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Chapter 72 Wait

A3 Wasteland Planet.

It is hundreds of thousands of miles away from Dawn City.

A colossal city, large enough to contain hundreds of Dawn Cities, lies silently like a giant dragon on the desolate land.

Suddenly.

boom--!
Boom——!
A pillar of fire, several kilometers in diameter, shot into the sky.

The scorching heat instantly swept across the entire city.

slam-la-

For a while.

Tens of millions of citizens within the city knelt down in unison.

Nourishes—

zizi——

next second.

A crisp cracking sound followed immediately.

The towering pillar of flame was gradually frozen solid.

Ice and fire, shining brightly at this moment.

The voices of the millions of citizens within the city grew ever louder.

This is their city lord, a city lord powerful enough to protect millions of people!
now.

The heart of the majestic city.

The city lord's mansion is as magnificent and splendid as a palace.

A figure opened its eyes on the throne where flames and ice crystals intertwined.

"It's his scent..."

"He is about to descend..."

The figure on the throne did not appear imposing; rather, he was rather petite.

His body was surrounded by surging flames and flying ice crystals.

Amidst the ice and fire, wisps of black mist could be faintly seen.

"real?!"

"Is it finally coming...?"

Under the throne.

Seven figures knelt in neat rows.

They included both men and women, and all of them exuded an extremely powerful aura.

If Yin Yao were here, she would be shocked to discover—

The aura emanating from these seven people was uniformly that of eighth-tier evolved beings.

Just now.

Upon hearing the words "He's coming," all seven of them wore expressions of relief and delight.

For this moment...

They have waited for a full 150 years!

One hundred and fifty years ago.

They traveled from Moor to this wasteland planet.

at that time.

They were incredibly weak, struggling to survive.

The billions of people on Moore's planet died in a very short time.

The remaining survivors were also captured by various refuge cities and used as laborers, food, or human sacrifices.

For the countless refugee city lords in the wasteland, i.e., the 'veteran players', these 'new players' who have crossed over are the perfect resource.

and.

Over time, the pollution of the wasteland will erode the Moors' understanding of the world.

Gradually, they might even forget that they came from Moor, and they might think that they are the natives of the wasteland.

There are only two ways to resist this erosion—

Alternatively, enter a refuge city of level five or higher.

Alternatively, one can become an evolver of rank five or higher.

at that time.

The Moore Star civilization was on the verge of extinction, becoming history, just like countless other civilizations and races.

It was the figure on the throne who appeared out of nowhere.

Ice, fire, prophecy—three attributes!
In just ten years, he broke through to the eighth rank!
Eighth-tier is already the absolute strongest at the pinnacle of this planet's pyramid.

after all……

To date, no one on this planet has ever seen a 'living' ninth-tier evolver.

at that time.

It was this very person on the throne who gathered and sheltered countless Moors who survived in the wasteland.

The city of Naya today originated from this.

The fiftieth year since the Moors descended upon the wasteland.

As in history, countless lords of refuge cities on this planet have once again launched a war of vying for supremacy.

It is said...

The ten most powerful refuge cities can be 'upgraded' and leave this desolate and lifeless wasteland planet, which is like a cage.

at that time.

Naya City boasts an eighth-tier city lord, whose level is eight, and rules over thousands of small refuge cities.

but……

The one on the throne did not choose to participate in the war.

on the contrary--

He also voluntarily relinquished hundreds of cities of refuge under his rule, 'kicking' himself out of the top ten.

The Moors were puzzled, but no one dared to question the city lord's decision.

Only a very few people, namely the seven figures kneeling before the throne at this moment, knew the inside story.

Everything, all of it, is because of a prophecy!

The city lord's prophetic abilities are extremely powerful, allowing him to glimpse a corner of the future.

In one prophecy... the city lord saw the truly bright future of Moore Star.

We are waiting for someone.

The city lord told them.

After this.

Another fifty years have passed.

On the wasteland, the smoke of war rises again.

at that time.

Lord Naya has broken through the eighth-order barrier and reached the legendary 'half-step ninth-order' level.

The seven generals of Moor Star before the throne have all reached the eighth rank.

Looking across the wasteland, such combat power, if not the strongest, is definitely a strong contender for the top ten.

But Naya City remained quietly dormant, without participating.

"We must wait, wait for him to come."

So said Lord Naya.

No one knows what the glimpse of the future the city lord saw was like, so much so that...

He was willing to wait a hundred years to stay on this prison-like planet, and even gave up two opportunities for 'promotion'.

that's it.

Another fifty years have passed.

The original Moorian people, except for the high-level evolved beings, have all been replaced by a new generation.

But the figure on the throne still chose to wait.

Until today!
One hundred and fifty years have passed.

The leader of Moore Star and the lord of Naya City gave an absolutely affirmative answer.

He's coming!
……

……

Jiangcheng University.

Male dormitory building, room 615.

The embers on the bed awoke from their slumber.

He picked up his phone from beside his pillow and glanced at the time.

【XNUM X Year X NUM X Month X NUM X Day】

【16: 30】

"She slept for so long!"

Yu Jin's eyelids twitched.

He was taking drugs last night, just past midnight.

"Maybe it's because I just reached the seventh rank and then absorbed a lot of energy in a short period of time to break through to the eighth rank?"

"Sleep is essentially a way to absorb energy."

"Does a higher short-term energy intake lead to a longer period of drowsiness?"

Yu Jin wondered to himself.

After a while.

Yu Jin looked at the system panel in front of him.

Your rank has increased!

You have become an eighth-tier evolver!

[Energy surplus, continue to improve...]

You've taken a tiny step closer to becoming a ninth-tier evolver!

[You have mastered a new eighth-tier ability...]

[You have mastered an eighth-tier light attribute ability...]

[You have mastered an eighth-tier lightning attribute ability...]

[You have comprehended an eighth-order spatial attribute ability...]

【…】

Talk about it.

Ember has yet to test the various attribute abilities after the seventh rank.

It's not that he didn't want to try, but...

It's impossible to try!
Let alone experiments, Yu Jin couldn't even see the names of seventh and eighth-tier abilities.

"The high-level abilities were too powerful, so Mother Earth banned them for me?"

Yu Jin wondered to himself.

"It's not a big problem. It will still be usable in the wasteland. We'll see how it goes then."

Yu Jin muttered to himself, looking at the panel in front of him again.

[Resource: The legacy left behind by a certain eighth-tier powerhouse]

[Evaluation: After activation, there is a chance to obtain the resources, abilities, attributes, memories, etc. of an eighth-tier powerhouse, but there is also a chance to obtain nothing.]

[Hint: Current rank is 8, can be unlocked.]

After advancing to the eighth rank, the first thing Ember did was open blind boxes.

Although the last Tier 6 blind box turned out a bit off, yielding a 'widow', I personally think it wasn't a complete loss.

after all……

It's nice to have someone help me manage things when I'm not in Dawn City.

"open!"

Yu Jin's heart stirred.

panel……

It wasn't as glittering and extravagant as described in the novel.

After a few seconds of silence.

Lines of new text appeared on the panel.

[You have acquired all the attributes of an eighth-tier powerhouse!]