Chapter Summaries

Matt and T.K. encountered Pumpkinmon and Oremon, who had turned against Myotismon’s plans, but Myotismon cornered them in an alley. Garurumon and the two Digimon attacked Myotismon, whose power overwhelmed Oremon’s assault.

• Oremon and Pumpkinmon revealed they had no interest in fighting and took Matt and T.K. to try on clothes in Shibuya.
• Myotismon appeared, prompting the group to flee through the streets and into an alley blocked by his swarm of bats.
• Myotismon ordered Pumpkinmon and Oremon to capture Matt and T.K., but the two Digimon rejected him for eavesdropping on them.
• Gabumon digivolved into Garurumon and attacked Myotismon with the Garuru Crystal Sword while Pumpkinmon and Oremon joined the fight.
• Myotismon deflected Garurumon’s sword with bats, and Oremon’s Rock Storm could not damage him.

Zheng Fan and his companions survived an ambush by Garurumon's Garuru Crystal Sword, then joined the battle in Shibuya against Myotismon. As Zheng Fan confronted Myotismon, the Ultimate Digimon unleashed his aura, weakening Angemon and driving WereGarurumon into a blood-fueled transformation.

• A concealed Garuru Crystal Sword nearly struck Zheng Fan, but he slowed it with the Azure Dragon Sword Domain and Flowing Water Sword Style until Calumon stopped it.
• Zheng Fan calmed the Night Dawn Sword's demonic flames with the Gentleman Sword's intent, while Calumon used a Heart-Clearing Mantra Talisman Card.
• After checking their injuries and depleted cards, Zheng Fan and his companions resolved to fight and used Digivice cards to strengthen him.
• Zheng Fan arrived as Myotismon bound WereGarurumon with Demon Blood Whips, then freed WereGarurumon and advised him to learn Eight Trigrams Palm instead of Flower-Piercing Palm.
• Myotismon attacked Zheng Fan, but Zheng Fan broke his blood whip and sent him flying with an Iron Mountain Lean as Angemon struck with Heaven's Knuckle.
• Myotismon's aura weakened Angemon and caused WereGarurumon's blood to burn, transforming his body and turning his eyes bright red.

WereGarurumon went berserk and battled Myotismon while Zheng Fan protected Matt, T.K., and the injured Digimon. After WereGarurumon weakened Myotismon, Zheng Fan and Xiao broke through his Psychokinesis and pierced him with the Night Dawn Sword, leaving the battle's outcome unresolved.

• WereGarurumon transformed into a frenzied form and attacked Myotismon, while Zheng Fan sent the Sword of Faith into his mental world and promised to look after Matt.
• Zheng Fan found Matt, T.K., Oremon, and Pumpkinmon injured, treated Matt's bat poison, and learned that Calumon had found Angemon.
• Uryu Ishida tried to clear the crowd, so Zheng Fan frightened the onlookers away with his killing intent and reunited Matt and T.K. with their father and Angemon.
• Zhao Beiyue and Matt identified WereGarurumon and Myotismon as a werewolf and a vampire, while WereGarurumon struck Myotismon with Kaiser Nail and tore off his arm.
• Zheng Fan empowered Angemon to destroy Myotismon's severed arm, then attacked Myotismon as Xiao used oscillation to break his Psychokinesis.
• Myotismon hurled WereGarurumon toward Zheng Fan, but Zheng Fan unleashed Eternal Azure Heaven and pierced Myotismon with the oscillating Night Dawn Sword.

Zheng Fan destroyed nearly all of Myotismon’s bat forms, but Myotismon survived and began planning his next moves. Wizardmon broke Myotismon’s seal on Gatomon, revealing that she was the eighth chosen Digimon and Kari Yagami’s partner, and they prepared to act against Myotismon.

• Zheng Fan used the Blazing Fire Sword Style to destroy most of Myotismon’s bats, while Calumon’s attack cards were nearly exhausted.
• Myotismon escaped to his secret chamber, ordered DemiDevimon to gather human blood, and redirected his forces toward Odaiba and Akihabara.
• Gatomon met Wizardmon in her bright quarters, and Wizardmon urged her to join forces with the Chosen Children.
• Wizardmon broke Myotismon’s seal and revealed that Gatomon was the eighth chosen Digimon and Kari Yagami’s partner.
• Gatomon and Wizardmon planned to act once Myotismon began feeding on human blood, and Wizardmon recalled that Gatomon had once given him water when he was dying of thirst.

