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

His figure vanished the instant before the ice arrow struck his body, reappearing beside the sea dragon beast. His twin blades, gleaming with a chilling blood-red light, slashed fiercely at the sea dragon beast's scale-covered body!

scoff!

The blade rubbed against the hard scales, creating dazzling sparks and leaving two deep cuts, but it failed to completely break through the defense! The Seadramon's defense was quite astonishing!

"Roar!" The Seadramon cried out in pain, its massive body twisting violently as its long tail swept across like a steel whip, whipping up gusts of evil wind!

At the same time, Kogamon seized the opportunity, its figure once again blending into the shadows, attempting to ambush Darkmon from behind!

However, just as it was about to make its move—

"Meow! [Cat's Eye]!"

Gatomon, which had been hiding in the shadows, suddenly darted out, its eyes flashing with an eerie red light, instantly locking onto and interfering with Kogamon's movements!

Kogamon's movements froze for a moment, creating an opening!

Tailmon showed no mercy, unleashing a barrage of Holy Light Bullets that struck Kogamon precisely in the chest and arm!

boom!boom!

"Ugh!" Kogamon cried out in pain as it was blasted backward by the holy light energy. Wisps of blue smoke rose from its body, indicating that it was injured. The kunai in its hand also flew out of its grasp.

The bald leader exclaimed in surprise, "That white cat Digimon! You guys are those students from Shanghai...?"

"Enough with the nonsense!" Cheng Yuan severed the sea dragon's tentacles with a single stroke.

Chapter 191 Three Missing One

The battle instantly turned into a 2v2!

Darkmon attacks Seadramon, while Gatomon engages the injured Kogamon!

Cheng Yuan could sense that the Dark Beast's current data volume, after absorbing a large amount of soul power but not yet fully digesting it, was probably around the mid-stage of maturity. Compared to the late-stage mature Sea Dragon Beast, it might be slightly inferior in terms of pure energy.

But the Dark Beast's skills are just too comprehensive and too bizarre!

[Ghost Shift] allowed him to flicker around the Sea Dragon Beast like a ghost, each appearance accompanied by a sharp, blood-red blade of light!

【Shadow Shield】occasionally blocks the Sea Dragon Beast's 【Water Breath】 high-pressure water jets and 【Freezing】 chilling air!

While the Blood Gaze of [Ghost Twilight] is less effective against Seadramon with high data volume, it can occasionally cause a momentary lag in its movements!

Although the seven Soundbird Beasts were not suited for this level of direct combat, they still hovered in the sky, occasionally emitting [Giga Howl] sound waves to harass the Seadramon, which greatly annoyed it!

More importantly, the Seadramon's long, serpentine body couldn't move freely in this not-so-spacious hall!

Despite its enormous size and strength, it was unusually clumsy, having to be careful with every tail swing or pounce, often crashing into walls. Cheng Yuan used the terrain to his advantage, constantly adding new wounds to its body.

On the other side, Gatomon was fighting the injured Kogamon and had an absolute advantage.

Kogamon excels at stealth attacks and agile strikes, but it is completely countered by Gatomon's Cat Eye!

Every time you try to become invisible, you'll be immediately detected and then met with a devastating attack from Holy Light or Shadow Ball!

Its shuriken and ninjutsu were easily neutralized by Gatomon's agile movements and [Holy Barrier].

Soon, Kogamon was knocked out of its fighting ability by Tailmon's series of cat punches and holy light bullets, and collapsed to the ground. Its originally materialized body began to become unstable and showed signs of becoming data-driven.

After defeating the opponent's Gatomon, they immediately turned to support Cheng Yuan.

"Gi-Oh! Disrupt it!" Cheng Yuan shouted.

"Meow!" Gatomon understood, and the red light from its [Cat Eyes] shot towards Seadramon's massive head once more!

Cheng Yuan's [Dark Twilight] was activated simultaneously, with seven blood-red eyes staring intently at the Seadramon, and the hypnotic eye wave superimposed on Tailmon's cat eyes.

Even a high-level mature-stage seadramon couldn't help but freeze abruptly!

It's now!

Cheng Yuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he poured all his power into the demon sword!

[Blood Assault]! Dual Blades Unleashed!

Two massive, blood-red light blades, condensed to their extreme, crossed and slashed fiercely at the relatively vulnerable area of ​​the sea dragon beast's neck, which was exposed due to its stiffness!

Pfft—!

Digital blood gushed out like a waterfall!

The sea dragon beast let out a heart-wrenching wail of pain, its massive body crashing to the ground, convulsing violently, its life force rapidly waning, clearly on the verge of death.

The two tamers were already pale with fright. The bald leader, looking at the fallen Seadramon, was both shocked and furious, and roared, his voice trembling with fear, "You...you dare to kill our Digimon! We are from the History Dust Foundation! Do you know the consequences of offending the Foundation?! Even your tamers can't protect you!"

The dark beast that Cheng Yuan had transformed into let out a hoarse, cold laugh: "What do I, a 'wild' Digimon, have to fear from you?"

