Xiu Yuan turned toward the voice and discovered that it was a young Zhongli.
More accurately, he should have been called Morax at this point.
"Demon God of Darkness, Glasya-Labolas. You can also call me Xiu Yuan," he said.
"Xiu Yuan...?" Morax eyed him warily.
He had never seen anyone so strange before. The man even wore an eerie mask that seemed to be smiling yet not smiling, weeping yet not weeping.
"That's right. And what's your name?" Xiu Yuan asked in return.
"Geo Archon, Morax."
Morax did not yet have the honorific "Rex Lapis." He would only receive that title after becoming one of The Seven who ruled the mortal world.
Before then, his title was much like those of the other Demon Gods.
"I can feel how powerful you are. What do you say? Care to spar?"
Morax stared at Xiu Yuan with burning eyes. Clearly, he yearned for a strong opponent.
At this point, he was rather hotheaded and extremely belligerent, a far cry from the composed Zhongli whom Xiu Yuan knew.
"You want to fight me?" Xiu Yuan asked, narrowing his eyes.
"That's right. Well? Want to give it a try?"
As he spoke, he already had a spear in hand, and there seemed to be a hint of provocation in his eyes.
"Interesting..."
Xiu Yuan slowly reached toward his waist. A sharp blade had somehow appeared at his previously empty hip.
He grasped the hilt and slowly drew it, unleashing a burst of blinding lightning.
He had originally intended to use a blade formed from Pyro, but on second thought, striking his opponent with a Pyro blade would merely inflict a stinging burn.
If a blade of Electro struck his opponent, however, the powerful voltage it released could very well paralyze him instantly, leaving him