Wilfred and Steven had talked about their situation. The long travels and the many training sessions had given them the time to discuss their condition, and the conclusions felt obvious. They were under their companions in terms of sheer power, potential, and battle instincts.
That realization wasn't too tough to accept. Both experts had seen their companions achieve the impossible multiple times. The world had tried to suppress them, but they had always managed to succeed in finding benefits among those struggles.
Noah, King Elbas, Alexander, and Divine Demon were true monsters of the cultivation journey. They went looking for punishments to maximize their benefits. They wanted Heaven and Earth to show them the flaws in their laws so that they could improve past the impossible limits that they had placed on themselves.