[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lustful-demon-king-summoned-by-the-demon-goddess":3,"chapter-lustful-demon-king-summoned-by-the-demon-goddess-lustful-demon-king-summoned-by-the-demon-goddess-chapter-88":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lustful Demon King: Summoned by the Demon Goddesses!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},863904,1126,"Chapter 88: Proving Herself!","lustful-demon-king-summoned-by-the-demon-goddess-chapter-88",88,"\u003Cp>The hunters did not argue and quickly left, not wanting to waste more time than was necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The farther they moved from the battlefield, the more the land felt bruised. Mana currents stumbled over themselves, flowing unevenly through roots and stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patches of moss crumbled to dust beneath careless steps. The air remained thin and metallic, like the aftertaste of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael kept the pace steady but fast, leading them along winding animal paths that skirted dead zones and avoided the worst distortions. Mirela and Ssil flanked, alert but silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorg’s breathing gradually evened out, though his shield arm trembled faintly from exertion. Lysa checked the treeline constantly, finger never straying far from the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti walked among them still thinking of what Jax would do for her upcoming test, but Jax didn’t seem particularly fussed, walking beside her with loose hands and a relaxed expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Kael slowed, then raised a hand. The group halted near a ridge where the forest thinned and the distortions faded to something manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We split here,\" Kael said quietly, turning to Jax and Ashanti, \"Village is that way. You two said you were heading deeper right, good luck on whatever you’re up to,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirela crossed her arms, studying Ashanti with a look that was no longer merely curious, \"Try not to do anything stupid while you’re at it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti smiled faintly, \"No promises.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorg chuckled. \"Come back alive, yeah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax inclined his head, \"You too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no drawn-out goodbyes. Hunters understood partings better than most. The group turned back toward civilization while Jax and Ashanti turned the other way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest closed around them almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paths vanished and the light dimmed. They walked for nearly an hour before Jax stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is far enough,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti felt it the moment he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The territory. The air here was wrong in a deeper way than before. The mana didn’t flow so much as circulate, spiraling inward toward unseen centers. The ground pulsed faintly beneath her feet, like a sleeping heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed. \"How many?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax looked around, eyes unfocused, seeing far more than what was in front of them. \"Seven,\" he said calmly. \"Adults. Two juveniles. Spread across a wide hunting range.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her wings flexed once, then stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s... a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to face her fully now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I want you to destroy all of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti’s breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of them?\" she repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Jax said, unflinching. \"But, \" He raised a finger. \"Without collapsing the forest. No scorched earth. No cascading mana implosions. No permanent dead zones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped closer, voice lowering—not commanding, butcertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have the control now. You’ve watched them and picked up on a-lot of things. This is where you prove it to yourself.\" Jax said and Ashanti closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached inward. Her mana answered immediately and the Fallen Angel exhaled slowly, preparing herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. I’ll be nearby,\" he said, already stepping back. \"I won’t intervene unless you lose control. Which hopefully you won’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her eyes, the mirage removing to return her to her natural form, and she spread her wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they unfurled, the forest reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaves trembled constantly and light bent. The mana in the air shifted, drawn toward her like iron filings to a magnet, but it didn’t spiral out of control. Instead, it organized itself, responding to her intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t explode outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shelistened to the sound of the forest, andthe Star Panthers felt her immediately. One revealed itself atop a massive root arch, constellations flaring defensively across its hide. Another phased into view behind a cluster of trees, muscles coiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti didn’t move. She raised one hand. The mana around herstilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first Panther lunged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti stepped aside with casual grace, her movement barely disturbing the moss beneath her feet. As it passed, she laid two fingers against its flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She whispered a word of unbinding. The stellar mana holding the creature together unraveled. The Panther collapsed mid-stride, body dissolving into faint motes of light that drifted harmlessly upward and dispersed into the canopy, rejoining the natural flow instead of poisoning it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second Panther attacked from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t turn around, as there was no reason to. Her wing snapped back once, feathers glowing faintly as they brushed the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast waspushed,redirected cleanly into a patch of empty space she’d already prepared, where she collapsed its internal mana loop with a precise twist of intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fell silently all the while the others came for her. Three at once this time, coordinated, phasing in and out of visibility as they tried to overwhelm her senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti smiled. Sheexpandedher awareness like water filling a basin. She felt every step, every breath, every ripple of stolen starlight in the surrounding area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved like a dancer. A palm strike here that severed mana circulation. A soft pulse there that forced a Panther fully into reality before gentlyturning offthe stellar anchor that sustained it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One leapt from above, she caught it mid-air with both hands, eyes glowing faintly as shecompressedits excess mana into a stable orb, then released it harmlessly into the soil where it dispersed and nourished the roots instead of killing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The juveniles tried to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti hesitated only a fraction of a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she closed her eyes andcalled with authority. They froze, instinct overwhelming their will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She approached slowly, knelt, and rested her forehead briefly against the nearest one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry,\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she ended it cleanly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it was over, the forest exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppressive weight lifted. The mana flow smoothed. Leaves settled back into place. The stars that had flickered between branches faded completely, returning the sky to where it belonged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti stood in the center of it all, breathing steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No devastation or dead zones, showing off her perfect control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~CLAP~CLAP~CLAP!~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax stepped out from between the trees, giving her well deserved applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exceptional,\" he said simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashanti turned to him, eyes bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t lose myself,\" she said, almost disbelieving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Jax agreed. \"Youfoundyourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed softly, wings folding back in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jax looked deeper into the forest, where greater threats still stirred beyond mortal awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now,\" he said, smiling, \"you’re ready for what comes next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1050,"2026-06-03T05:01:39.391Z","2026-06-03T05:01:49.140Z",1,"novelbin.me","44ad88d1aafeda5c8e99800179b734e7521ec4acfe28b1f00fda1ce7c53098a2","lustful-demon-king-summoned-by-the-demon-goddess-chapter-207","lustful-demon-king-summoned-by-the-demon-goddess-chapter-206",265,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flustful-demon-king-summoned-by-the-demon-goddess-cover.jpg"]