The two trainers took out their Digivices, intending to recall their two Digimon. However, at that moment, recalling the Digimon meant that the mysterious Digimon in front of them would be their next target, so they hesitated.

In that moment of hesitation, I was hard-controlled by Gatomon's cat-eye.

He stepped forward and, without hesitation, swiftly brought down his blade, giving the dying Koga beast a quick death.

The "Blood Evolution" demonic blade pierced the body of the Koga Beast, frantically absorbing its blood energy. The crimson light on the blade intensified at a visible speed, even conveying an emotion of satisfaction and excitement: "Awesome! Hahaha! What delicious blood! Quick! Kid, kill that giant serpent over there too! Let me drink my fill!"

The consciousness of this demonic sword is far more noisy than that of "Mo" in the Dark Flower.

Cheng Yuan, carrying the blood-soaked, humming demon sword, approached the dying sea dragon beast.

Just then, a clear, cold voice, unheard for a long time, suddenly rang out deep in Cheng Yuan's mind.

It's "ink"!

“Devour it.” Mo’s voice remained emotionless, yet carried an undeniable authority. “Use your armor.”

Cheng Yuan paused, thinking to himself, "Oh? You've finally decided to speak? The last time you spoke was a month ago, wasn't it?" He remembered clearly that the last time "Mo" took the initiative to communicate was when it was teaching him to absorb the sound birds and beasts.

Mo's consciousness fell silent for a moment, seemingly speechless. He was still a bit stunned by your series of actions and secrets, and needed time to process them...

"It seems it's starting to become active again," Mo said.

Cheng Yuan knew that the "it" Mo mentioned referred to a consciousness within the armor, which was gradually awakening as the armor absorbed soul power and grew stronger.

"But isn't it an aquatic dragon type? I sense that it should be a Devourer type Digimon."

Mo continued, "What dragon form? Its beast form data is much more extensive; at most, it's just a giant snake."

Cheng Yuan continued, "Mo, I'm warning you, don't try anything funny with me. In my mind right now, you're no different from being in jail. You can't do anything, so you'd better behave yourself."

ink:"……"

Since being completely imprisoned by that mysterious system power, it has indeed spent most of its time contemplating the existence of a "demon".

Before Mo could speak again, the demonic sword's "Blood Evolution" consciousness eagerly intervened, shouting, "Kid! Don't listen to it! What's so good about devouring? That's something only barbarians do! Feel the power of blood! Let it flow into your body, merge into your data! I can guide you and make you even stronger!"

To stop Cheng Yuan from devouring it, he even began to belittle Mo: "Listen to me! It's just a bumpkin from some unknown rural world, what does it know about real power? Don't be fooled by it!"

To increase his persuasiveness, the demon sword began to reveal his origins, his tone filled with pride: "I am the embodiment of the two fangs of the ancient vampire dynasty of the Digital World, the noble vampire king—Dracmon! I was once part of the progenitor ultimate form! Believe in me, satisfy me, and I can even allow you to touch the greater ladder of evolution—the supreme ultimate path belonging to our vampire race!"

Cheng Yuan stared wide-eyed, never expecting that the two broken demon swords of the Dark Warrior's Soul would have such a background.

But Yao Dao's words seemed to have touched a nerve with Mo.

Mo's usually cold voice instantly turned laced with obvious anger: "Vampires? I know you. Traitors to the Digital World, one of the culprits who spread the X-Virus and accelerated the world's collapse! Like rats in the gutter, you are a disgrace to Digimon!"

"Blood Evolution" Demon Blade seemed somewhat bewildered: "What X Virus? World Collapse? I've been asleep for too long... Stop spreading alarmist rumors and slandering our noble vampire clan!"

Two ancient consciousnesses were arguing in Cheng Yuan's mind like they were fighting in a market!

Cheng Yuan's head was throbbing from their noise, and he couldn't help but yell, "Shut up, all of you! Listen to me!"

The two consciousnesses paused for a moment.

Cheng Yuan said irritably, "What's all the noise about! Isn't it possible to suck its blood first, and then swallow its flesh?"

Demon Blade: "..."

Mo: "..." (As expected of you...)

The knife's consciousness stammered in protest: "You...you can't keep devouring like this! If you keep devouring, the consciousness of the black skeleton on your body will awaken!"

Cheng Yuan sneered inwardly. With the system in charge, even if these evil or dark thoughts could still jump around, they would just be a few more online friends chatting and arguing in his mind.

"What's there to be afraid of?" Cheng Yuan said casually. "It's just right to make a mahjong table. Otherwise, it would be too uncomfortable to be one player short."

Chapter 192 Palace of Ten Thousand Beasts

Without further hesitation, Cheng Yuan gripped the "Blood Evolution" demon sword tightly with both hands and plunged it fiercely into the relatively soft abdomen of the sea dragon beast!

"Roar—!" The Seadramon let out its last desperate and painful cry.

The demon sword trembled violently with excitement, emitting an almost joyful buzz.

