At one point, Sonia thought about summoning the courage to go to Charlie and beg him for mercy.

But upon the thought of her previous arrogance and outrageous remarks, she resisted the urge.

Thus, she became even more depressed and sat cross-legged, staring at the floor.

Charlie only needed a glance to notice Sonia's dejection.

After all, in a crowd of people cheering excitedly, she sat there silently, looking completely out of place.

Charlie knew very well that Sonia's frustration was undoubtedly because he had sealed her meridians. On her own, she no longer had the possibility of further advancement.

Recalling her earlier disrespectful remarks, he chalked it up to the personality of a young martial arts fanatic.

It wasn't that Charlie was petty or unwilling to let go of past grievances, but the key issue was that he had already opened all of her meridians in one go. If he were to seal them back up, she would instantly become a master at the Great Perfection Realm of Illu