Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

Tailmon's Holy Ring lit up, and a Holy Light Bullet accurately hit Ghostmon behind Garugmon, successfully saving Garugmon from danger.

Gargomon immediately picked up the Gatling gun, chasing Minotaurmon around.

This action caught Deathmon's attention. Its empty eye sockets turned towards Gatomon, and the eerie blue flames flickered slightly.

Jade Rabbit immediately stepped forward, blocking Deathmon's line of sight, as if to say, "Your opponent is here." The air between the two Ultimate-level Digimon seemed to freeze.

"Adaptation domain? What does that have to do with the spiritual domain?"

Looking at the Digimon of the pioneering group who were not getting any benefits due to their numbers and ecological limitations, Cheng Yuan suddenly remembered the research topic on the Digimon Spirit that he and Zhou Mo had discussed.

"Principal, I have a trick up my sleeve, let me try it!" He pulled out the arc laser machine.

"Huh? How come you have an arc light machine? Isn't that something only professional beast tamers..."

Before the principal could finish speaking, he sealed the Light Digital Spirit Seed into a blank chip, then used the arc light machine in his left hand and the chip in his right to complete the chip insertion.

In an instant, the arc laser machine became extremely hot, and Cheng Yuan felt as if he were holding a red-hot branding iron, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

"Buzz—"

A pure white light spread out from the arc light machine, rippling outwards like waves on water. Within a hundred-meter radius, the area was illuminated by the white halo.

Where the aura covers, Digimon of the Vaccine, Holy, and Light types disappear as the dark area's emblem fades, replaced by a warm power that slightly boosts their attack and recovery.

"My God... this is... the Realm of Light? The Realm of Adaptation for Virus Killer Digimon?" a professional trainer exclaimed in shock.

What has changed the digital space ecosystem?

The white light continued to spread, eventually forming a spherical area with a diameter of 100 meters.

Within this range, the Digimon of the pioneering team seemed to regain a battle aura boost, their attacks became more ferocious, and their wounds began to heal faster.

Gargomon seized the opportunity and sent Minotaur flying with a "Dada Uppercut";

Lion Beast's "Lion King Maru" unleashed a dazzling blade of light, forcing back several Ghost Beasts;

Strikedramon's "Plasma Shockwave" completely cleared out an area.

"Well done, Cheng Yuan!" Li Xiaochun's voice came through the arc laser communication channel. "Keep this in the game!"

Cheng Yuan nodded, but fine beads of sweat had already seeped from his forehead.

Maintaining the realm of light consumed far more of his spirit than he could have imagined; he felt as if his brain was being frantically drained by the arc light machine.

Gatomon looked at him with concern, while its Holy Ring flashed, summoning Holy Light Bullets to track and scout the enemy, sharing the pressure on the battlefield.

"Hold on..." Cheng Yuan gritted his teeth, "We can definitely do it..."

The animal trainers realized that the changes in the ecological field were due to Cheng Yuan, or perhaps some kind of groundbreaking technology.

Just then, a sudden change occurred.

Death Beast suddenly raised its sickle, and several jet-black beams of light descended from the sky. Jade Rabbit Beast seemed to teleport, shattering the jets of purple-black light one by one.

However, the area of ​​100 meters was too large, and a purplish-black beam of light still struck the edge of the realm of light directly.

The area shook violently, and Cheng Yuan felt as if his head had been hit by a heavy hammer, a wave of dizziness washing over him.

"Cheng Yuan!" Dilu Beast cried out in surprise.

Chapter 123 The Lion's Bento Law?

【Death Beast】

[Virus Type - Ghost Type - Dark Theme]

【Complete Version】

[Skills: Soul Severance, Death Sentence, Demon Star]

[Description: A Death-like Digimon possessing a massive scythe, belonging to the High-Rank Ghost Digimon. Those possessed by Deathmon ultimately face complete death, and it can foresee their impending demise. It is said that the cloak covering its body leads to another dimension of the Digital World.]

Cheng Yuan's Light Domain shone like a miniature sun, radiating dazzling light in the dim digital space. This sudden divine power immediately attracted the attention of all the Digimon, especially the Deathmon that was floating in mid-air.

"hiss--"

The Death Beast let out a piercing screech, its black cloak fluttering without wind, and the giant sickle in its hand gleamed with a ghostly blue light, its blade swirling with black mist formed from death data.

The Jade Rabbit seized the opportunity, its two palms transforming into a sacred axe that cleaved towards the Death Beast.

"Shh!"

As the axe blade sliced ​​through, a large section of the Death Beast's cloak was sheared off. What was chilling was that what was revealed beneath the cloak was not a physical entity, but a distorted void, as if connected to some unknown dimension.

"Meditation heals!"

The Jade Rabbit turned and waved, sending a golden ball of light precisely striking Cheng Yuan. The warm, divine energy instantly healed all his injuries.

