[{"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-692":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},2329736,4555,"Chapter 692: Am","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-692",692,"\u003Cp>“Eve!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily rushed in and, upon seeing the scene inside the magic chamber, wore the same bewildered expression as Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother? Why did you two come together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent eyes darted between her mother and Luo De, a faint suspicion creeping in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily flustered slightly and hurriedly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was Mr. Luo De—he noticed you were acting strange, so he called me to come stop you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I see!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve’s face bloomed into a warm, pure smile, all suspicion vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her daughter’s unquestioning trust, Lily felt a sharp pang in her heart; guilt surged once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had already stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the instant his foot touched the ritual’s edge, he poured in an enormous amount of spirituality—the luminescence flared violently, nearly engulfing the entire magic chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The central sand sphere’s cries grew even more agonized and desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De noticed the ritual was crude, with spirituality flowing unevenly and stalling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Eve’s body also glowed in sync.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ritual’s effect is limited—no matter how much spirituality you pour in, it can only suppress, never achieve the intended result.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily nodded: “I’ll refine it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tally, assist me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ooooh~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally had taken elf magic classes in the forest; she understood a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the plan was coming together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De hadn’t even begun to ask when Eve started chattering excitedly, proudly explaining everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, she hadn’t realized the sand sphere was influencing her at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when sunlight struck the next day did the [Sunlight Blessing] activate and barely resist its effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, she pretended to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the slow development of the Thousand Throats Tomb as an excuse, she lured the sand sphere into accepting the sacrifice prematurely, before erasing the tomb’s rune seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she moved as far away as possible, further weakening the sand sphere’s connection to the Thousand Throats Tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sacrifice began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve used her identity as a Spirit Warrior to feign ignorance, deliberately corrupting the ritual, forcing the sand sphere to use a lower-tier ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This played right into Eve’s hands—years spent learning Ancestral Magic beside Lily, plus the three Spirit Seeds Luo De had fed her, had given her strong insight and comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After successfully advancing to First-Rank Mage on the spot, she secretly modified the ritual, turning it into one focused on binding and draining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De patted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Eve didn’t enjoy this gesture like other girls; she snorted and swatted his hand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave the Naga mother and daughter another lecture on the demonic deity events of the First Era and the divine power system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve’s beautiful eyes sparkled with growing fascination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, as the draining ritual intensified, her internal spirituality surged, her face flushed red, her power climbing steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing says its name is Am, and that it’s a deity—so does that mean I can keep digging up demonic deity tombs?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing was greedier than her mother Lily by far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her first reaction wasn’t fear—it was tomb-raiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And if I drain Am’s divine spark, won’t I become a deity too? Like Lady Mystra!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve grew ecstatic, a haughty smile spreading across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De shook his head. “The divine spark grants the potential to become a deity, but it doesn’t automatically elevate you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and the Moon Goddess Luka had discussed this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-rank individuals have fragile bodies and souls—the divine power far exceeds their limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To become a deity through it, one must possess at least some mastery in a domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the panel’s data, a domain’s authority must reach at least 80 points to qualify for godhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Luo De’s highest domain, [Moon Domain], is only at 71 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highest domain authority he’d ever seen belonged to Lila Star-Speaker’s father—[Sky-Eye] at 91 points, easily piercing through his disguise domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only seasoned Ninth-Rank beings like him could possibly reach godhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystra, of course, was already Ninth-Rank—a genius who created the Weave; her domain level couldn’t possibly be low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine spark is like a firefly in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s fine when hidden, but once exposed to spirituality, all divination spells and star-reading will detect it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other demons or powerful entities will likely covet the divine spark and try to seize it outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have no way to strip away the divine spark either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve is greedy, but not suicidal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face fell instantly: “Then what do I do? I don’t have a single domain authority.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tally, holding a jar of magical powder for Lily, snorted in mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aha, Cabbage Snake, Tally has three domains, right, Cousin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cousin meant Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew when she’d invented this persona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re just a—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve’s voice caught; she glanced at her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want her mother to know her man had a succubus trailing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though during divorce, land Naga women would share their husband among sisters, they didn’t normally share him in daily life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two women serving one man would make her look weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she glared at Luo De and whispered: “Are you giving her special treatment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man shrugged: “She eats two meals a day, each one so much her cheeks puff up like a squirrel—how could she not be strong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From today on, my portion will be the same as hers!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed was much simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand sphere named Am was far weaker than Moon Goddess Luka, and the sealing runes had never even been opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Lily improved the ritual, it immediately withered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shrinking from a fist-sized mass to a thumbnail, it lost even the strength to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve leapt directly from First-Rank Low to High, forcibly extracting a [Sandstorm Domain] from its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing was clever and resourceful—quite a profitable catch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand sphere Am was tragic; calling it shameful wouldn’t be an exaggeration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was merely a spiritual entity that had escaped from the sealed core—it could draw power from its original body, but true handling required entering the Thousand Throats Tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the malformed little serpent under watch in the magic chamber, the four hurried to the Thousand Throats Tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am, nearly drained of its spirit, still had a lump of flesh left; they expected a tough fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon entering, they learned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Moon Goddess Luka, this thing was formless—its only “body” was a single yellow crystal core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely draining its spirit had already pulled enough power from its essence to plunge it back into slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tomb held nothing but sacrificial items, scattered sand, and dropped equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eve went wild, shouting “All mine!” as she scooped up the gear into her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De didn’t care much—until he stared at the yellow crystal core and felt a strange yearning from the war spirits within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1134,"2026-06-20T19:55:32.419Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9f5a3cb59487ba678a31ce046a4266fe617da7bb76294719d6e1315f5bfad4c8","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-693","i-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-chapter-691",704,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-forest-warden-why-am-i-enslaving-a-succubu-cover.jpg"]