Chapter 421: Chapter 367: Cryptocurrency Trading (Thanks to ’Silence and Sword’ for rewarding 1.2 alliance leaders)
"It’s up! It’s up! It’s up again!"
Yu Xinghan looked at the Seven Emotions Coin which had risen again today, his face filled with smiles and satisfaction.
While classmates were admiring Bai Zhenzhen and idolizing the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch, expressing all sorts of praises, Yu Xinghan decided to go all in on Seven Emotions Coin.
"Although Bai Zhenzhen is really strong, with so many formidable contestants in the flying sword contest, some even mastering military-level techniques and possessing military-grade flying swords, not to mention super university students with God spirit roots at Foundation Establishment, why is Bai Zhenzhen’s popularity so high?"
"Someone must be hyping her up!"
"Could it be the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch himself stirring things up?"
Yu Xinghan recalled the teachings of Master Xinghuo.
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Master Xinghuo: "Xinghan, how does a master showcase his strength and let people know his power?"
Yu Xinghan thought for a moment and said, "Defeat strong opponents?"
"Demonstrate impressive destructive power?"
"Complete the most difficult exam?"
Master Xinghuo shook his head at each one, saying, "The methods you mentioned are indeed effective."
"But for truly high-level experts, having someone boast about you is a more cost-effective approach."
"Fighting always carries risks, and power, once used, will deplete. The stronger the person, the more powerful the martial arts and Taoist skills, the greater the consumption, and hence, the higher the cost."
"In comparison, having someone boast about you, creating hype, is the most cost-effective way."
"Especially in this day and age, the power, assets, and prestige of high-level experts directly affect the stock prices of the companies under them, the prices of the currencies they create."
"Hyping up one’s own strength, assets, abilities... that’s even more useful."
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Looking at the profit numbers appearing on the eye socket, Yu Xinghan nodded with satisfaction.
If it were news related to any other Divinity Transformation Divine Monarch, he wouldn’t have easily stepped in to speculate on coins, because he didn’t know them well.
But in Bai Zhenzhen’s case... he genuinely had some insight.
"Bai Zhenzhen’s God spirit root should be innate."
"Her rapid growth and smooth acquisition of a military post can certainly be attributed to the Divine Monarch, but it also cannot be separated from her innate God spirit root."
"But no matter how formidable Bai Zhenzhen is, I feel it’s unlikely she can make it into the top ten."
"Once she fails, the Seven Emotions Coin might fluctuate... but the question is, when will she fail?"
"Does she have any other cards besides her God spirit root? Like a military-grade flying sword? Military-level technique?"
Thinking of this, Yu Xinghan couldn’t help but feel conflicted.
He wanted to secure his profits but was also worried about earning fewer spirit coins, ultimately deciding to gather information from Zhang Yu.
Yu Xinghan thought to himself: "Although Zhang Yu’s current relationship with Bai Zhenzhen isn’t as close as before, he still communicates with her often, surely he might know some insider information?"
He recalled previously going all in on Seven Emotions Coin and even reminded the people in the dormitory to make money together.
Yu Xinghan remembered telling Zhang Yu at that time: "Speculating on coins is an essential part of the Immortal Path, a fortune every cultivator should experience, not to be missed."
At this moment, Yu Xinghan thought to himself: "If Zhang Yu has made some profit now, he must be concerned about when to sell."
Yu Xinghan: Zhang Yu, do you think Bai Zhenzhen can make it into the top few this time?
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Bai Zhenzhen: "Hmm..."
Feeling Bai Zhenzhen trembling lightly in his embrace, Zhang Yu glanced at the messages popping up in the eye socket and asked, "Azhen, which place do you think you’ll get this time?"
Bai Zhenzhen, feeling the pulsating God spirit root in her dantian, took a few breaths and finally said, "My target this time is the top 20."
"In this flying sword competition, the strongest students are certainly those who possess both military-grade flying swords and military-level techniques, as well as the God spirit root."
"Among these, the God spirit root is the hardest to obtain, often requiring divine intervention from a Divinity Transformation Divine Monarch during the first Foundation Establishment to acquire the God spirit root qualification. Those with slightly lesser backgrounds need to establish the Foundation first, obtain the usage rights of a God spirit root, and then abolish their cultivation to re-establish Foundation."
"But to master all three military-grade powers... such individuals are exceedingly rare; they are invariably people with unfathomable backgrounds and unparalleled qualifications. Only two people meet the criteria in this competition."
"Then there are students who have mastered two kinds of military-grade powers."
"Then those who have mastered one kind of military-grade power."
"According to the intelligence I have, in this competition, there are about twenty or so contestants who have mastered military-grade powers."
Reflecting on the strong contestants from the various schools emerging in this competition, Zhang Yu sighed and said, "Military-grade power... I’ve been at university this long and have only seen one person exhibit it, yet in this competition, I can see so many."
Fu Ji naturally replied, "Nonsense, when do you normally have the chance to encounter the strongest batch of students from Wanfa University, and even if you meet them by chance, you wouldn’t know what techniques they mastered or what spirit roots they have."
"Take Mo Enting, for instance; you only know he’s mastered the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power, but you don’t know if he has military-level magic remains or magic treasures."
Zhang Yu nodded slightly, recalling the Civil Engineering competition.
Apart from Mo Enting, currently in his eighth year, there was another senior in his tenth year in their Civil Engineering Department who had also mastered the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power.
