Chapter Summaries

Mo Yan argued with SageMon over Digimon’s view of humans and their painful history, then reassured his teacher that he was not grieving for humanity. SageMon led the helmetless Mo Yan to a golden door covered in Witchelny reliefs and magical digital script.

• SageMon reminded Mo Yan that his human identity belonged to the past and explained why Digimon sought greater power in a changing Digital World.
• Mo Yan challenged SageMon’s criticism of humans, and SageMon answered that humans had repeatedly threatened the Digital World.
• Mo Yan accused SageMon of clinging to past prejudices, prompting SageMon to recall the years Digimon spent hiding from human threats.
• SageMon worried that Mo Yan still felt sorrow for humans, but Mo Yan said he viewed himself as a selfish Digimon attached to bodily pleasures.
• SageMon led Mo Yan to a large golden door decorated with Witchelny’s history and magical digital script.

Mo Yan returned to Witchelny and learned that the angels wanted to use human children to develop a new approach to the specialization of his Twelve Digicores. The chapter ended with MedievalDukemon preparing to visit Qinglongmon's Sanctuary, where the angels and other powers would discuss their proposal.

• SageMon brought Mo Yan to meet MedievalDukemon, who teased him about his ornate armor while SageMon criticized its practicality.
• Mo Yan defended his armor's appearance, and MedievalDukemon sided with him before SageMon asked about the negotiations.
• MedievalDukemon said they still needed to visit Qinglongmon's Sanctuary because the angels would be there.
• SageMon explained that the angels had seen the power human children gained through the D-Ark and wanted to apply their ideas to the Twelve Digicores, while MedievalDukemon and SageMon disagreed.
• SageMon revealed that the angels hoped to condense the emotion authority of the Eight Virtues, inspired by the Dark Area's Demon Lord and Demon God Digimon.

Mo Yan challenged SageMon to a spar so they could test Mo Yan’s current strength. At the practical magic training grounds, Mo Yan unleashed his DigiCores and launched a lightning-based attack, but SageMon’s defenses remained formidable.

• Mo Yan learned that the holy Digimon wanted to condense eight virtues, surpassing the Seven Great Demon Lords’ seven sin authorities.
• After SageMon mocked him, Mo Yan challenged his teacher to a fight, and MedievalDukemon encouraged the match.
• At the Broken Royal Magic Academy’s practical magic training grounds, Mo Yan released all ten DigiCores while SageMon prepared for the duel.
• Mo Yan created a Thunder Domain and lured SageMon into attacking before escaping with lightning magic and striking with powerful thunder spells.
• SageMon’s massive book withstood Mo Yan’s lightning and earth attacks, then surged with magical power as SageMon invoked “Knowledge is power!”

SageMon and Mo Yan fought with magic, and Mo Yan unveiled Mage Knightmon, a fusion form he had once dreamed of becoming. The battle continued with Mo Yan standing in his new form before SageMon and the spectators.

• SageMon used the Book of the Void to dismantle Mo Yan’s lightning field.
• Mo Yan transformed into Grand Mage Beast and summoned a solar flare, but SageMon reflected it and Mo Yan absorbed the beam with the Phantom Stars DigiCore.
• SageMon and Mo Yan fired air cannons at each other, and the blasts canceled out.
• Mo Yan combined Grand Mage Beast’s data with Knightmon Legendary Mode’s data to evolve into Mage Knightmon.
• Mage Knightmon appeared wielding Black Paladin as the spectators watched.

Mo Yan fought SageMon using his Mage Knightmon form, but SageMon's superior magic overwhelmed him. The battle ended with Mo Yan falling from the sky and cracks appearing on the cover of the Book of the Void.

• Mo Yan launched Mage Wave Slash and followed it with a close-range attack, but SageMon blocked him and punched him into the ground.
• Mo Yan summoned Diamond Forest and nine earth dragons, while SageMon countered with magic and a meteor shower.
• Mo Yan charged SageMon atop an earth dragon and gathered power for a Super Wizard Wave Slash.
• SageMon used Pandora's Dialogue to unleash ten strengthened Mage Wave Slashes against Mo Yan's attack and earth dragons.
• Mo Yan fell from the energy smoke, and SageMon looked at the cracked cover of the Book of the Void with a gratified smile.

Mo Yan tested his Mage Knightmon form against SageMon and discovered that two Digicores had reacted, suggesting a path toward new forms. After the fight, SageMon advised him to improve his combat skills, and MedievalDukemon summoned them to the Council Hall to assess Mo Yan’s strength.

• Mo Yan reflected on his battle with SageMon and identified two Digicores that had stirred during the fight, hinting that he could incorporate more Digicores into his form.
• Mo Yan explained that he had sealed part of Mage Knightmon’s power because fully fusing the data would make him an Ultimate and force SageMon to fight as Ancient SageMon.
• SageMon praised Mage Knightmon’s potential but told Mo Yan to improve his combat skills instead of relying only on spells and ranged attacks.
• Mo Yan asked whether carrying a long blade meant he had to fight in melee, and SageMon praised him for understanding how Wizard Digimon fought.
• Mo Yan returned to Grand Mage Beast form to avoid the strain of fusion, then released Holy Angemon Priest Mode and Devimon to accompany Angewomon and LadyDevimon.
• MedievalDukemon called Mo Yan and SageMon to the Council Hall, and Mo Yan followed SageMon with his remaining eight Digicores orbiting around him.

