The turmoil outside had nothing to do with Dunn. After Annie's Deification, he had guided her Divine Kingdom over to hide near his own.
Dunn then went into seclusion, concentrating on researching how to eliminate or weaken the "toxins" in Faith Power.
The state of the world was becoming increasingly inscrutable. Without reaching greater power, Dunn would never feel secure enough.
Things were different now. No matter how astonishing Dunn's past feats had been, even killing above his level and slaughtering Legendary beings, those at the top had seen him as nothing more than a rising talent, a minor nuisance.
But now Dunn was one of the world's most prominent figures, and his every move drew countless eyes.
Whenever a major event erupted, others would inevitably factor him into their schemes, or even act against him directly!
So, although his strength and status had risen considerably, his situation was actually more dangerous than before.
Over countless attempts, Dunn had tried almost every form of energy in the world to eliminate the poison of faith.
Battle Qi, Magic Power, Divine Power, and even Abyss Power could not affect the poison of faith at all.
They could not even weaken it.
Next, Dunn thought of filtration. He tried pouring Faith Power into other objects or living creatures to see whether anything could absorb the poison of faith.
Unfortunately, no creature or object other than a Deity could fully absorb Faith Power.
If they could not absorb Faith Power, there was even less chance they could absorb its poison.
Dunn leaned back against the trunk of the Devil Fruit Tree and sighed helplessly, his face deeply weary.
I've tried every method I can think of. Can the poison of faith really only be worn away by time?
Unfortunately, at this point, neither the