Gatomon’s failure to stop the Tamers’ escape led her to accept responsibility and lose authority over Myotismon’s forces. Meanwhile, Zheng Fan and the Black Dragon Society responded to the mass deaths in Shinjuku, leaving Matt and the other children central to the coming conflict.

• The Tamers used card-enhanced attacks to break through the Digimon forces, while Gatomon defeated DemiDevimon after protecting herself from Bakemon.
• MetalSeadramon reported that three Champion Digimon and their human partners had escaped, and Gatomon accepted responsibility for the failure.
• Myotismon merged the squads, made Gatomon captain of the defense squad, and placed DemiDevimon in charge of the Digimon army.
• Zheng Fan told Matt that 273 women had disappeared in Shinjuku and explained that the Dao God Cult represented a powerful ancient tradition.
• Yagyu Mubai reported that the missing women were dead and pledged the Black Dragon Society’s obedience to Zheng Fan in exchange for help eliminating the evil gods.
• Zheng Fan said the children were key to solving the crisis and vanished, leaving Yagyu and Matt to discuss working together.

The Black Dragon Society began searching for the missing witness to the Hikarigaoka battle, while Wizardmon confirmed Kari as Gatomon’s partner and the eighth Chosen Child. In the forest, Takato’s group headed toward a clash between Wizardmon and Myotismon as Wizardmon and Gatomon fought to recover their Digivice.

• Matt told Yagyu that the Hikarigaoka explosion had been a battle between Digimon and asked the Black Dragon Society to find another witness, prompting the society and the Cabinet to organize a wide search.
• Gatomon and Wizardmon visited Kari, and the Light Crest’s glow confirmed Kari’s connection to Gatomon while healing her illnesses.
• Gatomon and Wizardmon left to retrieve their Digivice from the injured Myotismon, refusing Kari’s offer to bring Tai and the others along.
• Takato, Ruki, Renamon, and Guilmon went toward a distant battle after spotting an Ultimate Digimon, while Henry searched the forest alone with Terriermon.
• Wizardmon battled Myotismon, who tried to convince Gatomon to return to him, but Gatomon rejected him because he fed on blood.

Myotismon tried to capture Gatomon and defeat the Digimon, but Growlmon and Kyubimon resisted his Crest trick and attacked him. In the forest, Henry reached a breakthrough while drawing the sword, which flew free and shot into the sky.

• Wizardmon hurled Gatomon out of danger and used his power to block Myotismon's attack, while Guilmon and Renamon joined the fight and evolved into Growlmon and Kyubimon.
• Myotismon shattered several replica Crests of Light, but Growlmon and Kyubimon did not revert, and they counterattacked with their finishing moves.
• Albers forced Henry toward the sword in the fallen tree and threatened him, while Gargomon stayed nearby and Henry tried to draw it.
• Henry recalled Master Zhao's lessons, found calm, and gently pulled the sword free; it circled him before shooting into the sky.

Myotismon’s attack on Takato was interrupted by the Night Dawn Sword’s lingering sword intent, forcing him to flee with Gatomon and Wizardmon. Elsewhere, Zheng Fan’s fight with a Ninja squad ended after Abe Ma’er’s spell backfired, and Zheng Fan immobilized the surviving Ninja.

• Gatomon struck Myotismon, but his unleashed origin power suppressed her and he prepared to attack Takato with Demon Blood Whip.
• The Night Dawn Sword’s sword intent rose from the forest, and Myotismon panicked, transformed into bats, and fled with Gatomon and Wizardmon as the sword qi pursued him.
• Zheng Fan fought a Ninja squad using swordsmanship while Abe Ma’er defended the fighters with embryonic shikigami.
• Abe Ma’er’s surrender spell entered Zheng Fan’s sea of consciousness, but his counterattack killed Abe Ma’er and released the shikigami to consume his remains.
• After the Ninja fought among the remaining shikigami, Zheng Fan captured all ten and struck their necks with pebbles, leaving them unable to move.

