Heretic Trainer: The Gym Is My Cultivation Method

Garion soon returned to the dragon ship with Atlas floating beside him.

By the time he arrived, Rachel and the others were already there.

Dahlia looked satisfied, Arden looked tired, Mersha looked far too happy, Valtor looked annoyed because most of the good enemies were already dead, and Seira stood nearby with her usual calm expression.

Rachel turned toward Garion the moment he stepped onto the ship.

Her pink-gold eyes swept over him once before she smiled softly. ”You’re done?”

Garion grinned and gave her a thumbs-up. ”Yeah. Candidate dead. Mission complete. Reward collected.”

Atlas crossed his arms.

[He also immediately demanded the reward like a greedy merchant.]

Garion looked offended. ”I worked for it. That’s called business.”

Rachel chuckled softly. ”Of course.”

The Dragon Gods standing nearby immediately shifted their attention toward Garion.

Varkhor, Abyron, Selkhara, Aurelion, Verdroth, Nyxvar, and Volkrath had all sensed the collapse of the Dragon Slayer base from outside [Vyrmgrave Planet].

Now, seeing Garion return so casually after killing the candidate behind everything, their expressions were complicated.

Relief, wariness, curiosity, and even a little disbelief spread through the crowd.

None of them had ever imagined that the force which had dominated them for years could be eliminated so easily by God Gym.

Varkhor finally spoke first. ”It is finished?”

Garion nodded. ”Yeah. Your Dragon Slayer problem here is done.”

Selkhara glanced toward Rachel and the disciples. ”Your people also performed beyond expectation.”

Dahlia grinned proudly. ”Obviously.”

Mersha happily patted her spatial ring. ”Hehehe... I even got souvenirs.”

Aurelion’s eyes twitched slightly, but he decided not to ask.

Varkhor looked back at Garion. ”As promised, the large island, the ancient dragon fortress hub, will belong to you. You may establish your God Gym branch there.”

Garion’s grin widened. ”Good. Now I can finally get some high-quality dragons as gym members.”

Atlas glanced at him.

[You mean I’ll handle the planning later.]

Garion ignored him with impressive skill.

However, instead of ending the conversation there, Garion suddenly rubbed his chin. ”Actually, I’ve got another question.”

The Dragon Gods looked at him.

Garion smiled shamelessly. ”Do you guys have any planets or worlds you don’t need anymore?”

Silence fell across the ship as the God Gym members stared at Garion, unsure what to make of what he had just said.

Meanwhile, even the Dragon Gods looked surprised. They never thought Garion would ask for more resources, treasures, or something related to expanding God Gym.

Atlas slowly turned toward Garion.

[You’ve had the [Personal World] for less than an hour, and you’re already trying to fill it up. What a ridiculously demanding host...]

Varkhor frowned slightly. ”Why do you need abandoned worlds? Are you planning to build even more branches?”

Garion waved one hand casually. ”Uh... not for God Gym branches, actually. They’re for my training. Basically, I need disposable worlds that I can destroy without anyone complaining.”

He suddenly thought of something else. ”Also, do you have anything like... I don’t know, world seeds? I’m not sure what you gods call them.”

Verdroth stroked his beard thoughtfully. ”Oh, you mean world cores. The remnants left behind after a god dies and their world collapses.”

Garion’s eyes immediately lit up. ”Yeah, yeah, those. You have some?”

Varkhor nodded. ”We do. Our dragon ancestors killed quite a few gods in the past, and many of their world cores were preserved in our storage.”

He rubbed his chin. ”We also have several abandoned planets with no living races left, along with completely barren ones we no longer have any use for.”

Garion’s grin brightened. ”Nice. Can you give me some? If not, I can buy them.”

Varkhor thought for a moment and exchanged glances with the other Dragon Gods.

After a short silence, he raised one hand, and several glowing crystals appeared in front of him.

Each crystal looked like a tiny compressed planet, filled with swirling colors, faint laws, and ancient energy.

Varkhor gestured toward them. ”These are low-grade world cores from weaker gods. Most of them are slightly damaged.”

He continued, ”They’re not really suitable to serve as the main foundation for creating a new world, but they’re still useful for strengthening an existing divine world.”

Varkhor looked back at Garion. ”I don’t know why you want them, but I can give you these. They’re not particularly useful to us anymore.”

Garion carefully took them, his eyes practically shining. ”Oh, these actually feel pretty damn good to hold.”

Atlas quickly analyzed the world cores before nodding.

[Your personal Divine Gym World isn’t the same as an ordinary divine world.]

[With the system, you only need to strip away the laws and foundations contained inside a world, so even damaged cores aren’t a problem.]

Hearing that, Garion’s grin widened.

”So basically, any kind of world core, world seed, planet, or whatever else counts as a world foundation can be used.”

Varkhor continued, ”If you require more in the future, we can trade. If we need God Gym’s help again, world cores can be part of the payment. Likewise, if you possess something our dragon clans want, we can exchange.”

Garion nodded in complete satisfaction. ”Deal. And any kind of world core or world seed works, even damaged ones.”

Varkhor nodded. ”If that’s the case, then we do have quite a few damaged ones that aren’t very useful to us anymore. Once we return, I’ll give all of them to you.”

Garion grinned when he heard that. ”Alright, then. For the next ten years, any dragon who trains at the God Gym Dragon Branch won’t have to pay a single coin.”

The Dragon Gods immediately paused.

Even Aurelion, who had been silently watching with a proud expression, raised an eyebrow.

Varkhor looked at Garion for a moment before slowly nodding. ”Then our dragon clans will gladly accept your goodwill.”

Abyron’s deep voice rumbled with rare satisfaction. ”A fair exchange. We provide unused world cores, and our younger dragons receive training.”

Selkhara nodded lightly. ”This will benefit both sides.”

Verdroth chuckled. ”Perhaps this cooperation will be more valuable than we expected.”

Garion’s grin became even brighter. ”Good, good. Happy dragons, happy gym owner.”

Atlas stared at him.

[You really can make even divine diplomacy sound like a membership promotion.]

Garion laughed and waved his hand. ”That’s because it is one.”

Rachel smiled helplessly beside him.

Just like that, the Dragon Slayer hunt ended not only with victory, but with God Gym gaining its first true alliance among the Dragon Gods.