Ling Tian tried to withstand Chi Xue and the others' Externalized Small World without any preparation. After failing several times, on his fifth attempt he instinctively used Time Rewind, Devouring the Starry Sky, and a series of other techniques. This made him realize he could still use those methods on instinct, and that the first time hadn't merely been a lucky fluke. Once they were sure of that, he and Po Qiong grew excited. At least they no longer needed to worry about that. All that remained was to keep practicing deliberately.
As they practiced, Ling Tian and the others discovered that the more often they trained, the more frequently he could instinctively use Devouring the Starry Sky and his other techniques. At first, after Chi Xue and the others suddenly suppressed him with Externalized Small World six or seven times, he could trigger his instinct and use his techniques once. Later, he could instinctively use Devouring the Starry Sky after only four or five attacks. Eventually, that number fell to three or four. In short, the more he practiced, the fewer attacks it took.
"Heh, it looks like when you're under external pressure—especially when Externalized Small World suddenly bears down on you—you really can use Devouring the Starry Sky on instinct," Chang Xiangshou said excitedly. "And the practice method you came up with is working. After more than a thousand years of training, you've gone from needing to be caught off guard six or seven times before you could use Devouring the Starry Sky on instinct to managing it after only three or four attacks. From the way things are going, the longer you train, the more often you'll be able to use Devouring the Starry Sky instinctively."
"Right. That means the practice method you came up with is