[{"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-392":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},1633570,2099,"Chapter 392: Alchemy-Based Menace","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-392",392,"\u003Cp>Dahlia and the others stood frozen for a moment, all of them staring at the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What the hell,\" Dahlia muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valtor’s jaw tightened. \"Since when can she fight like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynor rubbed his face. \"That wasn’t even technique. She just grabbed him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rynar crossed his arms slowly. \"And used him as a weapon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seira narrowed her eyes. \"That strength didn’t come from nowhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arden nodded, pushing his glasses up slightly. \"It has to be the four potions she drank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked thoughtful. \"Her body didn’t react like ours would.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rovric frowned. \"So her unique physique...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...must be related to potions,\" Arden finished. \"Or more accurately, to absorbing them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia clicked her tongue softly. \"Great.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced toward the arena, where Mersha was still smiling like she was having fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please remind me later,\" Dahlia said flatly, \"never to provoke her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clara leaned closer. \"This is only after four potions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened. \"What if she drank ten?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s impossible,\" Clara continued quickly. \"There have to be side effects. Nobody can handle that much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dion, who had been watching quietly, finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think that applies to her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dion shrugged. \"My unique physique,[Wine], lets me grow stronger by drinking wine. It boosts the good effects and cuts down the bad ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled faintly. \"Mersha’s physique is probably similar. Except instead of wine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...it’s potions,\" Dahlia said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dion nodded. \"And not normal ones. Hers are insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arden frowned. \"That would explain the taste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly,\" Dion replied. \"She designs them to be as strong as possible, with little side effect and just a worse experience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valtor shuddered. \"So the worse it tastes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The better it works,\" Dion finished. \"And Mersha was trained to drink poison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seira’s lips tightened. \"So for us, that taste is torture.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But for her,\" Dion said calmly, \"it’s probably just... normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia let out a slow breath. \"...So basically.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She watched Mersha casually crack her knuckles while Silvar climbed back to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now,\" Dahlia said, \"she has the highest potential among us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all just frowned, realizing the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl who spent all her time in the lab might be the scariest fighter in the God Gym.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far from the disciples, Eldrin, Rachel, Bastor, and Varyn had clearly overheard the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eldrin’s gentle expression shifted slightly. \"So that is how they see her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel blinked, eyes still fixed on the arena. \"I... I never imagined it would look like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bastor folded his arms, his voice short and firm. \"Power is power. Method doesn’t matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varyn tilted her head, watching Mersha carefully. \"It’s fascinating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Garion stood a few steps away, staring openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mouth was slightly open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel noticed and turned to him. \"Garion...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated, then smiled softly. \"You look more shocked than the children.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion slowly rubbed his face. \"Yeah. I didn’t expect this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel raised an eyebrow. \"You didn’t?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head. \"Not to this level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched Mersha grab another incoming attack like it was nothing, her expression still relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew she was special,\" Garion continued. \"I knew her physique was weird. I knew her tolerance was insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled. \"But seeing it applied in actual combat like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel laughed quietly. \"You sound proud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion smirked. \"I am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed his arms, posture relaxing again. \"This just proves one thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bastor glanced at him. \"Your path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion nodded. \"Yeah. The God Physique Cultivation Path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled. \"It’s not just about muscles or endurance. It creates room for freak cases.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varyn nodded slowly. \"Unique adaptability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly,\" Garion said. \"People like Dahlia. Like Dion. And now Mersha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel looked thoughtful. \"So this path doesn’t force people into the same shape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Garion replied. \"It lets them become what they’re best at.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched as Silvar stumbled back again, clearly struggling to understand what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion’s grin widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are going to be more cases like this,\" he said calmly. \"More monsters. Just... different kinds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the arena, Silvar finally snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low growl rolled out of his throat as his body twisted and expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fur burst outward, muscles swelling, bones shifting without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he was no longer in a humanoid shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thetrue White Tigerstood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same terrifying form he once ruled the island with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath his paws cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silvar himself froze for half a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...So this is it,\" he muttered. \"This body...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his claws, feeling the power surge through every limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m stronger than before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes locked onto Mersha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp pressure swept across the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Judgement]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the skill activated, Mersha felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear, unmistakable lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silvar’s aura exploded outward, his power rising sharply as everything focused on a single point... her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right claw changed, metal-like plates forming over it, growing larger and heavier with each breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Giant Metal Claw]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The claw came down, tearing through the air, aimed straight at Mersha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the side, Cindor hovered lazily in the air, arms crossed. \"Welp,\" she said casually, \"he finally stopped playing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She drifted farther away. \"Have fun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The claw descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mersha didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow,\" she said cheerfully. \"That’s a really big claw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand slipped into her robe again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect timing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled out a small bottle filled with swirling azure liquid and popped the cork without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she drank it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahlia’s eyes widened. \"Another one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garion’s eyebrow twitched. \"Azure...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mersha smacked her lips. \"Oh, that’s good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at the incoming claw, excitement lighting her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" she said, bouncing lightly on her feet. \"Let’s test this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The azure liquid spread through her body, veins faintly glowing as something shifted deep inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her head, smiling straight at the descending claw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on,\" Mersha said brightly. \"Let’s see how hard you hit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The claw was only a heartbeat away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the arena held its breath.\u003C\u002Fp>",1008,"2026-06-06T11:12:18.543Z",1,"novelbin.me","d21be4aff67a68074b94028ae478a766f3e29715b692a0d1aa9c4f67a13c5c67","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-393","heretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-chapter-391",613,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheretic-trainer-the-gym-is-my-cultivation-method-cover.jpg"]