The fifth ring of "Balance" was the "Soul-Burier." At this stage, growth was focused mainly on spiritual power and perception. Yu Lian could clearly feel that his mental defenses had been qualitatively strengthened. He didn't know whether it had anything to do with getting to know himself all over again.
As a result, whether in spiritual techniques, combined arrays, or mental offense and defense, he was no longer the person he used to be. Of course, when it came to the spiritual realm and spiritual techniques, he had already mastered "Silver Dragon's Breath" and "Psionic Storm" thanks to the teachings that mysterious young lady from the Enlighteners had sent across time and space. He had never been an ordinary "Balance" in the first place. Now, after passing through the fifth ring, his understanding of those two divine techniques had reached a new level.
He was now confident that even if he traded fireballs with those full-time mages, he wouldn't necessarily lose.
Also, perhaps because he had fused with the pineal gland of an aether wyrm, the unlocked star positions now included abilities like "Aether Body" and "Aether Breathing."
The former could be considered an advanced version of "Elemental Body." At this stage, he could switch his body between matter and energy much more easily.
Back when he was at the "Elemental Body" stage, whether he wanted to pass through fire or turn into water, he had to endure the agony of every cell in his body being torn apart. Unless you were a natural masochist, doing that too many times would turn you into a lunatic.
So even though someone had once been blasted head-on by a Titan's main cannon in his previous life, he was still extremely cautious about using this skill. Yu Lian would rather put on several