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

Cheng Yuan's villainous attitude of "I love that you can't stand me but can't do anything about it" is just like a domineering demon king in a game.

People around have already started live streaming, and clickbait titles are flooding the live stream feed—

[Live from the scene at the gate of Hualien University! A mysterious young man from Shenzhen defeats his senior!]

[Student Council Officers VS. Challenger Boys! Who Can Save Huada's Face?]

The number of viewers in the live stream skyrocketed.

Coincidentally, the members of the "Avengers Dragon Taming Team," who had been physically and mentally abused by Cheng Yuan at the Pengcheng Dragon Clan Club, also came across this live stream.

"Holy crap! Isn't that Cheng Yuan, the Demon King?!"

"The Great Demon King ran off to Huadu? And he even went to block someone's door?"

"Hahaha! This is great news! Brothers from Huada, you've finally met your match!"

"I've become a fan! Well done, Great Demon King!"

"Send a plane to the Great Demon King! Support cross-regional law enforcement!"

"+1! Send a rocket! I feel relieved to see others getting beaten too!"

The live stream was immediately flooded with various donations and gloating comments, attracting even more viewers who wanted to watch the spectacle.

Dong Jingjing's face darkened even more when she saw someone doing a live stream.

She thought that the reason why Puppymon was able to beat Woodmon was mostly because of type advantage and Karinshi underestimated his opponent. This kid in front of her was just lucky and got cocky.

If we don't get our revenge today, Huada's image in the eyes of the test takers will plummet!

"Sharp-tongued! Just because you beat that trash Lin Shi with your cleverness and type advantage, you think you're all that? Let me teach you what a true Champion Pokémon is!" Dong Jingjing strode onto the battle platform, her Digivice flashing. "Come out, Totodile!"

【Cactus Beast】

[Data Seed - Plant Type]

[Maturity Stage]

[Skills: Sharp Bumper Punch, Sonic Blow, Coconut Punch, Mach Strike]

[Description: A Digimon resembling a giant cactus. It has a cheerful personality and is always full of energy, but can be terrifying when angry. Its special attack is "Sharp Punch," unleashed after hardening its thorns. Although its movements appear sluggish, its attack speed is surprisingly fast, and its thorns also provide strong defense.]

A sturdy, emerald-green cactus beast covered in hard, sharp spines appeared on the field. It waved its fists and jumped around energetically, its aura clearly more stable and solid than the previous rotten wood beast.

The little dog beast also became serious, arching its body as it sensed the strength of its opponent.

Cheng Yuan frowned slightly. This cactus beast looked more troublesome than the rotten wood beast. The data species meant that its racial attributes were suppressed, and it was covered in spikes. It couldn't gain an advantage in close combat, and its ranged spike attacks looked very dense.

"Oh? They switched to an even more powerful one?" Cheng Yuan raised an eyebrow, then smiled at the little dog beast, "Then let's get serious and play with our senior."

"Little Dog Beast, recover!"

"Alright! Woof! Oh wait... Meow!"

Chapter 163 You'd better catch this incredible surge in traffic!

"Puppymon evolves into Gatomon!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the dog-like Digimon was enveloped in evolutionary light. From within the data cocoon, a white cat-shaped Digimon leaped out, its aura suddenly increasing and its eyes becoming even sharper!

"A Champion-level Gatomon? That's so sudden! Help me, my heart isn't strong!"

Holy crap! They were holding back!

"I knew it! That little beast was abnormally strong; it was about to evolve!"

"This is going to be interesting! Mature stage versus mature stage!"

The live stream chat exploded again; the evolution of live streaming alone was already a hot topic.

"The battle begins!" shouted one of the onlookers, who was acting as a temporary referee.

"Hmph! It's only evolved temporarily. But it's just reached maturity and isn't familiar with its power yet, so the result will be the same!" Dong Jingjing launched the first attack: "Cactus Beast, Pointy Poke Punch - Scatter Shot!"

The Cactusmon spun rapidly, and countless hard, sharp spikes rained down on Gatomon like a storm, covering a vast area and almost blocking all escape routes.

[Sacred Barrier]!

In an instant, a shield-shaped barrier made of pure holy light unfolded in front of Gatomon. Dense spikes struck the barrier, producing a crackling sound like raindrops hitting banana leaves. The barrier fluctuated violently but did not break.

