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

Savage Valley? Savior Bay? Factory City? Mine?

There were no large digital spaces around Shenzhen originally, only the four medium-sized digital spaces mentioned above.

Apart from Savage Valley, Cheng Yuan had not explored any other places.

According to his understanding, the digital space in the mine pit should be the place where Kang Zhaodi's family mining company digs for minerals. Although it is called mining, what they are digging for are actually digital mineral crystals and digital metals, which are necessities for the development of digital technology in the real world. Although it is a small company, it is very profitable.

Savior Bay is a digital space that Penguin Group has been deeply involved in developing. It lies on a vast, boundless sea of ​​the internet. Most of the Digimon owned by Penguin Group employees are aquatic, such as Dolphinmon and Penguinmon, which Cheng Yuan encountered. However, the sea of ​​the internet is treacherous and prone to storms. It is said that even with the cooperation of Penguin Group and the Association, they haven't explored very far, and their main area of ​​activity remains on Savior Bay.

Factory City is the birthplace of a large number of Gearmon, and it is said that there are many mechanical Digimon there, which have a deep cooperation with Unitree Technology.

Now, a new, unexplored digital space, exuding an aura of death, has appeared in the city center—the Death Digital Space.

At least three fully-formed entities have appeared in the Death Digital Space. To be able to support three fully-formed entities, it must be at least a large-scale digital space. Currently, it is accelerating the construction of outposts and sealing the rifts, and then it may begin large-scale exploration.

The area surrounding Shenzhen was originally supported by these four medium-sized digital spaces, each with its own style, but lacked a digital space ecosystem with an absolute dominant position like Huadu's "Fairy Forest" or Beijing's "Dragon Abyss".

Until... the emergence of the Death Digital Space.

Cheng Yuan imagined what it would be like if Shenzhen, like Huadu, integrated and transformed the city around the digital space ecosystem...

Instead of glowing flowers, will-o'-the-wisps drifted along the streets; twisted, dark vines climbed the skyscrapers, or hung with pale bone banners; and instead of flower fairies, ferocious monsters and ghostly beasts flew through the air…

That scene is too beautiful; it would probably feel like the Ghost Festival every day. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm in the underworld.

Just as Cheng Yuan's thoughts were wandering, the female animal trainer, whom Dong Jingjing called "Senior Sister Su," swept her gaze across the entire area with lightning speed.

On the battlefield, Dong Jingjing, whose face was pale, had just retrieved the defeated cactus beast;

The unfamiliar boy in the center of the battlefield, looking relaxed with a majestic Gatomon standing at his feet, and the glaring sign next to him that read "Pengcheng Examinee Visits Huada University"... she instantly understood most of it.

Her brows furrowed, her face veiled in frost, but her tone remained restrained and calm: "Jingjing, what's going on? Who started this farce? What kind of behavior is this at the school gate!" Her voice carried an inherent authority, instantly silencing the noisy scene.

Dong Jingjing seemed to have found her pillar of support, and quickly pointed at Cheng Yuan, her tone filled with grievance and anger: "Senior Su! It's him! This guy from Pengcheng first defeated Lin Shi and then... he deliberately caused trouble! He set up a challenge here, and if you can't beat him, you can't enter the school for a visit. He also goes around saying that our Huada University is not as good as their Pengcheng University!"

Senior Su's sharp gaze immediately locked onto Cheng Yuan, scrutinizing him and the Gatomon beside him: "A candidate from Pengcheng? What's your name? Do you know what kind of behavior it is to openly provoke someone at the gate of the Beast Tamer University?"

Facing this senior student whose aura was clearly stronger, Cheng Yuan maintained his calm smile that made people grit their teeth: "Hello, senior. My name is Cheng Yuan. I just heard that Huadu University is full of masters, and I longed to go there. I also happened to be troubled by choosing a university, so I thought I would make friends through martial arts, exchange and learn from the senior students and future classmates, and also help everyone check out the teaching quality of Huadu University."

"You want me to win before I can come in? Just kidding! I'm just inviting everyone to have a friendly competition and get to know each other better. Why would I stop people from coming in?"

Senior Su took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed her anger.

