Chapter 1317: Nineteen Arc Style

From the Annals:

How potent was this one sword strike?Upon the Sky's Edge Platform, it had vanquished Qin Zhizhen, a cultivator of the Heavenly Abode!Now, Jiang Wang himself had achieved the Heavenly Abode realm, with the five Abodes shining in unison. This single sword strike, descending like a collapsing mountain, immediately wrought a reversal of heaven and earth.Neither Huan Tao nor Yanzi wished to meet it head-on.Even though they were both in the Outer Tower realm, and renowned powerhouses among Outer Tower cultivators!Thus, they could only retreat.Before the sword tip even met the spear tip, Huan Tao had already begun to fall back.He seemed as if he had already been struck, unable to bear the force, his entire body leaning backward.As he leaned back, the iron spear in his hand, from bottom to top, drew a half-arc.The arc light, like a crescent moon, like a curved blade, faced Jiang Wang and slashed upward, as if to lay bare his heart and corpse.But in truth, it could not even approach Jiang Wang's person.Nor did it need to get close!The power of this spear arc lay not in its sharpness, not in its lethality, but in its disruption of "momentum"!This upward slash from below, seemingly so simple, was the "Nineteen Arc Style" of the School of Mo, which once struck terror into the hearts of cultivators throughout the land.The School of Mo reigned supreme with their mechanisms and puppets, crafting puppet warriors capable of confronting true cultivators head-on.The "Ink Warrior" series is a prime example.However, puppet warriors were, after all, different from true cultivators.Driven by Dao Yuan Stones, they could emulate Dao Yuan. The various techniques inscribed upon them, infused into the puppets' instincts, were no less effective than the methods of ordinary cultivators.Yet, "momentum" and "intent," such spiritual forces, could not be replicated by puppets.At least, not until the School of Mo developed the Divine Reversion Crystal.Before the era of the Divine Reversion Crystal, the School of Mo's solution to this problem was the "Nineteen Arc Style."This was a technique meticulously created by the School of Mo's top powerhouses, hailed as "using technique to break momentum."The "Nineteen Arc Style" refers to a set of peerless combat techniques for breaking various "momentum" in nineteen fundamental situations, and the countless variations derived therefrom.Upon its emergence, the world was shaken.The puppet warriors of the School of Mo thus ascended to a new level.Even in today's era, where the Divine Reversion Crystal has appeared, it remains a closely guarded secret of the School of Mo.To have mastered the Nineteen Arc Style, this Huan Tao's identity before becoming a human demon was certainly not simple!Jiang Wang's Collapsing Mountain Sword was originally a condensation of momentum and intent, merging spirit, energy, and vitality,貫徹所有於一劍, making it unavoidable.But with the emergence of this spear arc, it cleaved through that unavoidable momentum, creating an opening for evasion.This is "breaking momentum."And Huan Tao himself, after unleashing this spear arc, seized the opportunity to retract the iron spear, transforming it back into that heavy sword-like iron rod.As the heavy sword reformed, he straightened his body halfway, and holding this sword, he slashed twice in the air, creating two intersecting sword arcs.Another Nineteen Arc Style!Intersecting in the air, seemingly intending to completely tear apart the Collapsing Mountain Sword.But this was merely to hinder the enemy.He himself suddenly accelerated, retreating into the Jumble Stone Valley in an instant.This burly muscleman, known as the Head-Chopping Human Demon, looked so strong and clumsy, yet his speed was astonishingly fast.And Jiang Wang, facing this spear arc and sword arcs, advanced fearlessly!Although the Nineteen Arc Style possessed the power of using technique to break momentum, it was still insufficient against his Collapsing Mountain Sword.After all, techniques are techniques, and people are people.The Nineteen Arc Style can break the momentum of the world, but Huan Tao might not be able to break his, Jiang Wang's!This is the reason why Jiang Wang advanced and Huan Tao retreated.Among the Nine Great Human Demons, Huan Tao ranked sixth. And as the fifth-ranked human demon, the Unveiled Human Demon, Yanzi, of course, would not merely retreat.She retreated even before Huan Tao, and as she fell back, she reached out and wiped.Immediately, thousands of red-eyed flying swallows flew out from the cliffs on either side. The red light in each swallow's eyes flickered, the red dots appearing and disappearing, like ghostly flames filling the sky.These flames stirred the soul, entangled the consciousness... eroding the human heart.The form of the flying swallows was merely a highly