Mike returned to the warehouse. Feeling a little too tired to cultivate his martial arts, he sat under the tree in the yard and pondered about the challenge that was about to happen in a month. He had to admit that Zaiden was a formidable opponent, for he was much stronger than the other ordinary seventh stage disciples. Besides, Zaiden was under the First Elder, so he probably detested Mike. In fact, he might very likely vanquish Mike on the training field.
Now that he was solid in the fifth stage, he'd probably be able to reach the peak of the fifth stage in a month. If he went all out, he might get a decent fight with Zaiden. He wasn't certain if he would win, but at the very least, he was certain that he wouldn't lose.
But the problem was that Mike didn't want to use the Great
