Neville Becomes a Gu Master (Thanks to Bai Zhai for the Love-Powered Donation, Thank You)

"How about it? Pretty cool, right? Aren't you envious?"

Su Yu sidestepped, revealing Neville fully to everyone. Seeing Neville's muscular physique and arms thicker than Crabbe's thighs, everyone was speechless with shock.

"Why is your head so pointy...?"

Callis pointed to the protruding horn on Neville's head and asked curiously.

"Why is my head pointed? Well, let me ask you, are you a boy or a girl? If you're a girl and you say this, then let me ask you, are the tops of your heads... are they pointed? Let me ask you..."

Under Callis's incredulous gaze, Su Yu quickly covered Neville's mouth and gave her an awkward smile.

"This... was just a little accident... Neville just had a bit of a left-brain problem: the right brain attacked the left brain, the left brain countered the right brain, and Pointy was in charge of thinking..."

"Honey! What's wrong with you?!" On the other side, Parvati, who had already arranged with Hermione to have the video call on so he could see Neville the moment he saw him, felt like the sky had fallen. He let out a sharp, loud bang that made Hermione want to cover her ears.

Su Yu covered his forehead and quickly signaled to Neville to exit this form. If this continued, he felt that his reputation would be ruined.

"Don't worry about Parvati. I think the Chief just turned Neville into Soldier God, which is great. Longbottom was never a brain anyway, was he? It's killing two birds with one stone, a double blessing."

Malfoy, never one to shy away from stirring things up, chatted with Parvati, which only made Parvati cry even harder. Pansy felt a pang of sympathy looking at Parvati, but wasn't it hilarious? She almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Don't listen to Malfoy's nonsense, Parvati. Don't worry, Neville's condition is just that he hasn't fully controlled the Mighty Gu yet..."

With Su Yu's explanation, everyone finally understood that Su Yu had combined Gu Arts with Chakra. Don't forget, in Hokage, the Aburame are masters of controlling insects, and Su Yu knew all about their secret techniques. He just disliked insects. It just so happened that Neville wanted to learn this, so the two hit it off and Neville's special training began.

However, Gu Arts and Chakra manipulation of insects have drawbacks. Gu Arts involve slowly replacing the corresponding organs of the Gu insects, allowing them to form a symbiotic relationship with the user. Once the Gu insects die, the user will also die, and vice versa.

The method of controlling insects with Chakra is similar, but it's just parasitism. The insects are fed with special Chakra, making them obedient and not attacking the host. Su Yu felt that both of these methods had their drawbacks, so he innovated on them.

He had Neville sign a contract with the Gu worms because Gu worms are different from the Kikaichū in Hokage; they are intelligent, much like the Toad of Mount Myōboku. This way, Neville only needs to wear them on his body; the Gu worms don't need to stay inside him all the time. Only during battle will he merge with the Gu worms, and the Gu worms will enter Neville's body and only absorb the Chakra from the Kurama Badge.

Gu worm: Insects will never be slaves! But this Chakra tastes really good... crunch crunch crunch

"So, what's Neville's situation...?"

Parvati was still a little worried and asked Su Yu.

"It's alright. Today is Neville's first time combining with the Mighty Gu. Their thoughts are a little out of sync, which is why this happened. They'll get used to it with more practice."

As Su Yu finished speaking, Neville's body began to shrink gradually, his muscles began to atrophy, and he returned to his original form. A caterpillar crawled out of Neville's sleeve and returned to the small cage at his waist.

"Honey, I'm fine, everything's alright..."

Neville picked up the notebook, put it back on its original position, and looked at Parvati with deep affection.

"Listen to me, Neville, you're not allowed to bring those things into my bed! Do you hear me?!"

At the same time, Elder Li and several other village chiefs also stood on the stage, giving passionate speeches to encourage the newcomers.

"Therefore, this selection competition not only includes the previous Spiritual Root testing, but after the testing, you can also choose to participate in a competition to find Gu worms. The location is in these Ten Thousand Mountains, and the competition will last for half a month. You will need to find your own Lifebound Gu. After the competition ends, you will be ranked according to the level of your Lifebound Gu."

As Elder Li finished speaking, all the newcomers began to line up, one by one testing whether they could become a Gu Master.

"No, I haven't learned anything yet, and I'm already going to find my Lifebound Gu? What if I die in there?"

"Yeah, isn't this sending us to our deaths?"

"Quiet down, everyone! Nobody's forcing you to go! Did you understand what Elder Li said? He said you can choose to go or not. This is a competition to select top experts, not a competition for newcomers like you!"

Only after the staff explained things did the unruly crowd quiet down and continue queuing to have their Spiritual Root tested.

"Little brother, I also want to participate in the later competition to find my Lifebound Gu. What do you think?"

In the group, Ayi Duo quietly asked Goyle for his opinion. She felt that she was not good enough for Xiaoguoguo. After all, Xiaoguoguo was very powerful, while she was just a village girl born in the mountains... So, she wanted to become stronger! She wanted to stay by Xiaoguoguo's side, and she wanted to be like Ka-jie and Fa-jie. Ayi Duo really envied their aura.

"I'll support whatever you do. I'll go with you to find it."

Goyle couldn't fathom Ayi Duo's thoughts, but he knew that he would fully support whatever Ayi Duo wanted to do.

"You can bring people, but only one accompanying person is allowed..."

After testing Ayi Duo's Spiritual Root, the staff explained to her.

After all, sometimes you can't subdue a Gu worm just by being strong enough; it depends on luck. If you're lucky, you'll encounter a good one; if you're lucky, it might want to be with you; if you're lucky, it might become your Lifebound Gu.

Rather, a Gu Master can only have one Lifebound Gu in their body, which is also the highest-level Gu worm. All other Gu worms must be of a lower level. If they are of a higher level, the Lifebound Gu will commit suicide, and the person will die naturally.

Neville didn't have this problem. He ran a talent market, and every Gu worm was essentially a contract worker. He was a capitalist. You Gu worm dare to bare your teeth? Do you think Chakra isn't tasty anymore? Then get lost. Anyway, Su Yu gave him plenty of contract scrolls. He wouldn't miss one or two more. There were already so many Gu worms scrambling to get them. Chakra, this pure energy, was much tastier than flesh and blood.