Six Years Later.

Xiao Yi told his great-uncle, Xiao Zhan, about his Twin Martial Souls and expressed his desire to prioritize cultivating the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Upon learning this, Xiao Zhan naturally agreed and was overjoyed, immediately running off to contact his old friends.

The reason for prioritizing the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils was that a mutation occurred when they merged with the laws of the Douluo Continent, resulting in effects completely different from before.

Controlling the corresponding soul beasts was now equivalent to the process of absorbing a soul ring; after all, relying solely on absorbing the soul power of soul beasts for cultivation was rather lackluster, and there weren't that many high-level snake-type soul beasts around here.

Thus, it retained the characteristic of forcibly controlling soul beasts while also allowing the soul beasts controlled by Xiao Yi to grow.

The advantage was that Xiao Yi could not only obtain high-level muscle but even perform Martial Soul Possession; furthermore, as the soul beasts evolved alongside his rising soul power, the age of his soul rings could also increase.

The downside was that he could no longer control a horde of soul beasts to supply his cultivation as before; each soul ring slot could only correspond to one soul beast, as that seemed to be the correct way to use the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

However, cultivating this way in the era of the Douluo Continent would likely lead to him being branded an Evil Soul Master and hunted down.

Time flew by, and six years later, in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The air remained thick with a faint icy mist, accompanied by intermittent hissing sounds, as a five-thousand-year-old Nether Cold Ice Python exuding a terrifying aura stared at the young man before it.

The youth had a fresh and handsome appearance with a pair of bright peach-blossom eyes; the corners of his eyes tilted slightly upward, and when paired with the corners of his mouth that he couldn't seem to keep from curling up, he appeared somewhat devilish.

Looking into the youth's calm eyes, the Nether Cold Ice Python felt a trace of fear, as if it were carved into its very instincts.

He was clearly a human with such a minuscule aura, he hadn't assumed any attacking stance, and he was full of openings, yet the Nether Cold Ice Python felt certain.

If it made a move, it would be killed!

The instincts constantly issuing warnings and the trembling from its soul made the Nether Cold Ice Python's massive body shudder uncontrollably.

Must escape!

The Nether Cold Ice Python no longer hesitated, twisting its serpentine body to flee.

Xiao Yi, of course, would not give it the chance. Two eerie purple soul rings lit up beneath his feet, and accompanied by two roars, one red and one purple figure shot out like lightning, instantly locking the fleeing Nether Cold Ice Python in place and binding it tightly.

The Nether Cold Ice Python let out bursts of roars, and as it watched the three petals rotating in Xiao Yi's eyes, it emitted a desperate wail. A terrifying burst of spiritual power locked onto the Nether Cold Ice Python's soul, and an invisible connection was established between the man and the beast.

Beyond the two soul rings at Xiao Yi's feet, a third purple soul ring began to orbit. As the soul ring stabilized, the colors of the other two rings deepened slightly.

Xiao Yi looked at the three soul rings at his feet and nodded with satisfaction, though he couldn't suppress the smirk on his face. Level 38 soul power—and this was the result of Xiao Yi actively slowing down his cultivation speed; after all, with a cultivation cheat at his disposal, he could theoretically level up every two months.

Furthermore, there was a lack of suitable soul beasts; he had spent at least two months searching just to find this Nether Cold Ice Python.

"This kind of forced control across two major realms is truly cheating." Xiao Yi chuckled as he retracted the red and purple figures into the space inherent to the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, nodding in satisfaction at the Nether Cold Ice Python before him.

Although the Nether Cold Ice Python lacked an ultimate attribute, it was one of the few snake-type soul beasts that came close to having one.

As for why Xiao Yi didn't just go find a dragon-type soul beast to control and absorb:

Firstly, the soul beasts absorbed into the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils would evolve alongside his own cultivation.

With this premise, Xiao Yi naturally prioritized attributes; as for whether the soul beast was a dragon, he didn't care much, as it could eventually transform into one anyway.

Secondly, dragon-type soul beasts were too rare, and the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils couldn't identify those sub-dragons or soul beasts with dragon bloodlines.

For instance, those that were called sub-dragons but were actually just oversized lizards—he didn't even know what kind of dragon Di Tian's true form was.

The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils seemed capable of absorbing only snakes, flood dragons, and dragons; as for other types of sub-dragons, they couldn't be directly controlled or absorbed, leaving only the option to kill them and absorb their soul rings.

Xiao Yi would have to be out of his mind to do that.

With a thought from Xiao Yi, the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils flickered slightly, and the Nether Cold Ice Python's form slowly vanished. At the same time, a blue-white diamond-shaped scale appeared on Xiao Yi's forehead, and snake scales emerged at the corners of his eyes and on his arms.

Nether Cold Ice Python Possession state.

There were no soul skills, which was a current drawback. Xiao Yi clenched his fists; it remained a standard beast Martial Soul Possession state, along with an instinctual control over elements.

A faint icy mist gathered in Xiao Yi's hand. With a light wave, the mist condensed into dazzling ice crystals that exploded forward with lethal force, turning a nearby tree into a sieve.

"The power is decent; more techniques can only be explored later." Xiao Yi slowly lowered his hand. Even if it hadn't reached the level of Ultimate Ice, it wasn't far off, though the chasm between them likely wouldn't be easy to cross.

The second soul ring beneath him flickered. The scales on his body vanished, transforming into an ice-blue giant python that circled his body, before purple scales began to grow in the same spots, flickering with wisps of electric arcs.

The Purple Lightning Snake, now also called a Purple Lightning Flood Dragon, was the only one of Xiao Yi's three soul beasts that had begun to transform into a dragon. Originally just an electric python, it began its transformation into a flood dragon shortly after Xiao Yi absorbed it. Now, both the amplification from the Martial Soul Possession and the intensity of the attribute itself were at their peak.

Compared to the Nether Cold Ice Python's ice, which was only near-ultimate, the lightning of the Purple Lightning Snake was truly just a step away. Once it began its transformation into a dragon, its attributes would undergo a metamorphosis.

A flash of lightning streaked by, leaving behind only scorched earth and the sizzling sound of air being seared by the current.

With the soul hunt complete, Xiao Yi prepared to head directly to Shrek Academy.

Meanwhile, on the other side, a thin figure with blue hair gripped the White Tiger Dagger in his hand, walking firmly toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Mother, I will definitely become a Soul Master and make the White Tiger Duke Mansion pay their blood debt!

Two days later.

Xiao Yi traveled along a small path in the forest. For the past few days, he had been following the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, effectively taking a wide detour.

Sin City was located on the other side of the Star Dou Great Forest, and he was currently in the area bordering the Star Luo Empire, having covered more than half the distance.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, Xiao Yi abruptly stopped in his tracks. A sweet, pungent scent wafted through the air, and combined with the keen perception of snake-type soul beasts inherent to the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, Xiao Yi guessed what kind of soul beast it was in an instant.

Before long, a Mandala Snake with a pink body, thick pink scales, and a highly prominent poison sac darted out from the bushes.

Xiao Yi activated his Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and sensed three auras approaching behind the Mandala Snake, muttering to himself.

"It couldn't be that coincidental, could it..."