“If you want to challenge Baek Mu-Gun, the winner, go up the stage.” Tae Gong-Pyo told the rising stars as Dam Woo-Kyung came down the stage.0

Unlike a while ago when everyone was wary of each other, six people, namely the Wind Saber Sect’s Tae Mu-Gang, the Clear Sun Sect’s Shim Ok-Hwan, the Mei Household’s Mei Jang-Hyun, the Draconic Tiger Gang’s Yong Chu-Saeng, the Kang Household’s Kang Yong-Tae, and the Flying Lance Sect’s Jo Won-Yee, all stood up at the same time. Except for Byeok Jin-Woon and Dam Woo-Kyung, who had both already participated in the sparring, and Jeong Ho-Gun of the Justice Martial Sect, everyone hoped to spar with Mu-Gun.0

Ho-Gun would have many opportunities to spar with Mu-Gun in the future anyway, so there was no reason for him to step up. Gong-Pyo looked perplexed at the unexpected development. When the six of them stepped up at the same time, it was difficult for him to choose whom to go first.0

“How about the eldest goes first?” The Kang Household’s patriarch suggested.0

“That’s a great method. Let’s give priority to the older ones since there’s an overlap of challengers wanting to spar. The oldest among the challengers, go up the stage.”0

As instructed, the Mei Household’s Jang-Hyun went up to the central stage and politely cupped his fist at Mu-Gun. They then began sparring. This time again, Mu-Gun dragged the sparring match to allow Jang-Hyun to display the best of his abilities. Jang-Hyun gave it his all from the very beginning and faced off against Mu-Gun. However, he couldn’t even touch a single...0