After the nine silver needles were inserted, a faint grimace of pain crossed Joshua Stonecrest’s face as his eyes shut tightly.
Ethan Blake channeled the Essence Energy within his body, lifted his right hand, and flicked the end of the needle planted near Joshua’s abdomen.
A low, resonant hum rippled through the air.
One trembled, and the other eight followed—nine needles vibrating in perfect unison.
“This is the Resonance Technique!” thought Elliot Thorne, startled. He himself could perform the art, but only manage a three-needle resonance.
This young man had achieved a Nine-Needle Resonance Technique!
With this technique, the needles struck deeper energy points, stimulating the body at a level ordinary acupuncture could never reach.
Joshua’s endurance finally snapped—he groaned in
