Pearl's new ability came from eating the Devil Fruit Dunn had given him-the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
After Dunn's strength had completely surpassed Pearl's and Pearl had fully submitted to him.
Dunn had given Pearl the Tremor-Tremor Fruit he had drawn to improve his strength.
In theory, there was no need at all to improve the strength of someone at Pearl's level. After all, another improvement might allow Pearl to surpass Dunn again.
But Dunn had no choice. He was still some way from meeting the requirements for his Legendary Ritual.
And judging by their previous encounters, the next crisis they faced would most likely involve a proper Legendary Tier opponent. In that situation, Pearl was the only one who could help.
So Dunn could only choose to improve Pearl's combat strength. After all, Pearl still depended on him to advance to Legendary.
And as it turned out, that decision had come in handy right away.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit was said to possess the power to destroy the world. That might have been an exaggeration, but the power of earthquakes was formidable even in this transcendent world.
There was even a Legendary Spell called the Earthquake Spell.
After eating the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Pearl's strength had caught up to Dunn's outright. With the fruit's tremendous destructive power, he might even be able to overpower Dunn.
Had Dunn's strength not also improved over the past year, Pearl would probably have gained the upper hand over him again.
Having witnessed the destructive power of Pearl's new ability, Karagon decisively shifted his focus to Pearl.
While his doubles had been attacking earlier, Karagon's true body had remained hidden nearby, observing.
Naturally, he had not been observing Dunn and Pearl.
In Karagon's eyes, neither deserved his serious attention. He was guarding against the Legendary Wizard who might