Jealousy?
Sensing where he would land even before he jumped through space and being able to see the energies through objects with Spirit Eyes was a great combination. But then again, Michael didn't have to use Spirit Eyes for Cosmic Stride to work perfectly fine. It was just that Spirit Eyes gave him another edge when combined with Cosmic Stride.
Michael spread his senses and traveled through the Untamed Jungle quickly. He used Cosmic Stride to jump several hundred meters ahead, to change his trajectory without losing any momentum, and to change his positioning ever so slightly.
Cosmic Stride was several times stronger than Quinn Karta's Blink. Even after Quinn combined Blink with his other Soultrait, Mark of the Dragon, Cosmic Stride would be more efficient. It consumed only little energy for short-distance jumps through space and even the long-distance jumps through space were rather energy-efficient.