Knights of the Digital World

He's currently only missing a level 10 cartridge, preventing him from breaking through. However, his strength isn't significantly different from that of a typical Ultimate-level being.

Provoked by Emu, Darkdramon was also enraged. It raised its right arm and thrust it towards Emu:

"Giga Destruction Gun!"

"Secret Technique: Dream Image!"

With a swift movement, Yongmeng conjured dozens of illusory figures that surrounded Dark Dragon Beast, dodging its attacks. Only a few of these illusory figures were destroyed by Dark Dragon Beast.

The remaining phantoms pressed towards the Dark Dragon Beast to confuse it.

As expected, the Dark Dragon Beast was confused by the numerous illusions and wildly waved its Giga Destruction Spear, trying to find its true form.

Emu didn't rush to confront him head-on. Darkdramon's strength was somewhere between a normal Ultimate and a powerful Ultimate; if you had to convert it, it would be roughly level 30.

In a direct confrontation, Emu might be able to put up a fight for a while, but he will eventually be defeated.

However, all Emu needed to do was stall Dark Dragon Beast.

In retrospect, he did a very good job.

Chapter 51, Enlightenment, Shakyamuni Beast! (Fourth Update)

"What a piece of trash!"

Barbamon originally didn't want to make a move. In his opinion, the strongest leader of the Bean Gate Alliance, Beanmon, was locked in a battle with Beelzemon, and Darkdramon was enough to sweep through Bean Gate Town.

Unexpectedly, the Dark Dragon Beast was stopped, and the assault dragon beast army below was also in trouble.

The advantage of the Assault Dragon Beast army lies in its sheer number and excellent coordination. A significant portion of them are fully evolved Tank Dragon Beasts.

The BeanGate Alliance's advantage lies in its superior strength. Although its numbers are far fewer than the Assault Dragonmon army, its members all possess strength at least at the Champion level. In terms of Ultimate-level monsters, it boasts numerous Beanmon and their subspecies, making it in no way inferior to Tankdramon.

However, the fully-formed creatures that volunteered to help disrupted this balance. Most of them were lone wolves, powerful enough to hold off one or two tank dragon beasts each, greatly weakening the assault dragon beast army on the front lines.

Moreover, the Bean Gate Alliance has tall city walls to rely on, making their attacks from a superior position much more comfortable than those against the Assault Dragon Beasts.

Lacking fire support from the tank dragons, the assault dragons launched several attacks on the city walls, all of which ended in failure, resulting in heavy losses of troops.

Barba cursed, stopped watching, and raised its hand to unleash a tempting burst of energy:

"Death...temptation!"

Barbamon is the most cunning and insidious of the Seven Great Demon Lords. His most formidable skill is not the devastating "Dark Prison Annihilation," but rather the ability to lure Digimon to a hellish realm from which they cannot escape, corrupting them with his Death Temptation!

Under Barbamon's control, the Digimon of the Bean Gate Alliance were all seduced by this power, and a voice seemed to be telling them:

"Go quickly, leave this place, follow this power! You will experience unparalleled joy!"

The Digimon of the Bean Gate Alliance are all battle-hardened and resilient, and their large numbers allow them to barely maintain their composure even when tempted by Barbamon.

However, inevitably, they would occasionally become distracted while resisting inner temptations. This is extremely dangerous on the battlefield. Many Digimon have been put in perilous situations because of this, and many more have perished as a result.

The morale of the Assault Dragon army surged, and they seized the opportunity to launch a fierce counterattack. They nearly broke through to the city walls. It was only through the desperate efforts of Revolvermon and Beanmon that they managed to push them back.

However, it is now clear that if Barbamon's skills cannot be countered, it is only a matter of time before Beangate Town is breached.

"Amitabha!"

At this moment, the Sanzang Beast, who was fighting below, uttered a Buddhist chant, leaped back onto the city wall, sat down cross-legged, and began chanting the "Du Zichun Sutra".

The Du Zi Chun Jing was originally a skill that allowed dejected Digimon to hear words of gratitude and revive themselves. However, when used here by Sanzangmon, it became a barrier for the Digimon of the Bean Gate Alliance, helping them resist the temptations of Barbamon.

"Three-Hidden Beast? Hmph, you're not strong enough to resist my temptation!"

Barbamon discovered Sanzomon immediately, and with her help, the Bean Gate Alliance got back on track and once again suppressed the Assault Dragonmon army.

However, Barbamon remained unfazed, merely increasing its energy with a cold smile, making the allure of death even stronger.

The gap between the ultimate form and the complete form is still too large; in terms of levels, it's like the difference between level 99 and level 3.

After resisting for only ten seconds, the Three-Hidden Beast's face turned pale, and its seated body swayed precariously, clearly indicating that its energy was about to be exhausted.

"The giant snake has healed!"

Suddenly, several white halos enveloped the Three Treasures Beast, rapidly restoring its stamina and energy.

The Lotus Beasts of the Bean Gate Alliance, specializing in healing, stood behind the Three Treasures Beast and said with a smile:

"Sanzangmon, don't worry! We'll help you recover. Keep it up, and don't let Barbamon look down on you."

The Three-Headed Beast was still chanting the Du Zichun Sutra, but it simply nodded to the Lotus Beasts in gratitude.

"Hehehe, trying to wage a war of attrition? But I'm done playing! Dark Prison Palace is destroyed!"

Barbamon saw through Lotusmon's plan, but the problem was that he wasn't only good at seduction, so why should he fight them for it?

Don't forget, he's also a top-tier ultimate form!

Barbamon had no intention of attrition; with a wave of its hand, an ultra-high-temperature explosion, hot enough to incinerate everything, hurtled towards Sanzangmon.

"Oh no! The giant serpent is destroyed!"

