That wasn't supposed to happen. It actually made no sense.
Uriah and Daniel were both high-stage branching experts. They weren't necessarily equally matched, but their levels were similar enough for large power gaps not to exist.
Of course, raw cultivation level wasn't all there was to a cultivator's strength, but Uriah and Daniel were sort of evenly matched in other regards, too.
Uriah was an inscription master in a place that heavily favored him. He also had a metal core, making the Aetacia region's abundance in precious minerals a living heaven for him.
Uriah had all the tools his dantian and noble art required, on top of the privileges only a leadership position could provide. He had access to suitable resources, didn't need permission to take or use them, and could work on them in the safety of his Tribe.