Cheng Yuan looked at his body, which had returned to normal, in surprise, and then looked at the Jade Rabbit Beast—as expected of a Divine-type Perfect Form, each one of them was a powerful healer who could fight and heal.

"If Gatomon could learn this move..." Cheng Yuan subconsciously looked at his partner.

Cheng Yuan glanced at Gatomon with a melancholy look. Gatomon saw his resentful gaze and sensed that he was up to no good again. He was initially worried about Cheng Yuan's injuries, but his worries vanished instantly. He quickly cast a holy barrier on Cheng Yuan and then charged into the battlefield without looking back, eight holy light bullets swirling around him.

"Boom!"

At this moment, the Jade Rabbit beast moved stealthily, its treasured axe flying, and the [Ten Thousand Axe Slash] drew dozens of golden tracks on the battlefield.

The Jade Rabbit Beast is over two meters tall, with slender and long arms, and its sharp axe blade is imbued with golden divine power.

The Demonmon that stood in front of Deathmon didn't even have time to let out a scream before being sliced ​​into data fragments and vanished. The Champion-level Demonmon was as fragile as paper in the face of the Ultimate-level Jade Rabbitmon's signature move.

"呲-"

The axe blade, still brimming with power, pierced straight through the Demon Beast, leaving a deep wound on the Death Beast's right shoulder.

Black, misty blood seeped from the wound, but Deathmon seemed to feel no pain. It extended its bone claws and absorbed the data fragments of Demonmon's dissipation into its body, replenishing itself with data from a lower-level Digimon of the same type. The wound began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Clang!"

Then, it suddenly pulled back the Death Scythe, flipped its body skillfully, swung the giant scythe around, charged up its kinetic energy, and slashed directly at the Jade Rabbit Beast.

The Death Scythe and the Jade Rabbit Beast's giant axe clashed violently, the power of darkness and divinity annihilating each other and unleashing a terrifying shockwave. Cheng Yuan had no choice but to raise his arm to block the flying energy fragments.

"Lion Beast, charge!"

A deep voice suddenly sounded beside me.

Cheng Yuan turned his head and saw a young man dressed in a professional beast tamer uniform. The arc light machine in his hand had a special chip inserted in it, which was emitting a dazzling golden light.

Ahead, Lionmon, who was using the Beast King Fist to repel a Will-o-Wisp Beast, suddenly unsheathed Lion King Maru from his waist.

This demonic sword, possessing its own will, unleashed unprecedented power with the support of the energy chip, unleashing a series of powerful slashes.

Each strike was accompanied by a dazzling golden blade light. Lionmon's Lion King Maru demon sword was swung repeatedly, each slash unleashing a golden blade light that bombarded the surrounding ugly ghostly Digimon.

"Roar!"

Lionmon moved with impunity, and wherever the golden blade passed, Will-o'-the-Wispmon and Fierce Ghostmon turned into data dust.

With the blessing of the Light Domain, it also possesses the power to counter Virus and Dark types, and can take down a Champion-level Ghost Digimon with just one or two strikes.

Within just a few minutes, nearly a dozen mature Ghost Digimon fell to its blade, but the energy consumption was outrageously high.

Before long, the lion beast felt completely drained. Its movements slowed, and its breathing became heavy: "Shen Bing, there are too many of them. The energy is being used up too quickly. I can't swing my sword anymore. I need to replenish my energy, otherwise..."

Shen Bing gritted his teeth. His battle record was outstanding, but the cost was also enormous. Lion King Maru greatly reduced the pressure on the mature defense line, but it could not last.

The young professional beast tamer Shen Bing quickly replaced the recovery chip to speed up the lion's recovery. However, the energy recovery speed of the recovery chip could not keep up with the lion's rate of energy consumption.

Shen Bing's arc light machine trembled intermittently, constantly reminding him that the digital beast's energy was about to run out, clearly due to excessive energy data usage.

"Hold on, Lion Beast!" Shen Bing's voice was urgent. "The Pengcheng reclamation team is on their way, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, a sudden change occurred.

Just then, a pitch-black magic circle suddenly appeared on the ground beneath the lion's feet.

The complex runes flashed with an ominous red light, and a thick black pillar of light shot into the sky from the center of the array, completely engulfing the lion beast.

Within the pillar of light, a black skeleton slowly emerged, its arms, composed of data skeletons, tightly gripping the lion beast, attempting to drag it into the depths of the magic circle.

[Death Announcement]!

It turned out to be Deathmon, which used a Demonmon to block Jade Rabbitmon's attack, buying time to unleash its skill. It then summoned the [Death Sentence] skill to attack the nearly exhausted Lionmon, giving it no chance to breathe and killing it directly.

This could be described as trading one's life for another with a Ghostmon, but there are plenty of Ghostmon in this space, and the Ghost-type Digimon are not as strong as other Digimon in direct combat. This kind of life-for-life tactic is incredibly profitable.

