At that moment, the S-rank bender wielded mana quickly. He brought out quick flame from his hands. And when the wind hit him, due to the help of the flame, the force of the wind wasn't strong enough anymore to push him to the extent that he'll lose balance completely.

But the wind still pushed him though and even quenched his fire a little. But he didn't fall to the ground...he landed on the ground while bending a little. If he had fallen to the ground, then that would have been a point for the D-rank bender...

..He would have achieved his aim.

But due to how quick the S-rank bender was, he couldn't achieve his aim. The D-rank bender landed on the ground as well. And now, it was time for the S-rank bender to do some attacking, it was about time for him to make use of his power.

Before the D-rank bender could do anything, he had already thrown a fireball at him which the D-rank bender dodged by moving to the side a little. The S-rank bender didn't still give him the chance to do anything as he threw another fireball at him.

The D-rank bender dodged it by jumping up and landing on the ground. But by the time he landed on the ground, the S-rank bender had already gotten very close to him. As he was in the air, the S-rank bender was already running toward him.

So landing on the ground, the S-rank bender was already standing in front of him. And before the D-rank bender could do anything, he punched him in the stomach causing him to move back and almost fall to the ground...but blood didn't gush out of his mouth.

The S-rank bender somehow controlled the force of the punch he gave to the D-rank bender. He remembered the rule, blood mustn't gush out, they mustn't injure each other, but they can hit each other.

So he was able to punch him in the stomach without seeing blood...that was a success. And at that moment, that was another point for the S-rank bender totaling his points to three, and the D-rank bender still sitting at one point.

..He was losing badly, and the S-rank bender was leading...one more point for the S-rank bender to be announced as the winner.

The people that were rooting for the S-rank bender cheered again, the person they were rooting for was leading, one more point for him to be announced the winner. But the people rooting for the D-rank bender had gloomy expressions on their faces...

..The person they were rooting for was losing badly.

All the people that were rooting for the S-rank bender were all S-rank benders as well and the other two ranks of benders. And all the people rooting for the D-rank bender were all D-rank benders as well and the other two ranks of benders.

Ethan had been sitting there watching the tournament, and the person he was hoping to win was losing badly...that was the D-rank bender. Remember, his main affinity was wind, so he had to support the person that possesses one of his affinities.

..But the person he was supporting was losing, too bad.

As for Ethan's brother, Asher, he had a bit of smile on his face. The person he was supporting was leading, that was the S-rank bender. He was an S-rank bender, so he was also supporting an S-rank bender.

The fight must have to continue until a winner emerges. The D-rank bender glanced at the S-rank bender with a determined face, he knew he was at the losing end at this moment. There was a very slight possibility of him winning.

But if he was to lose, he doesn't want to lose like this. Losing with one point, not even two...he doesn't want that at all. The determined expression was plastered right on his face as he was glancing at his opponent. Drawing out his wooden sword from his scabbard, he began running toward the S-rank bender while shouting,

"Arghhhhhhhh".

The S-rank bender just stood there not knowing what to do. Should he make use of his power at this moment? Or should he make use of martial arts? Or should he make use of his wooden sword as well?

After a quick contemplation, he decided to make use of his wooden sword since his opponent was running toward him with his wooden sword in his hand. He was gonna follow any style of fighting his opponent wants.

..Whether to make use of martial arts? To make use of their powers? Or to make use of their swords. He was gonna follow it.

The D-rank bender reached where the S-rank bender was, and by now, the S-rank bender had also drawn out his wooden sword from his scabbard. Swinging his sword with speed, the D-rank bender's sword headed toward the stomach of the S-rank bender.

But the S-rank bender quickly blocked it with his sword. Without wasting time, the D-rank bender threw a swift kick that was heading toward the chest of the S-rank bender. But the S-rank bender dodged it by moving to the back with speed.

As he was moving back, the D-rank bender was moving toward him again. He reached him and swung his sword again as it was heading toward his neck, but the S-rank bender dodged it by moving to the side. And at this point, the S-rank bender wasn't aware of something.

While the D-rank bender swung his sword to give him a fake slash in the neck, he was already transferring mana to his left hand and gathering wind. He was holding the sword with his right hand, so his left hand was free.

..And with the help of that left hand and mana, he was about to gain one point.

The S-rank bender dodged his swing attack, but no, it wasn't over. The D-rank bender had already gathered enough wind at this moment to do the job, then he forwarded his left hand toward the S-rank bender as heavy wind flowed out of it.

Before the S-rank bender could do anything, the wind hit him causing him to fly off and land on the ground. The people rooting for the D-rank bender cheered at that moment, he had gained one more point totaling his points to two.

A smile appeared on Ethan's face at that moment, he loved what the D-rank bender did just now. Aiden was still sitting in his seat watching the tournament, but he wasn't rooting for anyone, he wasn't supporting anyone...he was just enjoying the tournament.

The overseer recorded the current situation in his record book. And what was the current situation? The D-rank bender gained one point.

The S-rank bender stood up from the ground, and he was amused...he wasn't expecting his opponent to do that at all, that was a smart move. In about a minute, they had started battling themselves once again.

The S-rank bender was still leading, one more point, and he'll be announced as the winner.

..Currently, the D-rank bender had gained another point, his opponent stood up from the ground not too long ago.

After the D-rank bender gained his second point, both of them began making use of their powers fully to battle themselves. And the D-rank bender was successfully able to hit the S-rank bender with heavy wind again causing him to fall to the ground.

..That was one more point for the D-rank bender, the people supporting him cheered at that moment.

So currently, it was a draw between both warriors, they were both sitting at three points. Who was gonna emerge as winner? No one could decide that at this moment.

Minutes ago, many of the people watching the tournament were already concluding it was the S-rank bender that was gonna emerge as winner...but look at what happened.

The S-rank bender stood up from the ground and was glancing at the D-rank bender. He couldn't believe what happened, he was leading his opponent with two good points, and now, they were sitting at the same number of points...it was a draw?

He had also concluded he was gonna emerge as winner, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore...it was based on probability right now. One more point would decide who would emerge as the winner between him and his opponent.

At this moment, he didn't know if he should attack first or wait for the D-rank bender to attack him. But he doesn't need to contemplate anymore 'cause the D-rank bender was already running toward him with speed...

..He was gonna attack first.