"Didn't you forget something?"
Morax, who had been waiting beside Xiu Yuan for an answer, grew restless and reminded him.
He had wanted to wait for Xiu Yuan to explain on his own, but the fellow had kept his head lowered for ages without a word or a movement. His mask hid his expression, too, leaving Morax with no idea what he was thinking and making him increasingly impatient.
"What?" Xiu Yuan paused and asked reflexively.
"How you have the power of two elements at once." Morax covered his forehead helplessly as he reminded him.
"Oh, right. That." Xiu Yuan finally remembered.
"If you reacted like this in battle, how could I possibly have lost..." Morax was speechless.
"First, tell me how you got your Geo power."
"Well... aren't we all born with it? How else would we get it?"
Xiu Yuan smiled at that answer and replied, "There you go."
"What do you mean, there you go? I'm saying..." Still not quite following, Morax suddenly froze halfway through his sentence.
Then he stared at Xiu Yuan in bewilderment and murmured incredulously, "You've had the power of two elements from the very beginning!?"
Xiu Yuan did not answer. He merely shrugged.
"Damn it, I was expecting some earth-shattering secret about how to acquire a second element."
"Who knew you were just born with it? Sigh..."
"Still, that's remarkable. I've wandered the world for so long, and I've never seen a Demon God who could wield two elements at once. You're the first!"
"Anyway, how about we have another match?"
"This time, I won't lose so easily."
Morax looked at Xiu Yuan with the fascination of a small child who had discovered a new toy, as though he were exploring something unknown.
Besides, he had none of that steady composure yet.