[{"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-353":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},1633531,2099,"Chapter 353: Apparently We Qualify","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-353",353,"\u003Cp>Dahlia crossed her arms and looked straight at Sorien, a confident grin spreading across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" she said, lifting her chin slightly, \"what do you think now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gestured around the training ground, then pointed her thumb toward Rachel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re capable of standing as a Grand Clan, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorien let out a quiet laugh and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Capable?\" he said. \"That’s an understatement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Rachel again, his expression serious now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With strength like this,\" Sorien continued, \"Rachel alone already stands at the level of a Grand Faction fighter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel waved her hand lightly. \"You flatter me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorien smiled. \"I’m being objective.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his tone shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But,\" he added, \"as I said before, recognition doesn’t rest on one person alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia’s grin didn’t fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" she said. \"The others are strong enough too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorien raised an eyebrow. \"Strong enough according to whose standards?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yours,\" Dahlia replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made Sorien laugh again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Confident,\" he said. \"Good. I like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel stepped forward slightly. \"So when will the rest be tested?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorien thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll need to bring people from my side,\" he said. \"Proper evaluators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Dahlia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me about a week,\" Sorien continued. \"I’ll return with them. In the meantime, prepare your other members.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia nodded. \"A week is fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she smirked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it would be better if you prepared your people too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorien paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia leaned forward just a little, her eyes sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re not weak,\" she said. \"And we don’t plan to hold back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorien stared at her for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he laughed, genuinely this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" he said. \"Fair enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He straightened his posture and looked between Rachel and Dahlia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll return in a week,\" Sorien said. \"I hope you’re all ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia’s grin widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are,\" she said confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel and Dahlia stood quietly at the edge of the God Gym, watching Sorien leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a few seconds, neither of them spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Rachel let out a soft breath and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like,\" she said gently, \"that starting today, everyone will need to train even harder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia snorted. \"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stretched her arms above her head and rolled her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re not losing face in front of a Grand Clan,\" she said. \"Not now. Not ever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel chuckled quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That includes you too,\" she added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia froze mid-stretch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Me?\" she asked, lowering her arms slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel nodded, still smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she said. \"You especially.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia’s mouth opened slightly. \"Hey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel stepped closer, her tone calm but firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve been pushing others hard,\" she said. \"Now it’s your turn to push yourself even more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia scratched her cheek and looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That sounds dangerous,\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry,\" she said. \"I have quite a few things I want to try as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia turned sharply. \"Wait. That’s exactly what worries me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel’s eyes curved warmly. \"There’s nothing to be afraid of.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia pointed at her. \"That’s what Master says every time before something insane happens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she smiled even wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia sighed heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder,\" she said, \"can you please calm down a little?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel clasped her hands together in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am calm,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked around the God Gym grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My unique physique,\" Rachel continued, \"naturally helps everyone around me heal faster and adapt better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned back to Dahlia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means harder training is actually safer when I’m nearby.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That’s not comforting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel tilted her head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it is effective,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia went quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought about the coming week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tests. The pressure. The eyes of Solmira watching them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she glanced at Rachel again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You know,\" Dahlia said slowly, \"you’re starting to sound a lot like Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" she said. \"That calm smile. That ’everything will be fine’ tone. And the part where you push everyone way past what they think they can handle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take that as a compliment,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia shook her head but smiled despite herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Guess we really are becoming his sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel looked toward the training grounds again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she said quietly. \"And we need to be strong enough to welcome him back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia clenched her fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s make sure,\" she said, \"that when he returns, he won’t be disappointed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The week ahead would not be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion walked back into Grimveil City with a slow, relaxed pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streets were quieter than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons avoided his path without even realizing why, their bodies instinctively shifting aside as he passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above his head, the faint arrow appeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pointed downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Huh,\" he muttered. \"Already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze followed the arrow and landed on a group of demon slaves gathered near a broken wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were thin, exhausted, and silent, their eyes dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them didn’t even react when he looked their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which one?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That one in the back. Third from the right.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion shifted his focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin demon standing slightly apart from the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body looked unfinished somehow. He was just too thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skin had faint lines running across it, like seams that were never fully closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes were dim, not fearful, not defiant. Just empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion’s frown deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Are you sure?\" he asked. \"That one looks way too thin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That body doesn’t look suited for gym training at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Don’t be so racist.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion clicked his tongue. \"I’m being practical.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Actually, that one belongs to one of the greatest demon races.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the demon again, scanning it from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The greatest demon race?\" he repeated. \"Are you serious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion squinted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That thing?\" he said bluntly. \"It looks like it’ll break if I sneeze.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That’s exactly why.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Explain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That demon is a Vessel Demon.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A vessel... demon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1009,"2026-06-06T11:12:18.543Z",1,"novelbin.me","07f845e4abe1f5041ace85961207d239486085fadb5b49ad06dbf17ea5080ef4","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-354","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-352",613,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-cover.jpg"]