Central City. Bruce gazed upon the mansion that had once been his, his heart completely still.
The once magnificent central district was now nothing but black crystal as far as the eye could see.
This was not his first return, nor his first failure.
The sheer number of Wasteland Kings had made every step a struggle, until, after numerous attempts, he finally succeeded in modifying a Fire Seed.
He made the Fire Seed emit an aura that drove all Wasteland Kings into a frenzy—an aura that could spread.
Anyone who stepped into the Triumphant Eden would attract all the Wasteland Kings.
By the same token, he created an inverse aura, making a Fire Seed that the Wasteland Kings would ignore.
The former was in Qi Suian's possession, while the latter was in his own.
He had to do this, of course, because the thief who had stolen his power could now control Wasteland Kings using a Fire Seed Source Fragment.
