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Chapter 150 Governor, Divine Rune Talent!
Using a cat as a hiding place is too easy to guess.

Guan Yi didn't actually see the king, but the king's appearance in response didn't surprise him at all.

The blonde little girl was still carrying the talking orange cat. After complaining about how she was addressed, she walked step by step to Guan Yi.

"So you can see both the Void and the Spirit, Guan Yi. After all, you conquered a legendary gold-level secret realm. Even if there weren't any obvious mental or soul-based abilities inside, your soul must have been strengthened to some extent, right? I just didn't expect you to not even need the soccer ball I prepared for you, and you managed to kill that Void with your bare hands." The orange cat meowed, its vertical pupils staring at Guan Yi.

"Football?" Guan Yi looked down at the ball that he had stepped on again, frowned and said, "Can you explain the current situation to me? Where were you for the two years before the secret realm was reset? Did you lure that monster called Void here just now, Your Majesty?"

"I didn't lure you here. Meow Meow just happened to sense something was off here and brought you over!"

The king repeatedly denied it.

Then the big orange cat, Meow Meow, spoke up at the opportune moment: "For the past two years, the King and I were sealed away."

"……seal?"

The king pursed his lips unhappily and said, "Since you can see spirits and voids, you already knew that this secret realm was not an ordinary love secret realm, right?"

Last time, Meow Meow and I tried to take it down easily, but it turned out to be much more unusual than I expected, and we failed. I died three times, and then I was sealed away by some guy.

He died three times? Was he sealed away?

"Seriously, I'm so angry! I haven't suffered such a loss in over two hundred years. This time, I'm going to kick that guy in the face hard!" With that, the king stomped his foot in anger.

What is that? Over two hundred years ago?

Looking up at Guan Yi's surprised expression, the king's displeasure seemed to intensify. He reached out his hand to Guan Yi and said, "I was originally planning to make an even more surprising appearance in front of you and give you a fright."

Let me reintroduce myself. I am the Great King, the Great King of the Zodiac State, and the captain of the Federation's Three-Star Explorer Team, 'Invincible Meow Meow King'.

The governor of the Zodiac State...?!

Guan Yi had long suspected that the king was no ordinary person, but she never expected him to be this extraordinary—this little girl, who looked like she was still a minor, was the Zodiac Governor whom Feng Rui had mentioned who had deceived 'Vice Governor Huo'?

He recalled what he had seen and heard over the years, and it seemed that he had never seen any images or reports about the governors of the zodiac-themed states. He only knew that the highest power holder of a state that governed a region and managed nearly 100 million people was an extraordinary martial artist with secret runes.

High-level rune warriors possess long lifespans and the ability to appear in various ages and appearances; she can indeed look in any form.

"How do you prove your identity?"

"Well, this..."

At this moment, Meow Meow raised her paw and said, "Let's leave here first, someone is coming."

“Yes, the secret realm has just been reset, and I don’t want to see that unlovable black cat again so soon.” The king nodded and said, “Come with us, Guan Yi.”

Black cat? Yoruichi?
Before entering the secret realm, one cannot sense the depth of the king's strength; after entering the mysterious realm of death, one intervenes in the plot yet still survives... Guan Yi already believed most of the king's identity and quickly followed.

……

"As for how to prove my identity... it's too complicated to explain, so let me show you something more intuitive."

After walking through three streets, the king gently placed his hand on Guan Yi's wrist.

In an instant, a strange power enveloped Guan Yi, his perspective seemed to be split, and his mind seemed to be pulled out of another part.

Just like the split-screen function on a computer screen, one half displays what he sees, while the other half rotates as the king's head turns!
"This is a divine rune talent."

Meow Meow said, "For martial artists with secret runes, the first to fifth rune level is just about strengthening and accumulating power. But things will be different when they reach the sixth rune level."

Six-mark warriors, also known as 'divine mark' warriors, automatically awaken a 'divine mark talent' the moment they advance to six marks, much like the supernatural abilities or supernatural powers found in certain secret realms.

When entering most secret realms, the power of a divine rune warrior is still suppressed, but their divine rune talents are allowed to be used. This is like a 'bug' recognized by the consciousness of the secret realm, a benefit for explorers who make outstanding contributions to the secret realm's conquest.

