At last, the drawing began.
Like the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament back then, it used a highly advanced drawing method, rather than a manual one requiring a large box and numbered lots.
The defenses of the Temple Alliance Grand Trial Grounds also activated. Most of the powerhouses powered a formidable energy barrier whose defenses could withstand attacks from divine artifacts or domain-level powerhouses.
This was another of the Temple Alliance Grand Trial Grounds' strengths.
Then two balls of light descended, marking the first individual match.
As though to accommodate the Knight Temple and the Magic Temple, the two temples ranked first and second, the opening match featured an eighth-order knight and an eighth-order mage, both outstanding among their peers.
The knight had even reached the eighth-order peak. With a little more opportunity, he could enter the ninth tier and become a Holy Knight.
However, that little opportunity might require paying a great deal. Perhaps, like Han Qian, he could remain stuck at the eighth-order peak for decades.
Sometimes, the eighth-order peak was a person's limit.
Watching the first individual match begin was exciting and stirring for everyone.
Watching the match, Bai Xiaoxiao asked, "Commander, who do you think will win this one?"
Lan Ruyu watched intently too, seemingly already seeing the outcome.
Against a mage, a knight held far too many advantages.
As soon as the knight entered the arena, he summoned his demon beast companion, a tiger with a brilliant golden body-a ninth-rank Holy Light Tiger. The two-against-one situation truly left the mage struggling to cope.
The eighth-order fire mage also condensed flames into an enormous fire bear to share some of the pressure.
This was an elemental summoned beast that only an eighth-order Saint Magister could create, something unique to eighth-order mages.
The two contestants were essentially