Chapter Summaries

Mo Yan met Qinglongmon, who recruited him to guide and test the DigiDestined during the Digital World's coming rebirth. Qinglongmon awakened Mo Yan's power and helped him evolve into a powerful KendoGarurumon, then ordered him to prepare to enter the real world.

• Qinglongmon explained that he wanted Mo Yan to provide the DigiDestined with trials and guidance as the Digital World underwent a rebirth.
• Mo Yan accepted Qinglongmon's mission after being promised help awakening his soul's power and the chance to undertake the Trial of the Four Great Dragons.
• Qinglongmon used azure light to copy the otherworldly laws within Mo Yan and awaken his abilities.
• Mo Yan digivolved from Kapurimon into a powerful, mutated KendoGarurumon.
• Qinglongmon told Mo Yan to familiarize himself with his power and wait for the right moment to enter the real world.

In cyberspace, Mo Yan defeated Allomon and used the battle to open a passage to the human world. Before entering it, he transferred into his newly created Light Angemon form and absorbed Allomon’s data.

• Mo Yan encountered Allomon, who attacked him, and fought back with sword techniques and his Thunderflame-Burst Rush.
• Mo Yan’s lightning disrupted Allomon’s flames, letting his own attack overwhelm and badly injure the Champion Digimon.
• The battle disturbed cyberspace and opened a spatial vortex through which Mo Yan saw the human world.
• Mo Yan replaced his DigiCore and used Transfer Evolution to transform from KendoGarurumon into Light Angemon.
• Mo Yan finished off Allomon with a weakened Heaven’s Knuckle, divided its data among his DigiCores, and stepped through the vortex.

Mo Yan encountered Rika Makino and Renamon in the Digital Field and fought them, overpowering Renamon despite Rika’s card support. As Mo Yan approached Rika after the battle, two new attacks suddenly flew toward him.

• Mo Yan appeared in the Digital Field and met Renamon, then Rika Makino ordered Renamon to attack him.
• Renamon’s punches failed to break through Mo Yan’s defense, and Rika used Attack Plug-In N to boost her attack.
• Rika used Defense Plug-In C and Enhancement Plug-In W to help Renamon land a shoulder-and-elbow strike and launch Fox Leaf Arrowhead.
• Mo Yan blocked Fox Leaf Arrowhead with Holy Barrier, then struck Renamon with Heaven’s Knuckle and sent her into a wall.
• Mo Yan praised Rika and Renamon’s teamwork before approaching Rika, and Renamon warned Rika to run.
• Guilmon Cannon and Great Ears Flight flew toward Mo Yan as he faced Rika.

Mo Yan fought Renamon while challenging Rika Makino, Takato, and Li Jianliang to consider why Digimon battled and evolved. When Takato and Li Jianliang joined Renamon’s attack, they wounded Mo Yan, who rose higher and summoned a DigiCore.

• Mo Yan dodged Guilmon’s fireball, kicked Terriermon away, and flew above the group to avoid being surrounded.
• Rika Makino strengthened Renamon with cards and ordered her to defeat Mo Yan and evolve, while Takato and Li Jianliang questioned her treatment of Digimon as fighters and weapons.
• Mo Yan described how battle and evolution shaped a Digimon’s life, prompting Takato and Li Jianliang to notice Guilmon and Terriermon’s desire to fight and evolve.
• Renamon and Mo Yan exchanged attacks as Takato and Li Jianliang boosted Guilmon and Terriermon, then directed them to strike Mo Yan’s wings.
• Renamon, Guilmon, and Terriermon hit Mo Yan with their combined attacks, forcing him to retreat upward and summon a DigiCore.

Mo Yan transformed into Flame Angemon and tested Takato, Rika Makino, and Li Jianliang in battle, defeating their Digimon before healing them. He recognized their teamwork and agreed to talk, leaving with them as the Digital Field faded.

• Li Jianliang used the Super Evolution Plug-In S card to evolve Terriermon into Gargomon, while Takato and Rika Makino sent Guilmon and Renamon to attack Mo Yan.
• Mo Yan evolved into Flame Angemon, blocked their attacks with Holy Barrier, then struck the three Digimon with Redemption Thunder Punishment, reverting Gargomon and paralyzing Guilmon and Renamon.
• Mo Yan healed the Tamers and their Digimon, then said their teamwork and concern for their partners had earned his recognition.
• Rika Makino angrily confronted Mo Yan for testing them, while Li Jianliang asked where he had learned about them and why he had called them the DigiDestined.
• Mo Yan pointed out that the Digital Field was disappearing, and Li Jianliang apologized and led everyone away to talk.

