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

"You have a month to experience the dragon's might on the outskirts of the volcano," Bardoramon continued. "I will come back to pick you up after a month. Don't miss out!"

"A month?!" Cheng Yuan frowned.

He only has four days left in the secret realm of time and space.

"If you walk forward from here, you will reach the outermost edge of the activated volcano. As you get closer to the activated volcano, the dragon's might will become stronger and stronger."

"Because of Dragon's Might, there are no ferocious Digimon here, so there's no need to worry about safety."

"But due to the climate affected by the volcano, food and water will be difficult to obtain, and you will need to find a way to get them yourselves."

After saying that, it flapped its wings and flew high, disappearing into the clouds in the blink of an eye.

The other Digimon forgers in the group had already begun discussing their camping strategy, while Cheng Yuan touched the Arc Light Machine at his waist, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Fortunately, with that blank storage chip, Cheng Yuan's food, drink, and clothing were all stored in the storage chip, which could be scanned and released by the arc laser machine, as long as the arc laser machine was not powered off.

The data storage capacity to accommodate the skills of Champion-level Digimon is at least 10 terabytes. My own food and drink combined probably don't even amount to 1 gigabyte. It should last me a month without any problem.

After thinking for a moment, Cheng Yuan took Puppymon and Gearmon directly to approach the Activation Volcano to personally experience the Dragon's Might and see if he could inspire the DigiSpirit of Courage.

Cheng Yuan was quite envious of the Courage Digital Spirit, which might be related to the Courage Badge.

"Little Dog Beast, don't pee your pants when you run into Dragon's Might later." Cheng Yuan's words earned him a glare from Little Dog Beast.

The little dog said, "You should take care of yourself first."

Gear Beast: "666"

No one thought they would be scared to death, so they all competed to move forward.

(Gear Beast: I eat electricity and lubricant, I don't produce urine.)

However, AncientGreymon was simply too powerful. Among the Ultimate-level Digimon, it was one of the best, already an extraordinary Digimon. Even though it was still a long way from activating the volcano, one could feel the ultimate pressure of its dragon might.

Walking along the narrow path between the volcanic rocks, the man and his two animals had been walking for a day and had reached the foot of the outer edge of the volcano, still tens of kilometers away from the huge crater that was emitting red light.

However, reality soon dealt them a heavy blow.

The surrounding temperature had already soared to an unbearable level. Cheng Yuan had already taken off his shirt and tied it around his waist, but sweat was still rolling down his forehead. The puppy beast's fur was slightly curled by the heat, while the gear beast's metal shell was even starting to get hot.

Even more terrifying was the invisible pressure—the Dragon's Might.

With each step forward, the air seemed to thicken, my shoulders felt like they were being crushed by a massive boulder, and even breathing became difficult.

"This...this is the oppressive feeling of an ultimate form?" Cheng Yuan gritted his teeth and endured it.

He has a Light Digital Spirit Seed within him, which makes him more resistant to Dragon's Might than Puppymon and Gearmon, but even so, his legs began to tremble slightly.

The puppymon was in a worse situation. As a Digimon with keen senses, its reaction to the dragon's might was ten times stronger than Cheng Yuan's. At this moment, its limbs were already somewhat weak, and it instinctively wanted to lie down on the ground.

The Gear Beast, on the other hand, had its eyes swirling in circles, and its entire body was swaying as if it were about to overheat and shut down at any moment.

"That's enough for today." Cheng Yuan said, panting heavily, forcing himself to stay upright. "Let's set up camp first and get used to the dragon's might."

He retrieved a simple tent and supplies from the arc light machine's storage chip and quickly set up a temporary camp. He also thought that in the future, when he went out, he could prepare more thoroughly for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation since he had a digital storage card.

As night fell, the sky above the volcano was bathed in a dark red glow from the lava. Cheng Yuan sat outside the tent, gazing at the towering crater in the distance, and murmured:

"Tomorrow, we'll try to climb to a height of 2000 meters."

"The Dragon Leader planted his flag there back then, let's... see if we can surpass it!"

The puppy and the gear didn't answer—they were already asleep from exhaustion.

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The next morning, Cheng Yuan, along with the puppy beast and the gear beast, packed their belongings, stored them in the storage chip, and continued their journey toward the activation volcano.

As the altitude increased, the smell of sulfur in the air became stronger, and the rocks underfoot began to heat up.

Occasionally, an invisible dragon's might would sweep across like a wave, instantly slowing their movements as if a thousand-pound burden were pressing down on their shoulders.

The dragon's might brought not only physical oppression, but also a deep-seated fear—a tremor stemming from the instinct for survival, as if warning them: further ahead lies forbidden territory.

But Cheng Yuan gritted his teeth and kept moving forward step by step.

"The more afraid you are, the more you have to move forward... This is probably how you cultivate the digital spirit of courage." He panted heavily and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

What exactly does the Courageous Digital Spirit feel like? No one can say for sure. The Dragon Leader once told him it was a "warm current that suddenly emerges under extreme pressure," but how it is triggered depends entirely on individual fate.

