[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-72":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},1595104,2061,"Chapter 72 - 71: Waiting","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>A3 Wasteland Planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of thousands of miles away from Dawn City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal city, vast enough to hold over a hundred Dawn Cities, lay quietly, coiled like a giant dragon atop the barren earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pillar of fire, over a dozen kilometers in diameter, shot up toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scorching aura instantly swept through the entire city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of millions of citizens within the city fell to their knees all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sizzle——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crisp sound of shattering erupted in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pillar of flame, soaring from earth to sky, was being frozen inch by inch into ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice and fire, reflecting each other in that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheers from the millions of people in the city grew ever louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is their City Lord, their City Lord strong enough to shield and protect tens of millions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of that colossal city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, magnificent and splendid like a palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure opened their eyes atop a throne interwoven with flames and ice crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s his presence...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s about to descend...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure on the throne did not appear mighty or imposing, but rather somewhat petite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raging flames and swirling ice crystals encircled their form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst ice and fire, faint wisps of black mist also lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he finally coming...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven figures knelt in neat rows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were men and women; all exuded an immensely powerful presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yin Yao were here, she would be stunned to discover—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All seven emanated the aura belonging exclusively to Tier Eight Evolvers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing those words, \"He’s coming,\" joy and relief bloomed across their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had waited a full one hundred and fifty years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred and fifty years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They crossed over from Moore Star, arriving on this Wasteland Planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were incredibly weak, struggling to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the several billion Moore Star People, more than half perished in a matter of days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small number who survived were all captured by various Refuge Cities, forced into labor as refugees or taken as livestock for food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the many Refuge City Lords of the Wasteland—that is, the \"old players\"—these new arrivals or \"new players\" were the best possible resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, the pollution of the Wasteland would erode the cognition of Moore Star People.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, they’d even forget they came from Moore Star, coming to believe they were the true indigenous people of the Wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To resist this erosion, there were only two methods—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either, enter a Level 5 or higher Refuge City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or, become a Tier Five or higher Evolver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moore Star civilization seemed on the brink of vanishing, just like countless other civilizations and races—consigned to history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—the figure on the throne emerged, disrupting the heavens and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice, Fire, Prophecy—three attributes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just ten years, they reached Tier Eight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier Eight is already the absolute pinnacle for powerful beings on this planet’s hierarchy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Till now, no living person had ever been seen as a Tier Nine Evolver on this planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This very one on the throne was the one who gathered and sheltered countless surviving Moore Star People in the Wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s Naiya City came into being because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fiftieth year of Moore Star People’s arrival on the Wasteland,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As history repeated, countless Refuge City Lords on this planet once again set off in bloody warring contention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten strongest Refuge Cities could \"promote,\" escaping this prison-like, desolate, and dead Wasteland Planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naiya City, with a Tier Eight City Lord and Level 8 ranking, ruled over a thousand smaller Refuge Cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one on the throne chose not to join the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They voluntarily gave up over a hundred Refuge Cities under their dominion, removing themselves from the top ten rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moore Star People were puzzled, but none dared question the City Lord’s decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a handful, kneeling now before the throne, knew the real reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this... all of it... was because of a prophecy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The City Lord’s Prophetic Attribute was utterly otherworldly, able to glimpse fragments of the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in one such vision...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The City Lord saw the true light of Moore Star’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must wait for someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The City Lord told them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another fifty years passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wasteland saw new smoke and fire rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Naiya City Lord had broken through the shackles of Tier Eight, reaching the legendary \"Half-Step Tier Nine\" level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven Moore Star generals before the throne had all achieved Tier Eight as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking across the Wasteland, this force, if not the strongest, was definitely a top contender for the top ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Naiya City still waited quietly, abstaining from conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We wait. We wait for his arrival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the word of the Naiya City Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what the City Lord had glimpsed of the future—what could have compelled...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...them to endure another hundred years of waiting on this prison-like planet, even at the cost of twice giving up \"promotion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another fifty years went by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original Moore Star People, aside from high-tier Evolvers, had all been replaced by a new generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the figure on the throne still chose to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until... today!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred and fifty years have passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of Moore Star, City Lord of Naiya City, finally gave an answer with absolute certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is coming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangcheng University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boys’ dormitory, Room 615.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin woke from his deep sleep on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the phone beside his pillow, glancing at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[September 8, 2025]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[16:30]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I actually slept that long!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s eyelid twitched uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just after midnight when he took the crystal last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it’s because I just hit Tier Seven and then, within a short time, absorbed a bunch of energy to break through to Tier Eight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This sleep is basically for energy absorption.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The more energy you take in at once, the longer you sleep?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin mused internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin looked at his system panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your Tier has increased!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have become a Tier Eight Evolver!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Energy surplus, continuing advancement...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have taken a tiny step towards becoming a Tier Nine Evolver!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have comprehended a new Tier Eight ability...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have comprehended a Tier Eight Light Attribute Ability...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have comprehended a Tier Eight Thunder Attribute Ability...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have comprehended a Tier Eight Spatial Attribute Ability...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin still hadn’t tested the attribute abilities he’d unlocked since Tier Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that he didn’t want to experiment, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even try!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone experiment, Yu Jin couldn’t even see the names of the Tier Seven and Tier Eight abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"High-tier abilities must be too OP, so Mother Blue Star straight up banned me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin speculated inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No big deal, once I get to the Wasteland I should be able to use them—will see what’s what then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin muttered, again looking at his status panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Resource: A legacy left by a certain Tier Eight powerful being]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Evaluation: Upon activation, you may obtain resources, abilities, attributes, memories, etc. from when the Tier Eight was alive—or, you may get nothing at all.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hint: Current Tier is Eight; may be activated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon advancing to Tier Eight, the first thing Yu Jin wanted to do was open his loot box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, that Tier Six loot box was a dud, even spawned a \"Widow\", but Yu Jin thought it wasn’t exactly a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he’s not in Dawn City, it’s not so bad to have someone manage things in his stead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin willed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panel...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t gleam with golden light as described in webnovels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few moments of silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New lines of text appeared on the panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have obtained all the attributes of a certain Tier Eight!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1354,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.978Z",1,"novelbin.me","91e8a9f1a526d3f239530540cf0db5a804447d4c691666b57a48a4317009ecfa","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-73","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-71",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]