"This is unnecessary. We originally came here to purchase soul spirits, so there's no reason not to pay."
"Besides, even if it's a slightly more expensive ten-thousand-year soul spirit, my family can afford it. A mere thousand-year soul spirit is nothing."
The soul spirit broker's idea of asking for a favor was naturally not lost on Yuanbao'er, and she refused without hesitation.
Money can be repaid easily, but favors are hard to return.
A thousand-year soul spirit might not mean much to an adult like Yuanbao'er, but to children, it easily creates feelings of gratitude or indebtedness, which the people from the Soul Spirit Tower could exploit to win them over later.
Yuanbao'er always believed that a child's future should be decided by herself, not trapped early in the whirlpool of major powers, unable to break free in the end. So, for Heita's future not to be bound, she couldn't owe even the smallest favor!
"Alright then, the three of you please follow me. I will take you to the storage area for the thousand-year soul spirits."
Since Yuanbao'er refused, the soul spirit broker had no choice but to follow procedure and lead them to the location of the thousand-year soul spirits. He had already uploaded the child's information earlier, so it wouldn't be long before the Soul Spirit Tower sent someone over.
After that, it would no longer be his concern as a low-level broker.
The moment the door opened, the dazzling array of soul spirit orbs caught the eyes of the group. The two adults remained steady, but the two children were completely captivated by the sparkling objects. Even Muxi, who had been here once before, could not help but be drawn in.
"This is the storage area for hundred-year soul spirits. Every single one here is a high-quality piece. If sold on the market, each would be worth at least one million Federation Credits."
The broker's voice came from ahead, proud and clearly excited to be part of the powerful Soul Spirit Tower organization.
"However, due to this young child's exceptional talent, the hundred-year soul spirits are no longer suitable. Only a thousand-year soul spirit is worthy."
"Hmph! Naturally!"
Heita once again proudly lifted his head, drawing laughter from those nearby. Muxi laughed too, but there was another emotion hidden in her gaze.
"We've arrived! This is the room where the thousand-year soul spirits are stored. Among them are some high-level soul spirits. Please follow me!"
Inside the huge circular room was a ring-shaped corridor, with a shining soul spirit orb placed every meter on both sides. In front of each orb was a medium-sized soul guide screen displaying detailed information about the soul spirit.
By the size of the place, there were at least a hundred thousand-year soul spirits stored here!
"Could you explain the young child's martial soul attributes? If convenient, I can recommend a suitable soul spirit for her."
"Of course, it's a spirit attribute. Please introduce us."
No one was surprised by this. The child's extraordinary spiritual power alone was enough to determine the attribute of her martial soul.
"Certainly. Since it's a spirit attribute, how about this Purple Spirit Wolf?"
The group approached a soul guide screen. Immediately, the image of a soul beast appeared—a small soul beast covered in dark purple fur, resembling a wolf.
"The soul rings and soul spirits produced by the Purple Spirit Wolf can adapt to most spirit-type martial souls. It is said that the third soul ring of the Spirit Eye Martial Soul held by the legendary Ling Bing Douluo Huo Yuhao from ten thousand years ago was a Purple Spirit Wolf."
As an excellent soul spirit broker, he recommended the best right away. Coupled with the celebrity endorsement brought by Ling Bing Douluo, almost no one would refuse.
"How about it? I also think this soul beast is quite suitable."
Not only did the broker think so, but Yuanbao'er also agreed. However, to her surprise, Heita shook his head.
"Mom Bao'er, keep looking… I sense there's a soul spirit here that attracts me, but it's not this one right in front."
Those words stunned the other three. Obviously, no one expected Heita to say this, but since the child said so, they had to continue.
"Alright then, let's keep looking."
"How about this mermaid? As a rare humanoid soul beast, her soul spirit is quite scarce even in our Soul Spirit Tower. She is also a top-tier spirit attribute soul spirit."
Looking at the special soul spirit with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish, Yuanbao'er and Muxi's eyes brightened. Compared to the wolf-like purple soul beast earlier, the mermaid was clearly more beautiful and more suitable for a girl.
After all, humans are visual creatures. If it were a creepy-looking Evil Eye floating around a girl, it would be pretty disturbing.
However, neither Heita nor Yaolan hidden inside his body were satisfied with this soul spirit because its spiritual power was weaker than the wolf's from before.
Heita silently shook his head, then walked past Yuanbao'er and the broker alone.
"What's this?"
"Just follow Heita. She must have a reason for doing this!"
The broker was a bit lost, but Yuanbao'er quickly stopped him.
"So her name is Heita?" The broker noted the name down and then walked with Yuanbao'er behind Heita.
As for Muxi following behind, she glanced at the three in front and then at her own sides and back, feeling a bit awkward.
"It seems I'm useless here after all. I originally planned to help my sister pick out an excellent soul spirit, but she went off and chose one herself?"
"True, Heita is the genius our father favored… It's normal she's better than me," Muxi sighed helplessly and quietly followed the group without saying anything.
After about twenty steps, Heita finally stopped and turned to look at a nearby soul spirit orb. Obviously, she had found the soul spirit that attracted her.
"Please introduce this soul spirit to us!"
Seeing Heita stop, Yuanbao'er immediately understood her choice and spoke to the broker beside her.
"Alright." The broker sighed and came over to the soul guide screen.
"This soul spirit is a bit special because its race is not spirit attribute but earth attribute, called the Black Velvet Lion…"
"Black Velvet Lion? But isn't it white? And it looks so strange!" Before the broker finished, Heita interrupted, but he wasn't annoyed and continued to explain.
"Normally, the Black Velvet Lion is entirely black, but this one is a mutated soul spirit. It might contain a trace of dragon blood, which caused its appearance to change and even turned it into a spirit attribute."
On the soul guide screen, the image of a soul beast gradually appeared. Its head and body were like a lion's, with a dragon's tail, pure white all over, and most importantly, a crystal-clear horn on its head.
Overall, it had a strange kind of beauty!
Almost no one recognized this soul beast, because soul beasts, like martial souls, constantly mutate. No one in the world knows all of them.
But there was one person who recognized this soul spirit's uniqueness—Heita!
Because from the first glance, she thought of a mythical auspicious beast from legend…
Baize!
Finally added to the collection, how happy!