Garion remained standing silently beside the frozen lake while snowstorms roared endlessly around him.

Rachel or Dahlia.

Honestly, he really didn’t want to choose.

Seeing his conflicted expression, Atlas floated lazily through the air before suddenly speaking again.

[Actually... I think Dahlia is the better choice for now.]

Garion raised an eyebrow immediately. "Why?"

Atlas crossed his tiny arms smugly.

[Didn’t you hear Alira earlier?]

[That tournament thing is coming soon.]

Garion nodded slowly.

Atlas immediately pointed at him dramatically.

[And what exactly are you trying to advertise there?]

Garion blinked briefly. "...God Gym?"

Atlas snapped his tiny fingers.

[Exactly.]

[You’re advertising a training organization, not just yourself.]

Then Atlas grinned mischievously.

[So wouldn’t it be way more effective to send someone you personally trained?]

Garion’s eyes slowly widened slightly.

Atlas continued smugly floating around him.

[Rachel, on the other hand is basically your poster girl.]

[Beautiful, strong, supportive, trainer... honestly you already cover most of that role yourself... as a trainer.]

Garion immediately frowned. "What the hell kind of explanation is that?"

Atlas ignored him completely.

[But Dahlia is different. She’s your first disciple.]

[And more importantly... her power is perfect for this planet.]

Garion suddenly became more serious.

He already knew Dahlia’s new God Physique evolution was special.

The Disaster Dragon bloodline itself already thrived in extreme environments.

But after evolving through God Physique... She had become even more absurd.

The more disasters she experienced and absorbed... The stronger she became.

Atlas slowly spread his tiny arms toward the violent world around them.

[And look where we are.]

BOOOOOOM!!!

A gigantic thunderstorm exploded across the distant mountains as volcanic smoke rose endlessly into the sky.

Freezing oceans, cosmic storms, hurricane winds... basically, the entire planet was a disaster zone.

Garion slowly started grinning again. "...Yeah."

The more he thought about it... the more terrifyingly perfect this place was for Dahlia.

"Alright."

He looked toward Atlas seriously. "Wake Dahlia up."

Atlas floated lazily in the air for a moment before grinning smugly.

[Good choice.]

The tiny silver-haired figure slowly raised one hand.

Immediately, countless glowing blue symbols began appearing throughout the surrounding space.

VVVVVVMMMMMM!!!

The air itself started trembling lightly as a massive spatial circle slowly formed above the snowy ground.

Garion raised an eyebrow slightly.

The glowing circle expanded larger and larger before suddenly...

SHHHHKKK!!!

A silver cocoon-like structure slowly appeared in the middle of the storm.

Several seconds later, cracks began spreading across its surface.

Then...

CRACK!!!

The entire cocoon shattered apart into countless glowing particles.

A familiar figure immediately stumbled forward.

Dahlia.

Her silver hair fluttered wildly in the freezing wind while her dragon-like aura instinctively erupted around her body defensively.

She immediately looked around in shock. "What the?!"

Her eyes quickly landed on Garion. "Master?!"

Then she froze completely while staring at the brutal planet around them. "...Where are we?"

She frowned deeply while trying to remember what happened. "The last thing I remember... we were returning to God Gym Island after the battle..."

Her expression slowly became confused. "Then suddenly... everything went dark."

Garion rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. "Yeah... about that."

Dahlia immediately narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

Garion sighed. "Alright. This is gonna sound insane."

Atlas immediately floated beside him proudly.

[He says that like his life was normal before.]

Garion ignored him completely before pointing toward the tiny silver-haired figure. "So basically... this little guy is my cheat."

Dahlia blinked. "...Your what?"

Garion crossed his arms casually. "You know those stories where the main character suddenly gets some ridiculous system or ancient treasure helping them become overpowered?"

Dahlia slowly nodded uncertainly.

Garion pointed at Atlas again. "Yeah. Mine is basically him."

A brief silence followed.

The freezing wind continued roaring around them.

Then Dahlia slowly looked toward Atlas again.

The tiny silver-haired gremlin waved smugly toward her.

[Hello.]

Dahlia stared blankly for several seconds. Then she looked back at Garion. "Master, is there something wrong with your brain?"

Garion let out a long sigh. "Alright, listen to me and let me explain this properly again."

Dahlia still looked completely stunned while staring between Garion and Atlas repeatedly.

Garion pointed toward himself casually. "First of all, you already knew I was an otherworlder from the beginning anyway."

Dahlia slowly nodded.

That part wasn’t shocking anymore.

But Atlas absolutely was.

Garion then pointed toward the tiny floating silver-haired figure beside him. "And this little guy here..."

Atlas immediately crossed his tiny arms proudly.

[The great Atlas.]

Garion ignored the dramatic introduction completely. "...is basically my cheat."

Dahlia’s eyebrow twitched slightly.

Garion continued speaking before she could interrupt. "And the reason you blacked out back then..."

His expression slowly became more serious. "...is because me, Rachel, and you had already started evolving into something much bigger than normal cultivators."

Dahlia frowned.

Garion looked directly at her. "A real god noticed us."

The surrounding snowstorm suddenly felt much colder somehow.

Dahlia’s eyes widened slightly.

Garion continued calmly. "Atlas explained it to me afterward. Apparently our God Physiques had already evolved enough that, to actual gods..."

He pointed toward himself casually. "...we basically looked like perfect divine supplements."

Atlas grinned smugly nearby.

[Congratulations. You three became walking legendary treasures.]

Dahlia’s face froze completely.

Garion shrugged helplessly. "And since that god wanted to ’eat’ us..."

He pointed toward Atlas. "This guy forcefully dragged all of us out of that world through another dimension."

Atlas puffed his tiny chest proudly.

[Almost died from energy loss too.]

Garion nodded. "And after that... we eventually ended up here."

He spread his arms toward the violent planet surrounding them. "In another universe."

Silence.

Only the roaring snowstorm remained.

Dahlia stood there completely frozen. "...I refuse to believe this."

Atlas immediately sighed dramatically.

[This is taking too long.]

The tiny gremlin floated closer toward her.

[Let me just inject the information directly into her brain.]

Garion blinked. "You can do that?"

Atlas stared at him blankly.

[You never asked.]

Garion’s mouth twitched instantly. "...Damn."

Then he pointed at Dahlia. "Just do it already."