A black torrent of spiritual energy surged into the sky.
White Reiatsu followed close behind.
The two forces intertwined in the air, scattering the clouds overhead.
The entire clearing shook. Pebbles kept bouncing off the ground, only to be crushed into fine powder by the Reiatsu.
The smile froze on Ginjo's face.
Impossible.
He had clearly stolen Ichigo Kurosaki's Fullbring.
His Soul Reaper powers should also have fallen completely dormant after Mugetsu.
But what was this Reiatsu now?
Tsukishima knelt on the ground, his face deathly pale as he looked at Ichigo.
Even after losing both arms, he could still feel the power surging from the depths of Ichigo's soul.
Yoriichi stood a short distance away, a flicker appearing in his golden eyes.
Ichigo had really done it.
After his Soul Reaper powers had gone dormant and his Fullbring had been stolen, he had actually brought both powers back through his own will.
This guy's cheats are way too ridiculous.
Yoriichi thought to himself.
Soon, the Reiatsu shooting skyward gradually subsided.
The wind fell silent.
At the center of the clearing, Ichigo slowly opened his eyes.
His outfit had completely changed.
A pure white, high-collared shirt hugged his body beneath an open black long coat. Three white X-shaped straps ran vertically down his chest, and the swallowtail hem fluttered behind him, revealing a dark red lining.
Black-based gloves covered both arms, and a chain extended from his wrist, tightly linking his left hand to the pitch-black blade.
That blade was no longer the Tensa Zangetsu of the past.
Three sharp spikes rose from its elongated, curved spine.
Small, sharp points lined the edges of its manji-shaped guard. The entire blade looked more ferocious than before, yet there was not the slightest sense that it was out of control.
The power