If we can't deal with this kid named Cheng Yuan cleanly and efficiently, the reputation of Huadu Animal Tamer University might really be damaged.

At this moment, some members of the student council recognized Cheng Yuan. A boy who looked a little shy approached Senior Su, whispered a few words to her, and quickly scrolled through the pages on his phone to show her.

As Su listened, she kept glancing at her phone screen. Her expression gradually shifted from anger to surprise, and finally to seriousness. When she looked at Cheng Yuan again, her gaze was completely different.

"So it was you." Senior Su spoke slowly, her tone complicated. "Cheng Yuan, the double champion of the individual and team competitions in the mock exams of Pengcheng No.1 High School. If I'm not mistaken, your scores in the college entrance exam must also be at the top level."

Ahem, I'm talking about myself, Cheng Yuanbenyuan.

"A Tactical Victory: The Team Led by Gatomon Blasts Meisha Bilingual School"

"A prodigy has emerged in Shenzhen, potentially becoming a leading figure among the next generation of animal trainers."

Senior Su casually read aloud a few of the rather exaggerated news headlines she had just seen. "It seems you're not the only one from Huadu University to receive a secret admission notice, are you?"

Although schools have not officially started the admission process, some top universities have already been searching for outstanding prospective students through various channels and have sent out admission notices in advance.

Cheng Yuan nodded frankly: "We did receive several, so we need to be more careful in our selection and check the quality of the flowers."

He said this as if it were a matter of course, as if he could choose any of the top universities at his disposal.

Senior Su cursed the boy inwardly for being cunning, but she had to soften her expression.

This kind of "challenge" from top candidates is indeed an unwritten rule that has been followed by universities for many years, and it can be considered a privilege of geniuses, although very few have gone as far as Cheng Yuan.

She hesitated for a moment before deciding to extend an olive branch, but first she had to regain her composure: "Cheng Yuan, your strength and potential are highly recognized by Huadu Beast Tamer University. On behalf of the student council, I sincerely invite you to join Huadu Beast Tamer University. It has the best plant and fairy cultivation resources in the Eastern Continent, which will surely help you and your partner reach new heights."

Cheng Yuan smiled, but then changed the subject: "Thank you for your kind offer, senior. However, I still hope that in my future studies, my classmates will all be outstanding individuals whom I can truly admire. At the very least, they shouldn't all be like Senior Lin Shi."

He added insult to injury without any hesitation.

Senior Su's eyelids twitched. She knew that you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. If she didn't show some real skills today, she wouldn't be able to convince this kid.

But sending older students to fight would seem like an unfair victory, even if they won.

She said, "I am Su Fei, the Minister of Discipline of the Huadu University Student Union. I will show you the strength of the new generation of Huadu University students."

Cheng Yuan said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Senior Sister Su Fei, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Su Fei quickly made up her mind and turned to a female student leader beside her, whispering, "Go to the library and find Mei Ning. Tell her that the student council urgently needs her help, as it concerns the school's reputation."

"Mei Ning? Senior Su, you want to see her?" The female staff member was clearly surprised, as if she felt that asking that person for help was a waste of her talents.

"Go now!" Senior Su's tone left no room for argument.

The female staff member immediately called out to the Butterfly Beast, grabbed her, and lightly flew towards the library petals in the giant flower bud in the distance.

Chapter 165 Flower University's New Generation MVP

Not long after, two figures rushed back.

One of them is the morpho beast tamer who just went to call for help.

The other was a girl wearing thick round-framed glasses, with simple braids, and carrying a large book in her arms.

Surrounded by data, this book is clearly not an ordinary book from the real world, but rather comes from the digital world.

Senior Su pointed to Cheng Yuan and introduced him to the girl with glasses: "Mei Ning, this is Cheng Yuan from Pengcheng. He is very strong and just defeated Dong Jingjing. He is one of the top candidates in this year's college entrance examination and has also received our admission notice, but now he has some doubts about the strength of our university."

She then looked at Cheng Yuan, her tone tinged with pride: "Cheng Yuan, this is Mei Ning, the MVP of this year's freshmen. Her partner Digimon has the highest growth rate among the freshmen, having already reached the late stage of Champion. If you join Huada, you will also have the opportunity to reach such a level."

