Not just judges or the audience, but even Emily was also surprised.
"I underestimated you," she said, holding her brushed hand.
"You're a good opponent, that's why I want to go all out."
Emily nodded and once again readied herself for the second round.
Bathing in the white light, she focused all her power on her ten fingers and fired multiple beams of light in all directions.
Ethan found himself in a pinch, with nowhere to hide. He braced himself for impact and tried to create a shield with the help of fire and ice energy.
Even though he succeeded, it wasn't perfect. When one of the beams hit the shield, it broke upon contact, but it did its job nonetheless, stopping the beam from going further.
On the highest platform,
"Did you see it? He just created a skill on his own. He's truly a diamond in the making. With a little guidance, I'm sure he will go further than this."