Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master novel Chapter 297

"Don't you think it'll be too boring? The Commander in Chief is the one who wanted to play, so I won't hold back and take on him to the very end." Rocky smirked with a glint of steel in his expression. For a brief moment, he looked almost transformed from his regular countenance.

Both Isis and Marin stared, stunned, at the change that came upon Rocky. This was the first time they saw him appear so fearless and haughty that it seemed as though he had complete control of the situation. They were both certain that the tide was about to change and that something big was about to happen.

The ship gradually docked. After flashing the two ladies a glance, Rocky stepped off the ship and left with Uriah.

"Isis, why did you tell Rocky all of those things? The more he knows, the more intensely he'll resist! It won't do him any favors," Marin admonished Isis anxiously. Right from the start, she hadn't approved of Isis informing Rocky about all of those things. But she was also subconsciously aware that Isis wouldn't have been stopped anyway.

"Because it'll be interesting! Aren't you the least bit curious about what his true powers are? You're as desperate to know as I am! I'm fairly certain we'll see it for ourselves soon." Isis smiled, satisfied with how things had turned out.

"So you deliberately provoked him so that he would challenge the Commander in Chief?" Marin demanded, scandalized, once she realized that this was Isis' intention all along. Frowning and with furrowed brows, she added, "You know, if he were to reveal his true powers and strengths, it'll only make the Commander in Chief want to promote him even more. And Rocky doesn't want that."

"What's wrong with you? You looked worried about him," Isis teased playfully as she raised an eyebrow at Marin. She had noticed for a while now that Marin was particularly concerned over Rocky.

"Stop making fun of me, Isis, or I'm just going to ignore you," Marin grumbled, glaring Isis. However, there was truth in what she said: she was very concerned about Rocky's wellbeing.

"Well, to tell you the truth...I have a bet with my father. I bet him that he wouldn't be able to subdue Rocky," Isis suddenly remarked.

"You mean you had this planned out?!" Marin's jaw dropped in astonishment.

"Just relax. Rest assured, he'll be alright. I just want to see him make things more interesting for me! I haven't met such an interesting guy before. I've never been so curious about anyone." Isis smiled thoughtfully, seeming to be mulling it over.

Marin was surprised to see Isis' enchanted look. It was baffling to her, as she hadn't seen her take interest in a man before.

By the time Rocky arrived back at the base camp, the second half of the first round was about to start. He had planned to quickly wrap the matter up after he taught Evan a lesson he wouldn't forget. However, after he was made aware of Lance's real purpose for holding the competition in the first place, he changed his mind. If Lance was so desperate to know his real power, he didn't mind giving him a surprise. And he was going to make sure that Lance knew he wasn't a man to be trifled with.

"This may just be the beginning!" Rocky smirked with menace.

The first round's second half was being held in a dense bamboo forest, just northeast of the base camp. The fifteen spirit manipulators would be pitted against with each other until only seven of them remained and were declared the winners. These seven winners would receive entry tickets to move on to the second round of the capability competition.

Ten of the fifteen spirit manipulators were Deputy Commanders. At least, they had the capability beyond the fifth grade of the Earthly Stage to be ranked as Deputy Commanders.