Versatile Mage: The Zhou Family's Young Master Forcefully Marries Mu Ningxue

Chapter 126 Arrival in Venice, Purchasing Soul Seeds for Xue'er

After leaving Egypt, the group flew to Venice.

On the way to Venice, everyone felt a sense of excitement and anticipation.

All the eighty-one tribulations before were for this final destination!
Venice is a true city on water, and modes of transportation like cars are very rare.

Instead, small boats and a black water creature called a gondola were used.

"There are still a few days before the official competition begins, and the rest of the time is free time."

On the back of the gondola, Zhou Haoyu looked at the crowd and said.

Currently, apart from him and Mu Nujiao, no one else in the team has absorbed the soul seed yet.

As for Mu Ningxue, she possesses innate Soul Ice, making her the most compatible Soul Seed with herself.

To achieve a dazzling performance in the Venice Tournament, the Soul Seed is merely the most basic requirement.

The difference between a Soul Seed and a Spirit Seed is so great that it can create a significant gap between mages of the same level.

Hearing this, Mu Tingying looked somewhat smug; her family must have already prepared a soul seed for her.

Once she absorbs the soul seed, she can at least reach the upper-middle level of the team.

"Xue'er, come with me to the auction later, I'll buy you a wind-type soul seed."

Zhou Haoyu put his arm around Mu Ningxue's slender waist and whispered something to her.

"I have one soul seed, that's enough."

Mu Ningxue shook her head. Soul seeds are expensive; a single synthesized soul seed costs over 400 million.

Generally speaking, it's considered good if a contestant from the National Government can equip themselves with one Soul Seed. Very few people can equip themselves with two Soul Seeds like Zhou Haoyu, and both of them are top-quality Soul Seeds.

"Take what I'm giving you."

Zhou Haoyu whispered in her earlobe, his voice brooking no refusal.

Mu Ningxue gave a helpless "hmm," not wanting to be taught a real lesson by Zhou Haoyu.

Once you reach the shore, you'll see St. Mark's Square, and if you stand on tiptoe and look out, you can also see the magnificent St. Mark's World Auction House.

"Mo Fan, although you can get soul seeds of various types in this auction, you should be prepared for the price."

Zhao Manyan patted Mo Fan on the shoulder, giving him a heads-up.

Top auction houses like the St. Mark's World Auction House often attract mages from all over the world, and the auction prices are generally a bit inflated.

"I currently have around 800 or 900 million in savings, so buying a Soul Seed shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Mo Fan sounded a little uneasy. He wanted to get a lightning-type domain soul seed, but he felt he didn't have enough money.

"It's alright, I can lend you some money, and you can pay me back later. But don't even think about getting a top-tier soul seed, that would cost at least a billion, but a lower-tier one should be fine."

As the second son of the Zhao family, Zhao Manyan was quite knowledgeable about the price of soul seeds.

Mo Fan was somewhat disappointed. He naturally hoped to buy the top-tier Soul Seed, but the huge sum of over a billion was simply beyond his means.

Moreover, he also needs to train the Great Roc Thunderbird, which also requires a lot of money.

Meanwhile, Zhou Haoyu, Mu Ningxue, and Apas were also heading towards the auction venue.

As Zhao Manyan crossed St. Mark's Square, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

At the entrance of the auction venue stood a handsome man wearing beach shorts and sunglasses.

At this moment, Zhao Youqian seemed to have seen something and walked over.

Zhao Manyan was about to greet him when he saw Zhao Youqian completely ignore him, and he swallowed the words "Big Brother" that were on the tip of his tongue.

Zhou Haoyu looked at the man in front of him with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

[Activation condition: Help Zhao Youqian inherit the Zhao family business.]

"Zhou Haoyu, I really didn't expect to run into you here," Zhao Youqian said, striking up a conversation. "Um, do we know each other?"

A look of surprise appeared on Zhou Haoyu's face.

At this moment, Zhao Manyan walked over with Mo Fan, and said to Zhao Youqian with resentment:
"Brother, I was right next to you just now, didn't you really see me?"

Zhao Youqian completely ignored Zhao Manyan and continued, "You are a model for our aristocratic family's scions, becoming the captain of the National Guard at such a young age."

As he spoke, a hint of envy flickered in Zhao Youqian's eyes.

If he had Zhou Haoyu's outstanding magical talent, inheriting the family business would be a piece of cake.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

Zhao Youqian valued Zhou Haoyu's strength and talent, not his background.

"You flatter me. I'm just a little bit better than the others," Zhou Haoyu said casually.

"You're here to buy a Soul Seed, right? A Lightning-type Soul Seed?"

Zhao Youqian knew that Zhou Haoyu majored in space and lightning magic, but he did not know that Zhou Haoyu already possessed a soul seed.

"Do you have any wind-type natural soul seeds? The top-tier kind."

"A natural soul seed of the wind element?"

Zhao Youqian was stunned for a moment. With the Zhou family's current resources, buying a natural soul seed would be easy, but why was it wind-type?
After regaining his composure, Zhao Youqian immediately said, "Yes, yes, there are about three or four such soul seeds."

Zhao Youqian was very familiar with the auction, and knew exactly what kind of soul species were available.

Led by Zhao Youqian, Zhou Haoyu and his two companions entered a high-end guest room.

After leaving behind an auction list, Zhao Youqian went to receive another distinguished guest.

Sitting on the crocodile-skin sofa, Zhou Haoyu flipped directly to the Soul Seed section of the list.

"Wind-type Soul Seed: Flowing Mist Weaving Soul, possesses its own Flowing Mist Domain."

"Wind-type Soul Seed: Azure Sky Erosion"

"Wind-type Soul Seed: Howling Soul Thousand Blades"

These three soul seeds are the top-tier wind-type soul seeds, possessing not only powerful domains but also amplification up to six times.

The starting bid for each of the three Soul Seeds is one billion, and to acquire them would require at least 1.3 to 1.4 billion.

"This is too expensive."

Mu Ningxue frowned slightly. The Mu family was now being supported by the Zhou family, and she didn't want Zhou Haoyu to spend so much money on her.

"It's not expensive at all; it's always been this price."

Zhou Haoyu didn't give her a chance to refuse, putting one arm around her slender waist, "You choose one of these three soul seeds, I'll go out and take a look."

After saying that, Zhou Haoyu left the guest room.

Zhou Haoyu knew very well who the distinguished guest Zhao Youqian was talking about was, and it was a good opportunity to go out and meet this old acquaintance.

As soon as Zhou Haoyu stepped outside, he heard Zhao Manyan's insults, perhaps venting his dissatisfaction with Zhao Youqian.

There is a very long exhibition corridor outside, with various historically significant items displayed in the showcases.

For example, the first magical artifact and magical weapon of the water element, documents on which water magic was once considered forbidden, and the skull of the most powerful water mage in Venetian history are also on display.

Walking along the corridor, Zhou Haoyu finally stopped in front of a shop window.

The shop window displayed only one small item: a black pebble about the size of a thumb.

This pebble is crystal clear and beautiful, with some white dots on it, like dense stars in the night sky, adorning it with an unusual and magnificent beauty.

(End of this chapter)