deceptive appearance. The core of this secret technique was actually the red light in the swallows' eyes.The true name of this technique is "Lost Heart Lamp."One lamp illuminates the path, a thousand lamps bewilder the eyes, ten thousand lamps lose the heart.This is a secret technique close to being transcendent.The Unveiled Human Demon has used this technique to kill over a hundred Outer Tower cultivators!Upon the appearance of the Lost Heart Lamp, even Huan Tao retreated more urgently, unwilling to be touched by it.But Jiang Wang, soaring forward with his sword, only saw a reddish-gold light flowing through his eyes.Eternal and undying, forever unshaken.All manner of external evils cannot move my heart!Amidst the flickering red light, Jiang Wang remained undisturbed, unharmed.How could the Lost Heart Lamp shake a Red Heart?A hint of apprehension flashed in Yanzi's eyes, but she had already retreated into the Jumble Stone Valley, one after the other with Huan Tao.Jiang Wang, of course, would not give chase. He drove straight forward with his sword. One man and one sword, pursuing and killing two great Outer Tower human demons, they surged out from the long canyon with irresistible momentum, intending to relentlessly pursue and attack!Just as the three of them, one after the other, crashed into the Jumble Stone Valley, rumble rumble!Those abrupt and bizarre strange stones actually began to move.They moved very slowly, and the amplitude was very small, perhaps moving two inches to the left, and three inches to the right.But the entire Jumble Stone Valley was instantly enveloped in clouds and mist, the world turned upside down!Yanzi, Huan Tao, and Jiang Wang all lost their targets!Meanwhile, inside that cave, the Diviner stepped onto the stone pillars forming a circle, temporarily setting up a formation to trap Yu Beidou, targeting his potential methods.Yu Beidou did not intend to kill Liu Huai, a mere puppet of the Blood Demon, but to "kill" the Love-Extinguishing, Desire-Severing Blood Demon Technique!The one who truly wrestled and contended with him was never the husk of Liu Huai, but that ancient beast skin scroll.The Diviner, who usually hid and fled upon hearing news of Yu Beidou a thousand miles away, dared to come knocking at this time precisely because he knew this.At this moment, Yu Beidou was in a difficult position, and the Diviner intended to become the fisherman, reaping the benefits of the struggle between the snipe and the clam.This was his most satisfying plan, using Jiang Wang as a fuse, and performing it through the Blood Demon.The timing, location, and human factors were all perfect!From beginning to end, he did not directly plot against Yu Beidou, because of the disparity in cultivation and divination, if he directly targeted Yu Beidou, he would inevitably be perceived.Fortunately, he knew that Yu Beidou would also seek him out. Fortunately, he was setting up a formation in Rong Country but unexpectedly encountered a Blood Demon. Fortunately, Yu Beidou would choose to eliminate the Blood Demon first!If Yu Beidou merely wanted to kill a puppet, it would be nothing. But he wanted to wear down and kill the Love-Extinguishing, Desire-Severing Blood Demon Technique, or at least temporarily suppress it for a thousand years, he had to trace back to the origin of the Blood Demon... This is what led to the present situation, the Blood Demon has lost blood for three hundred years, and Yu Beidou is also entangled in reverse, unable to move!Everything unfolded naturally, each part essential.This plan is exquisite!"Zheng Lao San, Li Lao Si." The Diviner said calmly, "Prepare to make a move."As soon as Yanzi and Huan Tao engaged in combat, he had already detected the movement on his side.He told Zheng Fei and Li Shou to wait for Jiang Wang or Jiang Wang's corpse to arrive, but this was actually just to mislead Yu Beidou.How could he wait so long!He just needed to be sure that Jiang Wang was not yet capable of controlling the formation of the Jumble Stone Valley, not yet capable of shaking the situation, and that was enough!But Zheng Fei seemed to have actually believed him...With an unhappy expression, he said, "Aren't we waiting for the toy anymore?"Li Shou also chimed in eagerly, "Why aren't we waiting?"Without waiting for the Diviner to explain.Yu Beidou, who was sitting cross-legged in mid-air, had already turned his head and asked, "So eager?"The Diviner chuckled faintly, "Killing a tiger must be done quickly..."He froze!Cold sweat dripped down.The immovable Yu Beidou had actually turned his head!Yu Beidou looked at him and laughed heartily, "Good nephew, don't panic."After laughing, he lightly blew a breath.Instantly, a fierce wind arose, sweeping through the cave, actually blowing the unsuspecting Zheng Fei and Li Shou out of the cave and into the Jumble Stone Valley!