Like other people have said, this arc uses a slightly different storytelling style. Somewhat like early 2000's One Piece where everyone's getting their footing (and losing it due to conflicting interests between enemies(?) ) in a no-man's land at different paces and it all happens in different locations, with a similar goal tying them all together, in this case being Chiyo's freedom (or lack thereof) ultimately leading to a final brawl involving all characters. Although it's a much much lighter version of that, in my opinion. Outside of that I think the story is pretty much the same for this arc, since for the record we've followed the generic Tower of Death style from the getgo.
He's doing really well, this author. Always does. I wonder who his mentor is?
ALSO LOL again with people talking about the story ending. How many times are you guys gonna get tricked?
You always think this story is gonna end, people thought that 100 chapters ago. lmaooooo