Chapter 136: Return, One Piece! (Patreon)

One year later.

Ren and the other Reincarnators returned to the real world.

For them, they had spent a year inside the Instance World. But for the real world, only one day had passed.

The moment they returned, the Myriad Worlds Paradise notification echoed in every Reincarnator's mind.

[The Beginner Instance World has ended.]

[Personal Status Panels have been unlocked.]

[Reincarnator Combat Power Rankings have been updated.]

[Note: The first wave of disaster will descend in two days.]

[Note: Disaster and opportunity coexist. Defeating disaster enemies may yield Instance Keys (complete or fragment), items, skills, techniques, Plot Tokens, Myriad Points, and more. Further details must be explored by each Reincarnator.]

At the same time, a flood of information entered Ren's mind.

With a thought, his Personal Status Panel appeared before him.

[Reincarnator: Ren Kurogami]

[Overall Combat Power: S]

[Plot Tokens: S1, A1, B1, E10]

[Myriad Points: 250250]

[Items: S-Rank Random Instance Key*1]

The "Overall Combat Power" on the status panel could be clicked to display a detailed breakdown, including physical strength, skills, techniques, and more.

Ren carefully examined the Myriad Worlds Paradise's Overall Combat Power ranking system.

He discovered that S-Rank was only in the middle tier.

Above S-Rank were SS-Rank, SSS-Rank, and SSSS-Rank.

There were even higher ranks beyond SSSS-Rank, though Ren couldn't view them yet.

Looking at his status panel, Ren silently nodded to himself.

The A-Rank Plot Token had been obtained from the final settlement of the "Help Reincarnators Enter Soul Society" Side Quest.

The S-Rank Plot Token was earned by defeating Yhwach.

That was right. The main reason Ren had agreed to help the Soul King deal with Yhwach was because he had triggered the only Hidden Quest.

The quest objective was to turn Yhwach into the new Keystone maintaining the stability of the Three Worlds.

The reward, aside from an S-Rank Plot Token and 100,000 Myriad Points, was an S-Rank Random Instance Key.

The Beginner Instance World World had now closed.

If Reincarnators wanted to return to the Bleach Instance World, they would need to obtain an Instance Key for that world.

Similarly, if they wanted to enter other Instance Worlds, they would need the corresponding Instance Keys.

Since Ren possessed an S-Rank Random Instance Key, he could randomly open an Instance World whose combat power ceiling was S-Rank.

"King!"

"I finally see you again!"

Just as Ren was about to check the Reincarnator Combat Power Rankings, a delighted voice called out.

He saw a male classmate named Sun Rui, someone he hadn't been particularly close to, come over excitedly.

"I told everyone in the Regional Chat Channel that I knew you, that we were classmates!"

"But no one believed me. They even mocked me, saying I was like a toad wanting to eat swan meat!"

Sun Rui choked up. Looking at Ren with pleading eyes, he asked,

"Can I take a photo with you? I want to prove I wasn't lying."

The other classmates were startled and instinctively turned to look.

Unable to take it anymore, Ren agreed.

After taking the photo, to prevent similar situations from happening again, Ren used Shunpo and disappeared on the spot.

Shock spread across everyone's faces as questions immediately erupted.

"Sun Rui, what are you doing?"

"Rui, why did you call Ren 'King'?"

"Whoa, how did Ren disappear?"

Sun Rui hadn't expected to become the center of attention.

Although it was only because of Ren, he still couldn't help feeling proud.

He knew that in this class, only he and Ren had entered the Instance World of Yan Nation Region 1680.

Without hesitation, Sun Rui began telling everyone about Ren.

Gradually, the classroom fell silent except for Sun Rui's voice, accompanied by occasional gasps of astonishment.

Sun Rui had a gift for storytelling. He vividly brought the story of the 14th Division and the Wise King to life, keeping everyone completely captivated.

Even the teacher had quietly walked over to listen.

Before anyone realized it, Sun Rui had finished his story, yet everyone still wanted more.

Of course, not everyone believed him. Some still questioned Ren's identity as the Wise King.

However, their doubts were quickly shattered.

Because they saw the Reincarnator Combat Power Rankings.

[Rank 1: Ren Kurogami, Yan Nation, Overall Combat Power: S]

[Rank 2: Tian Wenwen, Yan Nation, Overall Combat Power: D]

[Rank 3: Song Xinghe, Yan Nation, Overall Combat Power: D]

...

The Reincarnator Combat Power Rankings only displayed the top one hundred, and everyone on the list would receive the corresponding Plot Tokens and Myriad Points every month.

At present, every spot in the top one hundred was occupied by Yan Nation.

More accurately, every single one of them came from Yan Nation Region 1680.

Ren's S-Rank Overall Combat Power became the strongest proof, shattering every remaining doubt.

Not only in Ren's class, but across the entire world, the Reincarnator Combat Power Rankings sparked a worldwide wave of discussion about Ren.

Naturally, Ren paid no attention to any of it.

After leaving, he headed straight home.

He didn't rush to use the S-Rank Random Instance Key.

He wanted to spend some time with his grandmother first.

Ren had been raised by his grandmother since childhood, and she was his only family.

Because she was over sixty years old, she hadn't entered the Myriad Worlds Paradise.

Ren knew she must have been very worried about him.

After returning home, he comforted his grandmother and quietly spent half the day with her.

During this time, Lu Zhengtian contacted him.

Through Lu Zhengtian, Ren learned that the ruler of Yan Nation attached great importance to him and was currently discussing what reward to give him.

In addition, the Yan Nation government planned to establish the Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy and wanted to appoint Ren as its first principal.

Because Ren had established the 14th Division, the Reincarnators of Yan Nation Region 1680, under the organization of Lu Zhengtian and other officials, had brought almost the entire Shinigami power system into the real world.

This included the four fundamental Shinigami arts: Zanjutsu, Hohō, Hakuda, and Kidō.

Although they lacked Asauchi and therefore couldn't create true Shinigami, suitable Reincarnators could still become members of the Kidō Corps or master Shunkō, allowing them to wield considerable power.

However, Ren had no interest in becoming a principal, so he declined.

...

Inside his room.

Ren took out the S-Rank Random Instance Key and slowly inserted it into the void before turning it.

The next moment, a vortex of energy appeared before him.

Ren didn't rush to step inside.

He wanted to see whether Sha Naqba Imuru could reveal information about the Instance World in advance.

It didn't take long before he got the answer he was looking for.

He learned that the energy vortex before him led to the Instance World of One Piece.