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Chapter 553 Badges and the Digital Soul

in a few days

The black behemoth arrived at the designated sea area, shut down its power core, and all that remained were the sounds of the wind and waves crashing against the hull.

"The coordinates show that it is directly below this sea area, at a depth of approximately... 800 meters."

"Looking at the terrain map fed back from the sonar detector, Koushiro spoke up."

"What should we do then? Should we just dive down?"

Meimei clung to the gunwale and asked with some curiosity.

"That's right,"

Koushiro's answer surprised everyone.

He turned around and pressed a button in the cockpit.

With a soft hum of mechanical operation, the Venus’s wide aft deck slowly split open from the middle, revealing a small, streamlined, metallic-looking miniature submarine that appeared before everyone.

"This was also... something you had the guardian beasts build?"

Ahe swallowed hard. Creating these things in this world is simpler than in the real world, but the prerequisite is knowing the detailed information about these things.

Whether it's a ship or a submarine, this is already beyond the knowledge a primary school student should have...

He has far exceeded the scope of a "primary school student" and is more like a seasoned strategist.

"Devimon's database mentions that he hid key items in the deep sea to prevent enemies from searching for them."

With that in mind, I've also submitted this design drawing.

Koushiro smiled and replied.

Taiyi's gaze was instantly drawn to the submarine.

The thought that Jia'er might be the eighth child gripped his heart like an invisible hand, compelling him to do something.

"I'm going down!"

He was the first to step forward, his tone firm.

"Taiyi..."

As if sensing Taichi's feelings, Agumon looked at him with some concern.

"I'll go as well."

A slightly hesitant, yet equally firm voice rang out. It was Ah Zhang.

He pushed up his glasses; although his face was a little pale, his eyes showed no sign of wavering.

"Gomamon can move around in the water, so if something happens to the submarine, Seimon might be able to help."

As the oldest among these children, Ah Zhang always clumsily shoulders the responsibility of being a "senior" in his own way.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you!"
The others will remain on the ship to monitor the submarine's status and provide navigation.

Koushiro nodded upon hearing this, and then spoke.

Taiyi and Azhang exchanged a glance and nodded heavily.

Under Koushiro's guidance, the two, along with their respective partners, entered the submarine.

The hatch closed, and as the elevator descended, the submarine smoothly slid into the water, splashing up a ripple, before silently sinking into the deep blue unknown.

The atmosphere on the ship became somewhat somber for a moment.

The remaining children gathered in the cockpit, watching the dot of light representing the submarine on the main screen, and the increasingly dark images of the deep sea it transmitted back.

Koushiro found a spot, took out his computer, and pulled up the data Gennai had sent him.

The first thing he opened was the Digimon encyclopedia, which was far more detailed than his collection of Devimon.

But his finger only flew across the page quickly, eventually stopping at a folder named "Sacred Project".

Open the folder, and countless complex codes and theoretical architecture diagrams instantly fill the screen.

Soon, a name caught his attention.

Apocalymon.

According to this information, it is not a powerful Digimon in the traditional sense, but a collection of concepts, a personification of the endless resentment and sorrow of all Digimon that were eliminated or disappeared on the path of evolution.

It represents "nothingness".

Its most terrifying ability is not simply destruction, but "erasure".

The development documentation for the Divine Project clearly states that Apocalymon's power can directly affect the source of Digimon—the Digital Core.

Koushiro's fingertip stopped on the touchpad.

He instantly understood what this meant.

If we say that the external data that makes up a Digimon's body is similar to the muscles, bones, and proteins of a human;

Therefore, the digital core is the "soul" that carries all its memories, thoughts, emotions, and individual uniqueness.

It's like human DNA, the fundamental definition of "who I am".

In this world, data can be destroyed, copied, and reassembled, but once a digital core is formed, it is unique. However, the power of Apocalymon can directly and completely disintegrate this "soul," reducing it to nothingness.

