[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method":3,"chapter-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-33":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Heretic Trainer: The Gym Is My Cultivation Method",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1633185,2099,"Chapter 33: When Supplements Hit Too Hard","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>Garion leaned forward in his seat, arms crossed over his chest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The huge screen above shifted again, and there she was, Dahlia, moving through the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still wearing her oversized robes, but her movements still drew attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t waste any time on flashy strikes or long-winded techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She went straight for the jade token each time and crushed it in instang, forcing her opponents to teleport out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, that’s what you need. Just go for the win condition, not the show.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, murmurs rose among the spectators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her movements are too rough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s strong, but that’s not elegance. That’s just brute force.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No grace at all. She looks more like a wild brawler than a sect-trained disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion only rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grace doesn’t win fights. Only efficiency and timing help win the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flexed his fingers, imagining how she locked joints and snapped tokens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s my girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he narrowed his eyes at the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia’s attack had become sharper than usual, but there was something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild and prideful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her teeth clenched tighter, her eyes burned hotter, her shoulders trembled as if holding back more than just strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not like her at all. What the hell happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a familiar screen appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Notification: Disciple Dahlia’s mana has begun to adopt Dragon Trait.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Temporary side effects: heightened aggression, wild temperament, and rising pride. Cannot accept defeat easily.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion blinked. \"Dragon Trait?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his chin, thinking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had given her every supplement made from the Dragon Tooth Flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had forced her to drink them daily, and as the system made it, every dose hit harder than it should have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion soon leaned back, chuckling to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder... I crammed a week’s worth of dragon-type supplements into her veins. Of course, it’s changing her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen, Dahlia lunged at a boy twice her size, but she managed to dodge, and with one hand, she took his token and snapped it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy vanished, but Dahlia didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She punched the tree beside her, exploding it, before she finaly finally exhaled and steadied her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion grinned wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s going wild like a beast... and proud like a dragon. Not bad at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders in higher seats shook their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her form is... unrefined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like a savage beast clawing at prey\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a lack of discipline. No real master would train her this way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion only smirked as he muttered to himself quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No real master, huh? Then tell me, why is she still standing when your elegant disciples are already eating dirt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one answered him, as he just said it silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned his attention back to teh screen and noticed how Dahlia’s stance had shifted. It was lower and tigher, coiled like she was ready to spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her punches weren’t just hard anymore. They carried a wild instinct, like claws striking prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only shake his head, half proud and half excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected from my first disciple. With your evolving mana, you’ll grow into something else... and everyone here will have no idea what hit them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The announcer’s voice boomed in the arena, cutting over the audience’s chatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Competitors continue to be eliminated! Already hundreds have been forced out within the first hour!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen showed names and numbers flashing, but Garion ignored them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His focus was only on Dahlia, her movements, her wild eyes, and the dragon-like energy she gave off with every move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked again, muttering to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This will be interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighteen hours had passed since the treasure realm was opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the thousands who had entered, only about a hundred competitors remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And among those still inside the realm was Dahlia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She crouched on a thick branch, breathing hard, her robe torn in several places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fists were sore, her arms heavy, yet her eyes burned in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had hunted both beasts and competitors, and she was enjoying every second of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why she was quite terrified now, not knowing what had happened to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why am I like this? I was never this battle-hungry before, never this eager to crush others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was gnawing at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had taken down cultivators she once would have avoided and even laughed loudly once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, she laughed loudly while crushing a jade token right in front of a boy she had defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... this isn’t me. I’m supposed to be calm and careful. But why does it feel so good to fight? Why don’t I want to stop?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside her, a wild heat churned. Pride and rage swirled together like a storm, whispering something to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keep going. Don’t stop. You’re stronger than them. You can’t lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, she quickly slapped her own cheeks until it was red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes, forcing her breath into rhythm. She kept inhaling and exhaling, just like Garion taught her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Discipline, form and control. I won’t let these stupid voices control me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes crawled by, and finally, the wild heat inside her dulled, caged but not gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunder still lingered, but for now she was the one holding the reins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia lifted her head and looked at her jade token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no idea how many points she had racked up, but she had hunted nonstop for hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely, it was enough for her to rank in the top thirty-two to go to the next stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I have already enough points, and if I keep going, I might lose myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dropped from the branch and leaned against a tree trunk, resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just stop now and rest. With my points, I should be able to pass to the next stage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even as she calmed, the faintest whisper still lingered in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stronger. Higher. Never lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her fist again, then forced it open. Soon, a small smile appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not this time. I’ll win in my own way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time since she arrived here, she chose to rest in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>",1009,"2026-06-06T11:12:18.261Z",1,"novelbin.me","45c207dc178ba853683848731d9c6585fbf6d88f3638e2198902e0914141e99c","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-34","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-274",613,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-cover.jpg"]