In the Ring, Jiren kept retreating under Lin Chen's attacks.
Although he maintained Ultra Instinct the entire time.
Yet the supposedly invincible Ultra Instinct seemed to have stopped working against Lin Chen.
Lin Chen's fists slammed into Jiren again and again, sending waves of excruciating pain to his brain.
Although Jiren could still hold on, his head was gradually beginning to swim.
"Why?"
"Why is this happening?"
Jiren simply couldn't understand.
He had learned Ultra Instinct under the guidance of Marcarita, the Angel of Universe 11.
According to Marcarita, unlike previous methods of fighting that relied on sensing ki, Ultra Instinct relied on each part of the body moving through reflex alone.
Since it required no thought whatsoever, Ultra Instinct maximized movement speed and reaction time.
Once activated, the body and consciousness separated. Every part of the body sensed the surrounding dangers beyond instinct, no longer needing the brain to think before acting.
Precisely because of this, opponents had no way to hurt someone using Ultra Instinct.
Even when a blow occasionally landed because it was impossible to dodge, the body's protective reflexes would reduce the damage to minor injuries.
When Jiren and Son Goku had teamed up against Lin Chen in his silver-gray Super Saiyan 4 form earlier, Jiren had barely been injured.
Why had things suddenly taken such a drastic turn?
Was it really because of that so-called Reverse Ultra Instinct?
Jiren shook his head hard, clearing his mind once more.
Then Lin Chen's fist sent him flying yet again.
"Marcarita! Has Jiren's Ultra Instinct stopped working?" Belmod asked anxiously.
"No, Lord Belmod. Jiren is still using Ultra Instinct," Marcarita replied.
"Then why is this happening to him? Is his mastery of Ultra Instinct too low?"
"No. Lord Belmod, Jiren's nature is the most suited to learning Ultra