Ling Tian had instinctively unleashed Time Rewind, Devouring the Starry Sky, and a series of other secret techniques when he felt pressure from the outside world. This left Po Qiong and the others pleasantly astonished. The reason was simple: once he had acquired this instinct, if he suddenly faced a Lord of the Universe's universal suppression in the future, he could instinctively unleash various secret techniques at the first opportunity, including Devouring the Starry Sky. That would undoubtedly buy him time, and with those precious moments, he would be able to do many things—such as further perfecting his Pseudo Small World and incorporating various grand formations into it. He could also retreat inside the Eastern Emperor Bell. Either way, he would have more time to react and could hold out longer.
Ling Tian's instinctive use of secret techniques to buy time would not merely give him the chance to do more. It would also give the Creation Divine Tree and the other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures time to act. For example, the Creation Divine Tree might be able to open up an independent Small World and merge it with Ling Tian's Pseudo Small World. The other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures could also mobilize plenty of Origin Power for it. Of course, they could control the Heaven Locking Pillar and merge it into the grand formations or even the Pseudo Small World, which would undoubtedly further increase the Pseudo Small World's power.
Increasing the Pseudo Small World's power would not only give Ling Tian a better chance of resisting the Lord of the Universe's universal suppression. It would also make his attacks with Devouring the Starry Sky and other secret techniques more powerful, further weakening that suppression. That could give him a chance to enter a virtuous cycle.
Indeed, Ling Tian had been