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

[Skills: Tomb Lament, Soul Hunt, Metal Phantom]

[Introduction: A mechanically modified version of Deathmon, combining the eeriness of the ghostly type with the precision of the mechanical type. Its quantum scythe can cut through space, and its armor is made of a special alloy, providing enhanced defense.]

Three against two! Plus a fully grown, mature Capricorn! The six Digimon faced off on the battlefield, the energy surge causing the entire digital space to tremble unstablely.

Jade Rabbit Beast is a veteran Ultimate-level Pokémon, and it also has the advantages of being a Vaccine-type and a Holy-type Pokémon. It is not afraid of any Ultimate-level Pokémon on the opposing side. However, in a three-on-three battle, and with one of its own Pokémon being a non-Ultimate-level Pokémon...

"Roar--!"

The goat-beast struck first, the bell around its neck ringing out with a clear sound, and an invisible sound wave spread out—[The Mysterious Bell]!

This unique ultrasonic attack instantly slowed down the movements of Qiongqimon and MetalGreymon, putting them into a brief state of confusion. It was effective even against nearby Ultimate-level monsters.

Jade Rabbit and Loaded Lion also seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack.

The Jade Rabbit Beast wielded its double axes, engaging in a fierce battle with the Death Beast, their golden and black energies clashing continuously.

The shield mane carrying the Lion Beast clashed violently with the gloomy wind of the Qiongqi Beast, sparks flying everywhere;

The treasure axe and Lion King Maru intertwined to form a dense attack net, forcing Death Beast and Qiongqi Beast to retreat repeatedly.

Goatmon then faced MetalGreymon, and each collision of its horn-charge, imbued with divine power, and Death Scythe sparked blinding sparks, illuminating the entire battlefield.

“That kid Cheng Yuan…” Shen Bing murmured, watching the goat-beast barely withstand the energy scythe of the divine beast's ramming attack with a “Horn Charge”. “Did he save the Milky Way in his past life? How come he has all sorts of good things?”

"Too powerful..." Cheng Yuan gripped the goat beast's fur tightly, feeling the energy storm rushing towards him.

As an armored form evolved from the Digimon of Hope, Goatmon not only possesses powerful barrier abilities, but its mysterious bell can also disrupt the enemy's nervous system, making it capable of both offense and support.

However, the opponent is the Ultimate level MetalGreymon. Even though MetalGreymon may be a newly promoted Ultimate level among the three Digimon that use sickles, it seems to be able to handle the Champion level Capricornmon with ease.

However, their good fortune didn't last long. As the battle continued, the pressure on the Champion-level defenses increased. There were simply too many Ghost Digimon, and soon several broke through the defenses and began attacking the Tamers behind them.

"Protect the beast tamer!" Li Xiaochun shouted sternly.

Cheng Yuan saw a ferocious beast quietly approaching a female animal trainer, who was completely focused on directing her partner and was oblivious to the danger.

"Watch out!" Cheng Yuan shouted a warning, but his sacred barrier was shattered by another ferocious beast, its sharp claws aimed straight for his throat—

"Get out of the way!" The goat beast lowered its head sharply, using its hard horns to block the attack. At the same time, it pushed off with its hind legs, using [Horn Strike Charge] to send the attacker flying dozens of meters away.

"Get on my back!" the goat beast said in a deep voice.

Cheng Yuan understood and quickly climbed to the back of its neck. This place was surrounded by a mysterious protective rune barrier, making it the safest spot.

"Hold on! Support is on its way!" Li Xiaochun's voice came through the communicator. But Cheng Yuan could hear the uncertainty in her voice—the three-minute deadline was approaching, and the pioneering team was still nowhere to be seen.

Worse still, Goatmon and Loaded Lionmon's armor evolution time is running out. Goatmon, in particular, faces a huge energy and data drain when it crosses ranks to face MetalGreymon.

Cheng Yuan could clearly feel that the energy transmitted through the arc light machine was rapidly diminishing.

"If only my arc laser machine were a bit more powerful..." Cheng Yuan clenched his fists in frustration.

If a more advanced Arc Light Machine were available, he would use the Light Domain and even combine more different tactical chips to provide more energy support for the Goat Beast.

At this critical moment, dozens of digital lights suddenly shone through the crack in the digital space!

"The pioneering team has arrived!" someone shouted excitedly.

Cheng Yuan squinted, recognizing the newcomers' uniforms—the combat uniforms of a regular land reclamation team. To his even greater surprise, a familiar figure was spotted in the leading squad: Old Xu!