Zheng Fan learned the history of the ninjas and defeated a dangerous demon shikigami, then sought information about shikigami cultivation. Meanwhile, Myotismon tried to evolve by spreading smog and drinking blood, while Kari revealed to Tai that Gatomon was the eighth chosen Digimon.

• Zheng Fan questioned the ninja leader, who explained the origins of ninjas, the Survey Corps, and the Shadow Corps, and blamed the United States for the attack.
• The ninjas tried to atone by taking their own lives, but Zheng Fan disarmed them and spared them.
• After the dog-headed demon shikigami defeated and consumed the other two shadows, Zheng Fan caught it and battered it harmless with its own tail.
• Zheng Fan asked the ninjas where shikigami were raised and warned that evil cultivation methods could threaten humanity.
• Myotismon spread dark clouds over Odaiba, told DemiDevimon to find more fresh blood, and continued trying to force Gatomon to drink it.
• Kari woke from a nightmare, cried to Tai about Gatomon, and told him about the eighth Chosen Child and eighth chosen Digimon.

After arriving on Wintergrass Island, Zheng Fan learned about the valley where the Ninjas trained and the Dao God Cult had built a temple. Sora Takenouchi was stranded near Odaiba, fought off attacking Digimon, and freed herself from the mysterious force influencing her; Mimi Tachikawa reassured Tai's mother that Tai and Sora were safe.

• Zheng Fan teased Yamaguchi, who said a song had inspired him to abandon entertainment and train until he reached the next realm.
• Yamaguchi told Zheng Fan that the Ninjas' training base and a Dao God Cult temple were in a southern valley, though he had sensed no evil presence there.
• When the control tower failed to respond, Sora Takenouchi advised Yamamoto Tsuchi to divert the plane, then discovered Kuwagamon attacking aircraft nearby.
• A crowd of Digimon attacked Sora Takenouchi, and she used her golden-marked finger and martial techniques to destroy many of them before Snakemon revealed that Oraclemon had found her.
• Sora Takenouchi confronted the entity in her finger, gained control of her body, and agreed to trust it as long as it did not interfere with her thoughts.
• After Odaiba disappeared from view and officials considered using nuclear weapons, Mimi Tachikawa told Tai's mother that Tai and Sora were safe and promised that Tai and Greymon would rescue them.

Mimi introduced Palmon to her parents, while T.K. and Joe set out for Odaiba after T.K. defended his mother from a harasser. Matt and Garurumon captured DemiDevimon, but a terrifying tremor struck as DemiDevimon escaped.

• Mimi introduced Palmon to her parents, and her mother happily embraced the Digimon.
• T.K.'s mother attacked a bald man who harassed her, and T.K. left with Joe and Patamon to travel to Odaiba on Ikkakumon.
• Garurumon defeated Steelwheelmon after fighting through dozens of Champion Digimon, while Matt was injured by an attack.
• Matt used Heavenly Mountain Plum-Breaking Hand to seize DemiDevimon, and the other Digimon let Matt pass with his captive.
• A violent tremor struck as Matt reached the street, frightening DemiDevimon and making him escape.

Piedmon learned that a dark-corrupted Garudamon was a Chosen Digimon and ordered the Wall of Flame guarded against him. After encountering mysterious artifacts and gaining a new understanding of the battle ahead, Garudamon returned to Digimon World and confronted Wind Knightmon, leaving the fight poised for his Shadow Wing Slash.

• Teknimon evolved into Antithinkmon, but Antithinkmon rebelled against Piedmon and was transformed into Fallen Angemon.
• Fallen Angemon told Piedmon that a dark-corrupted Garudamon was a Chosen Digimon, and Piedmon ordered his forces to keep Garudamon away from the Wall of Flame.
• Golden light and Sora Takenouchi's power helped Garudamon regain a little awareness, and a mysterious voice urged him to reach the Wall of Flame and gain the flame law's power.
• Garudamon tested a steel pipe and a feather with Shadow Wing Slash, discovering the pipe could reproduce his attack and experiencing a vast battle in his mind after striking the feather.
• Garudamon returned to Digimon World and flew toward the Wall of Flame, where Wind Knightmon confronted him.
• Garudamon dodged Wind Knightmon's Storm, let their attacks strengthen the whirlwind, and launched Shadow Wing Slash as Wind Knightmon unleashed Storm Star Strike.

