He had not used it in previous battles because this method consumed far too much mental energy. With Son Gohan's mental state at the time, he simply could not have endured it for long.
But after this period of training, both his body and his mental strength had improved. He could absolutely try fighting in this state.
Strictly speaking, Son Gohan was not sensing things like the flow of air. He was sensing the fluctuations of energy from Eliza's body.
As long as the opponent launched an attack, even if they were an incredibly powerful hidden master, the energy inside their body would fluctuate to some degree.
As long as he could catch that fluctuation, he could perceive the opponent's movements very clearly.
And if his perception was strong enough, he could even infer the opponent's attack method and various other things from the general shape of the fluctuations around them.
But this required a powerful foundation of mental and spiritual cultivation. Otherwise, there was no way to sense what he wanted to know.
This was already somewhat different from the so-called Ultra Instinct, but Son Gohan no longer cared.
He had long since come to terms with it. He did not necessarily have to pursue that so-called Ultra Instinct. As long as it let him defeat his opponent, then it was what suited him best!
Even in her unconscious state, Eliza had clearly realized this as well, so she immediately changed her fighting style.
The flame energy that had originally only burned around her body suddenly spread outward like an exploding bomb in the next instant.
Under that tyrannical burst of energy, the energy pathways around Eliza that had originally been extremely clear in Son Gohan's mental vision were interfered with by this energy and became blurry.
However, Son