Aside from what Whis and Beerus had taught him before, Glen was starting from zero in every respect.
Precisely because he knew nothing, he could not seek out the strongest fighters to battle.
It was just like fighting Beerus and Whis. Unless they deliberately fed Glen moves, he would never learn anything.
Even the tallest building had to be built from the ground up!
So...
Glen found a martial arts grandmaster like Master Roshi. That was where his cleverness lay!
In the projection, Glen was sparring with an old man who resembled a turtle.
The old man was very weak, with a power level of only a little over 100, but his bodily instinct had already reached the second stage!
Among mortals, reaching the second stage of bodily instinct was enough to be called a master!
But becoming a martial arts grandmaster also required forging one's own martial heart!
A martial heart was different from bodily instinct. Bodily instinct generally referred to one's reactions in battle, while a martial heart referred to one's conviction in battle!
For example, Master Roshi, Tien Shinhan, Piccolo, and Son Goku had all forged convictions in their own martial arts.
As for supreme gods like Beerus, that went without saying. A martial heart was something every powerful fighter possessed.
In the projection, the turtle-like old man's moves were exquisitely executed.
A punch, a palm strike, a kick... every attack carried his martial will.
Meanwhile, Glen kept suppressing the power within his body, using only half as much strength as the turtle-like old man.
The gap in strength, the gap in martial understanding, the gap in bodily instinct...
Glen was outclassed in every respect, losing again and again as he sparred with this martial arts grandmaster!
Yet it was through those repeated defeats that Glen's understanding of martial arts began to grow clear.
After a month, Glen finally forged his own martial heart.
"Lord Beerus, I recall that your martial heart is fearlessness, correct?" Whis looked away from the projection and turned to Beerus beside him.
"That's right!"
Beerus's voice was a little hoarse.
"Lord Beerus, do you still remember how long it took you to forge your martial heart back then?"
"I think it took three years!"
"My, my, this little fellow is as terrifying as ever!"
Whis could not hide the smile on his face. He continued, "Lord Beerus, what kind of martial will do you see in him?"
"Never admitting defeat!"
Beerus clenched his fists.
He had watched Glen's experiences throughout that entire month. The little fellow had lost for a whole month, yet he simply refused to concede defeat!!
And yet!
"Ha ha ha!!"
Watching the projection, Beerus suddenly burst out laughing again. "A martial heart is a necessary step on every powerful fighter's path to the pinnacle. Grow up quickly, little fellow. I'm looking forward to fighting you someday!"
Whis said nothing, but the anticipation in his eyes grew as well.
Once Glen forged his own martial heart, the projection ended. Those were all of Glen's experiences over the past month.
After Whis woke Beerus, Beerus did not go back to sleep.
He discovered that watching Glen train really was an unparalleled pleasure.
The main reason was that Glen's talent was simply too terrifying. Whatever the martial art, he could quickly master it with ease after just a little practice.
From the day Whis woke him, apart from his daily meals and drinks, Beerus unfailingly had Whis project images of Glen for him.
Whis kept feeling that constantly spying on someone else's private life was rather inappropriate. It made him seem like some kind of compulsive voyeur.
But Beerus said that an eight-year-old child could not get a woman anyway, so what privacy could he possibly have?
Whis thought it over carefully. That was true!
Soon, the God of Destruction Realm had a regular program. Every day, when the time came, Beerus and Whis would bring little stools to the lakeside and sit watching Glen train.
After a month, Glen had forged his own martial heart, but his bodily instinct remained at the first stage.
Sparring with just one martial arts expert from beginning to end was nowhere near enough to cultivate bodily instinct to the second stage!
Glen needed to fight a large number of powerful fighters. Only then could his bodily instinct improve rapidly in battle.
So Glen bid farewell to the turtle-like old man and left the planet with Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito.
Glen returned to space to seek out other powerful fighters to spar with.
It was also from that day onward.
The commotion Glen caused in Universe 7 finally began drawing other people's attention.
In their conversations, they spoke of a child with two "attendants" who kept challenging all kinds of powerful fighters.
The child's strength was very mysterious. No matter what level your strength was at, the strength he displayed would only ever be half of yours.
But even though the child was weaker than you, you still could not beat him!
According to martial arts grandmasters who had trained for hundreds of years, the child had already forged his own martial heart.
Aside from that, his combat skills, awareness, experience, and so on far surpassed most people's. That was why he could defeat stronger opponents!
Given more time to grow, he would officially enter the ranks of martial arts grandmasters!
Time flew, and another month passed. It had been two months since Glen left the God of Destruction's temple, and by then he had challenged a total of 1,000 powerful martial artists.
In the third month, he challenged a total of 3,000 powerful martial artists.
In the fourth month, he challenged a total of 5,000 powerful martial artists.
In the twelfth month, he challenged more than 30,000 powerful martial artists in total!
The commotion Glen caused had thoroughly shaken all of Universe 7.
Frieza Headquarters.
Dodoria hurried into the palace, moving his bulky body.
"Your Majesty, word has it that a martial arts prodigy has recently appeared in the universe!"
"Oh?"
Frieza sat in his hover pod. He seemed to have forgotten the humiliation of being brutalized by Beerus a year ago and had regained his former elegance.
"According to the reports, that martial arts prodigy is only just over nine years old, and he has two attendants with him. The strength he displays is extremely mysterious. No one knows just how strong he really is!"
At that point, Dodoria asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, should we recruit someone so talented? If he joins our Frieza Force, we'll surely become even stronger."
"Talent?"
Frieza produced a glass of red wine from somewhere, took an elegant sip, and chuckled, "Ho ho."
"I've heard the rumors about that little fellow as well. He is indeed an extraordinary martial arts prodigy, and I have always valued talent."
At that point, Frieza looked at Dodoria and said teasingly:
"I'm truly delighted that you have my interests at heart, Mr. Dodoria. Then I'll leave it to you to recruit this talented individual for me."