The young man before Pearl had a cultivation base in the Immortal Origin realm. It was early enough that if Alex were to fight him, he could easily win.
But for Pearl, who had barely managed to break through to the Immortal Ascendant 3rd realm after nearly 25 years of first breaking into the Immortal realm, this was a tough battle.
His cultivation speed was quite fast when compared to everyone else, but because he didn't receive as many resources for his cultivation as his brother did, he lagged behind.
Pearl cleared his mind and focused on his opponent, putting all of his mind into this battle. This was not just training. This was an actual battle. To get the best out of this, he had to treat this as an actual life-or-death battle.
When the battle began, Pearl was a step late in acting. The cultivation base difference also affected their speed as well, so Pearl was much slower.
