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

Chapter 88 The Digital Spirit of Light... Is it that difficult?

By observing the village chief's reaction, Cheng Yuan basically confirmed that, after the intervention of the Digital World Administration's [Time-Space Chaos], the natives of this time-space secret realm would regard the tamer and the partner Digimon as a single entity.

In other words, in the eyes of Village Chief Long, Cheng Yuan and the puppymon are a single Digimon.

Since Gearmon did not establish a contract relationship with Cheng Yuan, it was merely regarded as an ordinary Digimon companion who accompanied him.

"Holy Light system?!" The village chief's pupils suddenly contracted, and his metal scales stood up.

The group looked at each other, puzzled as to why it was so shocked.

Village Chief Long took a deep breath to calm himself down: "I apologize for losing my composure. Since the first leader, Jeanne d'Arcmon, died in battle, our Humanoid Alliance has not produced any Holy-type Digimon."

Cheng Yuan suddenly realized that the Sacred Order was so rare in this era!

"Forged with holy light..." the village chief muttered to himself, his rough claws rubbing his chin. "Even the dragon leader never imagined this possibility. Come, let me broaden my horizons."

Passing through a steam-filled metal corridor, the group arrived at a huge forging workshop. A wave of scorching heat hit them, and various ancient forging tools were neatly arranged—from waist-high forging hammers to exquisite engraving knives, primitive yet exuding a refined beauty.

Village Chief Long took a dark piece of raw ore from the corner, placed it on the forging table, and made a "please" gesture.

Everyone held their breath, curious about what kind of performance this "Twelve Divine Generals in Reserve" would deliver.

Cheng Yuan and the little dog exchanged a glance—they'd come this far, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

They selected a medium-sized forging hammer and iron tongs.

The puppy beast released a clone to take the iron pincers, while its main body condensed four holy light bullets the size of soccer balls.

As energy was continuously injected, the temperature of the Holy Light Bullet rose sharply, yet remained stable.

"This energy purity..." Village Chief Long narrowed his eyes. Unlike the mixed data attributes of the ancient species, the holy light of the puppy beast was astonishingly pure.

Four holy light orbs rotated around the ore, creating a uniform heating field. The ore gradually softened in the holy light, and the impurities on its surface were completely purified.

"Clang!" Cheng Yuan swung the first hammer, sparks flying everywhere.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

As the hammer blows continued, Cheng Yuan's arms began to tremble. Just as he was about to give up, the second clone of the little dog beast took over the forging hammer, its movements even more precise than the beast tamer's.

In the eyes of Village Chief Long, this was Cheng Yuan's ability to simultaneously control two clones in precise collaboration—a level of control extremely rare among Rookie Digimon.

When the last hammer fell, a gleaming silver metal ingot appeared before everyone, its surface shimmering with pale gold patterns.

"How is it?" Cheng Yuan asked nervously.

Village Chief Long examined the metal ingot carefully, his eyes flashing with an unusual light: "The method of forging with holy light and heat is very innovative, and the holy light gives the metal ingot special properties. It is really rare to achieve such an effect with such a crude forging technique."

"However, what's most remarkable is that I sensed a trace of the digital spirit of light within this metal ingot," said Village Chief Long, his deep voice filled with undisguised amazement.

"The Digital Spirit of Light?"

Everyone was confused, and Cheng Yuan was equally bewildered. He quietly asked the little dog beast, "What did you do?"

The little dog shook its head in confusion.

Seeing Cheng Yuan's confusion, the village chief let out a meaningful chuckle and said, "The digital spirit is not in your power, but here." Its thick surgical finger poked Cheng Yuan's chest.

Cheng Yuan understood that it referred to the Digital Spirit, which did not originate from the power of the puppy beast, but from his own heart.

Cheng Yuan was forced to take two steps back after being provoked, and at this moment he had to respond: "I don't know anything about digital spirit, but I believe that only those who have light in their hearts can become light."

Village Chief Long nodded in satisfaction and said, "Good! I understand the basic situation. Now, everyone, take your room numbers and go back to your rooms to wait. A suitable caregiver will come to find you later."

"As for you," Village Chief Long suddenly turned to Cheng Yuan, "come with me to a place."

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances. Was this the start of differential treatment? They watched this scene with a mixture of helplessness and envy.

Xu Bing couldn't help but mutter to herself, "No wonder they're among the Twelve Divine Generals' trainees, their abilities are truly exceptional."

After passing through several archways inlaid with glowing minerals, Cheng Yuan followed Village Chief Long to a breathtaking circular hall.

The walls are covered with lifelike relief murals, and on the dome, a huge crystal emits a soft light, making the whole space look like a dream.

The village chief's smile vanished abruptly, his metallic scales bristling slightly, and his expression turned unusually solemn. He lowered his body, his hot breath almost brushing against Cheng Yuan's face: "Young man, tell me your name." His thick claws gently rested on Cheng Yuan's shoulder. "And—what is your connection with Sky City?"

Cheng Yuan knew that the Sky City that Village Chief Long mentioned was the mysterious place where the legendary angel-type Digimon lived.

He straightened his back and said frankly, "My name is Cheng Yuan, and I have nothing to do with Sky City." He paused, then added, "I came to Forging Village this time to find the most skilled master to guide me into the world of armor forging masters."

Village Chief Long's pupils suddenly contracted: "Do you even know how strong your talent is? The purity of your light attribute energy is astonishing!"

He hadn't expected that he would unknowingly become involved with the digital spirit.

"I haven't seen a Digimon like you that has nurtured a Digital Spirit at such a young age in a long time," said the village chief, his tone tinged with admiration. "If you can master the techniques and use the right materials, you can create armor at the Champion level during your Growth stage."

Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up: "Then could we forge armor that allows a character in the growth stage to evolve into a mature character?"

Village Chief Long was taken aback for a moment, then burst into deafening laughter, causing all the metal tools in the forge to tremble: "Hahaha! Kid, your idea is pretty audacious!"

It slammed its forging hammer down on the anvil, sparks flying. "No matter how strong the digital armor is, it can only reach its limit within its own tier. Crossing the energy gap of evolutionary stages? Only a dream!"

It wiped away the tears of laughter, and its tone turned serious: "However... if you are willing to put in the hard work and spend five to ten years researching and developing, it is not impossible to create armor that allows the mature stage to break through to the peak stage."

Village Chief Long looked at Cheng Yuan meaningfully, "This not only depends on talent, but also on ten years of consistent hard work."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuan gasped in shock. Five years, ten years? What a joke! He could only stay in this time-space secret realm for a maximum of 30 years.

Heavens, not to mention the search for that elusive light of evolution.

"The assessment in 25 days will be a piece of cake for you." Village Chief Long patted him on the shoulder. "I will personally teach you. Just stay with me for 20 days of seclusion to master the basic skills and your special forging method. However—"

It suddenly leaned closer, its hot breath spraying onto Cheng Yuan's face: "I'm very curious, how did you come to have the Digital Spirit?"

"Cheng Yuan racked his brains but couldn't figure out what his connection was with the Digital Spirit of Light. Could it be because he watched too much Ultraman when he was a kid?"

"Is this...difficult?" he asked an extremely irritating question.

Village Chief Long: "————"

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