The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Fen Yu was certain that by learning from and fighting against Takemikazuchi, he would be able to gain a massive amount of experience points.

Therefore, the family members also formulated a new action plan.

Neither the violet nor the robin are martial arts enthusiasts, so it's pointless to have them go through the trouble of learning martial arts.

Tifa, on the other hand, missed her study time with Fenyu.

The two will take turns training under Takemikazuchi, while the other will take Robin and Kaze Sumire on an adventure in the dungeon.

After all, they also need to eat, and the income from the underground city is essential.

Furthermore, we must not let their learning of martial arts hinder the growth of Robin and Wind Violet.

Even without Burning Feather, with Tifa's strength, plus Robin's assistance and Violet's healing, this combination wouldn't encounter too much danger as long as they stayed in the upper levels.

"Alright, let's begin."

Without wasting any words, Takemikazuchi casually twirled his sword, the tip pointing directly at Fenyu, "Attack."

Without hesitation, Fen Yu immediately adopted the starting stance he had learned from Alphia, a stance brimming with killing intent.

However, just as he got into position, Takemikazuchi shook his head.

"wrong."

"Your stance is designed for killing, abandoning all unnecessary movements and maximizing efficiency, but it also abandons its foundation and its ability to adapt."

Takemikazuchi pinpointed the problem perfectly.

"You can kill those weaker than you with one blow, and you can also defeat monsters without intelligence with skill. But when you encounter adventurers of the same or stronger level, you will show your weaknesses."

"Simply put, your swordsmanship is designed for monsters, not for humans."

Before he could finish speaking, Takemikazuchi's figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

The next moment, Fen Yu felt a numbness in his wrist, and the long sword in his hand flew out uncontrollably, drawing an arc in the air and accurately embedding itself in a crack in the wall bricks in the distance.

Meanwhile, Takemikazuchi had appeared beside him at some point, his training sword pressed silently against his throat.

Fen Yu's pupils suddenly contracted.

He didn't even see the other person's movements clearly.

"A sword is an extension of the arm, but if you can't even control the arm itself, then even the sharpest extension is meaningless."

Takemikazuchi sheathed his sword and said calmly, "Today, I will first teach you how to fight after losing your sword."

After saying that, he also stuck his sword aside and beckoned to Fenyu with his finger.

Fen Yu took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart. Abandoning the mindset of a swordsman, he mobilized all his strength and charged forward like a fighter.

What followed was an unprecedented, hellish experience for Fenyu.

He witnessed what true "god-level" martial arts were like.

His basic abilities, such as strength, agility, and dexterity, completely overwhelmed Takemikazuchi after his divine power was sealed.

He clearly studied under Alphia and learned the most advanced swordsmanship and combat skills.

But in front of Takemikazuchi, he was like a toddler who had just learned to walk, clumsy and ridiculous.

Every attack he made, whether a swift straight punch or a tricky kick, was neutralized by his opponent in an unbelievable, simple, and effective way.

Takemikazuchi seemed to be able to predict all his movements, always appearing one step ahead in the most crucial position, using the least amount of force to disrupt his full exertion.

Fen Yu felt as if he were fighting against a ball of water or a gust of wind, full of strength but with nowhere to release it.

Takemikazuchi's counterattack was simple, direct, yet incredibly deadly.

He showed no mercy, and every strike he made precisely targeted Fen Yu's joints, acupoints, and vulnerable areas.

The sensations of soreness, numbness, swelling, and pain constantly assaulted Fenyu's nerves.

He was knocked down time and time again, but he got up again and again with his strong will and physical strength, only to be knocked down once more.

On the entire city wall, only the muffled thuds of bodies colliding and Fen Yu's increasingly heavy breathing could be heard.

Takemikazuchi is undoubtedly a teacher who is strict to the point of being cruel.

But he is also the best teacher.

He beat Fenyu until he was covered in bruises and welts, looking utterly miserable.

But Fen Yu knew that these were just superficial wounds; they looked scary, but they didn't actually hurt his core.

Every time he was knocked down, every time he endured an attack, his body memorized that feeling in the most profound way—how the power was channeled, how the attack was neutralized, and how the opening was created.

This is the most valuable practical experience that cannot be described in words.

This is the teaching of the God of War.

In just seven days, Fen Yu's entire demeanor underwent a dramatic transformation.

If he was a sharp sword with its edge fully exposed seven days ago, then he is now like a piece of dark iron with its sharpness perfectly contained within. He appears ordinary, but he contains an even more terrifying explosive power.

Of course, this transformative growth came at a terrible price.

Every morning, a one-sided "beating" takes place on the city wall.

Every evening, Fen Yu would return to his clan's camp, covered in bruises and exhausted.

Funina complained to Takemikazuchi about this many times. She looked at Fenyu's body covered in wounds with heartache and angrily accused the God of War of being too heavy-handed, which was simply torture.

Takemikazuchi could only laugh it off, enduring Fryna's verbal attacks while making up various excuses to get by.

But the intensity of his teaching did not decrease in any way.

Because he knew better than anyone else that Fen Yu was different.

For such a once-in-a-century genius, conventional, step-by-step instruction would be the greatest delay and waste.

The eyesight of the gods is far beyond that of ordinary people.

Even without the "divine eye" of Freya, the goddess of beauty, which can see directly into the essence of the soul, they, who have lived for hundreds of millions of years, can still see many things that mortals cannot perceive from a person's every move and the flow of their breath.

On the very first day of teaching Fenyu, Takemikazuchi discovered that this boy was extraordinary.

He absorbed combat experience at an outrageous speed, and his growth rate was terrifying.

Takemikazuchi could clearly sense that Fubuki's strength, speed, stamina, agility, and even his most profound combat intuition and swordsmanship understanding were changing almost every day.

On the first day, Fen Yu was still a beginner who was powerless against him.

The next day, Fen Yu was able to keep up with his pace and even made a few decent counterattacks.

By the third day, Fen Yu was even able to predict his movements occasionally. Although he was still easily defeated, his progress was enough to shock any god.