The blood groove on the blade glowed with a dazzling scarlet light, like parched land receiving rain, frantically absorbing the surging blood energy from the sea dragon beast's body!

Cheng Yuan could sense the power of the Dark Beast, especially the power of the Demon Blade, which was slowly and steadily increasing.

The Seadramon's massive body shrank visibly, its life force rapidly dissipated, and its Digicore began to flicker erratically, foreshadowing the imminent appearance of the Digideath Aura.

Just as the Seadramon was about to be surrounded by the data halo...

hum!

Above Cheng Yuan's helmet, the previously dormant, jet-black beast skull suddenly burst forth with a deep, dark light!

It seemed to come alive, breaking free from the helmet's constraints and transforming into a gigantic, ferocious phantom beast head made entirely of pure dark energy!

The beast's head opened its massive, dark maw, generating an irresistible and powerful suction force!

Instead of tearing it apart, it started from the tail of the sea dragon beast and devoured its massive body like a giant python swallowing its prey!

This process was silent yet filled with primal power; in just a moment, the entire sea dragon beast was completely swallowed up by the dark beast head.

The dark beast head shrank back onto the helmet with satisfaction, transforming back into a solid bone skull. However, its appearance had undergone subtle changes, becoming more ferocious and vaguely resembling a dragon or snake, exuding the majesty of a dragon and the chilling coldness of a snake.

Cheng Yuan carefully perceived it.

Now, the feeling this dragon-serpent beast head gives him is the same as those seven blood-red eyes; an extremely faint new life consciousness has been born inside it.

This consciousness was hazy and weak, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment, but it was filled with a natural dependence on Cheng Yuan and absolute obedience.

“It needs nutrients…” Cheng Yuan realized.

With a thought, the vast amount of ancient soul power stored within the Dark Warrior Armor, which had not yet been fully digested, surged towards the newly formed dragon-serpent beast head like a floodgate being opened!

Nourished by this massive amount of soul power, that faint consciousness became solid, clear, and strong at an astonishing speed!

The soul power was rapidly converted and absorbed, and the beast skull on the helmet underwent its final transformation—finally settling into a lifelike, ferocious black dragon-serpent skull! It seemed to be forged from the hardest dark metal, with jagged dragon horns and hollow serpent eyes that radiated a bloodthirsty light.

However, because the Seadragon Beast had its blood drained by the Demon Blade before its death, resulting in the loss of a large amount of its core data, and because it was in a near-death state, this newly born Dragon-Snake Armor Spirit ultimately only retained the strength of the early stage of maturity, far less powerful than it was in its previous life.

But for Cheng Yuan, this was already a huge help! He suddenly had a mature-stage fighter! Moreover, through this absorption and digestion of soul power, the Dark Warrior Armor itself also received a significant boost in data, becoming more robust and exuding a powerful aura.

Cheng Yuan turned his gaze to the bald leader who was controlled by Gatomon [Cat's Eye] and the Kogamon tamer who had been knocked unconscious.

He walked up to the bald leader, his bloodshot eyes fixed on him: "Tell me, what exactly is going on with your squad and that wizard beast tamer?"

Under the hypnosis of [Cat's Eye], the bald team leader, his eyes vacant, mechanically replied: "We... are the 'Diggers' adventure team under the History Dust Foundation. We specialize in... exploring ruins and protecting archaeological experts... This mission is to protect expert Lin Yu... exploring this ruin... all actions... are under his command... the deciphering of ancient texts... is also his responsibility..."

What is Lin Yu's background?

"No...I don't know...He was directly assigned by the foundation...He's very mysterious...Well-prepared...But he rarely communicates with us..."

What are his distinguishing features?

"She speaks...with a strange accent...it doesn't sound like...standard Dongda Mandarin..."

Cheng Yuan sneered.

This Lin Yu not only harmed the students of Shanghai University of Technology, but also killed his own guards, and wantonly destroyed the ruins. His intentions are despicable! It's definitely not just a simple matter of archaeology.

He didn't kill the two. Instead, he used Ghost Twilight to put them into a deeper coma, then found ropes to tie them up tightly. He planned to hand them over to the Beast Tamer Association for their disposal after the matter was over.

He walked up to the huge stone gate, which was covered with intricate inscriptions, took a picture with an arc camera, and sent it to Guan Yan.

Guan Yan replied quickly, her tone anxious: "[This is an ancient guardian inscription, requiring a specific energy sequence to activate! I'll send you the solution, but it's extremely complex and time-consuming! Cheng Yuan, please don't act rashly. Wait until we've recovered and come down together! It's too dangerous!]"

Cheng Yuan replied: "It's alright, I'll try it first and scout the way for you. You guys get some rest."

Following the instructions sent by Guan Yan, he carefully injected energy into several key nodes on the stone gate.

With a dull creak, the massive stone door slowly slid open to the sides, revealing a deep staircase leading downwards.

As we stepped into the lower level with Gatomon, the soft light of the Holy Light Bullet illuminated the path ahead.