[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-144":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Wasteland's Only King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1595026,2061,"Chapter 144 - 128: Old Cui: My Bro Is a Tier Nine Boss? High-End Player Flattened Instantly!","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-144",144,"\u003Cp>Above the Celestial Vault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure flickering with Thunder and Light, roaring like the Wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than Yu Jin, who had just been teleported here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn’t expected—he’d just landed, and already saw this scene!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dignified high-level civilization player, above Tier Nine, was actually going after Old Cui, who was only Tier Five!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re looking for death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took only a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin already sentenced this high-level ant to death in his mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin pushed his ’Dimension Cutting’ Ability to Max Level, activating the ’Space Solidification’ Effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under a Value of 4.5 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he was ten li away from Murphy and Old Cui, in a moment, he froze all Space in the region!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin could do way, way too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the scene where everything stood still, Yu Jin Flashed beside Old Cui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raised a hand, and rescued Old Cui from a ’mountaintop’ over a thousand meters high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin Flashed again, arriving right in front of Murphy, swinging his fist hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murphy fell from the Celestial Vault, crashing heavily to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where he landed, a massive pit hundreds of meters deep appeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For that punch, Yu Jin used over 2 million Value!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space ripples spread again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frozen Space returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shrill scream echoed from deep in the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui widened his eyes, staring dumbly at Yu Jin still above the Celestial Vault, face full of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old, Old Yu?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he’d heard that angry shout just now, his mind had gone completely blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brothers were only Old Yu, Yu Fei and Brother Gang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all three, just like him, had only crossed the Wasteland for a mere ten days, let alone saving him from Murphy—they’d be hard-pressed to even be stronger than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But against all odds...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin just showed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just showed up, but punched that ’big dumbass’ hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That punch...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui tiptoed and looked at the enormous crater not far away, as if made by a meteorite strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was still lagging, unable to process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin in the sky slowly raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoo——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wind began to roar between Heaven and Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the Wind was very soft, but soon, it roared across ten li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui’s eardrums were throbbing in pain from the shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rise——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui heard Yu Jin utter lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in the earth, Murphy—who’d taken Yu Jin’s punch, his Battle Armor covered in cracks—was uncontrollably swept up by the furious Wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin shouted lightly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh whoosh——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless pale blue Wind Blades appeared out of nowhere around Murphy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Wind Blade sliced across Murphy’s body, but none were fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just the blink of an eye,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murphy’s Battle Armor was riddled with cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was a second-level Interstellar Battle Armor worth 80 billion Points—the defense made Yu Jin raise an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only a slight raise, nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a hand and unleashed ’Dimension Cutting’ again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the earlier ’Stagnation’ Effect, this time, countless Spatial Blades shredded and annihilated Murphy’s Battle Armor inch by inch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technically, this set of Armor had some value and could have been kept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin really couldn’t be bothered—he just wanted to give the guy a brutal ’Thousand Cuts and Scrapes’ special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh whoosh——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murphy watched in horror as countless Wind Blades and countless Spatial Blades sliced through his body, but again, none were fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His flesh was gradually exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bones were slowly ground away, inch by inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murphy kept screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shrillness made Old Cui break out in goosebumps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin stopped his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Murphy, forcibly Imprisoned by the Wind, was left with half a body and a lonely head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t kill the guy directly—instead, with a wave, the Wind wrapped Murphy’s body and delivered it straight to Old Cui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin dropped from the sky as well, looking at Old Cui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old friends reunited, for a moment, neither spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murphy kept wailing, face full of despair and terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t comprehend—he couldn’t comprehend how such a terrifying Evolver could show up on A3 Planet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Tier Eleven—even limited to Tier Nine, it wasn’t possible for anyone to torture him like this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It happened anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave everything he had, but he couldn’t resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only watch as he was sliced alive, over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That guy left him half alive, as if he wanted the Tier Five ant to vent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murphy was utterly hopeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He howled, trying to unleash all his Energy to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin raised his fist and sent him flying like a rocket, right into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that punch up-close, Old Cui couldn’t help but suck in a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murphy was soaring like a meteor, way up high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looked like he wouldn’t crash down for a good while...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s too noisy. Let him fly for a bit, so we can catch up properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui, just like Old Yu Head back in Mang City, blurted out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What Tier are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin smiled a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just pretend I’m Tier Nine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that Yu Jin wanted to hide his actual Tier Eleven—just that if Old Cui pressed further, he wouldn’t know how to explain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Yu Jin held back a bit, he still underestimated Old Cui’s reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Nine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Nine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How the heck are you at Tier Nine?