Gao Jie, a freshman at Jinling Dao Academy, was also Gao Jun's cousin.
Actually, in terms of talent, he was not as good as Gao Jun. Gao Jun had awakened a B-grade Fire-type ability user and had a high chance of getting into one of the Four Great Dao Academies.
Also Fire-type, Gao Jie was only C-grade, but having cultivated for a year longer, it was different.
Gao Jun could only throw out a small fireball for now, which had limited damage to ordinary people. At this stage, fighting mainly relied on physical strength.
The next day at noon, Ye Lan stopped cultivating. His stomach had already started rumbling.
He had to go eat a nutritional meal. This was crucial for Power System awakeners.
The old Ye Lan, in order to save money, only started eating nutritional meals in his freshman year. His A-grade talent really suffered with him.
Now he did not need to worry so much. He was going to the Dimensional Rift tomorrow, so he would go all in with the last two hundred yuan on his card.
He remembered there was a good restaurant next to the gym where he worked part-time. It was on the way, so he could stop by the gym and tell the boss that he would not need the part-time job anymore.
The gym not only had facilities for physical exercise but also dedicated areas for martial arts training, sparring, and so on.
The so-called nutritional meal was actually made from Demon Beast meat hunted from the Dimensional Rift. After being prepared and cooked by professional chefs, it had a certain effect on strengthening the physique.
As for how strong the effect was, that depended on the price the customer paid and the chef's skills.
Ye Lan only ate the lowest grade nutritional meal. According to the menu, it was made from the meat of a Demon Beast called Powerful Ox, which had dense flesh and a delicious taste.
After eating, he felt full of strength, his condition was exceptionally good.
At this moment, he had only one thought: make money, and eat this every day from now on!
As soon as he returned to the entrance of the apartment building, he saw Gao Jun and Gao Jie.
There were very few residents nearby. With a glance, he could see only the two of them looking back and forth into the apartment building.
Ye Lan walked directly towards the two of them.
"Are you looking for me?"
"Ye Lan!!"
Gao Jun was startled. Turning around and seeing Ye Lan, he immediately gritted his teeth, his nose starting to ache faintly.
"You're the kid who hit my cousin, right? Come here obediently and kneel down and kowtow, or you might not be able to go to school tomorrow."
Gao Jie, on the other hand, looked at Ye Lan with an arrogant expression.
In his opinion, what kind of skill could someone living in such a dilapidated place have? Although his cousin and the other two did not win, it was probably just because he was a bit stronger.
Hearing this, Ye Lan was almost provoked to laughter. He did not have much strength, but his tone was quite arrogant.
He was too lazy to talk any more nonsense. He walked directly in front of Gao Jie and threw a fierce punch!
"Bang"
"Holy crap, Ye Lan, you damn well hit someone's nose again!"
Gao Jie was still waiting for Ye Lan to apologize proactively so he would not have to do anything and could let Gao Jun take revenge personally. He did not expect this guy to suddenly attack, and this strength... it was too damn great!
Gao Jun was still quick to react, delivering a side kick from the side. He did not believe his cousin could not beat Ye Lan; he had just been suddenly ambushed.
Then, facing Gao Jun's attack, Ye Lan did not even dodge, throwing a punch back.
The Power System feared this kind of fighting the least. Daring to engage in close-quarters hand-to-hand combat with Ye Lan, it seemed Gao Jun still had not been beaten enough.
Gao Jun felt as if he had kicked an iron barrel. His calf was a little sore from the impact, and before he could retract it, a sharp pain came from his knee.
"Crack!" Ye Lan's punch almost shattered his knee!
He quickly retracted his fist and sidestepped, a fireball the size of a human head flew past his shoulder.
Although the first sneak attack had hurt Gao Jie and made him retreat to the side, he had kept his main attention focused there. He could ignore Gao Jun's attacks or abilities; even if hit by an ability, it would just be a superficial injury.
