455: Chapter 455: The Emperor's River Brand Yo-Yo!

In the blink of an eye,

five days quietly passed.

Only the final four days remained until the end of this Hunting Assembly.

Of course,

for the people outside,

this Hunting Assembly had essentially ended the moment Li Fan defeated Di Chuan.

The subsequent outcome was almost entirely predictable to them.

Moreover, as time went on,

their predictions were constantly being confirmed.

For example,

after five days of frenzied harvesting,

Li Fan had already climbed back to the top of the points ranking board.

Although he hadn't yet widened the gap with second place, it was only a matter of time.

Given Li Fan's current hunting speed, in just a few days, he would create a massive, insurmountable lead in points and, without any surprise, become the top scorer of this Hunting Assembly!

As for Di Chuan,

for the past five days, he had been mostly tied to the Flying Shuttle with a rope by Li Fan.

When the Flying Shuttle moved forward, he was dragged along like a kite.

When the Flying Shuttle stopped, the elasticity of the meteoric gold rope would send him crashing headfirst into the shuttle.

It could be said that

he was now practically a human yo-yo, stripped of all dignity.

And precisely because of this,

even after five days had passed,

he still sported a face swollen like a pig's head.

The only way Di Chuan could retaliate was by mumbling incomprehensible curses through his swollen, pig-like face, appearing both wretched and ridiculous.

Li Fan paid absolutely no attention to this Di Chuan.

Currently, Li Fan only did two things.

One was earning points, and the other was checking if Yun Yang had responded to him in the internal communication channel.

So far, there had been no word from Yun Yang.

Therefore, Li Fan could only focus his efforts on earning points.

...

Outside.

"Wait, Li Fan still hasn't let Di Chuan go?"

"Huh? I haven't watched in a few days. Has Yun Yang still not responded to Li Fan?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, it has to be Li Fan! Treating Di Chuan like this, he's not afraid of retaliation at all!"

"With the Cosmic Cloud Company backing him, what does he have to fear?"

"To be honest, Di Chuan is truly pitiful! Someone please get Yun Yang to reply to Li Fan soon; feels like Di Chuan's spirit is going to break if this continues!"

"Indeed. He's a peerless genius who comprehended four strands of Law Power, and now he's being treated like a yo-yo!"

"This Di Chuan... why did he have to provoke that Li Fan?"

Inside the virtual venue,

the buzz of discussion was incessant.

Compared to a few days ago, the number of spectators in the virtual venue had decreased significantly, which was normal since the outcome held no suspense anymore.

However, many spectators would still return from time to time to see if anything unexpected might happen.

And upon returning, they did find something unexpected: Li Fan still hadn't released Di Chuan.

Seeing Di Chuan's current wretched state, many spectators felt a pang of pity. Now, many were praying that Yun Yang would respond to Li Fan, allowing Di Chuan an early release.

That's right. Li Fan had previously stated he wanted to use Di Chuan to repay a favor to Yun Yang, so everyone knew why Li Fan was still holding onto Di Chuan.

At this moment,

the only one who could save Di Chuan was Yun Yang.

"That Li Fan!"

Outside the Hunting Grounds, several mentors from the Spirit Ruins, along with Tai Fang and others, all wore deep frowns, their expressions complex.

It had been five days already.

And he still hadn't let Di Chuan go?!

Wasn't Li Fan's behavior somewhat inappropriate?!

They themselves could remain relatively unemotional; it was just youthful antics, minor friction.

But the Di Family behind Di Chuan was probably seething with rage by now, right?

And indeed,

the entire Di Family was currently watching the developments of the Hunting Assembly.

Di Chuan, their clan's genius, reduced to such a sorry state, had them so furious they could barely breathe.

Especially the younger generation of the Di Family.

They wished they could rush into the Hunting Grounds themselves to fight Li Fan and avenge Di Chuan!

...

Meanwhile, on the other side,

with Yun Yang.

Yun Yang was currently fighting fiercely against beasts, striving to push his points even higher.

After dispatching another wave of beasts,

Yun Yang opened the ranking board.

"Looks like this is where I stop,"

Yun Yang sighed, seeing his rank still stuck at sixth.

The competition level in this Hunting Assembly was indeed quite high.

With his current points, in previous years, it might have been enough to secure first place.

Then, his gaze swept over the names at the top of the rankings.

There weren't many changes overall.

The only significant change was Li Fan, who had surged back to first place and was poised to pull ahead by a landslide once more.

Thinking of Li Fan's Divine Illusionist class and his genuinely terrifying strength, Yun Yang could understand this.

And looking at Li Fan's points made him think of Di Chuan.

He had previously sought cooperation with Li Fan, but Li Fan had playfully declined with a joking response.

This had left him feeling quite disappointed.

If Li Fan had agreed, the two of them might have already beaten Di Chuan to a pulp and eliminated him!

After Li Fan's refusal back then,

he had subsequently approached many others, but no one agreed. Understandably, Di Chuan's strength was too terrifying; no one wanted to take such a risk.

That was precisely why, even as the Hunting Assembly neared its end, he had still not actively sought out Di Chuan for revenge.

Without allies, how could he go seek revenge against Di Chuan?

He might just end up humiliated by Di Chuan again!

"Wait, where's Di Chuan?"

Lost in thought, Yun Yang suddenly noticed something amiss while looking at the top ranks.

Where was Di Chuan?

Di Chuan's name wasn't even among the top ten?!

With Di Chuan's strength, it was impossible for him not to be in the top ten!

Immediately after,

Yun Yang quickly spotted Di Chuan's name at the thirty-seventh position.

"What?"

Yun Yang frowned tightly, his face etched with disbelief.

Had Di Chuan been delayed by something?

That shouldn't be possible, right?

With the Hunting Assembly almost over, what could be more important than earning points?

There were almost only two explanations for this.

One, Di Chuan had already been eliminated.

The other, Di Chuan was currently in danger, still trapped, locked in a stalemate, preventing him from hunting beasts.

The first possibility seemed highly unlikely, so he dismissed it immediately.

With Di Chuan's strength, it was absolutely impossible for him to be eliminated by anyone; his power was simply too overwhelming!

Therefore, only the second point seemed slightly plausible.

Could it be that Di Chuan had been surrounded and besieged by the geniuses from their Cosmic Cloud?

Thinking this, Yun Yang immediately opened the internal communication channel, which he had almost never used before.

After opening it and scanning briefly, his brow suddenly furrowed.

"Li Fan has been looking for me all this time?"

Yun Yang murmured to himself.

Indeed, the communication channel was filled with messages from Li Fan trying to reach him.

"Could it be?!"

Suddenly, Yun Yang's pupils contracted sharply as he remembered the promise Li Fan had made to him earlier.