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

Chapter 95 What kind of swordsmanship is this?!

The next morning, the steam train in Forge Village, billowing thick smoke, carried a group of people toward the gathering place of humanoid Digimon.

Inside the carriage, Village Chief Long sat upright, his scales gleaming metallically in the morning light, looking just like a parent sending their child to an Olympiad math competition.

Beside it, the sword-wielding beast nervously wiped the "Guardian Sword".

Five animal trainers and their mature partners acted as guards, their expressions serious, as if they were not going to participate in the Baby Cup, but to carry out an S-rank mission.

In addition, several other participants from the Forging Village, who were mainly there to "accompany" and "experience" the competition, also accompanied the group.

Although it's just a "Baby Cup" competition, the prize is Jeanne d'Arcmon's Holy DigiSpirit, so everyone takes it very seriously.

"Remember!" Village Chief Dragon brandished his forging hammer, spittle flying from his mouth. "This competition concerns the honor of Forgefire Village! Sourcemon and Swordmon, you two must prove me right! The rest of you," he glared at the eager Digimon, "Don't run around, don't cause trouble, and most importantly, don't steal Flamemon's berries!"

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After all, it was just a baby cup competition, and it didn't attract much attention in the early stages. If it weren't for the fact that the prize for this competition was Jeanne d'Arcmon's Holy Digimon Spirit, the Dragon Leader wouldn't have personally attended when the top 8 were decided.

The kendo competition has been going on for a day, and the top eight have been determined. Kendo Beast has entered the top eight without any controversy.

Cheng Yuanshou, however, also entered the top eight amidst much controversy.

"What kind of swordsmanship is that?!" a Digimon spectator angrily pointed at the arena. "It's just randomly bombarding us with skills!"

Does a Digimon that uses a sword to release and control holy light bullets count as using a sword?

Anyway, this year, this one bizarre Digimon was born.

That afternoon, a man and a dog were seen; the man was wildly swinging his sword, while the dog was randomly firing holy light projectiles.

One after another, sword-wielding Digimon were knocked off the stage.

Cheng Yuan retorted righteously, "This skill is called 'Divine Sword Wave.' Wherever the sword points, the wave follows!"

As he spoke, he pretended to swing his sword, and the little dog beast released a holy light bullet in perfect unison, hitting the opponent's buttocks precisely and knocking him off the stage.

The audience below the arena was in an uproar over Cheng Yuanshou's sudden emergence.

The audience erupted in uproar.

"Shameless!"

"mean!"

...but it is indeed very strong.

Five animal trainers stood by, dumbfounded.

"As expected of a reserve member of the Twelve Divine Generals..." Xu Bing murmured, "He really pulled off a convincing performance this time."

He cleverly utilized the Bureau's [Time Concealment], and the puppy beast's skill was the same as his Source Beast's skill.

Even though they were all experienced beast tamers, they dared not underestimate the growing Qilin.

This is just one skill; it already includes sophisticated operations such as energy projection, remote control, and precision guidance.

At this moment, Cheng Yuan was unaware that his identity as a beginner-level Light Forger had already been spread by the gossipy Village Chief Long. His innovative forging methods were being touted as miraculous, and Forging Fire Village was said to have given birth to another genius armor forger.

Several tribes surrounding the settlement already know that a Light Forger has been born in Forgefire Village and is preparing to create digital armor imbued with the attribute of light.

"Welcome all talented individuals from all races to Forging Village to learn your craft! Places are limited, so register quickly! The first 100 registrants will receive a 20% discount on tuition!"

That's a huge mouth; how could it achieve such a marketing effect?

On the martial arts arena in the gathering place, in the VIP section, the Yaksha Beast said, "Dragon Leader, I've inquired about the forging of the Spirit of Light..."

Master is not a dragon-human type Digimon, but rather a Holy type, and has only recently entered Forgefire Village to learn his skills.

"But his forging method is indeed novel, making armor forging no longer limited to fire-attribute energy. Given time, it may be possible to create light-attribute reinforced armor, which has great potential."

"It's difficult!"

The Dragon Leader, with his hands behind his back, looked towards the martial arts arena: "We don't have much time left."

"Has the beast-type Digimon forces made any further moves?" Wizardmon asked from the side.

The dragon leader nodded and said, "It's too difficult for us humanoid Digimon to evolve. Our core strength is scarce. Only with enhanced armor can we barely contend with the beast-type forces. But if our Rookie-stage warriors don't evolve into a large number of core members, then sooner or later—"

"That's why we hold various large-scale competitions repeatedly to inspire the fighting spirit of the growing organisms and accelerate the evolutionary process."

The dragon leader looked at them and said, "The reason for holding this swordsmanship tournament is that the previous leader, Jeanne d'Arcmon, used a sword as her weapon. Therefore, Jeanne d'Arcmon's Holy Digimon Spirit is being used as a reward. We hope that a Holy-type powerhouse can be cultivated in the future, and that we can reconnect with Sky City."

"But unexpectedly, a dual-elemental beast of both Holy and Light types—the Source Beast—appeared in Forging Fire Village?"

