Chapter 490 - 487: The Great Melee
At this time, the outcomes of other battles began to emerge, and among the first four competitors, it was Xue Lingzi who emerged as the most skilled, suppressing Crown Prince Feng Yun and Yang Wei to seize a Dragon Saliva Fruit.
As for the second Dragon Saliva Fruit, it was captured by Shangguan Hong, because he saw that the first fruit was difficult to contend for, so he gave up in time to compete for the third falling Dragon Saliva Fruit, which he eventually obtained.
Only the last Dragon Saliva Fruit remained, the competition for it was exceptionally fierce.
Ye Xuan looked around and saw that among those present competing for it were over a dozen high-level Martial Venerates, including Fei Yue, Ouyang Tie, Yang Wei, two Elders from the Gentleman Sect, Crown Prince Feng Yun, an Elder from the inner palace of Daluo Heavenly Palace, the leaders of Lily Garden and Longevity Hall, as well as other high-ranking experts from various forces.
Now that they had failed to grab the other Dragon Saliva Fruits, they all set their eyes on this last one.
"There are so many of us vying for just one Dragon Saliva Fruit, it’s not enough to go around."
Ye Xuan shook his head, the situation was indeed a classic case of ’too many monks and not enough porridge’, with only one Dragon Saliva Fruit to fight over and so many contestants, in the end, only one person would get the fruit.
"Rare treasures are naturally uncommon, not everyone can get one, Ye Xuan. You are fortunate; by power alone, you couldn’t have gotten this Dragon Saliva Fruit, yet now you’ve managed to get one, even surpassing the likes of Fei Yue."
Xue Lingzi looked at Ye Xuan somewhat wistfully; Ye Xuan’s speed in seizing the Dragon Saliva Fruit had been even faster than his. The reason, it seemed, could only be chalked up to destiny.
"It was just good luck."
Ye Xuan shook his head. Indeed, what he said was the truth, but beyond luck, there was another factor – strategy. The battles for the first and second Dragon Saliva Fruits involved the most people and the strongest ones at that. Ye Xuan didn’t join the fray but instead focused on the last two fruits. Moreover, those last two were not easy to seize; it was only after careful calculation that he made his move.