But Gao Jie was different. If he had been hit by that fireball just now, his chest would have been a bloody mess, and he really would not have been able to go to school tomorrow.
Seeing that the attack missed, Gao Jie began to gather a fireball in his hand again.
Ye Lan turned and charged over. He did not need to consider Gao Jun anymore; one of his legs was useless. Even if he could stand, he could not run. Now he could focus on dealing with Gao Jie.
As long as he got in front of him, he would be at his mercy. The advantages and disadvantages of both sides were very obvious.
Gao Jie was not a fool either. Knowing that Ye Lan's strength was ridiculously great, he did not try to fight head-on. As he retreated, he threw the fireball in his hand towards Ye Lan's chest again.
Then, as if Ye Lan had foresight, as soon as the fireball left his hand, he had already taken a diagonal step, shifting out of the fireball's trajectory and charging forward again.
In four or five steps, he was already in front of him. The Elemental Energy in his body quickly converged towards his right arm, and he threw a fierce punch.
Gao Jie was full of shock. He did not expect Ye Lan to be able to dodge again.
If the first time was luck, then this second time was true combat awareness. How could high school students now be so terrifying?
Gao Jun was shocked inside, but he could not be hesitant in battle. His hands were already engulfed in flames, and he also threw a punch towards Ye Lan.
"Crack!"
There was another crisp sound of bone cracking, the sound seemed a little louder than before.
Although Ye Lan's fist was burned, when it came to physical strength, Gao Jie was really not as good as him.
Without giving him time to breathe, the second and third punches followed immediately, hitting Gao Jie so hard that the Elemental Energy in his body could not gather.
Gao Jun watched Ye Lan's fierce fighting style from behind, breaking out in a cold sweat. He wanted to come over but was a bit timid and could not even speak.
Just as he was hesitating whether to call the police, he heard his cousin Gao Jie's shouts.
"Bro, bro, bro, stop hitting, stop hitting, I was wrong!"
"Big brother, we admit defeat, please stop first, I really can't take it anymore!"
When the gap in strength was not significant, being engaged in close combat by a Power System was a one-sided beatdown, let alone an A-grade Power System like Ye Lan with rich combat experience.
Ye Lan got up, took a slight breath, looked at Gao Jie on the ground, and waited for him to speak again.
"Big brother, we'll compensate you five thousand yuan, we won't dare again in the future."
As soon as Ye Lan heard this, he immediately lifted his leg and kicked.
"Damn it, you dare to say five thousand? I'll give you five thousand!"
"Stop, stop, stop, ten thousand, it's ten thousand."
"I'll give you ten thousand, give you ten thousand, who are you looking down on?"
"Twenty thousand, twenty thousand, stop hitting, I really only have twenty thousand, that's all I have."
Knowing that twenty thousand was about right, he estimated that all the money Gao Jie had saved in Jinling Dao Academy for a year had been squeezed out by him.
Ye Lan glanced at Gao Jun and said, "Let him go get the money. I want cash."
These two guys probably would not call the police, but just to be safe, it was better not to leave too much evidence.
In this world where abilities were awakened, everyone had martial power. Fighting and brawling over personal grudges was not a big deal, but robbery was a bit troublesome.
Gao Jun was now on the verge of tears, only able to obediently do as he was told.
Ten minutes later, he came back limping, carrying twenty thousand yuan, and handed the money to Ye Lan with a frustrated expression.
"Next time you come, prepare a bit more, otherwise I won't stop so easily."
Watching the two leave in a sorry state, Ye Lan also returned home.
First, he threw the twenty thousand yuan into his Storage Space, then he washed up and changed his clothes.
During the fight just now, that fireball still burned a hole in his shoulder, showing its power.
This was also why most people preferred various elemental abilities and did not value the Power System as much.
When fighting Demon Beasts, elemental types were very useful. After all, low-level Demon Beasts had little intelligence and fought purely by instinct. Engaging in close-quarters combat with them would be very unwise.