Late-stage Champion! Cheng Yuan felt a chill run down his spine. Although Gatomon had just evolved, thanks to its previous accumulation and attribute enhancements, it was probably between the early and mid-stage Champion level. The gap between it and a late-stage Champion was not small.

This seemingly unremarkable senior is actually quite formidable.

Mei Ning frowned, pushed up her glasses, and glanced at Cheng Yuan and Gatomon. Her brows furrowed slightly, as if she was very unhappy about being disturbed during her research. She asked directly, "So... you want me to fight? Sorry, I don't have time. I haven't finished reading the literature yet."

Senior Su quickly pulled her aside and whispered a few words to her.

Cheng Yuan vaguely heard words like "History Department... Professor Zhang... Rare ancient documents... Borrowing..."

"You keep your word?" Mei Ning asked to confirm.

"Of course!" Senior Su nodded.

“Okay.” Without another word, Mei Ning walked directly onto the battle platform, adjusted her glasses, and said succinctly to Cheng Yuan, “Let’s begin. Let’s finish this quickly.”

His tone was flat, even a little impatient, as if this was just a time-consuming and troublesome task.

Cheng Yuan didn't expect the other party to be so decisive. As the saying goes, a ruthless person doesn't talk much. If a student council member had to call them over, they must be someone no ordinary person.

Then, Cheng Yuan saw that what Mei Ning took out of her pocket was not an ordinary Tyrannosaurus Rex, but an Arc Light Machine!

The outer shell also features a hand-painted heart pattern that is half real and half illusory!

"Arc Light Machine? She's already a professional beast tamer?" Cheng Yuan was shocked again.

However, considering that the other party was the MVP of the freshman year and possessed the strength of the late stage of maturity, it was reasonable for him to obtain the Arc Machine through the professional assessment.

Consort Su was quite pleased with Cheng Yuan's surprised expression.

Mei Ning skillfully operated the arc light machine, and a beam of light, rich with plant vitality and a hint of eerie ghostly aura, shot out, quickly forming a data light cluster that was a mixture of green and black!

As the light faded, a uniquely shaped Digimon appeared on the field.

Its body is a giant cactus, but it is covered with a tattered, earthy yellow raincoat. Two eyes that shimmer with an eerie light are visible under the rain cap. Instead of feet, black, mysterious mist extends from the hem of the raincoat.

The arm was wrapped in bandages, and the person wore a red glove and held a pair of huge sand hammers.

【Raincoat Beast (Ghost Cactus Beast)】

[Virus Type - Ghost Type/Plant Type]

[Armored Body - Mature Stage]

[Skills: Sand Hammer Swing, Agave Fist, Cactus Slap]

[Introduction: Legend has it that this ghost Digimon was born from the soul of a dead Cactusmon attached to a raincoat, or it is said to have evolved through a special process. Although it is a ghost-type Digimon, it looks like a plant-type. Its expression is unpredictable, making other Digimon feel uneasy, and when provoked, it can display unexpected stubbornness and power.]

Cheng Yuan's pupils contracted slightly, and he blurted out, "Armored body?"

Mei Ning abruptly stopped, a hint of surprise flashing behind her thick glasses: "You...you know about armored vehicles?"

This concept was extremely obscure, and she only learned about it after consulting a lot of information.

Cheng Yuan knew this, of course; no one knew it better than him.

Cheng Yuan smiled slightly, his tone unfathomable: "More than just knowing! It seems that your partner didn't evolve naturally, but rather through an armored evolution achieved via a tool similar to an 'armored egg'?"

Mei Ning was completely shocked. She stared wide-eyed at Cheng Yuan: "You... how could you know so much?!"

She never told anyone in detail about how she obtained that strange digital egg and caused the Cactus Beast to evolve!

"I know far more than you can imagine." Cheng Yuan maintained his air of mystery, but his mind was racing. He said, "You must have dug it up from some ruins, right?"

