Look, There's a Little Rabbit

Ever since that day, the relationship between Hu Liena and Ah Yin had become somewhat more harmonious.

Ye Kai had even subtly probed a couple of times, only for the answers he received to leave him torn between laughter and tears.

It was probably because Hu Liena had previously viewed Ah Yin as some wild fox from outside.

But after that mutual understanding between women, Ah Yin had gone from wild to domesticated.

Ye Kai could only say that, at least for now, the harem was no longer on fire. That was good enough.

In the blink of an eye, two years passed—

During those two years, Ye Kai never left Spirit City. Only on Qian Renxue's birthday did he make a trip to Heaven Dou City to keep her company.

He spent the rest of his time earning Healer Points, while also picking up a diploma from a junior Academy.

Using the excuse of practicing healing soul skills, he had specifically asked his Pope Teacher to include him among the healing Soul Masters, treating those injured Spirit Hall Stewards.

Of course, he had not neglected his training either.

With the boost from the Mimetic Cultivation Room, Ye Kai reached Rank 30 in less than a year and took Ah Yin's soul ring. Over the remaining year or so, he raised himself to Rank 38.

(Don't think that's exaggerated. Dai Mubai was Rank 37 at fifteen. Assuming he was Rank 25 at twelve when he went to Shrek, he still gained twelve ranks in three years in that shitty place without Mimetic Cultivation. Subtract the one rank granted by his third soul ring, and that was nearly four ranks per year. And he clearly wasn't innately full soul power—probably not even innately Rank 9. Otherwise, Star Luo wouldn't have sent a quasi-Titled Douluo to oversee that imperial rule.)

He just did not know whether Ah Yin, after recovering her peak cultivation, could give him another one.

He had successfully found a new way to use Ultimate Life.

At first, it had merely been a sudden whim.

Since Ultimate Attributes such as Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Ice could directly control ordinary fire and ice, could Ultimate Life do the same?

As soon as the idea arose, Ye Kai began experimenting on plants.

However, perhaps because his initial understanding of Ultimate Life had not been deep enough, he could only affect their life force and could not truly control them.

That was the case even with ordinary plants that could not resist, let alone Soul Beasts or Soul Masters capable of resistance.

But as he continued analyzing the Life Attribute in greater depth and repeatedly experimenting and practicing, Ye Kai eventually mastered the ability of Life Control.

Green specks of light continuously emerged from the trunk of the great tree ahead, flowing toward Ye Kai's palm.

It was as though an invisible vortex in his palm were frantically absorbing its life force.

The leaves rapidly lost their color, turning yellow and withering.

At the final moment, Ye Kai stopped extracting it, then returned most of the life force he had drawn back to the tree.

As the life force flowed back in, the withered trunk gradually regained a luster of life.

Meanwhile, Ye Kai watched the small portion of life force he had kept.

Though it could be stored within his body, it was utterly incompatible with his own life force.

Ye Kai's heart stirred. He immediately sat cross-legged and began attempting to absorb that small portion of foreign life force.

After continuous purification, the foreign life force was successfully converted into Ye Kai's own life force.

Only, the amount had decreased considerably. It was likely consumed in raising its quality.

Feeling his life force grow, an absurd thought suddenly flashed through Ye Kai's mind.

This...

Could I change classes and become a Fallen?

Forget it, forget it. There's no need. I just need to drain people who have a Way of Seeking Death. Right, Gang Zi?

At the mention of Yu Xiaogang, Ye Kai thought of Tang San. He should be awakening his martial soul soon, right?

That meant Little Rabbit was about to appear too?

"Sister Ah Yin, he should be awakening his martial soul soon. Do you want to go take a look?"

After thinking it over, Ye Kai ultimately asked Ah Yin that question.

Of course, seeing that pathetic bastard was a minor matter. Little Rabbit was what truly mattered!

Although Ye Kai had not specified who "he" was, Ah Yin still understood what he meant.