This means that no matter how powerful an Ultimate form it evolves into, as long as its essence remains that of a "Digimon," it has no chance of resisting Apocalymon.

Because what the other side attacked was the very foundation upon which they existed.

So that's how it is... This is the fundamental reason why homeostasis is turning its attention to the human world.

Koushiro leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

The complexity and resilience of the human soul far surpasses that of relatively pure life forms like Digimon.

And those chosen children possess the purest and strongest qualities deep within them—courage, friendship, love… These emotions and wills can inspire miracles in this world.

why?
Photon began to build a bolder theoretical model.

Digimon, as "electronic phase life forms," ​​may possess certain quantum properties in their very existence.

Like Schrödinger's cat, before being observed, they may be in a superposition of multiple possible states.

The pure, unadulterated, and highly focused mental will of human children plays the role of "observer."

When Taichi displayed absolute "courage," his will acted like a searchlight, illuminating one of Agumon's countless evolutionary possibilities, causing it to "collapse" from its superposition state and manifest as the definitive result of "Greymon."

This interference of will in the material world manifests itself in different forms in different worlds because of the different carriers.

But they are essentially the same; they all use "soul" to leverage "reality".

Just as Koushiro was lost in thought, Taichi's excited shouts came through the communicator.

"Koushiro! We found him!"

The dots on the screen began to rise, and soon after, accompanied by a splash of water, the small submarine reappeared before everyone's eyes.

The hatch opened, and Taiichi and Ajo emerged, looking exhausted and damp, but their faces beamed with uncontainable joy.

In Taiyi's hands, he held an ancient-looking black box with metal inlays on its edges.

He placed the box on the control panel and opened it amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd.

Contrary to expectations of dazzling jewelry, seven small, uniquely shaped devices lay quietly on the dark red velvet lining of the box.

Koushiro picked up one of the coins and began to analyze it.

On the laptop screen, the data stream refreshed again like a waterfall.

"So that's it..."

As Koushiro looked at the analyzed functional module diagram, he muttered to himself.

"So? How do you use this?"

As if he had heard what Koushiro said, Taichi asked urgently.

“Different from the sacred plan.”

Koushiro raised his head and looked at everyone.
"It's more like a... filter and amplifier."

"When your emotions and traits are aroused, a special energy fluctuation is generated."

The function of this key is to precisely capture this fluctuation, 'filter' out the portion that matches the characteristics of the crest, then 'amplify' it, and finally infuse it into the partner Digimon, thereby breaking through the barrier of the Champion stage and completing the evolution to the Ultimate stage.

His words were clear and logical, making their meaning clear to everyone.

"That is to say,"

Ahe replied thoughtfully,
"The key still lies with ourselves?"

"Yes."

Koushiro gives the conclusion,
"So theoretically speaking, as long as our emotions are pure and strong enough, we can make our partners evolve."

Taiyi and the others looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this, as it seemed to be similar to what they had been doing all along.

You build bonds with the Digimon, and then they evolve.

While everyone was processing this astonishing information, Koushiro quietly turned around and returned to his laboratory on the ship.

Since the source of power is the spirit and will, then this power should also be something that can be actively controlled.

He began to try to regulate his breathing and clear his mind, just like the cultivation methods he remembered.

No, this won't work.

He changed his strategy, no longer forcibly suppressing, but began to "feel".

Gradually, a wonderful feeling emerged.

The primordial Qi of a single person's world emphasizes refining essence into Qi and refining Qi into spirit, which is an energy cycle from the inside out.

The spirit particles in the world of Bleach are the particles that constitute the soul, and their core lies in the recognition and liberation of one's own soul power.

The spiritual light of the infinite world is the purest manifestation of will.

So, what should this fundamental force be called in this world?
The next moment, Koushiro opened his eyes, and orange light ignited in his hands.

That's the power called DigiSoul, used by the protagonist of the fifth installment...

(End of this chapter)