Chapter 5364“Since Fellow Daoist Chen possesses true talent and knowledge, it’s time to let the Divine Nation know your strength and convince everyone,”Wu Hao pondered. “Ziyuan, take Fellow Daoist Chen to the martial arts arena and have the commander of the Imperial Guards arrange a sparring match. This will allow Fellow Daoist Chen to familiarize himself with the Divine Nation’s combat capabilities.appears to be unrelated text fragments and should likely be omitted.] Ziyuan nodded and gestured to David, “Fellow Daoist Chen, please follow me. The Divine Nation’s Imperial Guards are among the top combat forces in the Sixth Heaven, and the martial arts arena is home to the Divine Nation’s most elite cultivators.”David didn’t refuse; he, too, wanted to ascertain the Divine Nation’s true strength.Cooperation presupposes equality. If everyone in the Divine Nation were like Wei Feng, who only appeared strong on the outside but were weak on the inside, such cooperation would be difficult to achieve.The two left the palace and headed for the martial arts arena on the west side of the Divine Capital.The Divine Clan monks along the way, noticing Zi Yuan’s respectful attitude towards David and recalling the rumors from the academy about David breaking Wei Feng’s arm, looked at David with a touch more awe, no longer the disdain they had previously.The Divine Kingdom’s martial arts arena was far grander than David had imagined. It was paved entirely with black, dark iron stone, the ground engraved with shock-absorbing formation patterns. Dozens of stone pillars inscribed with divine patterns stood along its edges, each topped by a suspended crystal ball to record battle records.At that moment, hundreds of imperial guards clad in silver armor were training in the arena. Golden spiritual energy crisscrossed the landscape, and the cries of battle were deafening.“That’s the commander of the Imperial Guards, Ao Lie.”Zi Yuan pointed to a burly man in the center of the martial arts arena and introduced him in a low voice. “He’s a hybrid of the dragon and the divine, with a cultivation level at the peak of the eighth rank in the Earthly Immortal Realm. His wielding of the ‘Sky-Splitting Spear’ is unparalleled, and he ranks tenth on the Divine Nation’s Martial Arts Ranking.” “Dragon?” David was somewhat surprised. Following Zi Yuan’s gaze, he saw Ao Lie, over eight feet tall, with long, cyan hair tied back. His face was resolute, and he exuded a chilling aura.He was wielding a silver spear, several feet long, directing the Imperial Guards’ drills. The tip of the spear occasionally pierced the air, ripping it apart with a sharp, explosive sound.Ao Lie noticed their gazes and turned. When his eyes landed on David, his brows furrowed.The cultivator before him was only a first-rank Earth Immortal. His attire was ordinary, and his spiritual energy fluctuations were unremarkable. It was hard to see what made him so special that he could even be accompanied by Zi Yuan’s staff. ” MasterZi Yuan, who is this?”Ao Lie sheathed his silver spear and strode over, his tone tinged with arrogance.In his opinion, anyone who could catch Zi Yuan’s eye must be a cultivator of at least the eighth rank of the Earth Immortal Realm. A “low-level cultivator” like David was unworthy of appearing in the martial arts arena.noveldrama“Commander Ao, this is Fellow Daoist David, a distinguished guest invited by the king.”Zi Yuan’s tone was flat, but with unquestionable majesty, “The king ordered you to arrange a competition so that Fellow Daoist Chen can see the strength of the imperial guards.”Ao Lie’s face showed obvious disdain when he heard this. He looked David up and down and sneered, “Lord Zi Yuan, you are not kidding, are you? Let me compete with a first-grade cultivator in the Earth Immortal Realm? If this gets out, wouldn’t people laugh? The face of my Divine Kingdom Imperial Guards can’t afford to lose face like this!”The imperial guards who were training around also looked sideways, and after seeing David’s realm, they couldn’t help laughing, and the sound of discussion came one after another.“The commander is right. A first-grade Earth Immortal is worthy of sparring with the commander? He’d probably be killed instantly!”“I think he’s just here to join in the fun. Maybe he got through some backdoor to get brought here by Lady Ziyuan.”“I could beat ten of those bas***s with one hand!”David remained expressionless, as if oblivious to the taunts.He knew very well that in a world where strength reigned supreme, verbal arguments were meaningless; only fists could silence them.