Zheng Fan attacked the Church of Light to test his doubts about Buzhou and was met with the church’s layered defenses. As the church’s knights activated a massive portal to summon an angel, the Pope objected and the battle remained unresolved.

• Zheng Fan identified the church as the place he sought and split its building in two with the Night Dawn Sword while Yamaguchi summoned his teammates.
• Zheng Fan confronted the Cardinal Archbishop, and Yamaguchi translated their exchange as the church’s soldiers opened fire.
• Zheng Fan evaded the soldiers’ coordinated volleys while armored knights watched the battle through a camera feed.
• The knight commander activated the church’s Angel Descent System and prepared the Grand Knights to enter the fight.
• The Pope protested the early activation, but the knight commander said they had no chance of victory and hoped to learn more about Zheng Fan’s powers for the summoned angel.

Zheng Fan defeated a powerful Angemon who had emerged from the space passage and learned that the angel’s strength came from strange robotic fragments of divine power. Lucemon identified the fragments as data energy transformed by a powerful will, revealing that the Digimon behind them surpassed even Lucemon at his peak.

• After Yamaguchi completed his breakthrough, Zheng Fan knocked down the knights and refused to stop the angel from spreading its teachings.
• Angemon challenged Zheng Fan, and their battle revealed that Angemon possessed Mega-level strength but had little combat experience.
• Zheng Fan countered Angemon’s Heaven’s Knuckle, severed half a wing, and discovered that the angel’s fragments of light tried to burrow into living bodies.
• Zheng Fan defeated Angemon, but the Night Dawn Sword and Holy Ring swallowed most of him, leaving gray powder behind.
• Lucemon appeared and identified the fragments as robots or data energy transformed by a powerful will, concluding that the Metal Empire Digimon surpassed his own peak strength.

Zheng Fan and Lucemon saved the wounded Phoenixmon with data energy left behind by Angemon, and Phoenixmon awakened as Biyomon. Lucemon explained Ancestor Angemon’s history and the origins of the chosen Digimon plan, leaving Zheng Fan to realize how little Ancestor Angemon had understood about the wider worlds.

• A dying Phoenixmon crashed through the Space Passage, and Angemon burned to ash along with his Digicore.
• Zheng Fan examined Phoenixmon’s wounds and asked Lucemon to help him save the unconscious Mega Digimon.
• Zheng Fan used data energy from Angemon’s remains to heal Phoenixmon, whose flames purified the energy until it awakened.
• Phoenixmon recognized Zheng Fan as Brother Zheng Fan, revealed that it was Biyomon, and reverted to its smaller form.
• Lucemon questioned how Biyomon had reached Mega without their resources, and Zheng Fan pointed out that forces beyond Lucemon’s control were at work.
• Lucemon recounted Ancestor Angemon’s rebirths, the creation of the chosen Digimon plan, and the destructive flaws of his Brave New World technique.

Zheng Fan learned from Biyomon about the world-destroying war, Starflight Hawk, and the threat of Sin Beasts while reflecting on the dangers facing humanity. After agreeing to take Biyomon to Sora, Zheng Fan decided to keep a close watch on the Chosen Children and set out for Fusang.

• Biyomon woke and insisted that Sora Takenouchi was in danger, but Zheng Fan reassured it that his protective marks would keep the Chosen Children safe from immediate death.
• Biyomon explained that Starflight Hawk had found seven other worlds and that Phoenixmon's evolution followed Fallen Angemon forcing dark power into its body and opening the Gate of Hell.
• Ancestor Angemon reminded Zheng Fan that the chosen Digimon could mature enough to fight enemies who had surpassed Mega, helping Zheng Fan reconsider his prospects for growth.
• Zheng Fan reflected on his cultivation path and resolved to prevent a Sin Beast from emerging, remembering that Yamaguchi had died in Phoenixmon's flames.
• Biyomon again asked Zheng Fan to take it to Sora, and Zheng Fan agreed while deciding to keep the Chosen Children under close watch.
• Ninjas arranged the return to Fusang by hijacking a plane bound for Korea and forcing it to change course.