At a council meeting, Mo Yan suggested replacing the holy Digimon’s proposed Eight Virtues with eight positive personality traits, then waited to see how the leaders would respond. MedievalDukemon stopped tapping the table and looked at him, leaving Mo Yan’s probe unanswered.

• Phantomon said he wanted to split his DigiCore, but SageMon warned that the risks and complications made the procedure unsuitable for the senior Digimon.
• MedievalDukemon asked the council to consider the holy Digimon’s invitation to help condense the Eight Virtues into power akin to Authority Power.
• IceWizardmon opposed the plan, while Phantomon and SageMon supported helping the holy Digimon; SageMon suspected the power could stabilize Lucemon and separate his infected dark side.
• MedievalDukemon asked Mo Yan for his view, and Mo Yan proposed using eight positive personality traits instead of the Eight Virtues to make the power easier to condense and less excessive.
• MedievalDukemon and the others fell silent to consider Mo Yan’s suggestion, then MedievalDukemon stopped tapping the table and looked toward him.

MedievalDukemon and the others discussed how to challenge the holy Digimon’s proposed Eight Virtues, and Mo Yan revealed the eight traits he had in mind. After they reassured him that they had long understood his secret, Mo Yan stopped worrying about his past life and ended the meeting in playful chaos with SageMon.

• MedievalDukemon asked IceWizardmon, Phantomon, and SageMon to consider how to propose eight virtues to the holy Digimon, and SageMon explained the difficulty of matching the mythical power of the Seven Virtues.
• Mo Yan suggested courage, friendship, sincerity, love, knowledge, purity, hope, and light as the eight character traits.
• MedievalDukemon told Mo Yan that the group had already suspected he was a soul from another world and urged him to stop hiding his knowledge or fearing their judgment.
• Mo Yan thanked MedievalDukemon, IceWizardmon, Phantomon, and SageMon, then let go of his fixation on plots from his previous life as his Darkdramon core device’s energy surged.
• SageMon admitted he had wanted to tell Mo Yan earlier, and MedievalDukemon, IceWizardmon, and Phantomon revealed that SageMon had recorded Mo Yan’s past reactions.
• Mo Yan lunged at SageMon, and the two threw the council chamber into chaos.

Mo Yan and SageMon traveled to the Four Holy Beasts' domain after their fight in the Council Hall, with Coredramon absorbing Digi-Jewels on the way. They arrived in the Digital Space and headed for the Forest of Life, where the Holy Digimon's meeting was being held.

• Mo Yan complained that SageMon's beating had left bruises, and SageMon blamed Mo Yan for the new cracks in the Book of the Void.
• Mo Yan and SageMon argued over whether SageMon had recorded Mo Yan's embarrassing moments, then Mo Yan asked how much longer they had to travel.
• Coredramon absorbed Phantomon's Digi-Jewels as he flew, growing larger and stronger while SageMon enlarged him with a spell.
• SageMon opened a spatial portal, and Mo Yan, SageMon, and Coredramon passed through it into the Four Holy Beasts' Digital Space.
• Mo Yan and SageMon surveyed the Four Holy Beasts' domains and headed north to the Forest of Life for the Holy Digimon's meeting.

Blazing Angemon gathered Digimon from every faction to explain the holy Digimon’s plan to create eight Directional Receivers, called the “Digivice,” using human children’s Spiritual Power to gather the Eight Virtues. The gathering learned that Lucemon designed the devices and that the plan aimed to bring forth new Archangel-type Digimon, leaving them to consider the consequences and Lucemon’s possible return.

• Qinglongmon and Mo Yan explained how human children’s Spiritual Power could empower Digimon but would eventually fade, and Mo Yan said he had relied on it to complete Wormmon’s data.
• TyrantKabuterimon questioned Mo Yan, then accepted his explanation and asked Blazing Angemon about the holy Digimon’s plan.
• Blazing Angemon revealed that the Directional Receiver combined a Holy Terminal, Storage Crystal, and Crystal Reading Device to collect the Eight Virtues’ data.
• SageMon praised the design and learned that Lucemon had created it with help from the Three Great Angels.
• Blazing Angemon explained that the Eight Virtues comprised the Seven Virtues plus Light, and that the holy Digimon intended to create new Archangel-type Digimon.

Qinglongmon identified a flaw in the Holy Digimon’s proposed Eight Virtues, and Mo Yan presented the Wizards’ alternative of using eight character traits as receivers for Authority-like Power. After Blazing Angemon agreed to consult Lucemon, Zhuqiaomon revealed that he had planned Impmon’s path and demanded compensation from Mo Yan.