Cheng Yuan wasn't sure either. As a human, he had already awakened the Digital Spirit of Light, but that was something that arose naturally from within. The method of obtaining a Digital Spirit through the tempering of Dragon Might had only ever been successfully achieved by Digimon; humans had never attempted it.

"Whatever, let's give it a try!"

After walking for two days, the arc light machine map showed that the altitude had reached 1000 meters.

At this height, even Cheng Yuan, who possessed the Digimon Spirit of Light, found it difficult to move forward. Puppymon's limbs trembled slightly, and the gears of Gearmon turned sluggishly, as if they might jam at any moment.

"Tie them together with a rope and take turns pulling!" Cheng Yuan took out a climbing rope and strung the three of them together. Whoever got tired would take the lead, and they would pull each other forward.

“1500 meters…” Cheng Yuan stared at the altitude data on the arc light machine, his brows furrowed.

He tried hammering the metal with the Holy Light Forging Technique, attempting to resonate with the Dragon's Might; he even had the little dog beast unleash a little dog roar at the crater, hoping to disrupt the rhythm of the Dragon's Might—unfortunately, none of it worked.

"Is this our limit?"

What Cheng Yuan didn't know was that although his little dog's growl failed to shake the dragon's might, it was detected by a colossal creature deep within the volcanic lava.

Deep within the lava, it slowly opened its eyes and spread its crimson-gold wings.

Its majestic body resembled a small mountain floating in lava, its entire body covered in red digital alloy armor, with interspersed crimson and gold, like a burning flame.

Its domineering dragon eyes seemed to pierce through the volcano walls and look directly into the outside world.

This Digimon bathing in the magma of a volcano is none other than the ancient Ultimate-level Fire-attribute warrior, AncientGreymon.

In ancient times, it joined forces with the Holy type to repel the forces of darkness and protect the Digital World; in later generations, it overthrew the tyranny of Lucemon, and its soul became the soul of the Fire Warrior, passing on its power to future dragon-type Digimon.

Its power has long surpassed that of ordinary Ultimate-level Digimon. Most of the dragon-type Digimon in later generations carry its Digimon genes. It can be said that it is the great-great ...

The sleeping AncientGreymon was awakened by a familiar aura, and then discovered a small, weak life form possessing the Digimon Spirit of Light, Holy Light Energy, and Dark Energy.

"The aura of light... and dark energy? Is that it? But... it's too weak."

"Could it be... the reincarnation of a replica Digi-Egg? A legacy passed down through generations?"

“Powerful Digimon can have their genetic material copied into a Digi-Egg, and their power and some memories can also be passed on.”

AncientGreymon glanced at "ChengYuanmon," who was attempting to learn from other Digimon children. Under its dragon might, ChengYuanmon attempted to break through mental barriers, rewrite its mental data, and absorb and plant a seed of its power.

This Digimon already possesses the seed of light, yet it still tries to obtain its own seed of power; that's rather greedy.

It paid no attention to the gear beast beside it.

It was simply curious about the familiar aura emanating from Cheng Yuan Beast—

Thousands of years ago, if the owner of this aura had not suddenly disappeared, the balance between light and darkness would not have been lost, ultimately leading to the world-destroying war between light and darkness.

Although very faint, this aura did indeed emanate from Cheng Yuan Beast.

As a top-tier ultimate-level life form, AncientGreymon is extremely sensitive to the aura of powerful life forms.

AncientGreymon only found it novel and didn't pay much attention to it. Such a weak Digimon was probably just a Digimon from a later generation that inherited from that guy.

But it was still just a passing fad.

"Roar--!"

It let out a dragon's roar, activating the volcano. Immediately, the earth shook, startling the blacksmiths who were lagging behind Cheng Yuan. They looked at the activated volcano in horror, not understanding what had happened.

At this moment, the most confused were Cheng Yuan and the little dog.

They only felt a blur before their eyes, and were then swept up by a powerful force, arriving on a patch of lava.

"W-What's going on?!" Cheng Yuan almost jumped up.

"That scared me to death, woof!" the little dog said.

When Cheng Yuan and the little dog realized what was happening, they saw a pair of huge blue eyes emerging from the lava, scrutinizing them.

"Holy crap." Those blue eyes, that silver mask, that golden mane behind the mask, that massive, mountain-like size—if it's not the Ultimate-level AncientGreymon, then who is it?

Cheng Yuan took a step back and was shocked to find himself unable to move. He was on the lava layer, neither burned nor crushed by the dragon's might, which must be due to the protection of the ancient Tyrannosaurus Beast's energy.

Realizing that this powerful and ancient creature meant no harm, he swallowed hard.

This is... the legendary Ancient Tyrannomon that has been dormant for thousands of years. How did I end up in front of it?

Before this ancient overlord, they were not even ants.

The little dog was equally bewildered, clinging tightly to Cheng Yuan's trouser leg.