Taking advantage of a lull in the attack, Gatomon transformed into a streak of white light, moving forward at an astonishing speed in a zigzag pattern, attempting to close the distance.

"Trying to get close? No way! Sonic Strike!" Dong Jingjing commanded decisively.

The Cactusmon stopped spinning, aimed at Gatomon's movement trajectory, and suddenly threw a punch. The speed was so fast that it left afterimages, and the fist was fierce, aiming straight for Gatomon's face. The fist also had a faint purplish-black luster, obviously containing poison.

"Cat's Eye!" A blue light flashed in Gatomon's eyes.

The charging cactus beast suddenly froze, its eyes momentarily glazed over, as if something had disturbed its mind, disrupting the rhythm of its sonic attack.

"A great opportunity!" Cheng Yuan said.

[Holy Light Bullet - Eight-Shot Burst!]

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gatomon created distance, and eight blazing orbs of light instantly condensed, shooting towards the stiff-moving Cactusmon from different angles.

"Hmph! A coconut punch!" Dong Jingjing reacted extremely quickly.

The cactus beast charged forward, using its hard body and thick spikes to smash through the two holy light projectiles flying towards it.

But the other six followed the turn, hitting it squarely on the back and side, creating a small burst of light that made it stagger.

"Mach Strike!" The Cactusmon, in pain, suddenly turned around and thrust its arm out at a speed that was difficult to detect with the naked eye, dozens of sharp thorn shadows enveloping Gatomon.

[Shadow Clone]!

Without Cheng Yuan's command, Gatomon moved swiftly, and four identical Gatomon suddenly appeared on the field, nimbly weaving through the shadows, dazzling the eye.

"Which one is real? Sharp-point punches with wide-range attack!" Dong Jingjing tried to break through the point with a wide-range attack.

Cactusmon spun around again, its spikes shooting indiscriminately at the four Gatomon.

The three clones were instantly pierced and disappeared, while the real body, with its extreme speed and petite size, narrowly avoided most of the spikes, but was still grazed by a few, its snow-white fur was cut open, and tiny beads of blood seeped out.

“Gi-Oh! Gatomon!” Cheng Yuan frowned slightly.

"Meow!" Gatomon meowed to indicate that it was alright, its gaze becoming even more focused.

"Now! Hold on to it!" Dong Jingjing gave the dangerous command, pinpointing the landing spot of the Gatomon after it dodged.

The Cactusmon suddenly stopped spinning, opened its spiky arms, and like a green death hug, fiercely embraced the Gatomon that had just landed!

If it gets held tightly, the continuous damage from the spikes will be enough to instantly render Gatomon unable to fight!

The viewers in the live broadcast room and the onlookers at the scene held their breath.

"Oh no! I've been hugged!"

"How can we dodge this? We'll either strangle him or stab him to death."

At the critical moment, Gatomon's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Instead of retreating, it pushed off the ground with its hind legs, bursting out with all its speed, and charged into Togepimon's arms like an arrow released from a bow!

But not to be hugged, but in the instant before contact, its body twisted inexplicably, sliding up the cactus beast's spiky chest, its tiny claws gleaming with holy light, aimed at the cactus beast's enormous eyes—

"Cat Fist - Random Attack!"

Bang bang bang bang! The small fists covered in holy light rained down on the cactus beast's face and around its eyes like a storm.

Although a single punch is not as powerful as a spike, it is faster and more accurate, and the burst of power from the holy light energy also has a certain amplifying effect.

"Aow!" The cactus beast was hit so hard that it saw stars and felt dizzy. Its slamming motion was completely distorted, and it subconsciously let go of its arms to block the blow to its face.

Gatomon took the opportunity to land, performed a light backflip to create distance, and then—the final attack that had been prepared all along was unleashed!

"Holy Flame Orb!"

This time, it's no longer a simple Holy Light Bullet or Fireball, but a hybrid skill that combines holy light with the burning flames of courage!

Eight energy orbs, burning with white flames and radiating pure light from their cores, revolved around Gatomon.

"emission!"

Eight holy flame orbs, trailing incandescent flames, struck the cactus beast, which was slowed down by its eye injury, with pinpoint accuracy, like homing missiles!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of explosions rang out, and holy flames and shockwaves exploded on the cactus beast's body, charring and curling its spikes, and leaving large scorch marks on its green skin.

