The believers in the main shrine weren't the 'chosen ones' or any close to the top ones. These have ventured to the black court with the Grooma Kingdom forces and their families! This didn't mean that people around Kyoya were weaker or on the same level as him.
Nonetheless, they were far from having a conversation with their goddess.
When their knees hit the ground, the believers just felt the powerful hot energy sweeping through their bodies which was good on its own. They felt like they got closer to the goddess with this alone and began etching this hotness onto their techniques.
As for Xiaoxiao and the husband, both of them had their own conversation with the goddess. While Xiaoxiao spoke about her progress and 'Eternal Call' technique which was the coolest for her, Kyoya took the job of explaining what happened to Akaro.
"I.. died from the Trickster Gods' powers?"
"Yes… It looked like those gods have done something on the special floor…"