The DarkGreymon, whose strength had reached the threshold of Perfect level and was just waiting to evolve, roared and charged into the battlefield amidst a cluster of data light. Behind it followed several Digimon from Xu Xin's team—Bugmon, Geckomon, and Sunflowermon.

In addition, many of the pioneering groups' mature-level Digimon also made their appearance, while the three groups' Data Blossoms, representing the complete forms, burst forth with intense energy.

"Cheng Yuan?" Xu Xin recognized the junior riding on the goat's back at a glance, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. "You kid... hey, watch out!"

The ghost legion seemed to realize that the situation had reversed and suddenly launched a frenzied counterattack.

Death Beast flashed and appeared directly on Goat Beast's back, its scythe aimed straight at Cheng Yuan!

"Crack—" The sacred barrier shattered in response.

The goat beast turned its head in time and blocked the attack with its horns. The goat horns, which were full of divine power, were cut off one by one, and the rust of death continued to spread from the horns to the roots.

When Death Beast's plan failed, the cloak that concealed its body suddenly opened, revealing a distorted void inside—which turned out to be a small black hole!

"Baa—!" The goat-beast roared, the bell on its head shaking violently as it released the most powerful [Mysterious Bell] ultrasonic wave. The sound wave collided violently with the energy of the black hole, and space began to distort and tear...

"Cheng Yuan!" The goat beast activated the sacred barrier to its maximum power to protect Cheng Yuan. At the same time, the shadow ring hanging on the goat beast's left ear also lit up, merging with the sacred power to form a protective shield, protecting the members from the crushing force of space. However, the spatial energy still swallowed them all...

In his last moments before losing consciousness, Cheng Yuan seemed to hear Xu Xin's shouts and Li Xiaochun's shocked whisper: "That's... a dimensional portal!"

……

Cheng Yuan felt as if he had been floating in a void for a very long time.

As consciousness gradually returned, the first thing he felt was the warmth of fur—he was leaning against the chest of the goat beast.

He opened his eyes with difficulty, and all he could see was a blurry gray-blue color.

"Cough...cough cough..." Cheng Yuan coughed violently, his throat filled with the taste of blood.

He tried moving his fingers to make sure he was still alive.

"Cheng Yuan...you're awake?" A weak but familiar voice came from below.

Cheng Yuan then noticed the goat beast with one horn missing and carefully held it in his arms.

He struggled to sit up and looked around—it seemed to be a huge mine, with walls covered in glowing blue crystals that provided faint illumination to the dark space.

"Are you alright, Dilu... Goat Beast?" Cheng Yuan's voice was hoarse. "It seems we've been teleported somewhere?"

The goat did not answer immediately.

Cheng Yuan noticed that its black fur was fading at a visible rate, and the originally shiny metallic luster of the sacred bell and rune neck ring had become dull and lifeless.

"I...can't hold on any longer..." The goat-beast's voice grew weaker and weaker, "Excessive energy and data consumption..."

Before he finished speaking, the goat's body was suddenly enveloped in a white light.

Cheng Yuan watched as it began to shrink and deform—its horns contracted, its body dissolved, and finally it turned into a ball of light that landed in his arms.

"Gitomon?" Cheng Yuan looked at the little guy curled up in his palm in disbelief.

No, it's not Gatomon.

It was a smaller, fluffy white puppy Digimon, still wearing the familiar fire and shadow rings on its ears, but the sacred ring on its tail was dull and lifeless.

[Little Dog Beast]

【Vaccine Type - Sacred Beast Type】

[Growth Period]

[Status: Growth and degeneration caused by depletion of sacred energy]

"Ugh..." The little dog weakly opened its eyes, its azure pupils filled with exhaustion. "Cheng Yuan... I think... I've regressed..."

Cheng Yuan hugged it tenderly, saying, "Don't worry, you'll be fine after a rest. I'll get your data back up soon!"

Over the past month, thanks to the promotion by the music company he collaborated with Yun Yao, the subscriptions to the digital "growth anthem" "butterfly" and the "evolution anthem" "Brave Heart" brought him considerable income, with a total of 400 million yuan deposited into his bank account in the past month.

Although he couldn't see his wealth value during the system upgrade hibernation period, he estimated that it would catch up after the system upgrade was completed.

He also restored the remaining Digimon songs and handed them over to Yunyao and the studio, pooling their resources to explore whether other songs also had special effects. Although there was no clear feedback yet, Yunyao felt a surge of emotion and asserted that these songs must also have a special effect on Digimon.

He subconsciously tried to use the system to view the detailed data, but found that the system interface was still grayed out.

and many more...

