Dragon Ball Super Chapter 71 features Whis revealing a fundamental truth about the infinity instinct to Goku.
Since its introduction, Ultra Instinct has remained an elusive target for Goku. While the Saiyans were eventually able to easily access this ability with help from Angel Merus, the Saiyan hero’s fight with Moro almost ended in tragedy due to the sheer amount of power of his infinite instincts. too big. However, as Whis reveals in Dragon Ball Super Chapter 71, the only reason why the infinity instinct consumes so much of Goku’s power is due to misuse.
At the beginning of Dragon Ball Super Chapter 71, Whis asks Goku if he knows the difference between himself and the Angels. Goku thinks it must be the halo around Whis’ neck. This reaction causes the Angel to summon his staff and smack Goku in the head. After this harsh lesson, Whis said, “It’s that we’re always in a state of Infinity Instinct.”
While Goku tried to answer that he had to transform in order to use Ultra Instinct, Whis corrected him, saying, “Incorrect… That you are equating Infinity Instinct with a When your heart is calm, your body will follow whatever form you’re in.” From here, Whis displays his ability to use his infinite instincts and impresses Goku, who vowed to learn how to use this power not as a power-up. If this ability can be achieved, as Whis says, Goku will be freed from the “physical decline” that has hindered Goku in his fight with Moro. However, whis doesn’t suggest that there is a power of some transformation that comes with super infinity, even though it’s a last resort.
For much of the rest of Dragon Ball Super Chapter 71, Goku trains to make better use of his Ultra Instinct which has come a long way in his training. However, Goku never appears in a direct combat situation, making it unclear what Goku’s inner self is like. However, Whis’ big reveal that Infinity Instinct is not a transformation will greatly change the way Goku uses the ability in the future.
This change has a number of implications and suggests that the infinity instinct is not a real transformation has been around for a long time. In the “Universe Survival Saga”, Master Roshi was able to use an inauthentic approximation instinct of the Ultra Instinct. However, there was no indication at the time that Roshi was undergoing any kind of abnormal transformation. Therefore, it makes a lot of sense that the infinity instinct is more like a state of existence than a real transformation. And now that Goku is learning how to use his infinity instincts properly, Goku could be an ever more formidable threat – especially if he discovers the last resort transformation Whis mentioned.
