Several passed away in the blink of an eye.
Lin Xue joined the Gold Dragon division and started training with the rest of the soldiers who were stuck in the same realm as her.
She was currently focused on polishing her existing techniques and Fu Sheng is happy to mentor her upon witnessing her lightning mode, which doesn't use her ether energy. Instead, her pure attribute energy is going to get consumed alongside her rapid depletion of stamina. As a result, using such a technique is extremely taxing on one's body and she plans on improving her mastery to increase her limit.
Meanwhile, the situation at Phoenix Empire started getting worse day after day. Shang Jun's act of planned assassination of the noble clan leaders and elders while throwing the blame on the Rebel Forces enraged him. He hit back by destroying a couple of granaries in the imperial city, only to realize that the public sentiment on Rebel Forces turned worse.