"For the second and final match of the second round, I call participants Kira Lee and Master Tigress!"

Kira gulped nervously as he knew - and saw - the ferocity of the Furious Five leader. Truth to be told, he did go up against strong opponents in his life, but he did learn one thing: never underestimate your opponent, no matter how much experience you gain. Turning his head, he saw the feline cracking her neck and graciously jumping down in the fighting zone, eager to fight. Deciding not to make her mad by making her wait, the young dog did the same.

"Hey, isn't that the guy who took Viper out of the tournament?" Master Monkey asked.

"Yes, he is," Viper confirmed with nodding her head. "I just hope that Tigress will succeed where I failed."

"And she's gonna have to hit hard. This guy managed to beat me too, so he's a real threat to take seriously," Po pointed out.

"Almost," Mantis mumbled and snickered with Monkey.

Tigress and Kira met in the middle of the fighting zone. After replying "yes" to Nunzio when he demanded them if they were ready, they immediately took their respective fighting stance, staring deeply into red and amber eyes. "If I remember correctly, this guy possesses aura powers. That's how he defeated Po and Viper," the feline thought. This wouldn't be an easy clash as the dog's fighting style was very similar to hers.

Growling, Tigress made the first move and rushed at Kira. She attempted to cause a lot of damage earlier on by hitting her signature double palm strike. However, she underestimated the canine's address as he flipped on both paws and delivered a swift, powerful kick right to her jaw. She was sent flying backward and somehow managed to land on all four before hitting the arena's wall.

Lifting her head, Tigress rubbed a paw over her sore jaw, glaring at her opponent. His red eyes reflected nothing but focus and hostility, his fighting stance looking flawless. "I will show her the strength of the Fighting Clan. The strength of the Shen Dynasty. I will not disappoint Master Xue."

This time, Kira was the one to get on the offensive, charging at his opponent and unleashing a fluffy of palm and knee strikes. She managed to dodge and parry all of them until Kira landed a roundhouse kick to the side of her head, stunning her long enough for him to follow with a palm strike to the chest which pushed her back many feet away.

"This little guy is tough!" Kodok exclaimed.

"Looks like the leader of the Furious Five isn't as strong as her reputation leads to think," Yukan said with a little grin as his wings were crossed.

Groaning, Tigress performed a backflip to dodge another attack from Kira, getting on the defensive once again after landing. The canine went for a punch which the feline caught in her palm and replied with a punch of her own which he also caught in his palm. Neither of them having the intention to let go of the other, they started attacking with their knees. They collided every time, creating small shock waves.

"Enough!" Tigress screamed before delivering a violent headbutt to Kira's face and jumping in the air to go for an axe kick. However, Kira managed to recover from his stun just in time to roll out of the way. Not releasing the pressure, Tigress overwhelmed Kira with a storm of strikes which he managed to dodge for the most part, but some of them managed to hit the target.

Eventually, he managed to duck one strike and jump to hit a knee to her jaw which stunned her. Not wanting to give his opponent a chance to recover, he delivered many punches into her stomach followed by a palm strike to her cheek. He was going to land another one, but she caught his paw with her own without looking. She slowly turned her head to glare at him, growling softly.

"This kid is dead, isn't he?" Mantis asked.

"Totally," Crane and Monkey replied at unison.

The poor dog only got time to give a nervous smile before Tigress gave him a powerful punch to the guts, which knocked the air out of him and sent him flying many feet away. He coughed a bit of saliva before getting back up and seeing the feline charging at him on all four. She launched herself in midair and held her paws back as far as she could.

"Oh no, not that move!" Shining said, tempted to cover her eyes.

Kira somehow managed to spin dodge Tigress' attack, leaving her open for an attack. Smirking, he held his paws near her torso and focused his energy. "Aura Sphere!" The glowing light blue ball pushed into Tigress' stomach, dragging her into the arena's wall where it exploded. The poor feline fell on all fours, clutching herself in pain.

"She's hurt!" Po exclaimed.

"I just hope she still has the strength to fight," Crane said.

Unfortunately for Tigress, Kira did not stop there and used his aura power to send little glowing blue straps like the ones he used to restrain Master Viper, only this time, there were four instead of three. They pinned all of Tigress' limbs against the arena's wall, her wrists and ankles. He then charged forward to his immobilized opponent and started hitting her in the jaw and stomach.

"Oh no! Not again!" Viper said in fear for her sister.

"Looks like she's done for it," Kodok remarked. "There's no way she can break out of this."

No. Tigress would not lose like this. She would not surrender the match, getting the Jade Palace out of the Legendary Tournament, and disappoint her friends and master. Pushing a ferocious growl which made her spit some blood, she somehow managed to BREAK the aura straps with her raw strength.

"W-What?!" Kira exclaimed, his red eyes widened in surprise.

Tigress' ones turned into slits and she started delivering violent punches and kicks to the little dog, ending with her signature double palm strike which sent him flying many feet away. He groaned, clutching his body in pain and getting back on his little feet. Everyone could tell that both fighters were getting tired by this point.

"The next attack must be the last," Tigress mumbled as she held her paws forward and made them glow red.

"The Nerve Strike technique. If she's going all out, then so will I," Kira mumbled as he made his paws glow with aura energy.

The feline and canine pushed a battle cry at the same time before charging forward, ready to give their final attack. Tigress launched her paws toward Kira's torso, hoping to strike the right nerves and immobilize him for good. However, he moved out of the way at the last second and managed to plant both of his paws into Tigress' stomach, sending a wave of aura through her body. Both fighters remained still for a moment before the feline collapsed on the floor.

"Participant Master Tigress is no longer able to continue this fight!" Nunzio announced after checking on Master Tigress. "Therefore, the winner of this match is Kira Lee!"

The black and blue dog collapsed on his rear as this match drained a lot out of him. He was just happy he managed to win this without revealing too much. He looked up as the medical team picked Tigress up and carried her away. He then looked to the audience to see a very disappointed Jade Palace group.

"And there goes the final Jade Palace representative," Master Crane sadly said.

"This really sucks," Mantis said in the same tone.

"At least she fought bravely," Po positively said. "I'll be sure to congratulate her after the tournament."

Back in the fighting zone, Kira Lee turned his head toward Daito Shun, who stared at him from the audience. The last match was decided: Daito Shun versus Kira Lee...