TrueDawn
The Shadow Serpent? Yes, in terms of essence. The Azure Serpent? Not really. The core of the path of the Azure Serpent is Azure Energy. The new subclass would focus more on that instead of just a weaving of both Shadow Energy and mana. Anyways, it'll all make more sense once the next chapter comes out. Thanks for the comment
Black_Cat2004:doesnt getting a new subclass mean he severes his path with the azure serpent?