Chapter 24: I Can Also Beat You

"What?"

This scene not only stunned Zheng Wenbing and the few sycophantic students, but even Luo Han was shocked.

"Class President Yue, your combat skills aren't that great either," Jiang Li said calmly, not feeling particularly proud of defeating Zhang Yue. After fighting the Illusion Fox, this schoolyard scuffle was just a minor skirmish. "Zheng Wenbing, how about I ask you to teach me some combat skills again? Since you called me to the gym today to practice, right?"

"Boneless Soft Technique." Zheng Wenbing's eyes were cold, his facial muscles twitching, a chill rising in his heart. He never imagined that if Jiang Tao was strong, his useless brother would be even stronger.

One move was enough to knock Zhang Yue unconscious. Even he couldn't have done that. In other words, Jiang Li was even stronger than him.

"Jiang Li, you..."

Luo Han frowned. "How did you become so strong in such a short time?"

"A few months ago, I suddenly had an epiphany, and my mental cultivation entered a deep sleep." Jiang Li naturally couldn't mention the fetal breathing technique.

"Oh? You made a breakthrough in your mental cultivation?" Luo Han's eyes flashed.

For commoners to rise to prominence, lacking resources, the only hope was to make a breakthrough in mental cultivation.

"Not bad." Zheng Wenbing's face twitched slightly. "It seems our school will have another expert. I'll remember today's incident, and we'll settle it later. Let's go!"

"Kid, you wait." Yang Wu's tone was cruel. He was eager to challenge Jiang Li, but he didn't contradict Zheng Wenbing.

"Are you just leaving like this?" Jiang Li's body flashed, reaching the gym door, blocking their way out.

"What do you want?" Zheng Wenbing's face turned cold.

"Nothing, I just want to tell you something." Jiang Li crossed his arms, looking very relaxed.

"What is it?" Zheng Wenbing's eyes narrowed, like needles.

Swish!

Jiang Li suddenly moved, pouncing forward like a hungry tiger, swift as lightning, taking the initiative.

A move from the Great Emperor Seal of the Mind!

Zheng Wenbing quickly dodged, sidestepping, his eyes filled with malice. "Kill!" His fingers curved, suddenly grabbing, sweeping toward the throat. If he hit, the throat would be torn apart!

Jiang Li's body remained still, his hands raised high, chopping down with a loud roar: "Hun!"

This was the use of the "sudden strike" technique, combined with hypnosis.

Zheng Wenbing's whole body trembled, involuntarily pausing for a moment. In that instant, Jiang Li's chopping hands blocked his claw, bending his arm, and then slapped him.

Slap!

The crisp slap echoed in the gym.

Zheng Wenbing stumbled backward, a red mark appearing on his face, having been slapped by Jiang Li.

In less than three seconds, Zheng Wenbing was slapped.

"I wanted to tell you! Zheng Wenbing, my brother can slap you, and so can I." Jiang Li crossed his arms, his eyes on Zheng Wenbing's red face, who looked like a wounded beast about to pounce.

My brother can slap you, and so can I!

Jiang Li had experienced life-and-death battles; how could he be afraid of someone like Zheng Wenbing? Compared to the Illusion Fox, he was just a child learning to walk.

"You dare to hit me!" Zheng Wenbing spat out a few words.

"Are you convinced?" Jiang Li continued. "Now I slap you, what can you do? Report me to the police? Get people to beat me up? Or tell the school to expel me? Let me tell you, you can't do any of these three things. Now you have to endure it."

This was a sparring session in the school gym; a slip of the hand was normal. Reporting to the police would be a joke. Getting people to beat Jiang Li wouldn't work. Telling the school, the school would consider it a normal sparring session.

In other words, whatever Zheng Wenbing did would be embarrassing.

"You wait, Jiang Li."

Zheng Wenbing covered his face and left, his body trembling, barely holding back his anger. But he was helpless against Jiang Li. At least for now, he had to endure this slap.

In the gym, only Luo Han and Jiang Li remained.

"I didn't expect you to improve so quickly." Luo Han looked at Jiang Li as if meeting him for the first time.

"I'm still far from being able to get into Starlight University." Jiang Li waved his hand. "I'll go check on my sister, in case Zheng Wenbing retaliates."

"Is Zheng Wenbing retaliating because of your brother and Lu Yaoyao?" Luo Han's eyes turned cold.

"Luo Han, don't get involved in this. Right now, you need to focus on training to get into Starlight University. Your time is tighter than mine. I can handle things myself." Jiang Li didn't want to get too close to Luo Han at this stage. There were more than just Zhang Yue who liked Luo Han, and Zhang Yue was just a minor character.

A few young geniuses with a vitality of 1 also had a crush on Luo Han.

Only when he became strong enough would he have the right to pursue what he liked.

"Zheng Wenbing, Zhang Yue, Yang Wu, and others have small minds; you need to be cautious." Luo Han warned.

"No problem. This time, as long as my grades improve, and if my vitality can reach 1, I'll definitely get the school's attention, and they won't dare to do anything to me." Jiang Li was very confident. "By the way, are you here to train? Unfortunately, I can't afford it here; it's too expensive."

"I'll treat you." Luo Han quickly said.

"That's not necessary." Jiang Li smiled. "You're busy, I'll go back and train on my own."

"Alright." Luo Han took out her student chip and swiped it on the front computer, verifying her identity. The computer then said, "Activating large virtual equipment, please choose a system: Thug Elimination System, 100 star coins per hour; Mercenary Elimination System, 300 star coins per hour; Zombie Elimination System, 500 star coins per hour."

"Is there a Martial Arts Master System?" Luo Han asked.

