The number of participants left by the start of the sixth round just happened to be 7. A Mount Hua student would have voluntarily left again if possible, but their two main participants had already been eliminated.
"Kim Geochin will be exempted from this round."
Left with no other choice, one had to get a pass straight to the next round, and that person also just happened to be the protagonist.
'Their attempt at building up hype had to go his way.'
The Great Mount Hua Sect weren't hosts for nothing. Considering how quickly Geochin finished his matches, his participance in the quarterfinals could potentially dull things out. Instead, meeting in the match that would decide the final matchings was much more interesting! Luckily for him, he also 'coincidentally' just happened to need that rest…
"Cheng Gihu! Cheon Baekho!"