Joe and T.K. fought MegaSeadramon with Angemon and Ikkakumon, but the battle turned dangerous after MegaSeadramon attacked again. As T.K. sank beneath the sea, Joe’s eight-pointed cross appeared and he began to understand that it represented Honesty.

• Joe, T.K., and Ikkakumon encountered MegaSeadramon, and Patamon reported that Angemon and Ikkakumon could fight him.
• T.K. helped Patamon digivolve into Angemon, and Angemon and Ikkakumon defeated MegaSeadramon by breaking his horn.
• Patamon revealed that he had named Angemon’s attack Mount Lu Rising Dragon Strike after a move in a video game, and Ikkakumon worried that the unusual name could affect Angemon’s confidence.
• MegaSeadramon rose from a whirlpool and dragged Ikkakumon away, leaving Joe and T.K. struggling in the water.
• T.K. lost his Digivice and sank after using his remaining strength to knock Patamon away, while Joe called for Ikkakumon and his eight-pointed cross appeared.

Piedmon laid out the Dark Masters’ choices for dealing with Apocalymon, and they began moving the Dark Fourfold Mountain to seal the breach. As Joe found his own meaning of honesty, Gomamon evolved into the ancient Ultimate Digimon Tortoise Chancellormon and helped defeat MegaSeadramon.

• Piedmon presented three options for confronting Apocalymon, and the Dark Masters chose to relocate the Dark Fourfold Mountain over the space passage.
• Joe questioned whether he deserved the Honesty Crest, then realized that protecting others had been true to his own heart.
• Joe’s Crest transformed into a hammer-and-sickle design as he resolved to follow his heart and overcome obstacles.
• The Dark Fourfold Mountain crushed the planet formed from the law of earth and sealed the breach in the Digimon World.
• Gomamon evolved into the ancient Ultimate Digimon Tortoise Chancellormon, who froze MegaSeadramon so Patamon could shatter him with an Air Shot.

Tai and Matt reunited with Kari and used their Digivices to strengthen their signal, while Lilymon fought Myotismon and fell before Mimi’s Purity Crest awakened. The separated Chosen Children and Tamers began converging on Tai’s location as the battle in Odaiba escalated.

• Tai sneaked through Odaiba, found Kari and Matt, and caught Matt as he jumped from a building while Unimon fell from the sky.
• Tai discovered that the Bakemon ranks were poorly coordinated and killed several without alerting the others.
• Tai and Matt combined their power through their Digivices, expanding their detection range and allowing Izzy to locate them.
• Sora’s Digivice began beeping, while Myotismon defeated Lilymon and knocked Mimi and the nearby humans unconscious.
• Mimi’s Digivice connected with her Purity Crest, dispelling Myotismon’s magic and waking her.
• Takato, Henry, Ruki, and their Digimon heard a voice they believed was Tai’s and turned back toward it.

The seven Digivices reached the eighth through Lilymon, revealing that Kari’s Digivice was with DemiDevimon at Myotismon’s headquarters. Tai set out to find it while Izzy, searching through the fog with Tentomon, was captured by Matt’s father.

• The seven Digivices restored Agumon and Unimon, whose antenna signals helped reveal Kari’s eighth Digivice near the source of the fog.
• The Digivices made contact with the eighth through Lilymon, while DemiDevimon hovered nearby and struggled against his hatred of her.
• Tai refused Kari’s request to join the search, but Matt persuaded him to let her come and promised to protect her.
• Izzy used Genai’s Cloaking Program and stealth footwork to infiltrate the fog, but Tentomon disappeared and an unseen attacker captured him.
• Uryu Ishida questioned Izzy in a dim room, and Izzy identified himself and Tentomon as Matt’s friends and partners.