A man remained a boy until the day he died. Put a stick in his hand, and every rapeseed flower by the roadside was doomed—none would be spared.
By the same token, if he had a shield, he would most likely wish for arrows and stones to rain from the sky so he could block them and hear the sound.
After Zhou You mastered Moon in the River, Self-Sovereign View, he familiarized himself with its circulation while spending Experience Points to raise its proficiency.
After only a few days, he had grown tired of it. Well, dry-firing did not reveal a bow's strength, and empty circulation did not reveal a secret art's power.
Only a valuable attack could test how well Moon in the River, Self-Sovereign View protected Grandmaster's Marks.
The question was, how should he test it?
He could not trust such a thing to outsiders. He had to do it himself, but the key was that he did not know any related secret arts!
Well, could he learn one on the spot? Why not? There happened to be a ready-made Blood Arrow Robe.
This secret art came from the Wu clan. It was a sinister method incorporating curse arts. Simply put, one had to collect the target's Essence Blood and use it to paint a "blood robe." Using the blood robe as a hidden arrow, it aimed directly at the Grandmaster's Mark.
The curse was vicious. By exhaling the other party's name in one breath, the Blood Arrow Robe could shatter their Grandmaster's Mark from afar. In severe cases, it could even damage the target's foundation, causing their realm to fall and their lifespan to diminish.
This was an evil art with harsh cultivation requirements. First, one needed a foundation in curse arts. Second, one had to come