Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 1484 The Suitable Candidate

"Just think about it. If our clans became united by marriage, we will become of great importance inthe Sovereign Sect. I think you know the relationship between the Grand Sky Sect and the SovereignPavilion. As long as you explain everything to Hannah, I don't think that she would refuse.” Benedictdeliberately mentioned the name of the Sovereign Pavilion to show Timothy that he was indeedserious in what he was proposing.

The truth was that the relationship between the Grand Sky Sect and the Sovereign Pavilion was alsobrought by a marriage. Back then, in order to gain the support of the Sovereign Pavilion, Benedict'syounger sister had to marry the former leader of the Sovereign Pavilion who was already overseventy years old. That was the main reason why the Grand Sky Sect could become what it wastoday.

"Well..." Timothy was almost rendered speechless as Benedict strongly insisted on the marriage. Hedidn't want to give in, but also couldn't just flatly refuse him. Just as Benedict said, the Grand SkySect had close ties with the Sovereign Pavilion. It meant that the Sword Spirit Sect couldn't dosomething that might directly offend the Grand Sky Sect.

"I think you're wrong. Although I'm a woman, I still have the right to make my own decision when itcomes to my marriage.” Suddenly, a sweet voice echoed throughout the hall.

A moment later, a beautiful woman walked in and appeared before them. She was very graceful andlooked very composed. It was none other than Timothy's daughter—Hannah.

"Oh, Hannah, you are here. Well, I didn't mean it like that. I just thought that if Timothy would deemthat it's okay, then you might also agree as well..." Seeing that Hannah made an appearance,Benedict assumed that everything would go more smoothly. After all, he couldn't replace any reasonwhy they would turn down his proposal.

"Well, my father can't make that decision for me. I hope you can understand this,” Hannah said witha straight face.

"Hannah, don't be rude to our guest!” Timothy reprimanded her immediately.

"No, it's okay. I actually agree with her. Let her speak for herself,” Benedict said, still confident thatHannah could think logically for the good of their sect.

"Although it's my honor that you have personally picked me to be married to your son, I'm afraidthat I can't agree to that.” To Benedict's surprise, Hannah refused without any hesitation.

"Why is that?" Benedict's eyes instantly darkened. He didn't expect that Hannah had the guts to turndown such a grand gesture.

"It's because... I've actually decided to hold a martial arts competition to select the most suitableman for me, and it's going to be held after half a month,” Hannah said without any hint of fear orpanic in her voice.

Hearing that, everyone looked at each other in surprise. It was the first time that they had heardabout that, and they didn't expect that Hannah would go to such an extent to counter Benedict'sproposal.

"What? A martial arts competition for choosing the man that you would marry?" Benedict couldn'thelp but clench his fists. He underestimated Hannah's ability to quickly act according to the presentcircumstances.

"That's right. Indeed, I'm not a young girl anymore, and it must be the right time to replace a suitableman to get married to. However, I have a lot of admirers, so I'm having a hard time choosing whichone is the best. Thus, I came up with a decision and chose to hold a competition," Hannahresponded.

"Hannah, have you really made up your mind?" Hearing her daughter's words, Timothy couldn'thelp but indirectly remind her that she didn't have to push herself that far.

"Timothy, what is the meaning of this? I personally visited to offer this marriage, and now you'llsuddenly tell me you want to hold this competition. Are you playing a trick on me on purpose?”Benedict expressed his anger at once.

"Master Benedict, please don't take it that way. You see, Hannah is a bit willful. Once she has alreadymade up her mind, it's hard to persuade her otherwise. Tomorrow, I will announce the details of thecompetition. I will also invite the elites from various sects and clans to participate in the said event.Of course, your son is also welcome to participate. With your son's strength, he can surely win thecompetition, right?” Timothy knew that the competition idea was much better than be directly tiedup on the neck and obey what Benedict wanted.

"All right, fine. I hope that after this competition, I won't hear any excuse.” Benedict didn't want tomake a scene. Since the matter was already decided, he just needed to play along with their planand win the competition. Then, he finally stood up and cupped his hands before leaving.

As Benedict and his men left, Timothy and Hannah looked at each other and were able to breathe asigh of relief.

