Chapter 848 - 588, the Daoist Ancestor who Acts Quickly and Decisively
Although enveloped by the phantom shadows of Jianmu, the Middle Heavenly State could not shield Duge’s perceptions, and he was well aware of everything happening within—the Human Emperor Inheritance had taken precedence, and the populace truly reaped the benefits.
This couldn’t be influenced by merely chanting slogans for a day or two or promising the upper echelons a bunch of empty commitments.
A long period of propaganda and brainwashing had cast the Immortal Emperor as a vile and underhanded individual in the Mortal Realm.
Having already rebelled, who would dare trust that he would not seek retribution come autumn?
Therefore, the more the Immortal Court blackened Duge’s name, the more the people of the Middle Heavenly State united in shared indignation against the enemy.
Seeing this, Duge even wondered if the alien warriors on the other side were intentionally going easy on him.
This was normal; after having fought so many battles on alien battlefields, he had long accumulated enough prestige. Only a fool would not leave themselves a way out and be intent on being his enemy.
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The Immortal Court’s army was divided into twelve parts, commanded by the nine remaining Heavenly Venerables and the Three Officials Emperor of Heaven, Earth, and Water.
The nine Heavenly Venerables and the Three Officials Emperor were second only to the Immortal Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West in terms of military strength and authority, having survived several calamities.
Gao Ming and others were only nominal supreme commanders.
In reality, if it weren’t for the need to expand their influence for self-preservation, Gao Ming and his companions would rather work behind the scenes.