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

The Woodmon emitted a deep hum, and the dry branches on its body transformed into giant claws, sweeping out with a whooshing sound as it enveloped the seemingly panicked Little Dogmon! This move was quite fast even for the clumsy Woodmon, and it was almost guaranteed to hit a typical Rookie-level Digimon.

However, just as the withered claws were about to strike!

A glint flashed in the little beast's eyes, and the power it had been suppressing exploded instantly!

Her petite figure seemed to transform into a white lightning bolt, her speed suddenly soaring to an astonishing level!

It darted past the giant claw's fingertips in the blink of an eye, so fast that it left afterimages!

"What?!" Lin Shi's smile froze.

A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd: "So fast!"

"This speed...something's not right! This is definitely not the speed a growing puppy should have!"

It's important to know that Cheng Yuan invested a massive amount of his wealth points to enhance the basic attributes of his Gatomon (Gatomon form)! Although it has degenerated, some of its basic stats are still there, making it far superior to an ordinary Gatomon!

Without pausing to dodge the entangled little dog beast, it used the momentum of its charge to leap up suddenly, its target the relatively slender leg joints of the Wood Beast!

"Rapid Charge!" Although it's not a powerful attack skill, the close-range sonic impact has the ability to interrupt skills, and more importantly—it's extremely humiliating!

The Wood Beast, whose eyes had been glazed over for a moment, swayed, and the Little Dog Beast instantly summoned a Holy Light Bullet, which struck the Wood Beast.

The Holy Light Bullet left scorch marks on the Wood Beast, but did not cause significant damage, since the bark of a mature tree has high defensive capabilities.

Being provoked and attacked at such close range by a "tiny" Rookie-level Digimon caused it to let out an angry growl. Lin Shi's face instantly turned ashen!

"Damn it! You dare to play me?! Rotten Wood Beast, use Giant Wood Impact! Smash it flat!" Lin Shi felt he had lost face and roared angrily.

The Rotten Wood Beast let out a deep, thunderous roar, and a gigantic, twisted branch, comparable to a battering ram, tore through the air and crashed down with a fierce wind! It slammed into the little dog beast that had just landed, just like a battering ram!

This attack was powerful and covered a huge area, almost completely blocking the little dog beast's escape route!

"Watch out!" Exclamations of alarm came from the audience.

Cheng Yuan's eyes narrowed, knowing he couldn't take it head-on, but he didn't panic. The little dog beast used its clone ability, instantly splitting into four, with the four little dog beasts running in all directions.

With a deafening roar, dirt and gravel flew everywhere, and a shocking crater appeared where the little dog had just stood.

"Four little dog beasts?" the audience exclaimed.

The rotten wood beast, overwhelmed by too many targets, was at a loss.

"Wow! This skill set is amazing!" The audience was stunned. This little dog beast could not only fire light bullets, but also create clones!

A nauseating, decaying, grayish-green mist emanated from the Rotten Wood Beast, attempting to corrode any approaching Puppy Beasts. This aura possessed a withering power, highly effective against plant-type creatures, but also causing a persistent negative effect on other types.

The little dog beast slowed down noticeably upon contact with the mist, its snow-white fur seemed to dim slightly, and it showed a hint of pain as the poison's effects began to manifest.

"Hmph! Let's see how long you can last!" Lin Shi breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing this.

The suppression and power of skills during the mature stage do indeed have an advantage over those during the growth stage.

It seems that without showing some real skill, it will be difficult to win this match.

The puppy-like beast, having activated the volcano in the Time-Space Secret Realm, received a Seed of Courage from AncientGreymon, granting it control over fire-attribute power. It had never had the opportunity to unleash it before, but this time Cheng Yuan had the means…

"Little dog beast! Roast it to charcoal!" Cheng Yuan's words baffled the audience. How could you roast a holy-type little dog?

The little dog beast nimbly jumped off the rotten wood beast, patted the red earring on its ear with its little paw, and its attribute energy instantly switched!

"One, two, three... eight!"

"Am I seeing things? This little dog can shoot fireballs?" an audience member exclaimed.

Eight pure and blazing fireballs gathered around the puppy beast, their flames leaping and rising, carrying an aura of burning battle intent, before shooting towards the rotten wood beast.

The natural suppressive force brought about by the elemental advantage caused the frenzied Wood Beast's movements to become momentarily halted.

It could not tolerate being provoked by a small, growing creature, and it loathed the scent of the flames.

Countless dark green branches, dripping with corrosive slime, lashed out at the fireballs like a swarm of wildly dancing snakes!

However, the fireball that was swatted away actually turned around and flew back!

"Its fireball can track?" Amidst exclamations, the fireball struck the rotten wood beast precisely on the back.

