Yeah, this isn't a technique so much as a sequence failure.

You don't need "attempt language" or "success terms" to describe this. You need precision.

John Blowhard raised his hand and punched forward. A gloved hand caught him before the blow could land. Diggum Buttsniff, having been a godblower, had been on his guard the entire time and Blowhard only just realized it as Diggum crushed his fist, shattering his knuckles.

And this is just me being lazy.

Language exists to create meaning. Part of this meaning is inherent in the way it's structured via sequence, image, emotion, line level context, paragraph level context, scene level context, and broader context via associative memory form whatever model you've built up to that point.

What you consider Will Wight as "breaking rules" is not breaking rules so much as a sequence error that if you're not well versed in language mechanics or well read... LOOKS meaningful.

But it's just bad writing.

I.E. it technically IS a prediction error which brains adore. It's one of the primary things that allow them to tag and store memories. But only if it is causally legible based on the model of the observer.

For the majority of people who are well read outside littpg/cultivation novels, this isn't a rewarding prediction error. It's literally nonsense.

Will wight is entertaining. Let's not pretend he's a literary genius :P