Chapter 384

Gui Zhongsan stopped the other team members from exploding into violence, "Now isn't the time to fight!"

As captain and the strongest person at Sakura Island University, he still had this much prestige.

The other team members stared wide-eyed but ultimately held back.

"Hahaha… a bunch of cowardly turtles!"

"You've got no guts at all—go home and grow sweet potatoes!"

"A speck of land—you probably don't even know what a sweet potato is…"

"…."

Mocking voices came again.

Gui Zhongsan understood the Xuanlong Nation contestants' plan and sneered, "Let's go—leave this place to them!"

Seeing Gui Zhongsan and his team turn away.

Luo Chenyu could no longer sit still!

Just as he was about to charge forward, a small hand grabbed him—he turned to see Dong Yiyue shaking her head at him.

Luo Chenyu asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Dong Yiyue did not answer.

But Guan Yuzun chuckled, "Now isn't the time to act—there'll be plenty of chances later!"

"Besides, let them gather some points—won't they end up working for us anyway?"

Luo Chenyu: "…."

Damn!

This guy's heart is black!

But he liked it!

Guan Yuzun, seeing Luo Chenyu's expression, smiled and continued, "The little rats are gone—this area is ours now!"

"Xiaoyu… brother, since you love fighting, all the monsters are yours—go wild… uh, wreck them!"

Luo Chenyu stepped forward, looping an arm around Guan Yuzun's neck, speaking coldly, "Come on, brother—give you one chance to rephrase that."

"Brother, please unleash your divine power and take care of these monsters!"

Dong Yiyue sighed enviously, "You two have such a great relationship!"

Guan Yuzun: "…."

Better not have this relationship—you take it!

With the Sakura Island team gone, Luo Chenyu resumed his path of killing monsters and stacking shields, the "Burst" attribute route.

In the 【Spiritual Tower】 before, facing Tier 9 monsters, his shield value hadn't stacked up—it had nearly returned to its initial value.

Now was the perfect chance to stack it!

That's why he'd used 【Pillar of Heaven】 to clear monsters earlier—the ultimate goal was shield stacking.

Boom!

Boom!

Mountains collapsed, earth cracked, streams severed.

Wherever Luo Chenyu passed, not a single spot remained intact.

This behavior made the audience in the arena grimace and their anger build steadily.

If looks could kill, Luo Chenyu would have died millions of times over.

Time passed.

The points leaderboard changed more and more frequently.

First place remained Xuanlong Nation, with 320,198 points—enough to make contestants from other nations despair.

Second place was as steady as an old dog: the Western Alliance University, with 135,255 points!

The points below that were all extremely close.

Every second, rankings could shift at random.

In terms of strength, apart from a few exceptional nations, everyone else was nearly identical.

Yet…

The most tragic was Bagao Nation, having lost three contestants, their strength far inferior to others.

On the strength leaderboard, they plummeted straight from the top ten.

Now, on the points leaderboard, they could only drift in the middle.

………………

"You really plan to go over there?"

Guan Yuzun stared intently at Luo Chenyu before him, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Over there" meant the direction of Ice-Fire Shenshan.

The battle zones were vast, but they did not include the summit of Ice-Fire Shenshan—only its foothills.

And over there, it was said, Tier 9 ferocious beasts dwelled.

Luo Chenyu nodded solemnly, saying, "I sense a familiar aura over there—I want to go see."

"A familiar aura?"

"Yes—a deeply evil one."

Luo Chenyu's tone was heavy; earlier, when approaching Ice-Fire Shenshan, his spiritual sense had been repelled, unable to penetrate.

Had he not retracted it in time, his spiritual energy drain would have been even worse.

Anything out of the ordinary must conceal a trick.

So Luo Chenyu wanted to go take a look!

Afraid?

Of course not!

They're currently being broadcast via a magic array built from manifesting crystals—if there's any anomaly, isn't that solid proof?

Even if the broadcast is interrupted, Sakura Island won't be able to explain any of this.

"Then let's go take a look!"

Guan Yuzun knew these people could never split up.

Since Luo Chenyu wanted to go, they could only risk accompanying him.

"Brothers, move out!"

The three girls in the team: "..."

Should they go, or not?

The closer they got to Shenshan, the fewer monsters there were.

But the monsters they did encounter were extremely powerful, even including Tier 9 bosses.

With Luo Chenyu's assistance, the team easily killed the Tier 9 boss.

The final blow.

It was given to Luo Chenyu again.

It raised his all attributes by 30 points and his dodge rate by 0.5%!

The effect? Very good!

As for the loot, it wasn't so great.

"Logically, Brother Yu's luck should be great—why did it suddenly drop during the boss fight?"

"You're the one who's wilting!!"

Luo Chenyu shot a disgruntled glance at the person behind him who was making snide remarks, clenched his fist, and said: "Tian Fei, you little brat, you wanna get punched?"

"Brother Yu, this is a live broadcast—you can't ruin your image!"

Tian Fei wasn't fazed at all; he'd already figured out Luo Chenyu's temperament—joking around was harmless.

After a feast of fine wine and good food, their relationships had begun to warm up.

A little teasing was no big deal.

Luo Chenyu's straightforward personality was also greatly appreciated by them.

At least…

Better than those backstabbers.

"Image?" Luo Chenyu grinned cruelly. "Aren't my image and reputation that of a brute, a butcher? Beating up teammates should be normal, right?"