Smack—!
Amid a crisp crack, the ribbon that came tearing through the wind and sand suddenly wrapped around Fang Li's raised hand, binding tightly around his wrist.
Fang Li stopped and slowly turned to look behind him.
There, Wilhelmina held the other end of the white ribbon tightly in her hand, her gaze fixed on Fang Li and filled with fervent emotion.
"...Even I can get angry, yes I can."
"A little lesson."
Wilhelmina and Tiamat spoke in turn.
Fang Li merely curled his lips in a smile.
"So you really are planning to take it by force?"
That was the final sentence that lit the fuse.
Boom—!
Flames ignited.
They were flames as vivid in color as cherry blossoms.
Cherry-blossom flames burned over Wilhelmina's body, causing a mask to appear over her face.
It was a mask like that of a mystic, yet also like a fox.
Countless ribbons extended from its edges, hanging down behind Wilhelmina like hair.
It was a Divine Vessel.
Among Flame Haze Warriors, some Divine Vessels that manifested the will of their Contracted Lords of Nightmares also served as weapons. They did not necessarily take the form of pendants like Alastor's Divine Vessel.
The fox mask on Wilhelmina's face was the true form of the Divine Vessel that manifested Tiamat's will—"Pelsona."
With that Divine Vessel, Wilhelmina could draw forth countless ribbons for precise combat.
That was the origin of "Ten Thousand Threaded Hands."
Now, this "Unrivaled Combat Dancer" revealed her fangs.
Because of Fang Li's provocation.
Screech...!
A white ribbon shot out like an arrow, tearing through the wind and sand while carrying Power of Existence. It directly crossed the distance and lashed viciously toward Fang Li.
The wind and sand seemed utterly incapable of stopping its advance and were parted by it.
No,