Mei Ning nodded and said, "That's right. Half a year ago, when I was exploring the Fairy Forest, I discovered an ancient ruin. There, I accidentally obtained a Digimon egg covered in armor. When my Cactusmon touched this Digimon egg, it actually evolved and became a Raincoatmon! Its strength actually increased by two small steps, reaching the late stage of the adult stage."

"After that, I felt the power of ancient relics and the charm of culture, so I searched for a lot of information about ancient relics and culture, but there was very little information I could find. I plan to take advantage of the summer vacation to go to the National Library in Beijing to look for it again and see what kind of digital egg it is."

Cheng Yuan was extremely familiar with this. He laughed and said, "What you found should be the Pure Armor Egg. The ancient digital civilization used 'Armor Eggs,' which contained evolutionary energy, to enable Digimon to undergo Armor Evolution. Digimon that underwent Armor Evolution became Armored Digimon. Even now, it can still help the descendants of Ancient Species achieve Armor Evolution."

Mei Ning asked skeptically, "How do you know all this?"

Cheng Yuan laughed and said, "You'll know once you take a look at this."

Cheng Yuan took out a flame-patterned armored egg from his backpack: "This one in my hand is called the Courage Armored Egg."

Cheng Yuan held the Courage Armor Egg in his palm. The pure and fiery energy fluctuations of courage instantly attracted the attention of everyone present, especially Mei Ning and her raincoat beast!

"Courage Armor Egg?!" Mei Ning exclaimed, staring at the armor egg with different patterns but an extremely similar structure and aura, her last trace of doubt vanished.

Although their shapes and patterns are different, they are clearly the same type of "armored eggs" that can help Digimon evolve.

The boy in front of her probably has a better understanding of armor evolution than she does!

"This is the last Courage Armor Egg I have. I might as well give it a try... Gatomon!" Cheng Yuan's lips curled into a smile. It seems he needs to do some publicity before the Armor Egg goes into mass production and hits the market.

"Meow!" Gatomon understood, its eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Under the astonished gazes of Mei Ning and the others, he skillfully sealed the Courage Armor Egg and then activated the armor egg inside the blank chip.

"Armor of Courage - Evolution!"

A fiery cocoon enveloped Gatomon!

Chapter 166 Armor Evolution, Lynx!

The blazing light of courage shone like a small sun, illuminating the faces of everyone present.

In the light, Gatomon's petite figure was rapidly elongated and reshaped, and surging flame energy burst forth, even temporarily dispelling the ghostly aura brought by Raincoatmon.

When the light subsided, what appeared in the same spot was no longer the small Gatomon, but a majestic new Digimon!

Its physique resembles that of a lithe lynx, fluid yet powerful. Its entire body is covered in fiery red fur, radiating a vibrant, flaming energy; its eyes are sharp and piercing, brimming with wild strength and unwavering courage!

The intense heat and energy fluctuations emanating from his body had clearly reached the level of the late stage of maturity!

Lynx

[Free Species - Beast Type]

【Armored Body (Mature Stage)】

[Skills: Heat Mane (explodes internal heat to generate explosive flames), Frenzied Claw Attack (high-speed claw attack), Super Flame (sprays extremely high-temperature flames)]

[Description: An Armored Beast-type Digimon evolved from the power of the "Digital Spirit of Courage." It possesses a brave and fearless personality, and harbors astonishing heat within its body, capable of transforming its rage into actual fire attacks to tear apart enemies before it. Its roar can inspire the morale of its comrades.]

"It's evolved again?!"

"This time it's turned into a big cat! A fire-type cat!"

"My God! How many times can this Digimon evolve?"

"From a baby-level puppymon to a champion-level Gatomon, and now... Lynxmon? How did he do that?"

The scene erupted in uproar once again, everyone stunned by Cheng Yuan's series of evolutionary maneuvers.

Mei Ning watched intently, utterly shocked. She now had no doubt about Cheng Yuan's knowledge of ancient digital civilization, and judging from his tone just now, he probably possessed more than one of these "armored eggs"!

Lynxmon's momentum surged. Although it failed to break through to the Ultimate level, it used the power of its Courageous Digimon Spirit to forcefully elevate Gatomon's early Champion level to the same late Champion level as Pantsommon! The gap in growth stages was instantly leveled out!