The cactus beast let out a painful howl, its massive body swayed, and finally, with circles of mosquito coils spinning in its eyes, it collapsed to the ground, losing its ability to fight.

It was still emitting wisps of white smoke and emitting a peculiar smell of burnt plants.

Gatomon was slightly out of breath, with several wounds on its body caused by sharp spikes.

But its posture remained upright, raising a small paw enveloped in a faint holy light, making a fist-retracting motion, its eyes looking down arrogantly.

This photo of her back was taken and posted online, and it went viral. She looked both dashing and adorable, and girls instantly fell for her.

The scene fell silent, then erupted in enthusiastic gasps and applause!

"We won! We won again!"

"That Gatomon is amazing! It's so fast!"

"His skills are so diverse! He can use light, fire, create clones, and even use fist techniques!"

"It's dazzling! I can't possibly take it all in!"

"I'm dizzy watching the live stream, the camera can't keep up with its speed!"

"I watched it on my knees!"

The live stream chat was flooded with comments like "666", "Gilumon is awesome", and "Great Demon King is mighty".

Dong Jingjing stared in disbelief at her partner lying on the ground, her face pale, her fingers trembling as she retracted the Cactus Beast into the Digimon Machine.

She lost, and lost fair and square, completely and utterly.

Cheng Yuan walked to the sidelines, still wearing that infuriating smile, but he didn't say anything sarcastic. Instead, he said to Dong Jingjing, "Senior, you flatter me. Your cactus beast is very well-bred. Its strength and defense are excellent, but its speed and response to abnormal statuses are a little lacking. Also, the hardness of its spikes could be improved; quite a few were broken earlier."

He paused for a moment and then said, "Senior's strength is truly impressive. Shall we end it here?"

He gave Dong Jingjing a way out, after all, the main purpose was to establish his authority and for publicity, not to offend Hua Da to the death.

Dong Jingjing bit her lip. Although she was unwilling, the facts spoke for themselves: the other party had indeed shown mercy.

She snorted and turned her head away, which was taken as tacit agreement.

But Cheng Yuan's behavior of blatantly humiliating others while simultaneously advertising his own school is clearly not going to end easily.

Just as Dong Jingjing was wondering how to end this, a calm and authoritative female voice came:

"What's going on here? How can there be so many people gathered here?!"

The crowd parted again, and a capable-looking female animal trainer, dressed in a bright school uniform with a student council armband pinned to her chest, hurried over with a group of student council members.

She commanded the situation with composure, and the student council members immediately began to disperse the overcrowded crowd in an attempt to restore order at the school gate.

When Dong Jingjing saw the person who arrived, it was as if she had seen a savior. She quickly called out, "Senior Su!"

The female beast tamer, known as Senior Su, glanced at the chaotic scene. Her brows furrowed as she looked at Cheng Yuan and Gatomon on the battlefield, and Dong Jingjing, whose face was pale. She clearly realized what had happened.

She had a very imposing presence, clearly a high-ranking member of the student council, probably at least a sophomore going into her junior year.

Looking at the new "savior," Cheng Yuan knew that the real trouble was only just beginning.

But a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth—the bigger the commotion, the wider the name of Pengcheng Animal Trainer University would spread.

Cheng Yuan twisted his wrist joint. "Old Xu, you'd better catch this massive influx of traffic!"

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Cheng Yuan looked at the powerful senior student, Su, whose brows exuded a heroic spirit that rivaled that of any boy.

And the student council members behind her, who were still somewhat inexperienced and trying their best to direct the Rookie Digimon to maintain order, made a judgment in their minds.

They must all be first-year student council members, and their partners are mostly Winnamon, Palmon, Riamon, and even a few cute Bugmon and Rhinoceros Beetlemon, creating a distinctly Flora City atmosphere with its plant, fairy, and insect-themed vibes.

This is understandable, as Huadu boasts two large digital spaces, "Fairy Forest" and "Emerald Dreamland," with an ecosystem that leans towards these locations. Naturally, most of the tamers and Digimon that have been born here are also related to these places.

He couldn't help but think of Pengcheng.

What digital spaces are available around Shenzhen?