There were quite a few spectators at the martial arts arena this time.

"Listen up, all of you," Village Chief Long said, staring at the crowd. "After this preliminary round, I never expected that our Forging Fire Village would have two beasts advancing to the top 8: Cheng Yuan Beast and Jian Dao Beast. This is a battle to honor our Forging Fire Village." You all rest well and prepare for the top 8. No one else is allowed to wander around the gathering area. If anything happens, contact me immediately, understand?

"Okay—" came the only scattered responses.

Wizardmon's amplification magic resounded throughout the arena: "Next, please welcome the top eight to the stage. Which young talent is confident enough to take on the first round of battles? This kendo tournament has attracted many young talents from various tribes in the Script Forest. The Dragon Leader is a beast that cherishes talent, so he has prepared generous data resources as special rewards for the Digimon who showcases their abilities!"

"Whoever volunteers gets to share their growth data first!"

"I'll do it!"

"I'll go!" Wizardmon shouted, and soon one of the top 8 Digimon responded.

These ancient arena duels didn't have the precise rankings, points, or ladder systems of real-world battles. It was simply a matter of "If you dare, you go; if you're good enough, you go!"

Cheng Yuan looked towards the VIP area and saw a group of Champion-level Digimon: Dragonmon, Wizardmon, Flamemon, Yashamon, Flame Wizardmon, Scarecrowmon, Centaurmon, and Demonmon. These were probably the leaders of the various races in the Humanoid Alliance.

Soon, the two Digimon on the arena began to fight, while Xu Bing and the others watched, munching on melons sold by Floramon.

Look.

"Growth Stage: Savage Beast VS Growing Stage: Wargaming Beast"

The grading during the growth period is generally not too detailed because the differences are not particularly large.

Generally, the three sub-stages of beginner, intermediate, and advanced are only divided starting from the mature stage.

Ancient Digimon from the ancient continent, especially those in their growth stage, face high difficulties and risks in evolving, and bear an immense burden of absorbing data. However, they exhibit more intense emotional fluctuations and stronger explosive power, resulting in a more brutal fighting style compared to modern Digimon.

Therefore, compared to Cheng Yuan, these ancient Digimon are not without advantages; at least in terms of explosive power, their upper limit is higher.

Just by looking at this wild beast's fireball, which is several times larger than the wild man's fireball in Wildman Valley, you know it's not to be trifled with.

"This is a bit risky!" At this moment, seeing that the two Digimon had such strength, all the trainers felt that Cheng Yuan would be in trouble.

However, Cheng Yuan's puppy beast had the advantage of high attribute purity, powerful skills, and strong continuous combat ability. Soon, the wargame beast was defeated, and the wild beast, holding a thick stone sword, roared and enjoyed the joy of victory.

Upon breaking through to the top four, two growth resources were immediately distributed: a participation reward pack and a victory reward pack. The Savage Beast consumed them immediately to quickly restore its stamina. The defeated Wargaming Beast also received a participation reward pack.

High burst damage, poor endurance – a common problem with this generation of ancient species!

Wizardmon used amplification magic to say, "A wonderful battle! But the little guys don't seem to be enthusiastic enough, so let's..."

Let's go big! Starting from the next round, whoever wins three consecutive matches on the battle stage will be rewarded with 6 sets of growth data resources; five consecutive wins will earn 6 sets of growth-stage evolution resources! Six consecutive wins will grant the champion, Jeanne d'Arcmon's DigiSpirit, and one set of evolution data resources!

Everyone was thrilled when they heard about Jeanne d'Arc's Digimon Spirit and Evolution Resources.

After all, he was a former leader with idol-level looks and extremely high prestige among humanoid Digimon.

To inherit her digital spirit is to be her successor.

Furthermore, evolutionary resources can help them complete the evolution more smoothly after accumulating enough data, and avoid malignant mutations in the data during the evolution process.

Seeing this, the remaining 6 contestants became eager to try, but the round-robin format made it very easy to be exhausted and lose.

Cheng Yuan's eyes widened in surprise: "Holy crap, what a casual competition format!"

Although the ancient data resource package contains a lot of mixed data that I probably wouldn't know how to use, I could still sell it for money! Besides, while the Sword Beast is very strong, its endurance is only average, and it probably won't last until the end.

For the sake of digital spirit preservation technology, it must be safely delivered to the top spot.

In critical moments, we still have to rely on me, Cheng Yuanshou.

"I'll do it!" Cheng Yuanshou stepped forward, and all the beast tamers were taken aback when they saw this.

"Holy crap, this god-general is so powerful, is he going to take on everyone?"

"You call this social anxiety?"

"Hmm, which contestant are you?" Wizardmon asked knowingly.

Cheng Yuan: "I am Cheng Yuan Beast, an apprentice from Forging Fire Village, of the Holy type!"

The little dog: "That's right, woof!"

"???"

Why is he barking like a dog?

"Which one is Cheng Yuan Beast? I've never heard of it."

"It's—the one who looks decent enough!"