"I, I..."

Jiang Xiong, pale-faced, was about to refuse, but Jiang Chengye had already grown impatient.

He suddenly reached out and accurately grabbed Jiang Xiong's throat. Jiang Xiong, a powerful cultivator in the late stage of the Mountain and Sea Realm, had no power to resist in Jiang Chengye's hands.

The next moment, Jiang Chengye picked up the cup and forcefully poured a cup of Yaochi water down Jiang Xiong's throat.

"No... um..."

Jiang Xiong roared in despair, but his voice was immediately drowned out.

Bang!

Jiang Chengye casually threw down the empty cup in his hand and then released Jiang Xiong.

"Uh..."

Jiang Xiong covered his throat, as if he wanted to gag, but soon he froze on the spot.

Amidst the horrified gazes of everyone, grotesque dark green patterns rapidly emerged from the skin beneath his clothes, then spread across his entire body.

"ah!"

Jiang Xiong, whose breathing was erratic, fell to the ground. He roared in pain, but could not stop the strange changes happening to his body.

Everyone watched as his features became distorted, and half of his face was covered with hideous lines.

"Isn't this exactly what a scavenger looks like...?"

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, realizing what was happening.

Jiang Chengye is assimilating them in this way; this is their pledge of allegiance!

Splash!

Jiang Chengye gestured again, and the Jade Pool churned, with countless waves crashing down from the sky, covering every table and desk in the Jade Pool Palace. When the waves receded, the wine cups in front of everyone were filled with dark green pool water.

"Drink, or die."

Jiang Chengye's meaning was self-evident: if he wanted to live, he had no choice but to drink the polluted Yaochi water in front of him.

"What do we do before it sinks?!"

As everyone's expressions changed, Zhao Keyi also looked at Chen Qian, "Should we fight him?"

"Fight my ass! Do you think you can stop so many heavenly soldiers?"

Shen Qian frowned deeply, not expecting the situation to become so troublesome.

The anticipated chaos did not materialize; Jiang Chengye was completely in control of the situation.

With millions of heavenly soldiers and generals, plus the enchantress who has been hiding in the shadows and has yet to show herself, Shen Qian worried that even if he summoned a clone, it might not be enough to deliver the final blow.

But recalling the system's earlier commotion, Shen Qian's heart stirred. "I might have a way to break this deadlock, but..."

"What?"

Qu Bai and the others all looked over.

Just as Shen Qian was about to reply, Wang Shuo suddenly sprang up in mid-air and pounced on Jiang Chengye at an extremely fast speed.

"The opportunity has arrived!"

Shen Qian was surprised that Wang Shuo would choose this time to launch an attack, and his eyes lit up.