User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 24 discussion blog/@comment-26926813-20171206173524/@comment-31.11.130.187-20171207203027

I think this is only logical explanation. Even Son Wukong said that Vali EJOD attacks would turn him to ash so it could be suggestion that Strada is on par with Son Wukong (which is of course impossible). What moreover with EJOD Vali Bikou and Fenrir stand by his side so if he could go against those 3 at once we sould consider him as someone on god class warrior + he still didnt have original Durandal- then only weaker Vali has some sense