"That's... different," Kyle said. "What about their Battle-Strength?"
"Battle-Strength and Stages are the same thing in the Transcendent Realm," the Duchess of Twilight said. "The power of Laws dictates your Battle-Strength and your Stage at the same time. If you had a higher Battle-Strength, you would have a higher Stage."
"Technically, the Transcendent Realm doesn't have Stages. If you want to advance, you simply need to comprehend a Level Two Law and consume enough Ether. If you do that, you will reach the next Realm."
"A Level Two Law?" Kyle asked.
"The Yin Elements," the Duchess of Twilight said. "Skysand and Winterfire are examples."
'Yin Elements? What? Are we Buddhists now?' Kyle thought.
"Fully comprehending one of these Elements represents comprehending a Level Two Law," the Duchess of Twilight explained. "If you can comprehend either of those, you can reach the next Realm."
