Originally, Solara didn't want to do this. Ryu was already a cultivation realm beneath her, so she had also suppressed herself to Quasi Lord. But even though she had used her chains to do this, she knew that there were certain advantages that she would always have, so she likewise chose to restrict some of her abilities.
However, watching Ryu toy with her like this was well and truly pissing her off. Since he seemed to think he somehow had the right to stand on the same stage as her, she would show him just how much she was holding back.
Or, rather… the tip of the iceberg.
The qi in the region solidified. Her wings fluctuated just once and it was as though a layer of black had been peeled off of Ryu's body.
She appeared before him in an instant.
"Sever."
Chi.
An arm flew from Ryu's body, only for tendrils of black to snag it out of the air, forcing it to reconnect.
Ryu side-stepped a slashing chain, grabbing at it with his perfectly healthy arm.
