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.