The lotus beasts cried out in alarm; their combat strength had plummeted due to their specialization in healing. But for the sake of the Three Treasure Beasts, they had no choice but to give it a try.

Several black halos, imbued with destructive power, struck the intensely hot flames, mitigating some of the damage.

However, the remaining power was still strong enough to burn the Three Treasures Beast to ashes!

"Is this... what it feels like to be about to die?"

The Three-Headed Beast stopped chanting, looked at the flames that were about to engulf it, and examined its own heart.

"Do I regret taking action, attracting Barba's attention, and thus bringing about this deadly disaster?"

"No, I don't regret it. I acted simply to uphold my beliefs; I'm willing to sacrifice myself to protect all living beings. If I had turned a blind eye and only cared about protecting myself, then I would have regretted it!"

"Am I afraid of death, terrified of the pain of being burned alive?"

"No, I am not afraid. Death is just another beginning, another cycle. Physical pain cannot break me. I will die a worthy death, without fear."

Do I regret that I have not yet attained complete enlightenment and become a Buddha?

"There are still regrets, but there's no need to dwell on them. Achieving enlightenment and becoming a Buddha is my pursuit, but it cannot become my constraint. It is regrettable that I have not achieved enlightenment, but if I can die a worthy death, fulfilling the will of my heart, then I will die without regret!"

……

The Three-Hidden Beast kept asking and answering questions in its mind, examining its own heart under the pressure of death.

In the past, hidden thoughts and sordid ideas surfaced one by one under the pressure of death. Even Sanzang Beast was surprised at how filthy his heart could be.

However, through this process of self-questioning and self-answering, her mind gradually calmed down, her will became stronger, and those filthy and evil thoughts were swept away one by one. She truly achieved a state of perfect tranquility, broke free from the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, and attained spiritual fulfillment.

She had a sudden realization!

"Amitabha!"

The Three-Headed Beast chanted a Buddhist prayer once more, and its entire body suddenly burst forth with dazzling white light.

From within the white light, a large, bronze-colored hand emerged, gently clenching and crushing the remaining ultra-high-temperature flames.

Then the white light dissipated, and a humanoid Digimon appeared before everyone, sitting cross-legged, radiating golden light, with a Buddhist wheel behind its head and more than a dozen prayer beads floating around it.

This is the evolution of Sanzangmon after its great enlightenment—its ultimate form, Shakamon!

Chapter 52, Tian Ji's Horse Race (Fifth Update)

Shakamon is said to be the Digimon closest to Yggdrasil.

Undoubtedly, she also possesses the potential to become a top-tier ultimate form.

However, the current Shakyamuni Beast is only the result of the Sanzang Beast's recent enlightenment and evolution, and its foundation is not deep enough.

Although Sanzangmon's strength has increased significantly thanks to her years of accumulation, it is still only close to the level of a strong ultimate form.

Converted to levels, that's approximately level 40.

"Shakyamuni Beast... what a repulsive Buddhist light!"

Barbamon looked at Shakyamon, whose whole body was radiating golden Buddhist light, and his tone was full of disgust and fear.

Shakamon has a certain advantage over Demon Lord-type Digimon like him, and with Lotusmon helping to heal him from behind, even though Barbamon's true strength far exceeds that of Shakamon, it is not able to defeat Shakamon in a short time.

Barbamon scanned the battlefield again.

Bancho-chanmon used its chains to restrict Beelzemon's movements.

Even with its intelligence, Behemoth is still just a machine. Under the chains set up by Bancho-chan, it can no longer move freely like the wind.

However, Bancho-Mamemon had also suffered considerable damage from Beelzemon's previous guerrilla tactics.

His school uniform, which symbolized his status as a "gang leader," had been torn in several places by the "eggplant" of the Fallen Hell Beast, and his left arm was obviously injured, making it very stiff to move.

Therefore, Beelzemon simply abandoned its motorcycle and shotgun, and moved closer to Bancho-chanmon, wanting to gain an advantage in close combat.

But BanchoPeamon is least afraid of close combat. Even with one arm immobilized, it still fought Beelzemon to a standstill, making it a battle that was clearly not going to end in a short time.

On the other side of the battle between Darkdramon and Emu, Darkdramon was acting like a complete idiot. He was totally bewildered by Emu's illusions and was bumping around aimlessly.

It's unlikely that we can count on him.

This is also related to Barbamon. This Darkdramon was actually a failed product. Although its combat power was not weak, its intelligence module malfunctioned. Despite several attempts at debugging, it could not be fixed.

In short, this is a silly goose.

Barbamon naturally has other subordinates among the Darkdramon. In fact, through his cunning and eloquence, he even controls a Deathmon whose strength is no less than that of the Seven Great Demon Lords.

However, Barbamon initially only heard that Mercurymon was in trouble and wanted to go and take advantage of the situation. He didn't bring many people with him at all.

In addition, their own hometowns also need to be guarded. If other demon kings seize the opportunity, they won't care about any camaraderie and will raid their homes without hesitation.

Therefore, Barbamon didn't bring many subordinates, only this silly Darkdramon, hoping to rely on him to defeat Mercurymon's best friend SaberLeomon.

After all, this simpleton, aside from his intelligence, is actually quite capable.

But now, seeing this silly guy being played like a fool, Barbamon really wanted to slap himself. Why did he bring him along?

The only consolation for Barbamon was that, with his previous help, the Assault Dragon army had successfully turned the tide and was now evenly matched with the Bean Gate Alliance.

But... that's not enough.

Ultimately, he was just waging a surprise attack, relying on speed.

If we drag this out, who knows if the other members of the Fifth Division will arrive?

Bancho Beanmon knew that even the nearest Bancho Spikemon would take five days to arrive, but Barbamon did not.

He dared not gamble.