"Sorry, the Martial Arts Master System is not open; it requires too much energy. The highest level currently available is the Zombie System." The computer's voice was calm, devoid of emotion.

"Alright, activate the Zombie System for three hours." Luo Han said.

"Request accepted. Please pay 1500 star coins. Additionally, spend 500 star coins to purchase a three-hour energy block."

2000 star coins were spent in an instant.

That was equivalent to his parents' two years' salary. Three hours, indeed a rich person's game.

But for Luo Han, it was nothing.

She stood in the center of the equipment, and the scene suddenly changed, with zombies appearing on all sides! These zombies had tough skin and immense strength, moving swiftly, launching fierce attacks on Luo Han.

Visually and audibly, it created a terrifying atmosphere.

These zombies were energy entities, not illusions, a product of modern great technology.

The virtual scenes were already half-real, half-illusory, and the virtual humans had powerful attacks, but they relied on energy blocks, which were very expensive.

Now, Luo Han was fighting zombies in the virtual scene, consuming a lot of energy, which made it so expensive.

If one trained like this every day, the improvement would be tremendous, equivalent to life-and-death battles. Jiang Li wanted to, but he didn't have the money.

He watched Luo Han continuously fighting the zombies, suddenly striking, a zombie's body pierced by her hand, then falling to the ground, crawling. It was incredibly lifelike.

He wanted to join in, but shook his head, smiled bitterly, and turned to leave.

"Damn..."

In the medical room, Zhang Yue had fully regained consciousness, shaking his head, still feeling a bit dizzy.

Fortunately, Jiang Li hadn't used excessive force, just the shockwave from the "Dragon Claw Great Seize" technique to knock him out, with no internal damage.

Zheng Wenbing and Yang Wu stood beside him, their expressions even darker when they saw Zhang Yue come to.

Since being slapped, Zheng Wenbing had been silent.

"Brother Bing, are you okay?" Yang Wu didn't dare to ask more, as the slap wasn't on Zheng Wenbing's face but in his heart.

"I want to kill the Jiang brothers, Jiang Li and Jiang Tao." Zheng Wenbing said coldly.

"Brother Bing, don't be impulsive." Yang Wu quickly said. "Killing them will cost you too much."

"Can I just let this go?" Zhang Yue couldn't swallow this humiliation, his face filled with hatred. "I've never suffered such a loss, especially in front of Luo Han, losing all face."

"I won't be impulsive. I won't hire anyone to deal with the two brothers. I'll use legitimate means to destroy their family, making them suffer endlessly." Zheng Wenbing didn't lose control. "First, let's check the Jiang family's background. These two brothers have good vitality; I need to find their weak points."

"Brother Bing, I have connections in the police department. I can check their records, from childhood to now, everything will be clear." Yang Wu suggested.

"Brother Bing, do you have a plan?" Zhang Yue seemed to understand Zheng Wenbing's thoughts.

"I'll find their weak points and control them. In this world, as long as you're part of society, you have family and friends. Their parents work in a subsidiary of the Xue Corporation, right?" Zheng Wenbing thought for a moment, completely calm, gently touching his slapped face. "If I control their parents, I can manipulate the two brothers however I want. They're good fighters, so I'll make them fight in the black market, earning money for us."

"Ha ha..." Zhang Yue finally laughed. "Right, turn these two guys into our money-making tools, making them do whatever we want. That will really get back at them. Just beating them up isn't enough."

"Of course, what's the point of just beating them up?" Zheng Wenbing dialed a phone number. "Beating them up is the behavior of a brute. Hello, is this Brother Tian? It's Wenbing. Can you help me check if there's an employee surnamed Jiang in your company? Yes, his name is Jiang Zhendong, and he has two sons, Jiang Tao and Jiang Li..."

After the call, Zheng Wenbing rubbed his hands. "A bunch of poor guys trying to fight me? They don't know how they'll die. Two slaps, I'll make your whole family pay!"

For Jiang Li, this was just a small storm, barely causing a ripple.

The news of him defeating Zhang Yue didn't spread. Luo Han wouldn't say, Zhang Yue wouldn't say, and Zheng Wenbing and his followers kept it secret. It was an embarrassing incident, and they were afraid Jiang Li would spread it.

But from then on, Jiang Li became more cautious, fearing that Zheng Wenbing might target his family, especially his sister, Jiang Xuan. He secretly followed her to and from school every day.

With the experience of capturing the "Illusion Fox," his mental training became even more focused. If someone tried to harm him, he could sense it, his sixth sense being almost divine.

It seemed that Zheng Wenbing and his group were plotting something.

"I need to go to Xuhua City's black market," Jiang Li said. "Getting the super protein can temporarily alleviate my nutritional deficiency and fully heal my life potential damaged by fetal breathing. Even if the black market threatens me, I have to go."

Jiang Li immediately got up and left.

He was a bit excited. If he could really buy the banned drug for 100,000 star coins and inject it, would he be able to start meditating on the "Cosmic Brain"?

He immediately went online and bought a ticket to "Xuhua City" and a "facial disguise."

The "facial disguise" was a high-tech mask, quite cheap, not requiring sophisticated makeup, just enough to hide his face. Going to "Xuhua City" was best done without revealing his true identity, as it was a complex, violent, and chaotic place with no law.

An hour later, a middle-aged man got off the hover train, arriving in "Xuhua City."

This middle-aged man was Jiang Li wearing the "facial disguise."

Xuhua City was over a thousand kilometers from Xinghua City, but the journey took only an hour. As soon as Jiang Li got off the hover train, he felt a completely different world.

The first impression was of dirt, disorder, and decay.

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