These two people will definitely represent the school in the civil engineering competition.
If the other nine of the top ten schools each send out two students who have mastered military-grade techniques, then in the cross-school civil engineering competition, there’ll be 20 students wielding military-grade power.
"And this is for the civil engineering department, such a ’poor people’s department.’"
Zhang Yu thought to himself: "If it’s the flying sword department, the ’rich people’s department,’ then surely there will be more formidable figures. At first glance, twenty or so people with military-grade power seems like a lot, but upon closer thought... compared to so many university students, they are indeed very rare and exceptional people."
"In the end, Kunxu really has too much talent. Even after numerous screenings, year after year, in the end, they can still select quite a few people."
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu felt somewhat relieved, thankful that Wang Yin hadn’t mastered military-grade power back then.
Fu Ji judged: "Back then, on the first floor, there were two groups of people contending. Both sides clearly had the intention to control the intensity of the war. If Wang Yin mastered too strong a power, he probably wouldn’t have come down."
"Moreover, since he himself hadn’t secured the divine spirit root before his first foundation establishment, and planned to redo his cultivation after obtaining the divine spirit root, his plan was surely to acquire the divine spirit root and then pass the military certificate, then cultivate military-grade techniques, making it naturally easier..."
Meanwhile, Bai Zhenzhen continued: "I currently only possess the divine spirit root, and among these twenty-plus people, my strength is toward the back. Breaking into the top 20 would be very nice."
"If you’ve bought Seven Emotions Coins, you definitely have to sell them by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
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On the street.
Wen Wuya thought to himself: "Once below the hundredth floor, she disappeared. Is Zhenzhen deliberately hiding her tracks?"
Just then, he saw a top student of the civil engineering foundation establishment class walking past him.
Wen Wuya raised his hand to stop him, asking: "Classmate, have you seen this person?"
Zhang Yu looked at the photograph of Bai Zhenzhen projected by the other party, felt a slight shock, and quickly shook his head: "Never seen."
Wen Wuya did not suspect anything and directly let Zhang Yu go.
After all, in his view, how could a student from the civil engineering department have anything to do with Bai Zhenzhen?
Moments later, Wen Wuya looked at Bai Zhenzhen before his eyes and said: "Zhenzhen, where on earth have you been? The competition is about to start."
Bai Zhenzhen: "Okay, okay, let’s go."
The two walked toward the exit of the university city, preparing to sword-fly toward the competition venue.
They soon saw many students gathering here waiting for Bai Zhenzhen.
Some demon-descendant students wanted to sell meat to Bai Zhenzhen to eat.
Students from Vajra University wanted to sell relics for her to use.
And there were college students wanting to sell themselves as slaves.
Nearby, a demon-descendant student sneered: "You’re just a college student and want to sell yourself as a slave with meals included? Who would buy a college student as a slave?"
People around jeered together, driving the college student away.
And a few days later, when Bai Zhenzhen appeared again, the students who had initially been enthusiastically watching her had disappeared considerably, now each one cursing online.
"Eliminated at 18th! Who said Bai Zhenzhen would make it into the top 10?"
"Lost this quickly? I just borrowed money to buy Seven Emotions Coins."
"Seven Emotions God really misjudged, Bai Zhenzhen is no good at all. Cultivating her is worse than cultivating me."
Wen Wuya scanned the situation on the Spirit Realm Network and noticed Bai Zhenzhen’s reputation wasn’t the same one-sided praise as it was a few days ago; many were criticizing her due to today’s defeat.
Wen Wuya looked at Bai Zhenzhen beside him and said: "Zhenzhen, don’t worry about the online comments. Manage some promotion later on, get some soul cultivators to help with publicity, and your reputation will improve again."
Bai Zhenzhen simply stretched lazily, indifferent, saying: "Alright, hurry to the banquet, I’m starving."
Arriving at the post-competition banquet, Wen Wuya noticed many students from the representative teams had already arrived, and there were also many students from various departments of Wanfa University.
Wen Wuya and Bai Zhenzhen instantly attracted quite a bit of attention.
Wen Wuya, having chatted with people briefly, turned his head to see Bai Zhenzhen had already rushed to the catering section and was eating heartily.
Suddenly, Wen Wuya’s gaze flickered, noticing a student who looked somewhat familiar also eating there.
His mind moved slightly as he recalled it was the civil engineering student he had asked about when searching for Bai Zhenzhen.
Not paying much attention, Wen Wuya continued chatting with others.
Moments later, Wen Wuya received a message, his eyes flashing slightly.
In fact, several days earlier, he had already sent a message to the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch, but it’s quite normal for the Divinity Transformation Divine Monarch not to reply quickly.
Wen Wuya’s inquiry was precisely about Bai Zhenzhen.
He believed that it was impossible to advance without spending money, especially after coming to Wanfa University, he felt his distance with Bai Zhenzhen seemed even greater.
Hence, he wanted to ask the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch if it was possible to change the agreement.
But after looking at the reply from the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch, Wen Wuya was slightly taken aback.
Seven Emotions Divine Monarch: Wanfa University happens to have a person who has a good relationship with Bai Zhenzhen. Not only didn’t spend any spirit coins but also received 5 spirit coins from Bai Zhenzhen.
Seven Emotions God: His name is Zhang Yu. You can learn from him.