Heretic Trainer: The Gym Is My Cultivation Method-Chapter 477: That Path Sounds Illegal

Pelion stared at Dahlia’s transformed form, his eyes narrowing as he took in every detail.

For the first time, he looked genuinely surprised. "...Wow."

He didn’t hide it. "How can she transform into a dragon like that?"

He frowned slightly, clearly trying to process what he was seeing. "How did she even do that?"

He rubbed his head for a moment, thinking. "From what I know... Draconia members can’t transform into dragons."

He glanced briefly at Darius. "They have dragon blood, sure, but they can’t actually take on a full dragon form."

His eyes shifted back to Dahlia. "Only with our cultivation path can they fuse with a demonic dragon and become a humanoid dragon."

He paused again, considering it carefully. "And Draconia members are especially compatible with demonic dragon beasts."

He added, "The moment they fuse, they become stronger and more stable because of their bloodline."

Then he looked at Garion. "...But this isn’t fusion."

His tone became more serious. "So how is she doing it?"

Garion smirked faintly. "It’s actually quite simple."

He crossed his arms loosely. "It’s because of our path."

He paused briefly, then added, "But before I explain that..."

He glanced at Pelion. "Why don’t you explain yours first?"

Pelion smiled slightly. "...Alright."

He didn’t hesitate. "Then listen carefully."

He lifted one finger. "First, our path, the Demonic Chimera Cultivation Path, starts similarly to other demonic paths."

"In the first realm, we take in demonic mana and replace the mana in our body."

He shrugged slightly. "But the success rate is very low."

Garion nodded immediately. "Of course it is."

His tone was calm. "Demonic mana is extremely corrosive to the mind."

Pelion nodded. "Exactly. If you fail at that stage, you don’t just lose control..."

He looked forward. "You turn into something unstable. A degenerate. No longer human in any meaningful sense."

He raised a second finger. "The second realm is where things start to change."

"Instead of just circulating demonic mana, we compress it into something more stable. A Chimera Core."

Garion glanced at him. "Chimera Core?"

Pelion nodded. "Yes. Not a demonic core. That’s the key difference."

He continued. "At this stage, we choose a demonic beast. And then..."

He paused briefly. "...we force a bond."

Garion’s eyes narrowed slightly. "Force?"

Pelion nodded. "Yes. That’s where the Chimera Core comes in. It allows us to parasitize the demonic beast’s core."

His tone remained steady. "And turn the beast into our slave."

Garion looked genuinely surprised this time. "...You can do that?"

He let out a short breath. "What happens if it fails?"

Pelion answered without hesitation. "If it fails..."

He paused for a second. "You lose yourself completely. You become a demonic beast."

Garion shook his head slightly. "...That’s insane."

Pelion didn’t deny it. "It is. But if you succeed..."

He continued, "You gain a powerful beast under your control."

He raised a third finger. "The third realm is where we fuse with that beast. Our body and the beast’s body become one, turning us into a true Chimera."

He looked ahead as he spoke. "And at that point... We also form a domain."

Garion listened carefully. "The stronger the demonic beast..."

Pelion continued, "...the stronger our domain becomes."

Garion nodded slowly. "...And if the fusion fails?"

Pelion didn’t hesitate this time. "Only one outcome."

He looked at him directly. "Death."

There was a brief silence after that.

Garion exhaled quietly. "...That’s a brutal path."

Pelion shrugged slightly. "It is but once you succeed..."

His lips curved faintly. "The strength you gain is worth it."

Garion nodded once. "...I can’t argue with that."

Pelion glanced at him, then tilted his head slightly. "...Then what about yours?"

Garion let out a small breath. "Our path..."

He paused for a moment, then continued. "I call it the God Physique Cultivation Path."

He smirked faintly. "As for the name... you’ll understand that later."

Pelion didn’t interrupt.

Garion continued at a steady pace. "On the surface, it looks similar to a normal cultivation path."

He shifted his stance slightly. "But there’s one major difference. We don’t use mana veins."

He paused briefly. "And we don’t use a mana core either."

Pelion’s eyes widened slightly. "...Then what do you use?"

Garion smiled and pointed at himself. "What we already have."

He tapped his chest once. "Our veins, organs, and any other parts of our body."

He continued without rushing. "We use the body itself as the foundation and push it toward its maximum potential."

Pelion studied him more carefully now. "...So you’re refining your body instead of relying on external structures."

Garion nodded. "Exactly."

He added, "And the result..."

He glanced toward Dahlia. "...is what you see right now."

Pelion followed his gaze.

Garion continued. "At the peak of the second realm, the body evolves."

He raised one finger. "It becomes what I call a Unique Physique."

He looked back at Pelion. "And every person develops a different one."

He gestured toward Dahlia again. "In her case, because of her dragon blood... he evolved into one that can let her transform."

Pelion’s expression shifted again, this time clearly impressed. "...That’s incredible."

He crossed his arms slightly. "What’s the downside?"

Garion shook his head. "None, really."

He added after a short pause, "Other than intense training."

Pelion let out a quiet breath. "...No wonder all of you have such strong bodies."

Garion nodded. "Yeah."

Then he glanced toward Darius again. "Anyway... what about him?"

Pelion blinked once, then let out a small breath. "...Right. I almost forgot."

He shifted his focus back to Darius’ transformed state. "Fusion also has levels."

He spoke more seriously now. "And what Darius has reached... is a stable fusion."

He paused briefly. "That means his strength is already quite high."

Garion narrowed his eyes slightly. "So he’s close to perfection?"

Pelion nodded once. "Close enough, and that’s exactly why this will be interesting."

Garion let out a quiet breath, then shifted his stance slightly. "...I see." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

His eyes moved from Darius to Dahlia. "A dragon fighting another dragon. This will be fascinating."