The Rotten Wood Beast was in a panic trying to put out the fire. It was countered by the flames and couldn't even let the Little Dog Beast continue to set fires, so it charged at the Little Dog Beast.

Kite tactics! The little dog beast's speed suddenly increased, and it nimbly weaved and leaped through the gaps in the vines, constantly widening the distance and maximizing its speed and ranged advantage. When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we harass!

Then, several fireballs were released in a whooshing sound, igniting the body of the rotten wood beast time and time again.

The massive body of the Rotten Wood Beast became a burden. Its attacks were fierce but clumsy, and it could not effectively hit the white figure that could breathe fire. Instead, it was constantly being manipulated, which consumed its strength, and the flames on its body grew more and more numerous.

Besides the fact that fire is effective against plant-type monsters, there is also the advantage that holy-type monsters have over virus-type monsters. The fire is constantly weakening the Woodmon's stamina, but the Woodmon can't reach the Puppymon!

The little dog-beast tossed its head, and eight more fireballs instantly scattered, drawing eight beautiful yet deadly scorching arcs, like living sprites, nimbly dodging the hastily intercepting poisonous vines and waving branches in the air!

The rotten wood beast panicked and clumsily dodged and parried.

The fireball burned wildly like an incendiary bomb, igniting its dry wooden body and producing crackling sounds as charred remains spread rapidly!

This is because the puppy beast also incorporated light data energy into the fireball!

"Awooo!!!" The Wood Beast let out a miserable howl of extreme pain, its body shaking violently from the burning pain and joint injuries, and its defensive posture completely collapsed!

The rotten wood beast rolled on the ground, frantically slapping at the flames, but the flames only grew stronger.

"continue!"

The puppy beast seized the opportunity and frantically summoned fireballs, eight after eight, pouring them down on the rotting wood beast rolling on the ground, like adding fuel to the fire and constantly intensifying the flames on the rotting wood beast's body!

Chapter 162 The Great Demon King Who Challenges the Dojo

On the battlefield, flames raged and completely engulfed the massive body of the Rotten Wood Beast.

The dead wood crackled and emitted a burnt smell, interspersed with the painful and muffled howls of the rotten wood beast.

The flames were no ordinary fire; they contained the sacred energy of the vaccine species that restrained the virus species, as well as the natural suppression of plants by fire. No matter how the rotten wood beast rolled and pounded at them, the fire only intensified.

"Enough! Stop! We surrender!" Lin Shi's face turned pale as he watched his partner being tormented by the flames. He could no longer care about saving face and hurriedly lifted the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

A beam of data shot out, retracting the rotten wood beast that was about to turn into a giant torch.

The screen of the Dinosaur flickered rapidly, and even became scorching hot due to the instant absorption of excessive hot and chaotic data, with its outer shell turning faintly red.

Lin Shi felt a burning sensation in his palm, so hot he almost dropped it. He threw it into the water in the flower bed to cool it down, and it hissed softly, sending up a wisp of white smoke.

This scene drew laughter from the onlookers.

Cheng Yuan walked to the sidelines, a harmless smile on his face, and clapped his hands: "Senior Lin Shi, you're too kind. Well then, as agreed..."

Lin Shi was frantically retrieving the Tyrannosaurus Rex from the pool when he heard this. His body stiffened, his face turning from white to red and then to green. He stammered, "Wh...what agreement?"

The crowd booed.

"Huh?" Cheng Yuan feigned surprise and widened his eyes. "Senior, do you have a bad memory? You just agreed in front of so many people—if I win, you'll have to formally apologize to Little Rose."

"When did I say that?!" Lin Shi was both shocked and furious, his face turning green.

"Oh! He can't even keep his promise to apologize, what a person!"

"You won't admit it? I heard it, I can testify!"

"I can testify too!"

"That's right! You can't go back on your word!"

"Would the senior from Huadu Xunda University go back on his word?"

"Is Hua Da only capable of bullying little girls?"

The test-takers, who loved a good show, immediately started jeering, especially those who had come with the same idea of ​​challenging the examinee, who shouted particularly enthusiastically.

We're in the same industry!

Lin Shi's face turned completely liver-colored, his lips trembled, and he still tried to argue.

Cheng Yuan gave him no more chances, turned around and beckoned to Palmon, Puppymon and Gullmon, and began to plot in hushed tones.

Lin Shi's face turned bright red.

Zhu Caiwei covered her mouth, her eyes wide with a mixture of amusement and worry: "Forget it, Cheng Yuan, is it enough to teach him a lesson? We... shouldn't cause any more trouble."

She saw several people wearing the uniforms of the Animal Trainer University coming over.

