After the second round, many people had indeed been eliminated-another half.
The number of contestants advancing to the third round had fallen from 102 to fifty-one. Today, one person would receive a bye and advance directly to the fourth round.
In the second round's point tally, everyone who had entered the second round earned two additional points.
The Knight Temple had forty-one points, the Mage Temple thirty-four, the Soul Temple twenty-seven, the Assassin Temple twenty-three, the Warrior Temple eighteen, Dawn of Light twenty-eight, and New Era thirty-three.
Now, the New Era of the Yang Tian Demon Hunt Squad was only one point behind the Magic Temple, ranking third.
As for Dawn of Light, it followed close behind.
There was no telling whether they could continue forging ahead against the current.
Still, neither Demon Hunt Squad had possessed an advantage in numbers at the outset, so their third- and fourth-place rankings proved their strength.
"All right, the second round has ended, and the results are in. Now, I announce that we will proceed directly to the third round," Chen Zidian's voice rang out.
The Grand Proving Ground fell silent.
The schedule was tight, but that did not affect battles between powerhouses.
The first and second rounds of this tournament tested the temples' overall strength. As for those remaining in the third round, the battles would essentially be between ninth-tier powerhouses.
A contestant who won in the third round would earn as many as four points.
The third round would require at least twenty-five matches, even with one person receiving a bye.
Those who had already been eliminated would voluntarily leave the waiting area and enter the spectator area to watch or help out.
"Commander, we're in third place, one point behind the second-place Magic Temple," Bai Xiaoxiao told Yang Tian after