But to Long Haochen and Cai'er, Yue Chen's gesture meant something entirely different.
Yue Chen must be feeling awkward too, right? Long Haochen glanced at Yue Chen, then turned his gaze toward the arena.
Only the contestants who had advanced to the quarterfinals in yesterday's matches remained in the first row of seats.
The eight were Yue Chen, Long Haochen, Yang Wenzhao, and Duan Yi from the Knight Temple, Chen Qi from the Warrior Temple, Xue Meng from the Priest Temple, Cai'er from the Assassin Temple, and Huang Yi from the Magic Temple.
One contestant worth mentioning was Huang Yi, the quarterfinalist from the Magic Temple. As Yue Chen recalled, this fellow possessed an earth element spirit furnace that could take the form of an Elemental Spirit and assist its owner in battle.
An Elemental Spirit's strength was closely tied to its owner's. Having one was essentially like having a personal Mage whose strength matched your own.
Although the spiritual power an Elemental Spirit used still came from its owner, that did nothing to stop it from being a treasure every Mage dreamed of possessing.
"The drawing for the quarterfinals will now begin. Contestants, please enter the arena." Standing in the center of the Trial Grounds, Han Qian made the announcement with a smile and a genial tone.
Of the eight quarterfinalists in this Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament, four came from their Knight Temple alone. How could he, the Holy Knight Commander, not feel pleased?
Soon, guided by the staff, Yue Chen and the other seven contestants formed a circle around Han Qian in the center of the Trial Grounds, just as they had during yesterday's draw.
The other five deputy temple masters then left the dais and joined them in the center of the Trial Grounds. In their