The feat was hardly new to Liam, which was shocking in and of itself.
Cultivators typically went their entire lives seeing the gaps between stages as insurmountable. Only a few heroic exceptions could consider overcoming them, and that mostly when it came to magical beasts.
Even then, those exceptions wouldn't just face stronger magical beasts head-on, relying instead on what made cultivators superior, on top of choosing the playing field and more.
However, Liam had sealed his status as an exception among exceptions in that battle. He had faced the level three snake without resorting to careful hunts, and before reaching the peak of the rooting stage.
Most importantly, Liam had won.
Which was why the feat was incomparable to killing Cecilia, the level two coyote, and Simon, at least to Liam. He didn't see it as a heroic achievement. It was proof of personal growth, of undeniable progress toward his impossible goals, both in terms of strength and mindset.
