[{"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-331":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},1633409,2099,"Chapter 331: Gravity Said Sit Down","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-331",331,"\u003Cp>Garion wiped the blood from his mouth with the back of his hand and looked up at Kravos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me ask you something,\" Garion said. \"Do you actually know what my power is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos stood tall despite the pressure lingering around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes stayed sharp and focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re a human who controls gravity,\" Kravos replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And from your presence, you appear to have reached the Third Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a slow step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know how you destroyed the Demon Gate. I don’t know how you destroyed my city. And I don’t know how you can withstand demonic mana so freely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But let me be clear. You will not win against me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn’t asking to test your confidence,\" Garion said. \"I was asking if you understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it looks like you don’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion straightened his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His feet dug into the ground, stance widening slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Up until now,\" Garion continued, \"I’ve only been using my body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fists. \"And a bit of gravity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos frowned. \"...A bit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion lifted his head and exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now,\" he said, \"I’ll let you feel my real strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air thickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything within the area pressed downward as if the world itself had gained weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knees bent slightly before he could stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ash around his body was forced flat against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath grew heavy, chest tightening with every inhale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is this possible?\" Kravos demanded. \"How can your domain overpower mine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step cracked the stone beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn’t an ordinary domain,\" Garion said calmly. \"It doesn’t come from mana tricks or external control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped his chest once. \"It comes from my body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure increased again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The stronger my body becomes,\" Garion continued, \"the stronger my domain becomes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos clenched his teeth and forced himself upright, veins standing out along his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A domain... fuelled by the body itself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion nodded and looked straight at Kravos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So tell me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground groaned under the weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really think,\" Garion said, voice steady, \"that I can’t beat you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos stared back, breathing heavily now, ash flickering unstably around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, doubt crept into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion raised his fists again, stance perfect, pressure unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now,\" he said, \"let’s continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos tried to straighten his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His muscles tensed. Ash surged around his legs as he attempted to step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his foot barely lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\" Kravos muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure pressed down harder, forcing his body to obey gravity instead of his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos felt a hand clamp onto his collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, Garion lifted him clean off the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too slow,\" Garion said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fist drove forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blow slammed into Kravos’s ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep, crushing impact travelled straight through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos coughed violently, blood spraying from his mouth as his vision shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled Kravos back in and punched again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each hit landed cleanly, controlled, and brutally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos tried to counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his arm, ash forming desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"[Ash Reversion]!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion shifted his grip and slammed an elbow into Kravos’s jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ash cracked apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos’s head snapped to the side, his body twisting helplessly in Garion’s grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion lifted him higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch your balance,\" Garion said flatly. \"You lost it three moves ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He twisted his hips and hurled Kravos forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos flew across the ruined street like a broken weapon, smashing through debris and skidding violently across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t stop until he crashed hard near a cluster of collapsed buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Velgon and Azgus were there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They froze the moment Kravos crashed to the ground in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azgus’s eyes widened in shock.\"M-My lord?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed forward a step, then stopped when he felt the pressure still crushing the air around Kravos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands trembled, unsure whether he should help or stay back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Velgon’s breath caught in his throat. \"...No way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Kravos, bloodied and struggling to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind went blank for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... how can Lord Kravos lose?\" Velgon whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy footsteps echoed behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion approached at an unhurried pace, hands relaxed at his sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground seemed to sink slightly with every step he took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept over the scene, then stopped on Velgon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion smirked. \"So you’re all here, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes lingered on Velgon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you too... Velgon. Long time no see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Velgon stiffened. His face darkened immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion tilted his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To think you really sold my information,\" he said calmly. \"And to the council, of all people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around at the ruined city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to that, they came after me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion shrugged lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And well... this city is the result.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Velgon clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos slowly pushed himself up on one arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing was heavy, but his eyes were still sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...So that’s how it started,\" Kravos said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed once, low and bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To think my city was dragged into chaos because of information sold like cheap goods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Velgon lowered his head, unable to meet his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kravos’s expression hardened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still,\" he said, forcing himself to stand, \"whether that demon sold your data or not...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked straight at Garion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This city would have ended the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash began to rise again around his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos straightened fully, blood running down his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Human,\" he said coldly, \"I will make you pay for all of this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic mana across the ruins surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"[Black Ash Dominion].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black ash exploded outward, covering the ground, the air, and every demon still standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Velgon and Azgus gasped as the ash wrapped around them, draining their strength instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-My lord!\" Azgus shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos raised his hand, veins standing out along his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lend me your power,\" he said. \"This is an order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ash tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Kravos’s eyes burned brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"[Sovereign Erasure].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy he drained from the surrounding demons surged into him, dense and overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure focused entirely on Garion this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kravos pointed straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time,\" he said, voice shaking with fury and resolve, \"I will erase you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1068,"2026-06-06T11:12:18.542Z",1,"novelbin.me","546749cfcb3315644a62295a91677b4584a0495bad4b1ba50426705875ffbcdf","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-332","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-330",613,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-cover.jpg"]