The lion-beast let out a painful howl as half of its body was swallowed by a dark magic circle.

"Lion! No!" Shen Bing roared desperately, trying to rush forward, but was held back by the other animal trainers.

"Calm down, Shen Bing, going there like this will only get you killed!"

"I can't watch my lion die!"

Seeing this, the Jade Rabbit Beast wielded a precious axe, which precisely severed the black skull's arms.

At the same time, Gatomon's Holy Light Balls rushed towards the magic circle, destroying the magic circle's chain, and successfully interrupting Deathmon's "Death Sentence".

But it was too late. The lion had already lost its lower body, and half of its body data had disappeared. Without timely and intensive treatment, it would probably die soon.

However, in such an environment, deep healing is not possible, and the Jade Rabbit Beast's [Meditation Healing] requires the Jade Rabbit Beast to meditate in advance to recover its cooldown. Normally, it meditates in a non-combat state, and since the skill has already been used on Cheng Yuan, it cannot be recovered in a short time.

Cheng Yuan was also dumbfounded. Was this Death Beast really that cunning?

Wochuo (臥槽).

Jade Rabbit Beast used its [Meditation Healing] on me, causing Jade Rabbit Beast to lose its ability to heal Leomon who was in dire straits? And now Leomon is about to die again? Did I unintentionally become the driving force behind Leomon's tragedy?

Huh? Why did I use the word "again"?

It's truly fate; who can escape the whims of heaven?

"Don't be sad, Shen Bing. It is an honor for a Digimon to die before its tamer, and a disgrace for a Digimon to die alongside its tamer. You must live on!" Lionmon said weakly.

"No, Lion Beast, I still want to fight alongside you!" Shen Bing knelt on the ground.

Wait, no, wait a minute!

Cheng Yuan felt a chill run down his spine and was deeply moved when he heard their conversation.

But if you start getting sentimental so early, how am I supposed to perform miracles in front of others?

"Cough, cough!"

Cheng Yuan coughed twice at an inopportune moment and abruptly said, "Senior professional lion tamer, your lion is about to meet its end. If you don't want to die and aren't afraid of death, try this!?"

Chapter 124 Armor Evolution - Loaded Lion Beast

"Is this a question of whether you're afraid of death or not? The lion is about to die..." Shen Bing couldn't help but complain in his heart, but Cheng Yuan's words rekindled his hope.

"You are... the champion from Pengcheng No. 1 High School!" Shen Bing raised his head, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes. "Do you have any good ideas to save my lion beast?"

Cheng Yuan shook his head slightly: "I wouldn't dare say it's a good idea, but it's a last resort. I originally prepared this for Big Guy's pangolin, but I don't know if it will work, since we haven't tried it yet."

Cheng Yuan took out a digital egg, which was yellowish-brown in color and covered with mysterious purple digital emblems. There was also a tiny diamond-shaped protrusion at the top, which emitted a soft light in the dim digital space.

“This is a Knowledge Digimon Armor Egg, possessing the ‘Earth’ attribute,” Cheng Yuan explained. “This Knowledge Digimon can enable Ancient Species Descendant Digimon to undergo Armor Evolution, thereby gaining the ability to manipulate the earth. Leomon might be worth a try.”

"It can make Digimon armor evolve!?" The tamers present were extremely surprised, and Shen Bing, while surprised, showed a hint of hesitation.

But upon seeing this, Li Xiaochun, the beast tamer of the Twelve Earthly Branches, suddenly realized something and immediately said, "What are we waiting for? Let's use it to save the lion beast!"

As the "Rabbit" (卯兔), one of the twelve Earthly Branches, she keenly sensed the special energy fluctuations contained within the armored egg. These energy fluctuations were remarkably similar to a certain experimental technology she had recently witnessed at headquarters.

That was a technique that several excellent beast trainers risked their lives to bring back from the Digital Spacetime Secret Realm, but they have never been able to successfully replicate it.

"Ah, yes sir!" Shen Bing seemed to wake up from a dream. After taking the armored egg, he followed Cheng Yuan's instructions to scan and encapsulate it into a blank chip, and then solemnly inserted the chip into the arc laser machine.

Suddenly, the battlefield changed drastically, filled with the stench of blood and gore.

In an instant, the entire battlefield fell silent.

A yellowish-brown light burst forth from the arc light machine, surging towards the dying lion beast like a tidal wave.

Within the light, the data runes representing knowledge flowed like living things, quickly covering the lion's bruised body.

Countless hexagons formed from earth-elemental energy were pieced together to form an evolutionary cocoon, which enveloped the lion beast. Clanging sounds emanated from within the cocoon, suggesting a dramatic transformation was taking place.

"Roar--!"

A deafening lion's roar echoed across the battlefield. When the light faded, a brand new Digimon appeared in the battlefield.