like requiring all casters to be within five meters, chanting in perfect unison, and the amplified power barely justifying the effort.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalist nodded, “But how could a group with no one above third-rank spirit, and not a single mage, achieve this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gurgling—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s stomach let out an odd sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The women turned to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It wasn’t me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, Shi Laimu Xiao Hei slowly and unnaturally climbed up, turning his palm into a black glove of liquid metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had swallowed Bishop Arturo’s head, and Luo De had ordered it to carefully activate the effect of [Devour Memory], striving for complete absorption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within [Mind Link].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Hei sent feelings of pain and discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It indicated that Bishop Arturo’s head still contained something else, and begged Luo De to allow it to expel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spit it out quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gah—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Hei immediately made a vomiting sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clump of black slime was secreted out, plopping onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was merely a slime clump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside it, there was nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dimiya’s expression changed: “This is a mental construct—identical to the mental construct on Miss Daphne.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1292,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.074Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b111d7d7c952b1b9027555f1b5e0ef55e6c749f2affceda00c12632855cd8703","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-553","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-551",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]