After listening to Shen Yi's explanation of how the rules and environment Beyond the World affected power, a flicker of understanding passed through Xilos's golden eyes, and she said softly.
"So that's how it is. No wonder I've had a strange feeling ever since I came Beyond the World. The power that had been dormant inside me seems to have become more active, and I even feel as if it's faintly about to break through some kind of limit."
Hearing this, Winnie looked at Xilos, her tone carrying understanding.
"Is it that feeling where your power has accumulated to a certain point and is gradually about to break through, to undergo a qualitative change?"
Xilos nodded, slightly surprised.
"Yes. I was confused before, because when I was in the Shadow World, although my power was also steadily increasing, I had never felt such a clear sense of a threshold, as if it were within reach. But after coming here, that feeling became obvious."
A complicated look flashed through Winnie's golden eyes, and she explained, "Suppress it for now. This is because your strength itself has already half-stepped into the level of an Authority Holder. Your essence is a spirit formed by the rules of flame, and your affinity with and control over the rule of 'fire' are innate talents."
"If the Shadow World back then hadn't had Lilith, an outside Authority Holder, occupying the dominant position, then as a native of that world, with this talent and your understanding of the world's rules, becoming that world's fire Authority Holder would have been all but certain."
She paused, then looked toward Alvin's enormous outline in the distance. "Lilith suppressed you, including the other native powerhouses in the Shadow World who might have touched the level of authority, for this very reason.