After returning home from the tournament, Zhou Chen immediately began to practice in his courtyard, using forms he had learned to strengthen his mastery over the new black spear he had obtained. This was because today marked the end of the quarterfinals, and the semifinals tomorrow would be no doubt tough. He decided to improve his command of the weapon because tomorrow’s match would determine which of the top ten participants of the Sky Pavilion battle would be able to reach the finals and fight in the Sky Pavilion Tower. The grading system was based on points accumulated from previous battles, and judging from the looks of things, the Hu Ming Academy had done well already: none of the participants from their side had lost a match. If they could hold their own tomorrow, they were sure t

