Saint Martha was one of the twelve holy maidens of Christianity and a renowned Christian saint. Legend has it that Martha had a brother and a sister, both famous figures in the tales: Lazarus and Mary Magdalene.
There are not many records of Martha. Aside from being a devout Christian, her greatest achievement in the legends is that she encountered a monster wreaking havoc in Tarascon and subdued the evil dragon Tarasque at the plea of the residents. From then on, Saint Martha settled in Tarascon, and the residents there also converted to Christianity, the new religion at the time, under her influence.
Roy's "Jacob's Hands and Feet" is the strongest fighting technique in the Bible. According to Roy's own research and understanding, it was divided into seven styles, each with the power of the Bible, able to recreate legends and myths.
'Holy Maiden Subdues Dragon' unleashed a punch with the power to subdue dragons and tigers. Even legendary dragons would be knocked down by this punch.
No matter how Saint Martha subdued the evil dragon in the legend, in this combat technique "Jacob's Hands and Feet," it has been misinterpreted as using a fist to subdue.
Metatron's tall figure resembled a giant, just like a legendary dragon. This punch of 'Holy Maiden Subdues Dragon' carried absolute force, enough to surpass the power of a dragon.
“Boom——————”
Roy's seemingly small fist collided with Metatron's arm. A terrifying shock wave erupted, shattering the rock wall beneath Metatron's feet in an instant. The heretical angel let out a cry of pain as Roy's punch slammed him into the ground. The mountain rock caught his waist, preventing the 'Heavenly Scribe' from even standing for a moment.
“Second style, ‘Moses Parts the Sea’!”
At this moment, Roy seemed to have transformed into a martial arts hero from an ancient Eastern tale, having reached the peak of martial prowess.
Roy's right hand, which had been tucked into his pocket, suddenly extended, and a mosaic-like pattern, distorting everything, appeared on his right shoulder. This was the anomaly of Roy's right hand. He raised his right hand high, his fist transforming into a palm strike, and slashed down towards Metatron's left arm.
His palm strike was sharper than any blade. The blade energy spread out and sliced through Metatron's arm. The arm of the forbidden god was severed, divine blood spraying out. The remaining power of the blade did not stop there, directly splitting the only small town on Ponza Island in two, tearing apart Crescent Beach, splitting the Tyrrhenian Sea in half, and extending to the distant horizon.
The magnificent scene was like Poseidon, the god of the sea, parting the sea with his trident.
“Rumble——————”
After parting the sea, as the force of 'Moses Parts the Sea' dissipated, the sea closed again. Billions of tons of seawater collided, creating a giant wave that completely submerged Crescent Beach and the island city.
In the Book of Exodus, Moses led God's chosen people out of Egypt, no longer to be enslaved. At the Red Sea, he parted the sea, allowing the chosen people to cross the sea and go to the land of Canaan.
Roy, with 'Jacob's Hands and Feet', recreated the legend of Moses parting the sea, distorting the 'record' so that Moses no longer parted the sea with a staff, but with his palm!
“Third style, ‘Sacrifice the Son to the God’!”
After two moves, Roy did not give Metatron any chance to react. His right hand transformed from palm to finger, pointing towards the angel's chest.
This move was a recreation of the legend of Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac to prove his devotion.
In the biblical record, Abraham took a knife and was determined to kill his son to offer him to God. After being distorted by Roy, this legend turned into Abraham piercing Isaac with his finger, taking his life.
This move was a condensation of the sincerity of faith and the cruelty of killing intent. For the sake of God, even one's own child could be slain. Thousands of killing intents converged on one finger, nothing could resist this finger, all would be pierced by it.
‘Jacob's Hands and Feet’ is not the strongest of Roy's powers, but it is the most practical and suitable for combat.
Roy bestowed various biblical myths and legends upon 'Jacob's Hands and Feet', using his fists to fight heartily and directly, expressing a man's chest and spirit.
Right now, Roy only wanted to have a showdown with that demon sect leader, to test whether her ‘Twelve Divine Palms of Flying Phoenix' containing the principle of Yin and Yang being mutually restrictive, or his ‘Jacob's Hands and Feet’ containing biblical legends, was stronger.
Another name for Jacob was 'Israel', the ancestor of the Israelites. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call Roy the 'Israel Boxing King' now.
His finger pierced through the chest. Before Metatron could retaliate, Roy erupted with curse power under his feet and quickly jumped back. Since 'Jacob's Hands and Feet' was called 'Hands and Feet', it was originally a fighting technique that used both hands and feet. However, Roy focused all his attacks on his hands, and his leg techniques were completely used for movement and evasion.
Metatron's left arm was directly severed, leaving a huge cavity in his chest. If he were a mortal, he would have been dead as dead could be by now. However, the forbidden god's vitality was extremely tenacious. Human vital points did not have any effect on a forbidden god.
Roy's series of punches left Metatron dazed. When he finally reacted, he let out a painful roar and flapped his thirty-six wings, completely shattering the cliff face. Roy had already moved out of his range of attack, standing among the ruins of rock and facing the gigantic angel again.
Erica, who had been not far behind Roy, had already run away. She was panting, her red dress torn in many places, revealing the delicate jade flesh beneath her dress.
The Italian girl, holding the 'Lion King's Heart', used her swordsmanship and magic to block the debris and the roaring aftershocks. When everything finally came to a standstill, she looked at the scene before her, her heart turning cold and her scalp tingling. The hand holding her sword trembled. Her sapphire blue eyes were full of disbelief.
Roy had only used a punch, a palm strike, and a finger point to completely tear apart the Italian tourist destination, Ponza Island. The only city had been reduced to history by falling rocks and waves. And a third of the entire island had completely sunk to the bottom of the sea.
Is this the power of a God-slayer? Mages can achieve this kind of destructive power, but it would require the collaboration of many mages to launch a grand magic ritual to achieve it. However, the God-slayer, with only three punches and two techniques, was enough to level an island marked on the map.
Forbidden gods are moving natural disasters, and God-slayers are demons of the earth. At this moment, Erica finally understood the meaning of it all. She also felt ashamed of her previous boldness and defiance.
Erica believed that she might be able to withstand a punch from Roy if she fought with all her might, but she would definitely not be able to withstand the second punch or the third punch!
“Metatron, it seems that the injury Michael gave you back then was quite serious. It has been so long, yet you have not fully recovered.”
Roy put his right hand back in his pocket again. The distorted mosaic-like anomaly on his right shoulder disappeared. He looked at the 'Heavenly Scribe' who was already badly injured, his blood still boiling, but his tone was relaxed as he said.