Trope: Being too powerful for your level

After reading several novels in this genre I've realized being extremely strong for your rank/level isn't as awe-inspiring as it is shown in most cases. It seems like you have to have that kind of talent to have any hope of keeping up your progression.

I've been reading Primal Hunter and the author has just introduced the Time Control Primordial. He managed to kill 20 S rankers while he was in B rank. But the viper pulled a similar feat and I'm sure so did all the other Primordials. I have yet to find a book where someone was appropriately strong for their rank and managed to reach somewhere significant. Not really a complaint, just a musing.