Within the "Messenger," there were all kinds of incredible abilities: powers, supernatural abilities, traits, Golden Natures, and so on. But when you got right down to it, they were all just skills in an online game. There would be no problem calling them "Fireball," "Hypnosis," or "Time Stop." So why were they divided into so many categories?
What distinguished them, aside from their numerical values and effectiveness, was most importantly their priority. In the terminology of the "Messenger," that was their level of existence.
Compared to mortals, Foundation Establishment experts did not actually have an outrageously large numerical advantage. If you went purely by the stats on paper, ten Third Ranks could contend with one Foundation Establishment expert. But whether in the game or reality, a Foundation Establishment expert could deal with ten Third Ranks without breaking a sweat. Why? There was no other reason than the fact that their level of existence was a tier higher. At the code level, this meant that all of a Foundation Establishment expert's skills took effect first, overriding everything else and ignoring resistances and immunities. If a mortal's skill conflicted with a Foundation Establishment expert's, it would all be rendered ineffective.
How were you supposed to fight that? There was no fight to be had.
When Dragon Locking True Person restrained Bunny Heroine, Bunny Heroine's Defense Barrier was actually still there. Later, Yan Qing had even tried to have Bunny Heroine activate Bingzi Jiaolin's Heaven-Covering, but it had all been pointless. The Dragon-Locking Well's supernatural ability simply ignored this and that and suppressed everything!
If the game was compared to a painting, mortal messengers used the resources within the painting, while Foundation Establishment experts painted directly. Even if you found the best sword, the best armor, and the best mount in the painting,