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin thought about it, and answered seriously: \"Lucky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui fell silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d thought, with his ’Wandering’ Attribute, he was the best off among the brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui looked up at Murphy, still not falling from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What Tier is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui was curious—just for that instant, Murphy’s threat was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So overwhelming, Old Cui thought the guy was a legendary Max Level Tier Nine Boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Nine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s answer floored Old Cui yet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui was full of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a bit lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s Tier Nine, you’re Tier Nine, how...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui didn’t get it, but was totally stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never would’ve guessed that what he just witnessed was a clash between two same-tier Evolvers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, you couldn’t call it a clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a one-sided crush and massacre!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem ahem——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even at Tier Nine, there’s a difference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin chuckled and waved his hand at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wind wrapped Murphy, bringing him over to Old Cui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to mess him up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin wanted his brother to vent his anger personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be real, if he’d arrived a second later, Old Cui would’ve been toast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mess him up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui didn’t hesitate, instantly blasting the defenseless Murphy with ’Arcane Surge’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his strongest attack Ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, can’t break the defense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui scratched his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin handed Old Cui the Laser Longsword he’d purposely saved from Murphy’s kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Laser Longsword was paired with Murphy’s Second-level Interstellar Battle Armor—super powerful, with no Tier restriction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just leave him breathing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin reminded—venting anger was one thing, he still had to milk Murphy for loot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Cui responded cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah——!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first strike went straight for Murphy’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yelling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You gonna keep yelling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got brothers—what do you got?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think the Strongman Shock is big? Here’s a real spine-tingling shock for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, Old Cui started shaving Murphy’s head with the ’Laser Sword’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Real head shave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh——!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin raised his hand, fired off a Level 9 Laser, and ended Murphy’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment of death, this Tier Eleven High-End Player from the Star System Wasteland looked at Yu Jin with grateful eyes—more gratitude than hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was speechless for a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have defeated ’Tier Eleven Evolver—Zain Murphy’!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[’Strongman’s Spoils’ triggered...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained one of his Attributes!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have awakened your twelfth Attribute: Earth Surge!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earth Surge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin recalled what he saw when he’d arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth surging, as if revived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d thought Murphy had awakened some sort of pure ’Earth’ Attribute...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least it’s a combat Attribute, adds to the skill pool—not a loss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You, with an ant’s body, have fiercely crushed ’Level II Selza Civilization Fourteen-tier Evolver—Zain Murphy’!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Civilization Source Points +1000!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained: Tier Fourteen Energy Crystal *1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained: Small Interstellar Unmanned Fleet *1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Small Interstellar Unmanned Fleet: An interstellar fleet of 20 Tier Eleven Unmanned Mechas, including one Small Interstellar Battleship and a complete Weapon System]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the new ’Earth Surge’ Attribute, Brother Tongzi’s reward was clearly the bigger surprise for Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Fourteen Energy Crystal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s gaze fixed on that line of text, almost unable to look away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to know—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current max Tier, even though he’d passed A3 Planet’s Tier Nine limit, was only Tier Twelve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve Tier was still nowhere near Max Level for the Star System Wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Eureka’s memory data, Yu Jin already knew—the highest Level in the Wasteland is Tier Nineteen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I chomp down this Tier Fourteen Crystal, do I have a shot at getting Brother Tongzi to unlock the Tier cap again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like, go from Tier Twelve up to Tier Fourteen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin was full of anticipation inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, the other reward, ’Small Interstellar Unmanned Fleet’, looked pretty damn juicy as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Claim reward!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin thought and chose to claim the fleet, not the Tier Fourteen Crystal first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all goes as expected, this reward would likely get sent to the Star System Wasteland—to Carol, to be exact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d recently found an Uninhabited Planet and was busy mining—these 20 Tier Eleven Mechas in the fleet, maybe they could help?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have claimed: Small Interstellar Unmanned Fleet]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Due to long distance, and A3 Planet’s rule restrictions, the fleet can’t arrive in your current environment!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Executing backup plan——]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fleet sent near your S-680 Micro Interstellar Spaceship!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Carol has received your Small Unmanned Fleet, deeply moved...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Carol submits a request——]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[She plans to deploy the Small Unmanned Fleet and launch a counterattack on the nearby X-9 Medium-sized Interstellar Carrier belonging to Selza Civilization of Celsa Star!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Carol says there’s a 30% chance of success for this counterattack...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[She hopes to seize the enemy’s X-9 Medium-sized Interstellar Carrier for you through this operation!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1784,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","3a1b0e64b78dcdbc1c5c00fe6918f1ca1b76c304d2e1bbf6a19087dc3447a8c7","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-145","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-143",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]