Although he had only advanced to Level 8 after the small-scale conflict, when he was only Level 7, he could already feel that the barrier between him and the Transcendent was about to be broken.
Just as he had discussed with Old White before, the growth process of a professional was essentially the process of adapting to exceptional environments.
The various specialty passive entries that arise from this process could be said to be a feedback from the reality of the professional's own resistance to exceptional situations, rather than the merit of the system's panel.
Why do beings like Demons or Elves have certain enhancements in their Attributes compared to other races?
The simple reason is that they, in order to adapt to extreme environments, have to advance more quickly to develop Attributes and specialties that can better resist these environments during their growth process.