"Look now, the secret realm has just been reset, and the Great King already possesses this abnormal power. That's enough to prove her identity, isn't it?"

The king nodded repeatedly.

The strange feeling subsided, and Guan Yi looked at the king and smiled, "Greetings, Governor. What are your orders, Governor?"

The king paused for a moment, then put his hands on his hips, turned to Guan Yi, and said with satisfaction, "Very good, Guan Yi, it seems you have accepted your mission. Join us and become 'Invincible'!" "..."

"The King's divine rune talent is sharing, sharing power with partners, sharing the power of partners." Meow Meow licked her paws and said, "She thinks it will be difficult for just the two of us to conquer this secret realm, so she wants to recruit you to help."

"That's it!"

“We originally came for you. The King can have two shared cores. Since our team’s original ‘Invincible’ left the team, I am the only partner left who can cooperate with the King. For the past two years, we have been looking for a new ‘Invincible’.”

"That's right!"

"Although you haven't passed the test yet, you're the only one worthy to be our partner and conquer this secret realm together right now."

"Yes!"

The big orange cat tilted its head slightly, exuding feline arrogance, and said, "You're very lucky, Guan Yi. Join our team, and you can explore the colorful-level secret realms with us. In the near future, you'll have the opportunity to become a Divine Rune Warrior!"

"Uh-huh!"

Watching the two, a person and a cat, singing in unison, Guan Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Simply put, after you tried to conquer this secret realm once, you realized that you couldn't do it on your own, so you want to ask me for help?"

"...So you mean..."

“That’s right.”

Is this the Colorful Secret Realm?

"It shouldn't be that high yet. The power level of a colored secret realm usually increases significantly... This is just a slightly special golden secret realm."

"So, in other words, the governor and his partners failed miserably in their joint attempt to conquer the Golden Realm, and now they're offering me empty promises about taking me to conquer the Colorful Realm?"

The King and Meow Meow looked at each other in bewilderment.

So...that makes sense?
Even though they had successfully conquered the colored secret realms and roamed freely in many golden secret realms, conquering new golden secret realms was never so smooth, and they often encountered dangers.

Just like this time.

"That's because 'Invincibility' is missing..."

The king sounded a little guilty, then suddenly realized, "Wait a minute, why is this kid talking to the 'Governor' like that?!"
At this moment, Guan Yi changed the subject, saying, "Your Excellency the Governor knows about the demons, right? Can you find the demons hiding in the training class?"

"...We're looking for it."

"Then, Governor, could you please tell me a little about this secret realm?"

He's a very serious and intimidating guy when he gets serious, just like 'Old Invincible'!
The King and Meow Meow exchanged glances again, and Meow Meow explained, "Our initial investigation has led us to rename the secret realm 'Death.' That's right, since there are souls in this world, there are naturally Death Gods as well..."

As true elites among the human explorers, the Great King and Meow Meow are certainly not weaklings.

During their exploration, they have learned a great deal of information, including the Soul Society, the Human World, Hueco Mundo, the Gotei 13 protecting the Human World, the Shinigami's system of positions, powerful captains, and the Shinigami transfer student 'Kuchiki Rukia' who was not even mentioned in the information, possibly because her memories had been erased, as well as a suspected key node in conquering the secret realm.

They have faced off against captain-level Grim Reapers.

They also had close contact with Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi, and became friends for a while. However, the Great King was ultimately sealed away by Kisuke Urahara.

"Of the three times I died, he killed me once!" the king said indignantly. "This guy must be a key figure, not someone to be fooled. Even though we disguised ourselves as 'Fullbringers,' he still managed to detect the anomaly!"

"Because you died twice before, but were able to come back to life, he must have noticed something was wrong."

Meow Meow said, "Resurrection is my divine rune talent. The Great King shares the past and can be resurrected many times, but each death comes with a price, such as loss of memory, intelligence, power, etc. But it can be restored once you leave the secret realm or the secret realm is reset!"

The king looked up at Guan Yi and said, "This is Meow Meow's super invincible ability, so many people are begging us to join the team, but I haven't been interested in any of them."

What are you waiting for? Why don't you join us?
Guan Yi's heart stirred slightly, but she still didn't agree immediately. She asked again, "What is a Fullbringer?"

　The next chapter will be later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)