Now a mere indigenous being, even if it is a Supreme Overlord, is nothing but a ghost under my sword, intending to use the opponent to sharpen my own path and methods, letting the opponent's bones become the food for my progression. Only then would I be qualified to challenge those stronger ones.
Sometimes encountering a more powerful peer talent can be a blow, possibly extinguishing one's spirit and the desire to compete, but it can also be a motivation that drives oneself to strive harder forward.
Undoubtedly, the Zi Qi Saint Heir is the latter. After witnessing more of Heaven's Proud, he is not disheartened but instead more eager to compete with those geniuses.
Although the Dragon Saliva Realm is merely a C-level World, this is a limitation of the world's grade, not to say that there are no strong figures within the Dragon Saliva Realm.