The family of three, Zhu Ba, Zhu Xiaofang, and her mother, were both shocked and delighted.
They had imagined that Ding Ling could subdue Zhou Chu, but they had absolutely never expected him to make Zhou Chu kneel so easily!
Zhu Xiaofang was even more thrilled, clapping nonstop and saying things like, "Great Hero Ding is amazing! Great Hero Ding is amazing!"
The little girl's most innocent words pierced Zhou Chu's Heart Gate like sharp needles.
His face went pale, and he found it difficult to accept the reality before him.
He had thought that capturing Ding Ling, this outsider, would be as easy as reaching out his hand.
He had never imagined that he would instead suffer such humiliation and a crushing blow.
What was even more infuriating was that even Zhu Xiaofang, this little local girl, was cheering and applauding when she saw him beaten?!
Was his reputation, Zhou Chu's, really that terrible?!
Did everyone truly loathe him this much?
He looked toward Zhu Ba and his wife, and sure enough, both wore expressions of satisfaction and excitement.
He was bewildered.
Yet at that moment, a golden light suddenly flashed from his body.
The golden light rapidly circled Zhou Chu's body once. His face and legs, which had been in terrible pain, seemed to be repaired, recovering at an astonishing speed.
Ding Ling was utterly astonished. As he instantly opened his Heavenly Eye, he also opened the Sword Spirit's Spirit Eyes and stared intently at Zhou Chu twice.
Sure enough.
At the center of Zhou Chu's Sea of Consciousness, nine golden shackles had locked away a soul!
That soul was now violently surging and struggling. As it threw back its head and let out a long howl, the first golden light shattered with a boom! Even more immense