The reason for claiming kingship

It was the third day after Jian Shang returned from Lingnan to Hidden Dragon Commandery.

By then, the Great Qin Tiger Army had surged forth like a tiger released from its cage, winning battle after battle. It had already fought its way to Yingchuan Commandery and was threatening the Zhangchu State!

In the rear courtyard of the City Lord's Manor in Hidden Dragon City, Hidden Dragon Commandery.

Jian Shang sat cross-legged inside a secluded chamber, starlight swirling around him and multicolored radiance blossoming above his head.

Directly overhead floated a nearly tangible little dragon. It had a horse's muzzle, a crab's eyes, a goat's whiskers, an ox's ears, a lion's mane, a carp's scales, a snake's body, and an eagle's claws. Two distinct little bumps protruded from its head like fleshy lumps;

Around the little dragon were a brown ancient god half-hidden among clouds, an ever-shifting human figure, a hell swept by sinister winds, an unpredictable mass of purple clouds, and a vast, ethereal blue ocean...

When Jian Shang circulated the Cosmic Star Tribulation, he was cultivating several arts at once: the Cloud Dragon Nine Transformations, which emphasized body refinement; the Thick Earth Underworld King Canon, which emphasized energy refinement; the Eternal Antiquity Scripture, which emphasized spirit refinement; the auxiliary Martial God Heart Sutra, which emphasized tempering the heart; the Pagoda Prison-Suppressing Scripture, which tempered intent, primarily killing intent, to subdue enemies through sheer will; the Innate Illusory God Record, a special art that emphasized transformation and harmony with heaven and earth; and the Liyuan Xiaoxiang Melody, which tempered the heart while being particularly effective at cultivating one's disposition.

After cultivating for a while, Jian Shang's thick brows knitted tightly. His wavering gaze turned toward the pill on the low table before his couch... the Three-Headed Fleeceflower Root, a luxurious