"You're the master?!"
Hyuga Wuye did not hear Slug's voice.
Right now, he felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring. A ceaseless stream of natural energy poured into his body, submerging him.
Yet he felt no discomfort at all.
Every cell in his body was cheering, every drop of blood surging.
It was as if all impurities had finally been washed away, his body transforming into a pure body of nature!
But this process would take a very long time.
"It really is the master!"
As time passed, Slug caught a familiar scent from him.
More and more split bodies appeared, surrounding Hyuga Wuye completely.
Like ordinary believers on a pilgrimage, they prostrated themselves before the god in their hearts.
Devout, sacred.
But this transformation...
Took three whole months!
When Hyuga Wuye opened his eyes again, he was already covered in a layer of dust.
"My body... seems to have become nature itself?"
He gave himself a shake, scattering the dust, only to see countless Slugs surrounding him.
Their heads lay flat against the ground, their two antennae bent low as well, likely a gesture of meek submission.
"Slug?"
He called out tentatively.
"Master! You're awake!"
The Slug army seemed to awaken as well, each one shaking off the dust from its body.
"Mas... ter?"
Hyuga Wuye was full of question marks.
The Slugs hesitated before finally merging into one. She said to him, "You possess a body of nature, which makes you nature's master. Though I am called the Slug Sage, I submit to nature."
Wuye instinctively felt that she was not telling the whole truth, but he did not press her.
She was already calling him master. If she still wanted to hide something about him, it was likely because speaking of it would bring