As a transmigrator, Maud possessed Hunter's Notebook, an ability that allowed him to glimpse the world's combat ceiling.
Against that backdrop, eating the Shadow-Shadow Fruit had been the wisest choice Maud had ever made.
Whether it was Shadows' Gathering Ground, which absorbed shadows to strengthen him; Twin Fish Flow, which attached shadows to his body to amplify his power; or the combination technique he used through the Shadow Clone mechanism, Imperial. Barrier Breaker—
These enhancement traits derived from the Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability would allow Maud to break through the combat ceiling directly in the late stages.
Even though the late stages had yet to arrive, Shadows' Gathering Ground and Twin Fish Flow were still exceptionally practical enhancement techniques in battle.
In simple terms, the further the story progressed, the stronger Maud, who possessed the Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability, would become.
"Shadows' Gathering Ground."
Maud slapped the shadow orb containing 379 shadows into his body with the back of his hand.
The shadows that had been struggling madly a moment ago sank into Maud's body the next, transforming into surging power that flowed through every corner of him.
In an instant, Maud's body swelled by half again. The muscles throughout his body bulged high, resembling solid boulders.
His exposed skin turned gray, while a ring of pitch-black irises slowly emerged in his eyes.
Seeing the changes that had overtaken Maud in an instant, Kizaru secretly grew wary.
Although Impel Down, whose Fifth Floor and Sixth Floor prisons had been brutally purged, no longer held many prisoners worth mentioning—
As long as Maud was not picky, he could still select some shadows capable of enhancing his strength.
Only...
The quality of these shadows was certainly inferior to those during the Summit War.
That was true, but Maud's current strength was also worlds apart