"..."

After a long silence, Ah Yin finally said, "Let's go take a look. It's time I brought things to an end with him as well."

Come to think of it, even without Tang San's transmigration, Ah Yin did not know what her own child looked like.

"Then let's make a trip there."

Ye Kai then applied to Bibi Dong, preparing to head out and travel again for a while.

"Should I assign a Silent Extinction Squad to serve as your guards?"

Bibi Dong had no idea her disciple had other intentions.

If she knew he was planning to go out and find another little wife, she would probably have directly sent Ye Kai to travel through the Secret Chamber instead.

A noob squad? Should he take them or not?

The Silent Extinction Squad, which only appeared in the later stages of the original story, had absurdly overpowered settings—but unfortunately for them, they ran into even more absurdly overpowered opponents.

In his debut battle, he faced the level 99 Limit Douluo Tang Chen head-on (in Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King form).

Then he was beaten to death, though that was perfectly normal. After all, his opponent was a Titled Douluo.

Afterward, ten of his squads were wiped out by the Seven Monsters. After all, they were the late-game protagonist group.

But this time, he planned to go see Little Rabbit. As for whether to bring Little Rabbit back, he was still considering it.

Better not bring her back for now.

What if that squad was cursed? Nothing happened if they stayed put, but the moment they moved out, they would definitely run into some freak.

"No need, Teacher. Two Soul Saints will be enough."

With Teleportation, he could just run if things went south.

"Remember to stay safe."

Bibi Dong trusted her disciple's way of handling things.

After making a few preparations and leaving a letter for Fox Senior Sister, Ye Kai set out with Ah Yin on the road to Kill Bie San (Find Rabbit).

Oh, right. Should he make another trip to Suotuo City and see if he could find Oscar?

Although Oscar was rather sleazy, an innately full-level Food system Soul Master was still quite tempting.

As for whether he could become a god, Ye Kai did not care much.

However, when Ye Kai had gone through the archives before, he had not found any information on Oscar among the reports submitted from various places.

Either the Spirit Hall main temple in Suotuo City had a problem, or Flender and the others had awakened his spirit privately.

But considering Flender's stingy nature, he probably would not pay out of pocket to awaken someone's spirit. After all, before the awakening, there was no way to know whether it would pay off.

A trace of killing intent flashed through Ye Kai's eyes. It seemed that certain people who acted recklessly really needed to be cleaned up.

As he traveled, he accumulated Healer Points. This time, it took him only a little over a month to enter Fasinuo Province.

After arriving in Nuoding City, Ye Kai asked the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch about this year's progress on spirit awakenings for commoners.

He was told that they had just set out, so Ye Kai simply checked the Stewards' assigned routes.

He then followed behind a Steward whose assigned villages were closer to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Since Xiao Wu had managed to obtain a Work-Study Student slot, she should be in a village near Nuoding City.

Yet before they had even passed through two villages, Ah Yin discovered Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Kai, look at that little girl."

Ye Kai looked in the direction Ah Yin indicated.

There, he saw a dainty little girl standing at the back of the line waiting for her spirit awakening.

Her fair, tender little face, still slightly baby-fat, was exquisitely pretty, like a doll's.

She wore a pink little dress and had a black scorpion-tail braid that hung past her hips.

Her bright, lively eyes were curiously studying Ye Kai.

That had to be Xiao Wu. Looking at that familiar outfit, Ye Kai thought to himself.

"Xiao Kai, she's also a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form. Her aura feels somewhat familiar—I might have known her as a Soul Beast before."

Ah Yin sensed the faintly familiar aura coming from Xiao Wu. Though she could not recall who it was for the moment, they should have met before.

Ye Kai had not expected Ah Yin to hand him exactly what he needed before he even said anything, but this also seemed to prove that Ah Yin truly came from the Star Dou Great Forest.

He would find time to take her back for a look.