"It looks like I've been underestimated, Ichigo. Watch carefully from the side. This is your big brother's true strength!"
Uchiha Hikaru took a deep breath and closed his eyes. The terrifying power that had only just subsided surged from around him once more!
This sudden change made the three newly arrived Espada pause and stop in their tracks.
They wanted to see what methods Uchiha Hikaru had. After all, from their earlier exchange, they had already concluded that he could not possibly be a match for any of them, so there was no need to hold back.
But very soon, they would pay the price for their carelessness and underestimation of their enemy...
At this moment, Uchiha Hikaru's entire consciousness had gathered around his Seed of Spiritual Power.
A crack had just appeared in the seed—"one, two, three"—and a green sprout faintly poked its head out. His Chakra circled beside it, seeming to serve as fertilizer.
The spiritual power emanating from the Seed of Spiritual Power was also completely different from the spiritual power of Shinigami and Hollows. It was a brand-new Demon Shinobi Spiritual Power that fused Devil Fruit Power, Chakra, and spiritual power into one!
"Please, let me borrow a little of your power! I promise I'll repay you tenfold in the future!"
Uchiha Hikaru spoke solemnly to the Seed of Spiritual Power. At that moment, he actually felt like Naruto back then, begging the Nine-Tails to lend him its power.
At Uchiha Hikaru's request, the Seed of Spiritual Power seemed to understand something. A wisp of pale golden energy drifted out, flew straight into his glabella, and entered his body.
At the same time, a lightning-like mark appeared between Uchiha Hikaru's brows!
In an instant, a powerful energy, completely unlike anything he had felt before, coursed through