Yhwach said calmly, "You may refuse, but we must work together to destroy the Spirit King!"
"The moment I brought Pernida Parnkgjas along, I already knew that today, either he would die or I would!"
Whoosh! An overwhelming sense of danger surged up from the depths of his heart.
The instant Uchiha Hikaru felt that danger, he vanished from the spot. When he reappeared, a bottomless fissure had opened in the floor!
Strands of terrifying aura spread from around the fissure!
"I was planning to eliminate this fellow here today as well!" Uchiha Hikaru smiled faintly and exchanged a glance with Yhwach. For some reason, the two of them seemed remarkably in sync!
"Vermin like you dare dream of defeating me!" The Spirit King had appeared at some point.
His expression was vicious. As he looked at Yhwach, he seemed to wish he could chew him to pieces and swallow him whole!
The Spirit King knew very well just how great a threat the two of them would pose if they joined forces. As for Uchiha Hikaru's strength... perhaps others did not understand it clearly!
But the Spirit King understood it perfectly. When Uchiha Hikaru's reiatsu had first surged through the Soul Society, he had used its aura to make a calculation.
Though he had been unable to see everything clearly, he had still managed to gauge his strength.
When Uchiha Hikaru's reiatsu surged through the Soul Society a second time, a trace of fear had risen uncontrollably in the Spirit King's heart!
His power had grown far too quickly!
"But! Why should I get tangled up with you?" Uchiha Hikaru smiled faintly!
Yhwach's strength was beyond doubt. With him present, their chances of destroying the Spirit King would undoubtedly increase.
But!!!
There was one extremely important point!
When had