"Hannah, are you really sure about this? After that event, there will be no turning back.” Timothyknew that his daughter was just trying to help him and the Sword Spirit Sect. At the very least, shedidn't want Benedict's plan to succeed. However, once the competition was finished, Hannah wouldhave to get married to the winner.

"What else can I do? This was the only thing I could think of to get us out of that dilemma. Besides, Iknow that we can't directly offend the Grand Sky Sect..." Hannah replied helplessly as a frownshowed on her delicate face.

"Master Timothy, everyone knows how ambitious Benedict can be. I'm sure that he's just going touse this marriage to control our sect!”

"That's right. We can't let him and the warriors of the Grand Sky Sect win this competition!"

"It's easier said than done. There are so many powerful warriors in the Grand Sky Sect, so theirchances of winning are still high.”

"Then, we must create a plan. It would be the best scenario for us if someone from our sect wins thecontest."

At the moment, the elders and officials of the Sword Spirit Sect were having an intense discussionon what move they had to make in the situation.

"Hannah, what kind of competition do you have in mind?" Timothy asked. Now that Hannah cameup with the idea of the competition, she must also have some thoughts about it.

"Hmm. If it's just a competition that caters to pure strength, then the masters of the Grand Sky Sectwill have a great edge in winning the competition, but there's no way to deliberately exclude them.We should think of certain rules that would still convince the Grand Sky Sect but will be alsobeneficial to us at the same time,” Hannah said after thinking for a while.

"You're right. But I still think that this will be difficult to pull off. Besides, I don't think that Benedictwill really send his son to participate in this competition. After all, with his son's strength, he willsurely have no chance of winning,” Timothy said as he stroked his beard.

"Anyway, I'm thinking that the participants should only be limited to the clans and sects within theSovereign Sect. Each of these clans and sects is only allowed to send a single warrior that representsthem for this competition. Moreover, the age of the participants shall be limited to under thirtyyears old. This way, I think we can diminish the Grand Sky Sect's advantage,” Hannah said uponanalyzing the factors carefully.

"That's a good idea, Miss Hannah. Even if we can't fully stop the Grand Sky Sect, we can at leastmake it impossible for them to get what they actually want. Additionally, if a master from theSovereign Pavilion happens to win the competition, it will still be a win for us. With that, the GrandSky Sect will surely have nothing else to say," one of the elders of the Sword Spirit Sect immediatelyagreed.

At the same time, the other elders and officials also expressed their approval, thinking that thesuggested rules should give the Sword Spirit Sect a lot of advantages.

"So, given those restrictions, who will the Sword Spirit Sect send to compete? The most powerfulwarriors at the King Realm in our sect are all over thirty years old, so no one among them couldparticipate. Although there are some younger warriors at the King Realm, I think their strengthwouldn't be enough to win the competition,” Uriel remarked with a frown, thinking of the possiblecandidates.

"What about Basil? He has just been promoted to be the leader of the Security Hall because of hisamazing talents when he fought during the previous competition. He should be a good candidate,”someone suggested.

"I agree. Basil is still very young but he has already made much progress in cultivating his strength.For me, he's a young talent and a perfect candidate.” Uriel gave his approval. After all, Rocky left agood impression on him the last time they went to the Martial Spirit Graveyard, so he didn't hesitateto recommend him.

"I can also vouch for Basil. I'm confident in his skills and strength.” Hannah joined in and alsorecommended Basil.

"No. Basil can't participate in this competition. Let us think of another one,” Timothy suddenlydeclared as he shook his head.

Hearing the sudden objection, the elders and the officials immediately looked at Timothy with aconfused look on their faces. They all wondered why he wouldn't think that Basil was the rightchoice.

As Hannah cast a glance at her father, she instantly understood what he was thinking. AlthoughRocky was indeed a remarkable warrior, there were still a lot of mysteries shrouding him. If he onlystayed in the Sword Spirit City, it might be just fine. However, if he won the competition andbecame Hannah's husband, everything would be different.

"Hannah, do you think that there is any other person that could represent the Sword Spirit City?"Timothy asked to divert the topic from Rocky.

"Aside from Basil, Ramon should also be a good candidate. I heard that he performed well duringthe competition for the position of the Security Hall leader,” Hannah responded after giving it somethought.