"Don't worry, Sister Caiwei, we know what we're doing. We're just teaching this arrogant senior a little lesson, making him learn to respect others, and giving Sister Qiangwei justice." Cheng Yuan blinked, his smile sly.

"Little Rose, I'm sorry!"

"What? I'm not wearing a mask, I can't hear you!" Cheng Yuan said.

Zhu Qiangwei glanced at Cheng Yuan and said, "Yes, I can't hear clearly either."

"You!" Lin Shi was furious, but it was a fact that his Kuchikimon had been defeated by the other party, and the young man's Digimon was only at the Rookie stage.

This is truly embarrassing.

The little dog summoned two fireballs, which hovered around Lin Shi, making escape impossible.

"Little Rose! I'm sorry!" Lin Shi shouted, then slipped away without looking back.

However, the entire battle had been recorded and posted on the school's intranet.

"Holy crap! That idiot Lin Shi has gotten himself into trouble again?"

"Being defeated by the growth spurt? This is truly embarrassing!"

"Lin Shi's Rotten Wood Beast was in its mature stage, yet it was defeated by a growth stage? Are you kidding me? Who is this person?"

"They're from Shenzhen! They're definitely here to challenge us! We can't tolerate this!"

"Setting up a fight at the school gate? Are you trying to sabotage us? That's incredibly arrogant!"

"The location is near the school gate. Anyone nearby, please go and deal with this! Letting out-of-towners riot is really damaging our reputation!"

And the instigator—Cheng Yuan—actually set up a makeshift arena in the best spot directly opposite the school gate!

Next to it stood a sign that looked like it came from somewhere, with large, eye-catching characters that read:

[A student from Shenzhen visits Huada University; welcome to exchange ideas and learn from each other! (If you beat me, you're guaranteed admission!)]

He even deliberately blocked the school gate and said with a grin to a few candidates who wanted to go in for a visit: "Hey, want to get into Huada University? You have to get past me first. If you win, you can go in as you please. If you lose, it's okay. You can go straight over here onto the light rail and take a look at Pengcheng Xunda University!"

While he was blatantly slapping Huadu University in the face, he was also advertising for Pengcheng Animal Trainer University!

Before accepting each challenge, he would say to his opponent with a "sincere" expression, "Sigh, I'm really torn. I don't know whether to choose Huadu University or Pengcheng University. I heard that a huge digital space has been discovered in Pengcheng, with many opportunities. I just don't know how his strength compares to Huadu University..."

Then, after the battle, they would "encourage" the defeated freshman by saying, "You have great potential, welcome to come to Pengcheng University for exchange (and cause trouble) in the future!"

Although the three major animal trainer universities have no shortage of such oddballs challenging the competition every summer, this is the first time someone like Cheng Yuan has set up a stage and deliberately caused a ruckus.

Of course, he was very measured in his approach to these visiting candidates, only touching them lightly and stopping short of causing trouble.

Even after the battle, he would use his mysterious "system scan" ability (which costs 100 wealth points each time, a drop in the bucket) to pinpoint minor problems or abnormal states in the opponent's Digimon breeding and give a few insightful suggestions.

"Your cat's stats are very healthy, but the old injury on its left front paw hasn't fully healed. You should give it more gentle care."

"The evolution direction of the Seed Beast has gone a bit astray. Feed it less metal crystals and more wood-type data fragments recently."

"Hey, your mineral beast's core data is a bit unstable. Did you recently forcibly absorb high-level energy? You almost dropped a rank."

These well-timed tips often turn a candidate's initial anger into surprise, and then into admiration and goodwill.

High-profile but not ostentatious, he disrupted events while also building connections and a good reputation.

Many test takers were genuinely curious about the animal trainer college students in Shenzhen and wondered if they should actually go to Shenzhen to "exchange" with them.

But for the Huadu Xun University Student Union, this is practically an insult delivered right to their face!

"That's incredibly arrogant!"

A sharp, angry shout rang out, and the crowd quickly parted to make way.

A tall girl wearing the Huadu Xunda school uniform and with a neat ponytail walked over angrily.

She immediately spotted Cheng Yuan, who was all smiles in the middle of the field, and his smug little dog at his feet.

Then he sternly said to Cheng Yuan, "Who are you? Take down the ring right now! How can you openly provoke us like this at the school gate? Don't you have any manners?!"

Cheng Yuan was not intimidated at all and said, "I have long admired Huadu Animal Training University. I want to see what Huadu Animal Training University relies on and how capable the senior students are so that I can decide whether to apply. Isn't this the tradition of animal trainer universities?"

Yes, last year there was a guy from Shenzhen who also blocked the road with a long bench and an Agumon.

"You!" Dong Jingjing was speechless for a moment, her teeth clenched tightly.