What was going on?
Gu Luo was naturally the first to realize something was wrong. While everyone else was applauding his exquisite technique, he had already sensed that something was off.
A moment ago, when he had smoothly guided his opponent's punch, he had felt certain that victory was within his grasp!
The Gu Ling Family was best known for its grappling techniques. Once they locked an opponent's acupoints, even a member of the royal family could not break free. Yet he had never expected that when the battle entered his strongest field, something completely incomprehensible would happen.
When he seized the Numbing Meridian at his opponent's right elbow, he discovered that he could not press down.
Yes, that was exactly what it meant. The spot should have been incomparably fragile—a weak point where seizing it would instantly cut off the flow of vital energy and blood. Yet it was as immovable as top-grade alloy beneath his fingers!
How could this be?
The incredible situation made Gu Ling's heart jump. He could not help thinking, Could I have identified the wrong spot?
No, impossible!
The Gu Ling Family excelled at grappling locks and could identify the acupoints of living beings with extreme precision. From a young age, he had been assigned to engage in close combat with all kinds of creatures, learning to identify the vital points of different life-forms.
Of course, fighting different creatures did not mean memorizing the traits of every species. There were trillions of life-forms in the universe. If he relied on memorization, he could spend his entire life and still never master all their weaknesses.
What he needed to understand were the underlying patterns!
Regardless of the life-form, the circulation of vital energy and blood followed its own pattern. As long as he grasped the