Cheng Yuan suddenly remembered something and hurriedly brought up the system status bar—

System upgrade completion rate: 100%

[Status: Pending Awakening]

[Tip: Say the wake word to activate the new feature]

"One month...exactly one month!" Cheng Yuan was so excited he almost jumped up. Ever since he obtained the underlying digital principles from the Ancient Music Beast, the system had been undergoing a 30-day upgrade process, and now it was finally complete!

"System, start!" Cheng Yuan commanded impatiently.

[Ding! Digimon Raising System 2.0 successfully started]

[Host detected in an abnormal space, scanning the environment...]

[Spatial Environment: The Underworld Region]

[An abnormal state detected in the partner Digimon, analyzing...]

A series of prompts rang in Cheng Yuan's mind, and the long-awaited system interface reopened, more complex and sophisticated than before. The most eye-catching additions were the new "morphic point allocation" and "evolution tree simulation" functions.

"Let's check on the puppy's condition first." Cheng Yuan opened the status bar.

[Puppy Beast (Degenerate State)]

[Growth Stage: Growth Period (Temporary Regression)]

[Attributes: Light 17188 / Holy 6560 / Dark 5220 / Fire 5000]

[Form Values: Beast 280 / Dragon 190 / Angel 120 / Fallen Angel 100]

[Status Analysis: Temporary regression due to depletion of sacred energy; expected recovery to growth stage within 24 hours. Full recovery to maturity requires a large replenishment of light and sacred energy.]

Upon seeing this analysis, Cheng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a temporary energy depletion, not a permanent degradation.

So he turned his attention to the new features "morphic attribute points" and "evolution tree simulation"!

Chapter 126 New Feature - Evolution Tree

"Waaah..." The little dog curled up in Cheng Yuan's arms, its wet nose rubbing against his wrist. "Cheng Yuan, am I really useless? I just evolved and I've already regressed..."

Cheng Yuan looked at the fluffy little guy in his arms and couldn't help but rub its ears: "Who said you're useless? If it weren't for your headbutt just now, we'd be accessories on the Death Beast Scythe right now!"

“But…” The little dog beast drooped its ears, and the holy halo on its tail was dim and lifeless. “I’m so weak now that I can’t even release a holy light blast.”

"Silly boy." Cheng Yuan gently flicked its nose. "You've protected me so many times, it's time for me to protect you."

"No!" The little dog suddenly perked up its ears, its bright blue eyes widening. "You are my tamer, I should be the one protecting you!"

Cheng Yuan was amused by its serious expression: "Okay, okay, then we'll protect each other, alright?"

[Ding! Bond value fluctuation detected, main attribute +50]

[Light +50, Holy +50, Dark +50, Fire +50]

The long-awaited system notification sound made Cheng Yuan's lips curl into a wide smile.

Cheng Yuan brought up the system interface, and the brand-new UI caught his eye—the original simple text-only interface had now become a three-dimensional interface like a holographic projection in the void, with various functional panels floating on both sides of his field of vision.

Cheng Yuan checked each of the functional modules.

【Digimon Scan】This feature allows you to check for abnormal statuses of Digimon by consuming Wealth Points.

He first opened the [Digital Beast Scan] and scanned the puppy beast:

[Puppy Beast (Degenerate State)]

[Growth Stage: Growth Period (Temporary Regression)]

[Status Analysis: Temporary regression due to depletion of sacred and light energy. It is expected to recover to the peak of the growth stage after 24 hours. Full recovery to maturity requires a large amount of light and sacred energy.]

"Looks like there's no big problem." Cheng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and then clicked on [Attribute Points].

When the new interface popped up, he almost threw the little dog beast out of his arms—

[Elemental attribute points: 1 point = 100 wealth points]

[Status Points: 1 point = 10000 Wealth Points]

"System, you're robbing me!" Cheng Yuan wailed in anguish. "The morphology value is 100 times more expensive than the element value?"

But Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up. With the upgrade of the stat-adding function, stats could now be added based on form. Could he control Tailmon's evolutionary forms—humanoid, dragon, or fallen angel?

The little dog tilted its head and looked at him: "Cheng Yuan, who are you talking to?"

"A heartless merchant." Cheng Yuan gritted his teeth and closed the interface, then clicked on the [Evolution Tree Simulation] that he was most looking forward to.

The moment the light screen unfolded, countless golden lines intertwined in the void, forming a complex three-dimensional network.

"Holy crap! This is amazing!" Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up as he looked at the three options in front of him:

[Little Dog Beast]

[Standard Evolution Chain, consumes 1 Wealth Points per chain]