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

On a distant hillside, a group of mischievous monkeys were building defensive fortifications. They wove nets from vines and hung huge stones from the treetops, creating makeshift catapults.

Cheng Yuan adjusted the joystick to slow down the silver-horned beast. "Little silver-horned beast, remember our agreement—when you see your sister later, you need to be tough!"

"But...but my sister will be angry..." The silver-horned beast's voice grew softer and softer.

"Think about game consoles!" Cheng Yuan tempted. "If you do well this time, I'll bring you the latest PS25 when we get back!"

"Really? Really?" The silver-horned beast immediately perked up, its steps becoming lighter.

Meanwhile, at the Hanu tribe's temporary camp, the Sepik Beast and the Target Beast were discussing countermeasures.

"The King Kong tribe has been wiped out," Target Beast said gravely. "Now only the two of us at maturity are left. How can we withstand the attack of the Savage Beasts? Should we run away quickly?"

The mask of the Sepikmon shimmered faintly: "This space is only so big, where can we escape to? And there's the Flying Insect Beast, humans are already our allies, it's going to seek more help..."

"Hmph, humans... they only treat us like domesticated animals, otherwise they wouldn't be occupying this spatial rift..."

Before he could finish speaking, the ground suddenly shook. The two Digimon looked up alertly and saw the massive figure of Silverhorn appear at the foot of the hill.

"Prepare for battle!" Target Beast immediately pulled out his brand-name sneakers.

"Wait!" Sepikmon stopped it. "Look—"

The hatch on the belly of the silver-horned beast slowly opened, and Cheng Yuan, holding the little dog beast, sat inside and waved to them.

The target beast narrowed its eyes: "A human beast tamer?"

"Everyone!" Cheng Yuan raised his hands, "I have good news and bad news for you!"

"The good news is that the Silverhorn is now our ally!" He felt a sense of superiority from his cockpit.

"What's the bad news?" Sepikmon asked.

"The Golden Horned Beasts are leading a large army on their way," Cheng Yuan said, taking off his helmet and wiping his sweat. "And... they seem to have allied with the Wind Calamity Beasts and the Demon Beasts." This information came from the Silver Horned Beasts.

The silver-horned beast suddenly stopped in its tracks: "Th-that's...!"

Target Beast's expression turned grim: "Wind Calamity Beast? That madman got involved too?"

The Sepikmon's face was obscured by the mask, but his breathing seemed rapid.

Cheng Yuan nodded.

Through the conversations along the way, he learned a great deal from the Silverhorn Beast. The four leaders of Savage Valley seemed to have reached some kind of agreement, preparing to wipe out the Stubborn Monkey Beast clan in one fell swoop.

"Is that big, handsome pink monkey the leader of the Target Beasts?" Cheng Yuan asked. He had noticed the pink monkey from the very beginning.

"Class representative!" Kang Zhao waved from afar, "I've brought the Target Beast!"

Cheng Yuan took a closer look and almost burst out laughing—the Target Beast was wearing brand-name sneakers with its hands on its head.

Kang Zhaodi noticed Cheng Yuan's gaze, and looked at his toes peeking out from under his worn-out shoes with a wry smile: "My limited edition Air Jordans..."

Cheng Yuan suppressed a laugh and waved, calling out, "Target Beast Leader, thank you for coming to our aid."

The Target Beast arrogantly raised its chin: "Hmph! I'm not here to help you! I just... just wanted to kick the Savage Beast's ass!"

“Yes, yes, yes,” Cheng Yuan nodded repeatedly, “The savage beast’s ass deserves a kick!”

At that moment, Cheng Yuan's Digivice vibrated. He checked the information on it: [Team Leader Xu and the others are on their way. However, we have also received a mission from the Association to clear out the excess Champion-level Digimon in this Digital Space.]

"Clean up?" Cheng Yuan's heart tightened. "What do you mean?"

Wang Lin sighed: "It means exactly what it says. The number of mature units in this space has exceeded the limit, and the association is worried it might trigger a riot."

Cheng Yuan looked at the Silverhorn that was enveloping him, as well as the Sepikmon and Targetmon outside, and suddenly realized a terrible problem—these Digimon that had just become allies were very likely the targets that the Association wanted to "clean up".

Is there no other way?

Wang Lin: [Unless...they are willing to be tamed and become tamers' partners. But Champion-level Digimon rarely accept this arrangement.]

Cheng Yuan fell into deep thought.

At this moment, the ground began to shake again, this time more violently than before.

"They're here!" Sepimon drew its boomerang and pointed in a direction. "It's the Goldhorn battle group!"

Cheng Yuan followed its gaze and saw a vast army of savage beasts appearing on the horizon.

Leading the pack was the imposing Golden Horned Beast, its spiked club gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

On the other side was the Wind Calamity Beast, holding a bone scepter, its fangs bared and its bright red body particularly conspicuous. Behind it was a dense swarm of wild beasts, as well as a group of shaman beasts.

Meanwhile, a group of savage beasts, led by a demon beast, hurriedly arrived to join them. This force was newly formed, and the number of savage beasts was not large.

