User blog comment:B214/Shin DxD 1 discussion/@comment-93.132.65.47-20180926201139/@comment-28884330-20180927052226

There is absolutely no indication that Crom held back against Vali. That is a baseless assumption.

And also, Vali’s DxD L does not have the power of Ophis. It’s the power of Albion and Vali’s power of Lucifer. Ophis’ blessing simply unlocked Vali’s Lucifer potential and helped him sync it with Albion’s power.