"You... um? Strange... You're just a Digimon, yet you have two souls?" His words shocked Cheng Yuan.

It saw through the disguise of the "Chengyuan Beast"!

With his identity as "Chengyuan Beast," he was invincible in the secret realm of time and space. Could it be that AncientGreymon, as a top-tier Ultimate level, had broken through the spacetime illusion of the Digital Bureau?

Before he could react, an invisible force swept over him, and Cheng Yuan felt that a special connection between himself and the little dog beast was severed. In the eyes of the Ancient Tyrannosaurus Beast, "Cheng Yuan Beast" suddenly split in two, turning into a person and a dog.

"Humans? And... its inherited Digimon?"

Cheng Yuan's brain was racing. Although his legs were trembling, he still managed to ask, "Whose legacy? Seraphimon?"

"Hmm—yes...nothing..." Ancient Tyrannomon blinked its blue eyes, but Cheng Yuan felt as if a bright light had flickered on and off.

"To be precise, Ophanimon... is one of its incarnations... Its aura is very difficult to replicate, and this little guy carries its aura."

Cheng Yuan hadn't expected this ancient overlord to be so easy to talk to. His courage gradually grew, and his mind raced as he uttered a possibility: "Great Ancient Tyrannomon, are you referring to Mosti... ChaosGodmon?"

AncientGreymon shook its massive head: "Mostimon is not enough to encompass its entirety. You don't need to guess anymore; these things are unnecessary for someone at your level to know..."

Cheng Yuan, having been turned away, wisely stopped guessing. The Ancient Tyrannosaurus Beast's breath produced scorching sparks: "Human, you too have many contradictions." Its deep voice reverberated through the rock walls. "The seeds of light and darkness, the imprint of two worlds, and... a program I cannot fathom... Who are you?"

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"I guess... I'm its partner who will never leave it." Cheng Yuan gently stroked the little dog's head, his eyes tender.

Little Dog Beast: (+﹏+)′ Moved to tears, “Woof!”

[Ding! Bond value increased, main attribute +200]

[Holy +200, Light +200, Dark +200]

"Huh?" Cheng Yuan was taken aback. This long-dormant system had suddenly come back to life?

A hint of amusement flashed in AncientGreymon's azure dragon eyes: "Light and darkness paired together, this combination... is interesting."

Cheng Yuan mustered his courage and asked, "Ancient Tyrannosaurus Beast, you don't seem surprised at all by us beast tamers?"

"During the war between light and darkness, we already made contact with you hope-seekers." The dragon's voice echoed through the lava cave, causing the rock walls to tremble.

"The Seeker?" Cheng Yuan recalled that the five beast tamers who had come with him had also called him that. Could it be that thousands of years ago, some beast tamers had traveled back to the era of the Light-Dark War? Did Old Xu and the Dark Tyrannosaurus also travel back to that era?

"You..." AncientGreymon was about to speak when it suddenly yawned, a hint of confusion flashing in its dragon eyes. As a top-tier Ultimate level being, it had long transcended physiological needs, waking up and sleeping whenever it wanted. Why would it suddenly feel sleepy?

"Never mind." It shook its massive head. "You're too weak to get anything out of you."

After losing interest, AncientGreymon said, "Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll see you off."

Seeing that the dragon was about to see him off, Cheng Yuan quickly called out, "Wait! Great AncientGreymon, I have another question. How can I obtain the DigiSpirit?"

AncientGreymon looked at Cheng Yuan and said, "That's easy. I can give you the Fire Seed, but... you're still too weak... you already have the Light and Dark Seeds within you... that new species of Digimon outside, its hope lies in the future, not here..."

"This seed of fire power can only be given to this little dog beast. Haha, interesting, it seems it's destined to grow in that direction too..."

After saying that, a psychic sphere shimmering with flames emerged from AncientGreymon's forehead, flew towards Puppymon, and entered Puppymon's body.

The puppy's body couldn't handle so much data for the time being, so after the energy flowed through its body, it gradually reached its ear, forming a flame-patterned earring that hung on its left ear.

【Little Dog Beast】

[Light 6850, Holy 6560, Dark 5220, Fire 5000, (+5000, upgrade main attribute), Ice 10]

Huh? Cheng Yuan looked at AncientGreymon... Such a generous gift, I don't know whether to thank him or curse him. How did Fire-type become the main attribute? What if the evolution tree of Puppymon goes astray?

"Not bad, not bad. It wasn't for nothing that I gave him some extra help. If this little guy grows into my dragon form and fire attribute, it will be interesting. My lineage won't be weaker than that guy's inheritance!"

Cheng Yuan panicked upon hearing this and immediately opened the racial stat panel:

[Beast type 280, Dragon type 190 (+150), Angel type 120, Fallen Angel type 100]

Dragon type +150? The dragon type of the puppy beast—Holy Dragon Beast? ? If you add the fire attribute? World Destroyer Dragon Beast? Cheng Yuan's vision went black.