Chapter 826 - - 580 The Last Straw

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Puhua Celestial Venerable had his doubts about what Duge said, but he chose to stay nonetheless.

The path to sainthood was fraught with temptations, and this path could not be traversed within the Heavenly Court.

The crucial point Puhua Celestial Venerable understood was that, being one of the Ten Celestial Venerables of the Heavenly Court, even if deceived by Duge, the Immortal Emperor would not punish him, as the Celestial Venerables were not bound by the laws of the Heavenly Court.

In the following days.

Duge engaged in discussions of the Dao at Mount Sumeru with everyone, allowing all to comprehend the Daoist Rhyme, while also guiding the direction of public opinion across the Five Great Continents.

With the Human Emperor Inheritance spread across the Five Great Continents, Duge could instantaneously move to any location; distance was no longer a constraint for him.

The Mortal Realm finally experienced a rare calm.

During these days, all reports in the “Human Daily” revolved around the Celestial-Buddhist battle in the Southern Zen Region.

The detailed process of this battle was reported from various perspectives, along with various analyses.

For instance, the article “On the War between Celestials and Buddhists” dissected the wolfish ambitions and the external firmness but internal weakness of the Immortal Emperor in depth.

As Buddhism was initially established, the Immortal Court immediately dispatched Xianyou True Monarch to conquer, showcasing the Immortal Emperor’s imperialism that tolerated no autonomy.

The Immortal Emperor’s eagerness to initiate a war served as evidence for his crossing the Twilight Calamity; he desperately wanted to provoke a catastrophe in the Three Realms, intending to pacify the Twilight Calamity by having spiritual energy return to heaven and earth through death…

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In stark contrast to the incompetence of the Immortal Emperor was the article “The Art of War and Diplomacy”.

This article described how the Human Emperor took a stand during the standoff between the two sides to quell the killings, persuading hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers and executing Xianyou True Monarch with his own strength.

It not only demonstrated the power of the Human Emperor but also his determination to protect the Mortal Realm from the Immortal Court;

Afterward.

Following this was the news of Puhua Celestial Venerable abandoning the darkness for light under the influence of the Human Emperor, joining the Human Race which sent the Five States into a frenzy.

The supplement to the “Human Daily” interwove articles on how the Human Emperor encouraged scholars, advising them to avoid arrogance and impatience and to steadily strive towards the pinnacle step by step;

There were also visions for the future held by the Human Emperor and his commitment to protecting the Human Race;

Of course, there were also grand events such as the surge of talents in the states, the establishment of the Pure Land in Buddhism, and the signing of peace treaties between the Demon Clan and the Human Race, among others;

In summary.

Everything about the Immortal Court was negative: the Immortal Emperor was incompetent, harsh, and despotic; the Immortal Court was in decline, fierce on the outside but feeble within…

Everything about the Human Race was positive: the Human Emperor was wise, great, willing to sacrifice, and the Human Race was prospering splendidly, advancing rapidly…

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Controlling public opinion meant controlling the hearts of people, and Duge was well-versed in the art of propaganda.

His thoughts, the objectives he hoped to achieve, spread unwittingly through these articles.

The confidence of the Human Race was fully ignited, with an explosion of Literary and Martial Gall.

The “True History of the Three Realms”, compiled by Duge, spread to every corner of the Human Race through the efforts of History Speakers.

From one to ten, ten to a hundred.

More and more people believed in the Human Emperor Inheritance and the Twilight Calamity…

In just over ten days, Duge’s prestige in the Mortal Realm reached its peak.

More and more people awakened their Literary and Martial Gall, amplifying the fate of the Human Race, and further elevating Duge’s Cultivation Level.

Now, without relying on any Magic Artifacts, he could suppress the joint forces of the Longevity Emperor and Bai Da Demon King and others.

As for Puhua Celestial Venerable and the generals of the Thunder Division, defeating them was like twisting an arm behind their back.

After all.

Once their proud Thunder Skill proved ineffective against him, their other methods were ordinary and trivial.

In other words, his cultivation had entered the world’s top ranks. It remained to be seen if there still was any gap between him and personages like the Immortal Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West.

It must be said, binding the fate of the Human Race to the Human Emperor was the most correct thing Duge had done.

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Duge managed the Mortal Realm so that it thrived.

Alien Warriors also lived unprecedentedly well. Those belonging to sects joined sects, and those without sects joined the government. As long as they identified themselves and stressed the keywords, there were plenty of people to cooperate with their development.

A competitive game was forcibly turned by Duge into a lifestyle game.

Everyone knew the Human Emperor was Duge.

But by then, no one wanted to be Duge’s enemy anymore.

Whether Duge was an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao or an Alien Warrior, they simply were not on the same level.

To be his enemy at this time would mean truly having one’s brain trapped in a door.

Now, every Alien Warrior’s goal was to diligently explore the keywords, hoping to achieve sainthood through them and truly escape the control of Pan-Universe Entertainment.

If they could escape Pan-Universe Entertainment, who cared about the fate of their planets behind them…

Of course, everyone fiercely competed also because of the dreaded elimination rule; as long as one did not rank last when the Alien Battlefield concluded, the game was considered a victory.

That’s not to say that no one hated Duge anymore; Alien Warriors who randomly received useless keywords, no matter how they tried, could not escape being at the bottom and hated Duge to the point of gnashing their teeth. But they could only hate him in their hearts, as useless keywords could no longer harm Duge.

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Underworld.

The Underworld Emperor also sheltered a few Alien Warriors and sent them to the Mortal Realm for development, providing them with all the resources and connections they needed, along with bodyguards.

This was done to verify Duge’s assertions and to replicate the keywords on them to make the step toward sainthood.

“True History of the Three Realms”, daily issues of the “Human Daily”, and Duge’s movements in the Mortal Realm were delivered to the Underworld Emperor by disciples like Chang Ning as soon as possible.

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