Saint Martha, one of Christianity's Twelve Holy Maidens, chose at this moment to lend her power to the human she acknowledged.
This Servant shed her holy robes, set aside her scepter, and released the restraints on her fists. In her most attack-oriented form, she answered Shizuka Hiratsuka's summon. With 100% compatibility, she possessed her host in a state that allowed her to unleash her greatest strength.
This was a human-led Possessed Servant—not a Saintess who saved the world and its people, but merely a People's Teacher who was incomparably furious over her injured student.
Wearing Red Long Gloves and holly green steel knuckle armor adorned with Gold Feather Ornaments, her red-and-white attire and agile, perfectly slender figure revealed the beauty of a healthy woman in every detail.
At this moment, that beauty displayed strength surpassing all else.
"Go repent properly at Heaven's gate!!" Shizuka Hiratsuka threw out her Iron Fist, becoming a swift afterimage as it blasted toward Li Shuwen.
This punch was as hard as steel and could pierce through a dragon's body.
"Ha ha ha! Good! Let us fight!" Li Shuwen likewise threw his Iron Fist.
Fierce Tiger Climbs Mountain! The peerless Iron Fist displayed an incomparably imposing aura. Whether it was a man, a gate, or a city wall before him, no matter what it was, it would be blasted away by this punch—just as he had blasted away the youth earlier.
Their fists and legs collided! A thunderous boom shook the cliffs. They passed one another, and incredibly, the exchange ended in a draw.
Because they were atop Mount Lu, surrounded by the landscapes of Jiangnan, the possessed Servant's strength as the Water Saintess received a powerful boost. As a Saintess, she possessed a naturally perfect body and the blessings of a saint, rendering her immune