There will be tougher tests to come than an Everton side who have quickly come to resemble Sean Dyche's 2021-22 Burnley, and not the better versions that came before.
But the manner in which Arsenal swatted aside their opponents on Wednesday night was about as emphatic a title statement as they have delivered this season, and it was done with a smile on their face.
Into March and with a Manchester City side not at their imperious best, yet still very much there on their coattails, the Gunners were given the perfect chance to build on the recent wins over Aston Villa and Leicester, and they certainly delivered.
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli in the first half, Martin Odegaard and Martinelli again in the second. Four-nil. Job done. And while it did take a while to break down Dyche's obdurate side in the first period you always thought that they would eventually.
That is because, at the moment at least, Arsenal are embracing the idea of pressure as a privilege.
They are a squad have taken a look at the opportunity in front of them and decided to run for it head on. It is a wonderful place to be.
Setbacks don't seem to be affecting them too much either.
Wednesday's game came just 25 days after the Gunners were beaten 1-0 at Everton in Dyche's first game in charge, with Dwight McNeil's corner headed in by James Tarkowski for an example of just how the new manager was going to set about doing things.
To some, the prospect of immediate revenge could have become all-encompassing, even jarringly so as the bigger picture was lost.
But Arsenal didn't do that, with their focus and determination on show in Ben White's post-match interview.
"Obviously an amazing performance, especially with the result a couple of weeks ago, it was nice to put four past them today," said the defender.
"They make it tough, once we had the first more were going to come, so it was nice to do that today.
"There’s ups and down in football and that was a down, today was enjoyable."
Enjoyable. And it certainly looks it.
True they might have been helped by the form of others this season, but life is all about timing, and Arsenal could not have picked a better time to look like they are all gathered together on the same page of a book that could be one for the ages.
A title success is now a very real possibility, and where we place this among the pantheon of great seasons seems to be changing by the week.
Earlier in the campaign some comparisons were made with Leicester's 2015-16 win but this is a better side than that one, and one that should not be viewed in the same underdog capacity due to the money spent on it.
A more fitting comparison could be Liverpool's 2013-14 team under Brendan Rodgers, although they had never really looked like potential champions before a run of 11 straight wins between February and April prior to them stumbling just before the line.
That was a small squad, reliant on maybe 13 or 14 first-team players, and Rodgers was able to roll them week after week and game after game as the wins kept coming.
This Arsenal have a deeper group of players, although not substantially, and crucially seem to be holding on to the sense of fun and enjoyment that this challenge is bringing.
That will be so important in the weeks to come, when the nights get lighter and challenges get tougher.
But they could not be approaching them in better shape.