"Prepare for battle!" Sepikmon raised its staff high. "This is Monkeymon's battle for survival!"

Cheng Yuan suddenly raised his hand: "Wait! Maybe...maybe we can still negotiate!"

He turned to the silver-horned beast: "Little silver-horned, it's your turn! Remember our agreement!"

The silver-horned beast's voice suddenly became timid: "Sister, sister is angry..."

Cheng Yuan could clearly feel the silver-horned beast trembling slightly. This behemoth, invincible on the battlefield, was actually so afraid of his sister's anger.

"Don't panic!" Cheng Yuan said quickly, "Just do it our rehearsal!"

He took a deep breath and pushed the joystick. The silver-horned beast's massive body slowly turned towards the gold-horned beast, rising from the hidden forest to reveal itself, and then—

"Sister—Sister—" the silver-horned beast called out in a drawn-out tone, its voice full of grievance, "I, I found a better drink!"

Chapter 56 Siblings Killing Each Other

The golden-horned beast was clearly stunned for a moment, and almost dropped the spiked club in its hand.

It looked at its younger brother suspiciously: "Are you alright? Those monkeys didn't bully you?"

"No, no!" The silver-horned beast shook its head repeatedly, clumsily taking out a wine gourd from its back. "Sister, I've found an even better wine! Smell it, it smells amazing!"

The golden-horned beast approached the gourd's mouth with some skepticism, and a captivating fruity aroma wafted towards it. Its expression softened instantly: "This taste... is indeed quite good."

Cheng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief in the cockpit. It seemed the first step of the plan had succeeded.

Seeing the golden-horned beast drinking heavily, the silver-horned beast rubbed its hands together like a child waiting for praise, "Does sister like it? Can you get more of this wine in the future!"

"Really?" The golden-horned beast patted its younger brother's shoulder in surprise, almost making Cheng Yuan dizzy. "My little brother has made something of himself!"

Taking advantage of the situation, the silver-horned beast said, "Sister, now that we have wine, why don't we go back to Gold and Silver Lake?" Its voice suddenly lowered, "I'll be good, I won't make you angry again... I don't want to fight anymore..."

The golden-horned beast's expression clearly wavered, and its long green hair fell down.

"And..." the Silverhorn continued, following Cheng Yuan's instructions, "I don't want to fight for the Wind Calamity Beast anymore. He always bullies us, and I hate him the most!"

The golden-horned beast's eyes flickered, as if some memory had been stirred. Its grip on its spiked club loosened, and its tone softened: "That red-skinned monster really was..."

Cheng Yuan clenched his fist in the cockpit, secretly pleased. It seemed there was already a rift between the siblings and the Windstorm Beast; the plan was going even more smoothly than expected!

However, just as he was preparing to take the next step, a cold voice suddenly came from afar:

"Tsk tsk tsk, foolish Golden Horned Beast!" The Wind Calamity Beast raised its bone staff, and a foul-smelling hurricane swept in. "Your brother has been controlled by humans!"

A fierce wind, carrying sand and gravel, lashed against the golden-horned beast's face, shattering its fleeting tenderness. It jerked its head, raising its spiked club once more: "Little brother! You have a human inside you?!"

The silver-horned beast stood frozen in place, bewildered: "I...I..."

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

Cheng Yuan gripped the joystick tightly, cold sweat beading on his forehead. What should he do now?

"Sister, sister, don't be angry!" The silver-horned beast waved its hands awkwardly, its voice trembling with tears. "This human is a good person! He taught me how to brew even better wine! He even said he'd take us to a digital space made up of amusement parks..."

"A digital space in an amusement park?" The golden-horned beast was skeptical, its spiked club still held high. "Who's hiding inside? Come out and talk!"

Cheng Yuan's forehead broke out in even more cold sweat. Going out now would definitely get him smashed flat by the golden-horned beast's club, but staying put would make him seem guilty...

The little dog beast stood behind the hatch, the sacred barrier ready to be activated, its azure eyes fixed on the commotion outside.

"Golden Horned Beast!" Cheng Yuan's voice came through the Silver Horned Beast's amplification system, "Didn't you want to leave the Savage Valley Digital Space? I have a way!"

"What?" The golden-horned beast's ears twitched.

Cheng Yuan continued to coax him gently: "Become a friend of human beast tamers, and we can help you leave this place! The outside world has countless digital spaces, and all sorts of fun things..."

Cheng Yuan opened the hatch, and the Digivice dialed Wang Lin's Digivice, saying, "The person on the other end of the Digivice is a professional human tamer who has the authority to command others. You can ask her."

Wang Lin's calm voice came from the Digivice: "That's right. As long as you become a member of the Beast Tamer Association, I can take you out, provided that you don't disrupt the order of the human world."

The Windstorm Beast slammed its bone staff into the ground: "Tsk tsk tsk, making Champion-level Digimon their slaves and talking so righteously. Golden Horn Sister, don't listen to them. Let's attack, kill them, take down the Monkeymon, and fight our way out."

