Heretic Trainer: The Gym Is My Cultivation Method

Garion and Rachel soon arrived before the [Divine Celestial Ascension Hall].

The massive golden-black hall stood silently at the deepest part of [Divine Celestial Gym Island No.1], its enormous doors covered in countless divine runes.

The moment they approached, the runes lit up.

Golden-black light spread outward, but when Rachel stepped closer, faint pink-gold energy also began to rise from her body.

Garion looked at the glow and nodded slightly. "Looks like it really recognizes your [God Physique]."

Rachel lowered her gaze toward her own hand. Pink-gold light slowly wrapped around her fingers like soft ribbons.

Her power was different from Garion’s gravity. Hers was the power of love, which was why Garion had referred to her earlier as the Love Demigod.

Atlas floated beside them and looked serious for once.

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[Scanning Complete.]

[God Candidate Foundation Has Reached the Required Standard.]

[Ascension Process Available.]

[Begin God Physique Celestial Ascension?]

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Garion turned toward her, his expression becoming more serious. "Okay. Are you ready?"

Rachel nodded. "I am."

Garion looked at her for a moment before sighing softly. "I need to remind you. This will be really painful."

Rachel smiled at him instead. "Who do you think I am, Garion?"

Garion paused.

Rachel’s pink-gold aura grew brighter around her body. "I am your wife."

Her voice remained gentle, but the resolve inside it was unshakable. "I am not weak."

Garion stared at her for a second before helplessly raising both hands. "Okay, okay. I know you’re strong."

He scratched his cheek. "I just said it to remind you."

Rachel nodded calmly. "I understand."

Garion took a step back. "Then let’s start."

The runes beneath her feet awakened one by one as Garion gave his approval for her ascension.

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[God Physique Celestial Ascension initiating.]

[Beginning full body reconstruction.]

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A moment later, Rachel’s body trembled.

Pink-gold light erupted from her chest, spreading through her skin, bones, blood, soul, and foundation.

Then, her right hand began to disintegrate into countless glowing particles. Her arm followed, then her shoulder, until her entire body started breaking apart under the overwhelming force.

A sharp scream finally burst from her lips. "Ahhh!"

Garion stood outside the platform and watched in silence. Although his expression remained calm, his hands slowly clenched into fists.

He had gone through this before, so he knew exactly how much it hurt. And this was only the beginning.

Rachel’s body continued dissolving into pink-gold light, while the [Divine Celestial Ascension Hall] began rebuilding her from the deepest part of her [God Physique].

Garion released a slow breath. There was nothing he could do now except wait for her ascension to finish.

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While Rachel began her ascension inside the [Divine Celestial Ascension Hall], God Gym finally resumed normal operation.

The temporary closure had already ended, and the members who returned to [Divine Celestial Gym Island No.1] were extremely happy.

After all, because of the previous pause, God Gym had compensated them with free membership time.

For ordinary customers, that was already good.

For people who understood how terrifying God Gym’s training effects were, it was basically a fucking treasure.

Naturally, no one complained. In fact, many people came back even earlier than expected.

A few days later, Dahlia stood near one of the training areas and looked at the crowd gathering outside the registration hall.

Her silver-black dragon eyes narrowed slightly. "There are a lot of people today."

Raviel stood beside her with his arms crossed. His gaze swept across the crowd before landing on the most obvious group.

Many of them had dragon horns, tails, partial scales, and flame-like auras.

"A lot indeed," Raviel said calmly. "Especially those dragons."

Dahlia nodded. "Yeah."

She watched several Ignis Dragon Clan members line up obediently at the entrance, none of them daring to act too arrogantly.

A faint grin appeared on her face. "Of course they came."

Raviel glanced at her.

Dahlia crossed her arms and continued, "Master Garion has already shown the Volcanion Dragon Clan the strength of his fist."

Her eyes then darted toward the group of dragons. "Of course, the Ignis Dragon Clan, being weaker than the Volcanion Dragon Clan, could only back down and behave themselves."

Raviel did not deny it, as that was exactly how the universe worked. Strength earned respect far faster than polite conversation ever could.

The branch of the Ignis Dragon Clan had clearly understood this point.

After the Volcanion Dragon Clan began forming a relationship with God Gym, there was no way the Ignis branch would dare to fall behind.

Especially not when Kaelvar’s previous growth had already proven God Gym’s value.

Dahlia rolled her shoulders. "Alright."

Her grin became sharper. "Let’s train them all."

Raviel nodded. "Understood."

Dahlia added, "Also, tell them clearly. The special training to break through to Celestial Realm is not opened yet."

Raviel looked toward her.

Dahlia pointed toward the deeper part of the island, where the [Divine Celestial Ascension Hall] was located. "Master Garion is the one who decides that."

Her expression became serious. "No matter how much they pay, no one enters that hall until Master approves it himself."

Raviel nodded once. "Sure thing."

Just as Raviel was about to step forward, Dahlia suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right."

Raviel paused and looked back at her. "What is it?"

Dahlia rubbed the back of her neck. "I almost forgot to say one more thing."

She turned her gaze toward the large crowd of waiting members, especially the dragons who had clearly come with serious preparation.

"Master told me this morning that God Gym’s membership system is changing."

The moment those words came out, many people immediately became attentive.

Dahlia raised one finger. "From now on, there will no longer be daily, weekly, or monthly memberships."

A wave of surprised whispers spread through the crowd.

Dahlia continued calmly, "God Gym is famous now. We don’t need to beg people to train here, and we don’t have enough space to waste on people who only want to try things for a few days."

Her silver-black dragon eyes swept across everyone. "So from now on, the only available memberships are one year, five years, and ten years."

The crowd became even noisier.

Raviel’s stern voice immediately cut through the noise. "Quiet."

The pressure from him made the entire registration area settle down instantly.

Dahlia nodded with satisfaction. "Good."

She crossed her arms and added, "If you think that’s too expensive or too long, you can leave. No one is forcing you."

Her grin slowly returned. "But if you stay, train properly."

Several Ignis Dragon Clan members looked at one another before quickly stepping forward.

One of them gritted his teeth. "We choose the ten-year membership."

Dahlia’s eyes brightened slightly.

Raviel glanced at her.

Dahlia coughed once and tried to look professional. "Good choice."

Inside her mind, however, only one thought appeared.

"Master is going to love these dragons."