"It’s about to begin!" The students of Founder City held their breaths. Almost all the Demigods of the school had arrived, and such a grand occasion had never been seen before.
"I wonder which dean will come out on top. If someone could acquire that complete Divine Weapon, they would be nearly invincible even among Demigods!"
"I can already smell the tension in the air."
"Isn’t that the truth? Though these deans have known each other for at least tens of millions of years, aside from the head dean, they hardly ever respect one another. I bet today’s competition will be exceptionally fierce."
"Fang Jueyu really has some skills, causing such a big fuss after only a few years at the Cosmic Federation School. They’re really something."
"No doubt! But they’ve got what it takes to stir things up. Didn’t you see how wary the deans are of the Three Great Dharma Kings and the Holy Daughter of the Ming Sect?"
"No kidding! Haven’t you seen each one holds a complete Divine Weapon? Out of all our school’s teachers, probably only the headmaster owns a complete Divine Weapon. How could they stand a chance against them?"
"This little brat, he really does have a lot of stuff," Wang Genji said with a strong sense of regret on his face. "No wonder he handed over three Divine Weapon Fragments as a token of apprenticeship without a second thought. If I’d known, I would’ve exploited him more."
"Now we begin the auction for the first Divine Weapon Fragment, starting at 10 billion credits!" After saying this, Fang Jueyu took out a pack of sunflower seeds and sat down casually by the auction stage.
"What the hell? What’s with his attitude? Daring to be so rude in front of so many Demigods?"
"He’s got the clout to be arrogant, what can you do? Besides, the deans are only focused on those Divine Weapons. Why would they care about his attitude right now?"
"10.5 billion credits!"
"Hmph, Xika, you old geezer, after being a dean for so many years, that’s all you’ve got saved up? 10.5 billion credits, are you trying to insult the Divine Weapon Fragment?"
"Hahaha, well said! Do you think we’re just decoration? 12 billion!"
"Hmph, I thought you’d raise it a lot more, but it’s just that. 15 billion!"
"Whoa, you guys are intense, aren’t you?" Wang Genji shouted, "I, Wang Genji, double that! 30 billion!"
The last time a Divine Weapon Fragment appeared, a dean bought it for 54 billion credits. The five fragments Fang Jueyu was selling were no less complete than the last, and the final price will likely be much higher.
"That old bastard!" All the Demigods glared fiercely at Wang Genji.
Who was Wang Genji? He was recognized as the most despicable, shameless, and dishonorable person in the entire cosmic civilization. Were it not for his Demigod strength and secret technique for escape, he would have been killed countless times by now.
But precisely because of his despicable and shameless nature, he accumulated wealth far faster than the other deans. The number of deans and students he’s swindled is too great to count. By credits alone, nobody could surpass him.
"40 billion!" Wang Genji shouted slowly and steadily.
"I, Wang Genji, offer 50 billion!"
"That old bastard..."
"Forget it, let’s not fight him for the first one. We can’t outbid his credits. There’s still a complete Divine Weapon later, so let’s not hurt our Primordial Energy here!"
"Hmph, let’s see what Wang Genji has left to compete with us in the end!"
"So, Dean Wang has obtained the first Divine Weapon Fragment for 50 billion credits!"
"Hahaha! Thank you, everyone, you’ve let me have it, let me have it!" Wang Genji beamed with satisfaction. The last time he scammed three fragments from Fang Jueyu, and now he got another one—enough to ponder over for a very long time.
"Momotani Erika, package up this Divine Weapon Fragment for Dean Wang!"
"Yes, Sect Hierarch." Momotani Erika walked over to the smallest fragment and picked up the box.
"What?" Wang Genji’s face changed, "The one on the stage just now wasn’t this one. What are you up to, kid?"
Wang Genji immediately felt dissatisfied. The fragment on the stage had completeness of at least over 20%, while the one Fang Jueyu was about to give him was less than 10%. The value difference was over twofold?
"When did I ever say that I was auctioning off the one on the stage?" Fang Jueyu said.
Once, Fang Jueyu had learned from chatting with Bernard and others that the Cosmic Federation School didn’t have any rule about an apprenticeship token at all!
But that day, Wang Genji had exploited three Divine Weapon Fragments from Fang Jueyu, worth over 100 billion credits together!
Although for him, three fragments were nothing, the more he thought about it, the more upset and cheated he felt. This time, he intended to take this old guy for a ride.
"Damn you, little brat, you scammed me!" Wang Genji immediately felt affronted, "I am still your teacher, and you dare trick me?"
"Damn it! Speaking of tricks, you tricked me! You made me offer three Divine Weapon Fragments as an apprenticeship gift, and now you still have the face to question me?"
"What? Three Divine Weapon Fragments?" The Demigods went slack-jawed.
"Wang Genji, that bas— that’s too much, scamming even his own student?"
Wang Genji’s old face turned red, but he still righteously said, "Bullshit, you gave those to me voluntarily, and I gave you the Secret Skill of Pretending in return!"
"Nonsense! I became your apprentice, isn’t it only natural for you to teach me something? And you still need a benefit; what kind of teacher are you?"
"Damn, with my temper, you’ve got some nerve! If your bodyguards weren’t around, I’d beat you to a pulp!"
"Nyeh-nyeh-nyeh, come up here and hit me if you can!" Fang Jueyu shouted, "Where are the so-called Three Great Protectors?"
"Zhang Gengshuo is here!"
"Yang Dingtian is here!"
"Damn your bloody banana hammer!" Seeing this lineup, Wang Genji shriveled at once, "There’s no Demigod on Earth; where did this kid find these helpers?"
"If you have the guts, come down!"
"If you have the guts, come up!"
"If you have the guts, come up!"
"What... what is going on here?" Seeing the old and young yelling at each other, everyone was stunned. Weren’t these two teacher and student? Even if their relationship was bad, it shouldn’t come to this, should it? Now, they were quarrelling in front of so many people; did neither care for their reputation?
"Hmph! I am a magnanimous person, I won’t squabble with a little brat!" Wang Genji finally had to concede. With four Demigods wielding Divine Weapons beside Fang Jueyu, wouldn’t facing them be suicide?
Moreover, this fragment, though smaller, is still more complete than the fragment auctioned last time. That one reached a sky-high price of 54 billion credits. By that calculation, he wasn’t really losing out.
"Hmph, caving in is caving in, why all the excuses?" Fang Jueyu said loudly, "The final interpretation of any items in this auction belongs solely to me, the Sect Hierarch!"
"This kid is too sly; he even scams his teacher!"
"Hahaha, this is great! I’ve known Wang Genji, that jerk, for so long but it’s the first time I’ve seen him thwarted, and by his own student, hahaha!"
"You’re telling me, hahaha!"