Mo Yan captured Impmon and declared himself his mentor, transforming into Wizardmon to persuade him to study magic and evolve through training rather than slaughter. After Mo Yan freed Impmon from his bonds and comforted him about his former Tamers, Impmon tried to leave but was frozen in place just as Takato Matsuki and the others arrived.

• Mo Yan released the captured Impmon and used his Holy Scripture to reveal that Impmon had once had Tamers before wandering alone.
• Mo Yan transformed into Wizardmon and announced that he would teach Impmon magic until he evolved into Wizardmon.
• Mo Yan explained four ways Digimon could evolve and warned that evolving through slaughter could cause mental instability and attract judgment.
• Mo Yan described evolution through bonds with Tamers, then dispelled Impmon's energy chains and tried to comfort him about his past.
• Impmon denied being afraid, tried to leave, and was frozen by Mo Yan's spell as Takato Matsuki and the others arrived.

Mo Yan introduced himself to Takato Matsuki, Rika Makino, and Li Jianliang, then explained the Digital World, Digimon, and why Digimon were appearing in the real world. He left the children wondering whether being chosen was connected to the damaged barrier between the worlds.

• Mo Yan transformed into his angel-child form and explained that Qinglongmon had given him the ability to change forms using eleven DigiCores.
• Mo Yan told the children he would share what he could about Digimon and the Digital World, then changed into Wizardmon to begin his explanation.
• Mo Yan explained that Digimon were intelligent data-based life-forms and reassured Takato Matsuki that Guilmon was still Guilmon.
• Mo Yan described the Four Holy Beasts and said the damaged barrier between the Digital World and the real world allowed Digimon to cross over.
• Takato Matsuki worried about what to do, while Rika Makino welcomed the chance to help Renamon evolve.
• Li Jianliang asked whether the children being chosen was connected to the events, and Mo Yan considered how to answer.

Mo Yan explained how human research helped shape Digimon and why the Digital World had chosen the children and their partners to respond to future disasters. He pressed Rika to face her true feelings, leaving her vulnerable and Renamon wary of him.

• Mo Yan told Li Jianliang and the others that humans researching electronic pets had influenced the birth and development of Digimon, revealing that Jianliang's father had helped bring Digimon into existence.
• Mo Yan explained that the Digital World chose children who loved and believed in Digimon, gave them D-Arks, and paired them with partners to prepare for possible disasters.
• Takato, Jianliang, and Rika considered the dangers of the human and Digital Worlds connecting, while Mo Yan asked what they would do if disaster came.
• Mo Yan used mind magic to make Rika admit she did not know what she would do, and he reassured a hostile Renamon that facing her true self could help her grow.

Mo Yan explained why the children might need to protect the human world and strengthened their bonds with their Digimon, drawing on their pure spiritual power to perfect his Angel Form. The chapter ended with Mo Yan beginning that breakthrough and SageMon threatening him with interdimensional travel research.

• Li Jianliang reasoned that the Four Holy Beasts and other powerful Digimon protected the Digital World, but Mo Yan pointed out that the human world had no comparable guardians.
• Renamon reassured Rika Makino, Guilmon comforted Takato Matsuki, and Terriermon comforted Li Jianliang.
• Mo Yan transformed into his Angel Form and used sacred light to intensify the children's feelings and deepen their bonds with their partners.
• Mo Yan drew pure spiritual power from the children, the crucial ingredient he needed to perfect his Angel Form.
• Mo Yan began the key breakthrough in perfecting his Angel Form, while SageMon jokingly threatened him with an interdimensional travel research project.

Mo Yan used the Magic Circle’s power to form two incomplete Holy Rings, gaining qualifications to advance as an angel while still needing to inscribe sacred passages to develop their power. As the children and their Digimon woke, they left for home, and Mo Yan put Guilmon and Impmon to sleep with a spell.

• Mo Yan guided the Magic Circle’s power into his Angel Core, transforming it and forming two incomplete Holy Rings on his wrists.
• Mo Yan reflected on SageMon’s advice that he had gained qualifications to become a high-ranking angel, but would need to inscribe sacred passages to gain true standing and power.
• Takato Matsuki realized it was late, asked Mo Yan to look after Guilmon, and hurried home.
• Li Jianliang thanked Mo Yan for his explanations and left, followed by Rika Makino and Renamon.
• Mo Yan noticed Guilmon staring at him and cast a Sleep Spell on Guilmon and Impmon.

