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

As dusk settled over the streets of Shenzhen, the sunlight gradually lost its warmth.

In a dark alley, several Zhimeng Beasts that were tearing apart garbage bags suddenly stopped and mechanically turned in the same direction—Qianhai Penguin Music Plaza.

Their eyes glowed with an unnatural red light, and their movements were as stiff as marionettes.

"Bang!"

A gear-like creature knocked over a roadside trash can, but ignored the scattered parts and continued rolling forward in a strange straight line.

The zooplankton playing in the park collectively floated up, forming an orderly queue and drifting in the same direction.

"Espermon? What's wrong with you?" The little girl frantically grabbed her Digimon. The usually docile Espermon now had empty eyes, abruptly broke free from her grasp, and joined the marching group.

City traffic quickly came to a standstill. At first, people thought it was just because there were too many music festival attendees, until they saw the obviously abnormal horde of Digimon.

A traffic policeman on duty, watching the group of Snotmon crawling out of a manhole cover, immediately pulled up the communicator on his Iron Rider Digimon and said urgently, "Headquarters, an anomaly has occurred among Digimon in the Qianhai area. Requesting backup!"

At the same moment, deep in the sewers ten meters below the music festival plaza, a tall, dark figure suddenly raised its head, its scarlet eyes flashing with a terrifying light in the darkness.

Thick black oil dripped down the Devilmon's bat wings, its claws digging deep into the concrete wall.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it... These despicable humans! These despicable enslaved Digimon! These despicable tamers!!"

The low growl of the Devimon echoed through the narrow sewers.

Fragments of broken black evolution cocoons still clung to its body—scars left by interrupted evolutionary attempts. Now, it desperately needs to reclaim more dark gears to complete its evolution.

However, each time the Dark Gear is summoned, it is thwarted by professional beast tamers.

But this time, it found an opportunity.

Every time the intro to that mysterious song played in the music player that LittleDevimon had stolen, it felt the shackles of evolution within its body loosen.

Unfortunately, it only heard the intro. It had a premonition that the entire piece of music could greatly shorten its dormant period in the evolutionary cocoon, and perhaps even...

Devimon unfolds a crumpled poster; the location on the flyer for the "Digital Queen Creation Camp" concert is clearly Penguin Music Plaza above.

"This is it... the catalyst for evolution..." It looked up at the sky, as if it could see through the thick rock layers to the stage above.

As it whispered, more Digimon controlled by the Dark Gear began to gather in the plaza. Their movements were stiff, but their goal was clear—Penguin Music Plaza.

On the other side, Cheng Yuan, who had just come out of the Dragon Club, was in a good mood. He had just defeated the club's dragon-type Digimon team by himself, and had narrowly defeated the club's Baby Tamers.

Unexpectedly, their performance was even worse than their 1 vs 9 performance against the special training class students at school last week.

Now, the animal trainers at the club look at him with awe; they can't beat him, they really can't beat him.

Cheng Yuan's previous victories, all due to luck, chance, or slight advantage, were all lies; his "little devil" image was also a lie.

Little Fatty Wang Baole was in tears.

Great Demon King, you have manipulated us Dragon-type Digimon Baby Tamers to your advantage. This is unforgivable. We will expose you online!

At this moment, Cheng Yuan, who had just received over 20,000 cash and wealth points, was looking at the text message Yun Yao had sent him that morning—today, "Digital Queen Creation Camp" was holding a large-scale tour at the Penguin Music Plaza in Qianhai District, and Yun Yao had obtained a front-row VIP ticket worth 10,000 yuan to invite him to watch.

Unfortunately, it requires identity verification and cannot be resold.

Cheng Yuan stroked his chin, looking at the little dog in his arms. He wasn't particularly interested at first, but considering the 10,000 yuan ticket price, he decided to go and see it anyway—after all, not going would be like losing 10,000 yuan.

The reason it's priced this way is because the tour's closing song is "Butterfly," which boosts Digimon attributes, and a new song, "Brave Heart," will be released at the end.

This song is said to be related to evolution!

It's absolutely amazing how much I'm looking forward to it.

In the evening, Cheng Yuan arrived at the Penguin Music Plaza in Qianhai District.

This tour was organized by Tencent Penguin Media, and the venue and equipment showcased the grandeur of a large company.

Tencent Media is a nationally renowned media giant with a presence in film, television, and online media. Partnering with Tencent Media will significantly enhance our influence and potentially propel us to become a leading variety show company.

The reason why this second-rate program, "Digital Queen Creation Camp," was able to gain the favor of Tencent Media is precisely because of those two songs with magical power.

Cheng Yuan cooperated with the staff to complete the quarantine procedures, while the little dog perched on his shoulder.

"Quarantine clearance passed." The staff member smiled and said, "Enjoy your viewing."

After passing through layers of security gates, the hustle and bustle of the music plaza hits you.

Cheng Yuan was surprised to find that there were so many Digimon at the concert. Almost everyone there was a Digimon trainer with their own Digimon, probably there for the two songs.

On and around the stage, many penguins acted as staff, assisting the organizers in maintaining order.

Because Penguin Group is so wealthy, it provided every full-time employee with a Digivice and designated Penguinmon as their Digital Partner.

Rumors online suggest that the CEO of Tencent's parent company is partnered with a fully evolved penguin-type Digimon whose strength is unfathomable.

Cheng Yuan saw that on the stage, a Digimon was already helping the staff adjust the equipment. It was holding a camera and its long beak was adjusting the angle of the lens from time to time.

Penguin Beast

[Vaccine-Borne Bird-Type Water System]

[Growth Period]

[Skills: Infinite Slaps, Sliding Attack, Ice Prism]

[Description: With purple and white fur, a long beak, short legs, and vestigial wings, yet it swims extremely fast in water. It has a gentle and affectionate temperament, making it the standard companion for penguin company employees.]

After finding a VIP seat, Cheng Yuan replied to Yun Yao: "Ready, looking forward to your performance."

"Sorry I can't come out while I'm getting my makeup done. It'll be my first time singing your song on stage later, so don't be too picky," Yun Yao replied quickly.

Cheng Yuan knew the performance schedule: the opening was the highly praised Digimon growth anthem "Butterfly", followed by performances by other contestants, and the finale was the new song that was said to be related to evolution - the Digimon evolution anthem "Brave Heart".

After sitting down, Cheng Yuan heard the surrounding audience chatting:

"It seems there are also some guests present today, including several professional animal trainers, I heard."

"If it weren't for 'Butterfly,' a song that can boost Digimon stats, they wouldn't have invited professional Digimon trainers to watch. They probably wanted to verify the song's magical power. Listening online and listening live are definitely different experiences!"

As the crowd quieted down, the host was introducing the guests on the central stage, and the large screen switched to the guest area—

Holy crap, Xu Xin is wearing a smart animal trainer uniform, waving around like a human.

There were several others nearby, undoubtedly his team, and some I didn't recognize, but they were probably professional animal trainers as well.

"What a coincidence, I keep running into Old Xu everywhere I go? Wasn't he off hunting the demon beast?" Cheng Yuan muttered to himself.

Suddenly, the entire venue fell silent. As the holographic image lit up and the central stage rose, thousands of audience members began to cheer, their applause gradually turning into a sea of ​​applause, accompanied by the increasingly rapid drumbeats.

Sitting next to him was a silent woman—she was wearing a traditional Chinese horse-face skirt, but her posture was upright and her eyes were sharp, making her stand out from the entertainment atmosphere.