bestfiction Chapter 372 Appreciation of Classic Formations from Ancient and Modern Times
Chapter 372 Appreciation of Classic Formations from Ancient and Modern Times
Inside the Formation Hall, a group of young members of the Tang family sat obediently.
Ye Kang walked into the classroom, and all the students looked at him.
Having learned their lesson from the morning, the students stopped questioning, but the resentment in their eyes had not subsided.
At the very back of the classroom, a group of young people aged fifteen to eighteen stood with their arms crossed, showing absolutely no interest in listening to the lesson.
Ye Kang naturally noticed them. These guys were true scions of aristocratic families. They had mediocre talent, but abundant resources, and their cultivation levels were all between the first and third leaf stages.
If it weren't for learning about formations, they would never have come to the Dharma Hall. Hanging out in Tyrant Whale City was much more fun than going to school.
Ye Kang was only temporarily assigned to the task, so he naturally didn't bother with them. He simply put his hands behind his back and said, "Gentlemen, my surname is Wang. Starting today, I will be responsible for teaching you formations. I have given this course a name: Appreciation of Classic Formations from Ancient and Modern Times."
With a thought, Ye Kang controlled the special chalk to write the class's name on the blackboard.
The students were all dumbfounded.
Weren't we here to learn how to set up formations?
What is appreciation?
They were completely bewildered, and the old array masters who were eavesdropping outside the classroom were also stunned.
"An analysis of ancient and modern battle formations! Could it be that he's going to talk about ancient battle formations?!"
"That's right! I heard from the Third Elder that yesterday this Mr. Wang demonstrated an amazing array formation skill, which even he couldn't figure out where it came from. It's very likely from ancient times!"
The teachers were completely absorbed, their expressions much more serious than those of the students sitting in the classroom.
The children all raised their hands.
"Teacher Wang, the art of formations is profound and complex. Instead of teaching us the basics, you ask us to analyze them. How are we supposed to understand them?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Kang remained silent.
nonsense.
I don't know how to teach.
Anyway, that's how university professors taught in my past life: show a documentary in class and then write your own reflections.
Although he really wanted to say that, Ye Kang still made up a story: "That's not right. If you don't know how beautiful the mountain is, how can you climb it? If you don't cultivate enough interest through appreciation, you'll never get started if you just rely on rote memorization."
Ye Kang felt that this was more in line with the identity of a teacher, but in reality, he just memorized by rote and relied purely on his comprehension to improve.
The gentlemen eavesdropping outside nodded in agreement.
"That makes sense."
"Teacher Wang is a great talent."
"These little guys don't understand the mysteries of formations, so naturally they don't know the joy of appreciating them."
As the group was whispering among themselves, they heard Ye Kang say, "Today, I will only introduce you to one type of formation, called the Inverted Formation."
The chalk automatically wrote three large characters.
"Since ancient times, the tactic of inverting one's head has been successfully used time and again. Whenever an enemy is holding a knife, as long as you make him turn upside down, the knife will no longer be able to strike your head..."
As Ye Kang was giving his opening remarks, suddenly, at the end of the class, a fifteen-year-old boy sneered, "Utter nonsense."
Ye Kang suddenly looked up, his figure flashed, and he instantly appeared in front of the boy, smiling slightly, "Classmate, what are you talking about?"
The boy was startled, but gritted his teeth and said, "I say, Teacher Wang is right!"
"It seems this student doesn't quite agree with me. In that case, you can help me with the lecture."
Ye Kang shook his head, then reached out and grabbed the boy, who was powerless to resist and was easily thrown onto the podium.
Ye Kang appeared at the same time, and before he could even stand still, he raised his right hand.
Each of his ten fingers released a strand of moon-entwining celestial silk, which combined and arranged in front of his chest, and began to emit a colorful light. In just a moment, the light formed a transparent cage, directly trapping the boy.
Before the latter could react, his body suddenly went out of control and he was upside down!
At this moment, the whole place was silent.
Even the old men eavesdropping outside the door all looked shocked.
"This is... setting up an array with a wave of the hand! An instant-cast array!"
"How did he do that! He didn't use any materials at all! What kind of technique is that?!"
"So, there really is an inverted formation..."
An old array master stroked his chin.
He thought Teacher Wang was talking nonsense, but he never expected that there really was such a magical formation that could make people stand upside down.
Even the Tang family hadn't recorded this type before. It seems we really made the right choice coming here today!
Inside the classroom, the students' reactions were varied. Everyone stared at the boy in shock, followed by a burst of laughter.
The boy's face turned ashen; he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground, but he dared not move, for any movement would force him to walk upside down, making him even more comical.
Ye Kang clapped his hands, signaling the students to stop laughing.
He then said, "See? This is the power of the inverted formation. As long as the opponent's strength is not as great as the person who set up the formation, then the opponent can be successfully made to stand upside down."
As he spoke, Ye Kang drew a diagram on the blackboard.
“You see, formations are divided into trapping, killing, and illusion, but who says these three are clearly distinct? Take this inverted formation, for example. It seems to trap the enemy, but I can make a slight change and add a large sword formation to the inverted formation.”
As he spoke, Ye Kang controlled the Entangling Moon Silk, and as the light flowed, a giant cleaver suddenly appeared above the cage.
Bang!
The broadsword slashed down, landing between the boy's legs, just one centimeter away from cutting him off.
The boy was so frightened that his face turned pale and he couldn't even scream for help.
The others gaped in disbelief; they had never seen this teaching method before.
Ye Kang continued, "See? With just a small change, the trapping formation can be transformed into a killing formation."
He waved his hand to remove the inverted formation, and the boy finally came down, slinking back to his seat without daring to say another word.
Ye Kang picked up the chalk and said, "This is the Inverted Array, but don't think that's all there is to it. If you are strong enough and use enough materials, you can make the Inverted Array cover the entire Tang family, and then everyone will be upside down."
"But what's the use of being upside down? The Tang family has a mountain-protecting formation that can't be attacked at all. So, we need to delve into the essence of the inverted formation, why does the formation make people stand upside down..."
"In conclusion, if I change the approach of the inverted power and instead of making the people inside the array inverted, I make the entire array inverted, then a reverse array will appear."
Ye Kang wrote down three large characters, leaving them for the students to ponder.
Someone raised their hand and said, "Teacher, I want to learn the inverted formation!"
"why?"
"Because he's handsome!"
"Congratulations, child, you've mastered the basics."
Ye Kang smiled and then wrote his formation strategy directly on the blackboard.
"This is today's homework. Everyone, divide yourselves into three groups of equal size and work together to set up an inverted formation in the open space outside the Dharma Hall."
"what?"
Everyone was stunned. Why was there a group assignment? Isn't being a formation master a very private profession?
Ye Kang didn't explain; he was just speaking off the cuff based on his experience from his previous life.
As for the knowledge mentioned earlier, and the formation ideas on the blackboard.
They are all copied verbatim from Xuanmen Formation Explanation.
The Inverted Formation is the first formation for beginners in the Xuanmen Formation Explanation, and Ye Kang has memorized it 100,000 times during his comprehension.
Anyway, he did teach them, but whether these guys can set it up is up to them.
Ye Kang added, "I will come to check tomorrow morning. If any group fails, they will have to stay in the other groups' upside-down formation for half an hour."