"It won't be long now before the fire spreads here as well."
"How are you so sure?" Ozul asked, taking his eyes off of the one-sided beating of the trio.
In these 10 years, Ember too had grown stronger. Her presence was even more diminished than before as she had gained finer control over her powers.
She looked down at him before stating, "While you were wasting your time sleeping every day, I traveled to other Realms."
Since there were fewer and fewer targets for him now, Ozul spent most of his time either sleeping or watching the trio train.
As for Ember, she kept herself busy building connections in other Realms.
Since she became an Empyrean, she realized that with just a bit of effort and the right techniques, she could easily hop onto other Realms without needing the Spatial Artifacts.
She had since visited the other 7 Realms surrounding the Land Above Realms.
If it got confusing. Listing the Virtues again:
humility/pride Zihao -- Kami
kindness/envy Jidu -- Kami
charity/greed Tanlan -- Kami
diligence/sloth Lan duo -- Kami
chastity/lust Qingyu --- Demonic Emperor
temperance/gluttony Bàoshí --- Demonic Emperor
patience/wrath Gu --- neutral