Amid the cheers, Dongqiao Cheng confirmed that both were ready, then clearly announced, "Second round, begin!"
As the referee, Dongqiao Cheng was also very worried about Mirai's safety. Once the match began, he watched tensely, prepared to stop it before either side was killed.
Before Dongqiao Cheng's voice had faded, Mirai and Chengmaru moved almost simultaneously. Chengmaru impatiently stretched out his right hand toward Mirai, while Mirai immediately formed hand seals and patiently sensed the pressure around the arena.
"Earth Style: Earth Wall!" Mirai pressed his hand to the ground, and dark earthen walls immediately rose around him, trapping him within their center.
After trapping Wan Cheng, Mirai's burden immediately became much lighter, and the pressure coming from Wan Cheng vanished in an instant. However, Mirai did not relax. He formed seals again and unleashed "Earth Style: Dragon Diagram Spear" within the area enclosed by the stone walls.
The nine spears striking the ground should have left no room to dodge, yet Chengmaru, who used Mind's Eye to "see" Mirai within the rock walls, showed no joy. Instead, his expression turned solemn. He leaped up using air pressure, and the Earth Dragon Spear attack caused him no harm at all.
Seeing this, Mirai immediately dashed along the outside of the over-six-meter-high Earth Wall after releasing the Earth Dragon Spears. In a flash, he trapped Chengmaru atop the wall.
"Wind Style: Fierce Wind Palm!" Upon reaching the top of the stone wall, Mirai did not hesitate. He struck down into the enclosed area, sending sharp wind blades at Chengmaru, who was slowly rising.
Suspended helplessly in midair, Chengmaru calmly met Mirai's Fierce Wind Palm. He steadily thrust out a palm of his own, and the two violent gusts collided against the stone wall. The wind blades flattened and finally vanished without