Wang Lin sneered: "You? The association's reinforcements will be here soon."

The Wind Calamity Beast bared its fangs: "Hmph, you're only two mature stages, bluffing! Attack! I'll make sure you don't get out of here."

The Windstorm Beast hadn't expected a human professional tamer to intervene in the battle, but this tamer didn't have any Champion-level Digimon present, so he was clearly bluffing.

At a command, the Savage Beast Legion surged towards the Monkey Beast's makeshift fortifications like a tidal wave. Stones and fireballs clashed in the air, and explosions echoed one after another.

"Hold the line!" The Sepik Beast's staff glowed with a strange light, and soul interference enveloped a large number of Savage Beasts.

Target Beast brandished his dazzling AJ sneakers, unleashing bolts of lightning towards the enemy ranks: "Take this electric shock hug sneaker!"

The Golden Horned Beast and the Silver Horned Beast remained standing in place, and the Golden and Silver Horned Legion remained motionless.

Cheng Yuan secretly rejoiced; these siblings were indeed not so easily fooled.

"Golden Horned Beast! Why aren't you making a move?" the Wind Calamity Beast urged sharply.

"Okay, you guys go first..." the golden-horned beast replied perfunctorily, feigning to approach the silver-horned beast, "I'll check on my brother's condition..."

Alarm bells rang in Cheng Yuan's mind.

Through the observation window, he clearly saw the golden horn begin to crackle with electricity—it was that move, [Rage, Wrathful Demon, Wrathful Blaze]! The silver armor was conductive!

"Little Dog Beast, prepare the barrier!" Cheng Yuan scooped up Little Dog Beast. "This older sister is smarter than I thought!"

Just as the golden-horned beast was about to unleash its high-voltage current, Cheng Yuan jerked the joystick. The silver-horned beast's massive body suddenly raised its gourd and slammed it down on the golden-horned beast's head!

"Ah! Don't hit my sister!" the silver-horned beast shouted, but its body honestly carried out Cheng Yuan's instructions.

Caught off guard, the golden-horned beast was hit squarely and staggered back several steps, grumbling, "You idiot brother..."

"I'm sorry, sister!" the silver-horned beast cried out, but its hands didn't stop moving, and it unleashed another sweeping attack.

In the center of the arena, the battle between the four Champion-level Digimon intensified. Galemon's hurricane clashed with Demonmon's bone club, while Sepikmon's Soul Boomerang and Targetmon's Lightning Shoes worked in tandem.

Cheng Yuan was completely focused on controlling the silver-horned beast, engaging in a bizarre "sibling rivalry" with the golden-horned beast.

After two moves, the Golden Horned Beast suddenly dodged and delivered a powerful [Lightning Ghost Kick] to the Silver Horned Beast's abdomen.

"Bang!" The Silver Horned Beast's massive body crashed to the ground, shaking the earth.

"It hurts..." the silver-horned beast groaned pitifully.

The Golden Horned Beast was considered very strong during its mature stage; even the Silver Horned Beast was no match for it, let alone being controlled by Cheng Yuan, a novice driver.

The golden-horned beast leaped up and landed steadily on the silver-horned beast's chest: "Silly little brother, just bear with it!" It conjured a huge golden lightning ball in its hands, "Sister will pluck the worm out of your belly right now!"

"Woof!" The puppy beast's sacred barrier instantly unfolded, but its growth-stage power was clearly insufficient against the full-force attack of the golden horned beast.

In a moment of desperation, Cheng Yuan slammed his hand on all the buttons on the control panel. With a "click," a section of the control panel suddenly popped open, revealing even more complex buttons.

What's going on?

"Cheng Yuan, my energy is being drained!" The little dog beast lay down weakly, and the light of the Holy Ring quickly dimmed.

At the same time, a layer of golden holy light suddenly appeared on the Silver Horned Beast's body, allowing it to withstand the attack of the lightning ball.

Is this the "Golden Silver Horned Beast" form? No, it uses holy energy; it should be called the "Holy Silver Horned Beast."

It turns out that when the Golden Horned Beast "combines" with the Silver Horned Beast to form the Golden Silver Horned Beast, it requires the Golden Horned Beast's energy to be consumed.

Meanwhile, the little dog beast and Cheng Yuan in the cockpit were the pilots who were sucked in.

Cheng Yuan couldn't help but complain in his heart, "How can a little puppy beast in its growth stage withstand the sucking of such a huge mature beast!"

Seeing the little beast growing weaker and weaker, even the light of the Holy Ring dimmed, Cheng Yuan gritted his teeth, "I have no choice but to take a gamble..."

He rummaged through his backpack and pulled out the King Kong's digital core and data collector, then pressed the release button...

A massive stream of data light surged forth, coiling around the digital core to form a dazzling cocoon of light.

Chapter 57 The Demon Appears

Cheng Yuan recalled that in the animation, the Golden Horned Beast, as the pilot, shared energy with the energy source in a special state. This was the Silver Horned Beast's "promotion" form, equivalent to the Silver Horned Beast's "burst" form.