Mo Yan continued training Impmon and explained why strength and mental resilience were needed before studying magic. When Takato Matsuki asked to revert Growlmon to Guilmon, Mo Yan accepted the choice and summoned Coredramon to fight Growlmon, leaving the dragons poised to battle.

• Mo Yan put Impmon through strenuous physical and combat training while Impmon struggled to understand why he had not been taught spells.
• Mo Yan explained that magic was high-level programming language that could overwhelm unstable data and minds, and Impmon needed training before reading it.
• Takato Matsuki asked Mo Yan to turn Growlmon back into Guilmon because Growlmon's size could cause panic in the human world.
• Takato Matsuki said he believed Guilmon could evolve again, and Mo Yan agreed to help while seeking a dragon battle.
• Mo Yan created a separate domain and used Transfer Evolution to become Coredramon, who roared at Growlmon as their battle began.

Mo Yan and Growlmon began a dragon duel under the effects of the Proof of the Dragon, a replica that would reward the victor and cause the loser to devolve. Mo Yan gained the advantage in their fight, but Takato gave Growlmon wings, leaving the aerial battle underway.

• Mo Yan and Growlmon summoned the Proof of the Dragon, and Takato Matsuki and Impmon learned what it would do to the victor and loser.
• Growlmon attacked Mo Yan with fire and close-range strikes, but Mo Yan countered and drove him back.
• Mo Yan met Growlmon’s charge head-on, blocked his attacks, and forced him to retreat by taking to the air.
• Growlmon asked Takato Matsuki for help, and Takato used Digi-Modify: White Wings to give him the power of flight.
• Growlmon flew up to continue the duel, though Mo Yan held the advantage in the aerial battle.

Mo Yan used a phantom of his Angel Form to reassure Takato Matsuki while his Coredramon battled Growlmon, hoping to awaken his draconic instincts and obtain data. Growlmon lost the Dragon Battle, and the Proof of the Dragon enveloped both combatants in light.

• Mo Yan appeared to Takato Matsuki as a Digital Ghost, startling him and prompting Impmon to mock him.
• Mo Yan explained that Growlmon needed to fight on his own and secretly used his Angel Digicore to prevent Takato from triggering an evolution.
• Takato recognized Growlmon’s independent will and felt the dragon’s fierce enjoyment of battle, while Mo Yan’s phantom tried to block his emotions from reaching Growlmon.
• Growlmon and Coredramon exchanged final breath attacks, and Growlmon fell as Coredramon roared in victory.
• The Proof of the Dragon sent beams of light around both dragons.

Mo Yan defeated Growlmon, absorbed part of his data, and gained further insight into the dangers surrounding Megidramon. After Guilmon reunited with Takato Matsuki, Mo Yan explained that Digimon magic was a form of data manipulation and left with Impmon.

• Growlmon devolved into Guilmon as Mo Yan's Coredramon evolved into Wingdramon and absorbed fragments of Growlmon's data.
• Megidramon sensed Mo Yan's absorption of Demon Dragon data, but withdrew after Mo Yan revealed Qinglongmon's mark.
• Mo Yan switched to Wizardmon, reassured Guilmon, and dispelled the domain while Guilmon told Takato Matsuki he was happy even if he could not evolve.
• Mo Yan disguised himself and Impmon as human children with Mimicry and explained to Takato Matsuki that Digimon magic manipulated data.
• Impmon took offense at Mo Yan's explanation that magic struggled to affect data-stable Digimon.

Mo Yan began teaching Impmon to control the magic power and data within him as preparation for advanced magical study. Impmon managed to enlarge his Dark Night Flame, but struggled to shape it and had to hold it steady as he grew tired.

• Mo Yan reflected on Digimon's long lives and decided that his thoughts about time and life were influenced by the real world, his body, and the children.
• Impmon finished reading A Detailed Introduction to Wizardry and boasted that its lessons on data and magic were easy.
• Mo Yan stabilized Impmon's unstable data with sacred healing light and began his formal magic lessons.
• Mo Yan demonstrated precise control by shaping a flame into writing, scenery, buildings, and a lifelike bird.
• Impmon tried to shape his Dark Night Flame but could only make it waver, so Mo Yan instructed him to enlarge it with magic power.
• Impmon grew the flame to the size of a human head and struggled to keep it burning steadily as sweat ran down his forehead.

