Chapter 2216: The Arrogance of Power

Outside the martial arena, over a thousand city guards, armed with long spears and clad in water-blue armor, stood watch. No one was allowed within a five-hundred-meter radius. Farther away, a crowd of cultivators had gathered to observe. They knew that today, the Blue Phoenix Clan was holding a recruitment for guest elders. "The recruitment starts in a quarter of an hour, doesn’t it? Too bad they won’t let us watch Spirit God-level cultivators compete," someone murmured. "Dream on. Watching Spirit God-level cultivators spar isn’t something you see every day." "Isn’t that Dorian, the chief steward of the Blue Phoenix Clan, standing at the entrance of the martial arena?" "Only Spirit God-level cultivators could warrant Dorian himself waiting at the door to welcome them…" The crowd erupted into murmurs. At the arena’s entrance, besides the guards, an elderly man in a blue robe stood out. His appearance was meticulous, his hair combed flawlessly. Whenever his eyes swe