[{"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-347":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},1633425,2099,"Chapter 347: Demons Don’t Read Biology","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-347",347,"\u003Cp>Garion hung in the air, blood dripping slowly onto the road below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each drop hit the stone with a dull sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his head and looked at both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You two,\" he said hoarsely. \"You really think this is the end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" he replied calmly. \"You’re bound. Sealed. You’re nothing more than meat waiting to be cut.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zathrek laughed along with him, arms crossed, ash rolling lazily off his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion suddenly laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was low, rough, but steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me ask you something,\" Garion said. \"Eating my flesh made you stronger, right? Strong enough to become a Duke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion’s eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t you think that means I’m way stronger than you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zathrek scoffed. \"Stronger than a Demon Duke? Don’t make me laugh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth shook his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re sealed,\" he said. \"Powerless. Whatever strength you think you have doesn’t matter anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" he said. \"You sealed my mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth watched closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion’s chest rose as he took a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gravity Hole]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space around Garion darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body turned pitch-black, like it was swallowing light itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around him twisted violently, pulling inward toward his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive suction force erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loose stones lifted into the air and shot toward Garion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken debris, dust, and even blood were dragged inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What is this?\" he demanded. \"How are you using mana?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really don’t get it,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suction intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth felt his footing slide forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion continued calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sealed the mana I release outside my body,\" he said. \"The mana I circulate through space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blackened body pulsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this skill?\" Garion continued. \"It doesn’t come from outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth tried to reinforce his seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion looked straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every cell in my body is a mana core,\" he said. \"The mana inside my cells?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t seal that at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth’s expression finally cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to activate[Lock of Judgement]again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sealing marks slammed onto Garion’s body once more, crawling across his chest and arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The restriction was real. The seal was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion’s body was still sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pull did not stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blackened space around Garion continued to twist inward, growing heavier by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It’s sealed,\" he muttered. \"I sealed you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rose in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why is your skill still active?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud, open laugh, despite the blood still dripping from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t I already tell you?\" Garion said. \"It’s useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell are you talking about?\" he shouted. \"Outer mana? Mana inside cells?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice cracked with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s all mana! How can it not be sealed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha... right,\" he said. \"I forgot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked straight at Morveth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re a demon,\" Garion continued. \"And of course you’re stupid when it comes to bodies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth snarled. \"Watch your mouth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion’s smile sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seal mana that flows,\" he said. \"Mana that moves outside the body. Mana that circulates through space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pull intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But my power?\" Garion continued calmly. \"It’s not flowing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped his chest lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s stored. Inside every cell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth’s breathing turned ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No,\" he muttered. \"That’s impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now,\" he said, \"you die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth’s eyes widened in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" he shouted. \"I can’t die! I’m a Demon Duke!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course you are,\" he said. \"And that’s exactly why your death will be glorious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gravity warped harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth screamed as his body was dragged forward, his feet leaving the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me tell you something,\" Garion said, his voice steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Black Ash City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth struggled, clawing at the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn’t destroyed by a Demon Gate explosion,\" Garion continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth shook his head violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... no...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion’s eyes were cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was destroyed by this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gravity Hole]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So basically,\" Garion finished, \"you’re about to die to the same thing that erased a Demon Gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morveth’s face twisted in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...NO!\" he screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pull surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time for another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Duke, Morveth, was dragged forward violently, his body twisting as space itself collapsed inward around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runes carved across his flesh flared out of control, seals activating one after another in desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"LOCK!\" he tried to shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force dragged him completely off his footing, tearing him toward the center as the ground beneath him shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swallowed whole by[Gravity Hole].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion stood there, his body still darkened, the crushing pull slowly fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a long breath and straightened his posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Damn,\" he muttered. \"That feels good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled his left shoulder and flexed his fingers. The stiffness was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resistance that had locked his body earlier had vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally,\" Garion said. \"I can move properly again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, the demons froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zathrek stared at the empty space where Morveth had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The Duke,\" he whispered. \"Duke Morveth... died?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other demons backed away instinctively. Some dropped their weapons. Some fell to their knees without being told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... this isn’t possible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was a Demon Duke!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear spread fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion looked around slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now,\" he said calmly, \"it’s your turn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zathrek’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion lifted his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air bent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the pull was stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Gravity Hole]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shattered outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stones, weapons, bodies... everything was dragged toward Garion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons screamed as they were lifted off the ground, clawing at nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mercy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll serve you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should’ve said that before,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zathrek tried to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t get far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pull caught him mid-step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His feet lifted off the ground as if the road itself had rejected him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash exploded from his body as he struggled wildly, arms flailing, claws scraping uselessly through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"NO!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face twisted in pure terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"DAMN YOU, HUMAN!\" Zathrek screamed. \"DAMN YOU!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out, trying to grab onto anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pull intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zathrek was dragged backward in a blur of ash and broken stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the remaining demons were ripped off their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some begged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some couldn’t even make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cries were cut short as the gravity collapsed inward, swallowing them whole and leaving nothing behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then... silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion let the power fade and stood alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the ruined path and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yeah,\" he said quietly. \"That went about right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-06T11:12:18.542Z",1,"novelbin.me","0d07f94c41b7bbb356dcb4eed65d398d33c6528949a00c02414f9090382abfa3","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-348","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-346",613,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-cover.jpg"]