Mo Yan pushed Impmon through repeated, risky exercises in controlling the Dark Night Flame, while Impmon grew frustrated and failed to extinguish it safely. When Takato Matsuki and Guilmon returned, Impmon rampaged, and Takato used a SnowAgumon card to freeze him.

• Mo Yan guided Impmon through a dangerous exercise in gathering and dispersing his magical power, but Impmon lost focus and the Dark Night Flame exploded.
• Mo Yan healed Impmon and had him reflect on his mistake; Impmon tried again repeatedly, producing subtly darker flames but failing each time.
• Takato Matsuki and Guilmon returned from a battle and found Impmon soot-covered beside Mo Yan.
• Impmon attacked Guilmon and Takato, while Mo Yan recognized the demon lord power emerging in Impmon and allowed him to vent his frustration.
• Takato used a SnowAgumon card to give Guilmon blizzard powers, and Guilmon extinguished Impmon's flames and trapped him in ice.

Mo Yan explained that Impmon had lost control during training, then agreed to train Guilmon by releasing a Dracomon from his DigiCore. After Takato left, Mo Yan began Guilmon and Dracomon’s first jungle training exercise.

• Mo Yan told Takato Matsuki and Guilmon that Impmon had lost control of his power during training.
• Guilmon asked to train so he could become stronger and protect Takato.
• Mo Yan released a Dracomon from his DigiCore and explained how his ability to form Digimon worked.
• Mo Yan created varied terrain for training, and Takato entrusted Guilmon to him before going home.
• Mo Yan started the Wild Jungle exercise, placing Guilmon and Dracomon in a jungle.

Mo Yan trained Guilmon and Dracomon to hunt in the Wild Jungle while guiding Impmon through increasingly difficult magical exercises. Impmon mastered dispersing magic but struggled with compression, then steadied himself and prepared to try again.

• Mo Yan sent Guilmon and Dracomon into the Wild Jungle for a timed hunt, with electric shocks as punishment for failure.
• Guilmon and Dracomon awakened their predatory instincts and began tracking prey as Mo Yan left an alert mechanism to monitor them.
• Mo Yan freed and healed Impmon, who successfully dispersed the magical power in his Dark Night Flame.
• Mo Yan taught Impmon to sense and compress magical power, demonstrating by condensing a flame into a tiny crystal-like form.
• Impmon protested that the challenge was too difficult for a Rookie Digimon, but Mo Yan reminded him that he had once compressed lightning as KendoGarurumon.
• Impmon suppressed his turbulent emotions and prepared to face the next challenge, having experienced both growth and loss.

Impmon tried to compress his Dark Night Flame but reached a bottleneck, and his reckless attempt triggered an evolution that Mo Yan interrupted. After Impmon accused him of sabotaging his progress, Mo Yan explained that he could achieve a better evolution, leaving Impmon to resume his training in silence.

• Impmon condensed a Dark Night Flame and tried to compress its magic power, but stalled after reducing it to half its size.
• Impmon made a reckless attempt to break through, causing his flame data to surge and a Flame Wizardmon phantom to appear.
• Mo Yan used a DigiCore and a concealed Magic Circle to extract unsuitable flame data and interrupt Impmon's evolution.
• The Dark Night Flame exploded, blasting Impmon away before a white light restored him.
• Impmon accused Mo Yan of interfering, and Mo Yan admitted that he had stopped the evolution because Impmon could achieve a better one.
• Impmon returned to Mo Yan and silently resumed trying to compress the Dark Night Flame.

Mo Yan scanned Guilmon after his training session, then used his accumulated data to create a crystal sphere through elemental fusion. He wondered what data and physical changes he still needed to evolve into his desired form.

• Guilmon and Dracomon ended their jungle training without a winner, and Mo Yan asked Guilmon how he felt.
• Mo Yan scanned Guilmon in a Magic Circle, collecting detailed information while Megidramon watched from the Dark Area.
• Mo Yan ended the session and sent Guilmon to rest, then considered what data he needed to evolve beyond SageMon’s form.
• Mo Yan isolated himself and fused the four elemental powers using his DigiCores and accumulated data.
• Mo Yan created a crystal sphere, which he regarded as a new physical attack, and considered adding chivalry data to his future evolution.