Ye Luo, Breaking Waves Riding Wind, and Long Teng Tian Xia possessed formidable solo-killing and survival abilities, especially Ye Luo, who had a Stealth Skill. That was why Yan Hua Yi Leng had them act separately. Only by doing so could Ye Luo and his group earn a large number of points, secure high rankings, and avoid being eliminated too early.
Thus, Ye Luo and his group acted independently. As time passed, they killed quite a few bosses and players from other servers. Their points steadily rose, and they gradually gathered more Wood Stars. However, it would still take a long time to collect twenty of them. From this, everyone realized that reaching the third floor from the second floor of Lost City would be difficult—at the very least, far more difficult than reaching the second floor from the first.
Although more and more players from the first floor of Lost City reached the second floor as time passed, these players had not obtained many Wood Stars. In fact, most of them had yet to obtain even one. Thus, even if they were killed, they would not drop Wood Stars. Moreover, the chance of players dropping Wood Stars was not particularly high. That was why, despite Ye Luo killing quite a few players, he had not gained many Wood Stars.
However, Ye Luo was not the only lucky one. After him, several players successively triggered and completed hidden quests. One or two of them had even completed quests more difficult than his, causing their points to rise dramatically. Ye Luo's lead was gradually closed, and he was eventually overtaken.
Even so, Ye Luo was not worried. After all, this competition would last five days, and only a few hours had passed so far. There was still a long time before