• Qinglongmon warned that children could not resonate with the adult-like virtues in the Holy Digimon’s plan, so its receivers would not work as intended.
• Mo Yan proposed Courage, Friendship, Honesty, Love, Knowledge, Innocence, Hope, and Light as more accessible traits whose combined power could serve the plan.
• Mo Yan explained how children could discover those traits through adventure, and Blazing Angemon accepted the proposal and contacted Lucemon.
• Zhuqiaomon told Mo Yan that he had arranged for Impmon to enter the Human World and said Mo Yan had disrupted his plan by taking Impmon as a student.
• Mo Yan handed two of his Digicores to Zhuqiaomon as compensation.

Mo Yan, acting as Devimon, attacked Takato Matsuki and the others at Zhuqiaomon’s temple to delay them from meeting Zhuqiaomon. Rapidmon struggled against him, and the chapter ended as the other children arrived and several partners digivolved to join the fight.

• Devimon ambushed Takato Matsuki’s group before the Zhuque Gate, and Li Jianliang digivolved Terriermon into Gargomon.
• Devimon easily defeated Gargomon, so Li Jianliang used a Blue Card to evolve him into Rapidmon.
• Rapidmon fought Devimon with powerful attacks, but Devimon countered and launched Nightmare After Nightmare at the children.
• Takato Matsuki called for Guilmon, and a pillar of light brought Growlmon, Rika Makino, Kyuubimon, Alice, Flymon, Juri Katou, Leomon, Hirokazu Shiota, Guardromon, and Kenta Kitagawa to the temple.
• Devimon attacked the arriving children, and Growlmon, Kyuubimon, and Flymon digivolved into Great Growlmon, Shamanmon, and Jewelbeemon.

Devimon revealed his enhanced Ultimate form, New Species Devimon, and overwhelmed the children's four Ultimate partners. Leomon protected the children from his attacks, but New Species Devimon seized him and unleashed Hell's Erosion as Leomon criticized his pursuit of power.

• Devimon staged a dramatic evolution using Cerberumon's data and became New Species Devimon, an enhanced Ultimate with the special move Sin Claw.
• Takato Matsuki, Rika Makino, Li Jianliang, and Alice sent Great Growlmon, Shamanmon, Rapidmon, and Jewelbeemon to attack New Species Devimon, but he countered and knocked all four into the ground.
• As the children rushed toward their injured partners, Leomon stepped in front of them to block New Species Devimon.
• New Species Devimon attacked Leomon with Pain Whip, and Leomon fought back with Leomon's Sword and Beast King Fist, but the blows left him badly wounded.
• New Species Devimon grabbed Leomon by the throat, and Leomon condemned his power-driven evolution before Devimon unleashed Hell's Erosion.

After New Species Devimon killed Leomon, Takato Matsuki’s rage and the Wicked Demon Dragon’s influence drove Great Growlmon to evolve into Examon. New Species Devimon faced the newly awakened dragon and called for outside help with Takato’s next evolution.

• New Species Devimon swallowed Leomon’s data and taunted the children, while his darkness power stirred Great Growlmon’s malice and pushed Takato Matsuki toward rage.
• Great Growlmon charged New Species Devimon, but New Species Devimon blocked him and knocked him to the ground with Spiked Claw.
• Takato Matsuki used the D-Ark to channel spiritual and evolution power into Great Growlmon, causing him to evolve amid a crimson pillar and a flashing Digital Hazard symbol.
• Great Growlmon emerged as Examon and attacked New Species Devimon with Hell Howling, then bit at him after blocking his strike.
• New Species Devimon decided he needed outside assistance, both to handle Examon and to guide Takato Matsuki toward a new resonance with Guilmon.

New Species Devimon struggled against Examon while Takato Matsuki and the others were caught up in the escalating battle. The fight spiraled into a savage clash, and Holy Angemon Priest Mode arrived carrying the Darkdramon Core Device.

• Mo Yan told New Species Devimon to keep fighting until the meeting ended, promising Holy Angemon Priest Mode and the Darkdramon Core Device as support.
• New Species Devimon drove Examon back, trapped Rapidmon, Shamanmon, and Jewelbeemon in a Death Cage, and shocked them.
• Takato Matsuki's overloaded D-Ark cracked and disintegrated as Examon unleashed World-Ending Flames against New Species Devimon's Hellfire.
• After the cage vanished, Examon bit New Species Devimon, and the two Digimon tore into each other in a fight that spiraled out of control.
• Holy Angemon Priest Mode arrived carrying the Darkdramon Core Device.

Holy Angemon Priest Mode and New Species Devimon staged a dramatic power-up while Mo Yan pressured Takato Matsuki and Juri Katou. New Species Devimon fused the Devimon, Cerberumon, and Darkdramon DigiCores into a Triple-Stacked Form, appearing in silver armor within Examon's coils.

• Holy Angemon Priest Mode mocked New Species Devimon through their mental link, then created a crimson pillar of light and dropped the Darkdramon Core Device toward him.
• New Species Devimon rammed Examon in the chest to stop him biting the falling device, breaking one of his horns as he sent Examon flying.
• New Species Devimon pressed the Darkdramon Core Device to his chest and began Mo Yan's DigiCore Unification Method while Examon lunged at him.
• The Devimon, Cerberumon, and Darkdramon DigiCores resonated and exchanged data, forming New Species Devimon's Devimon Triple-Stacked Form.
• The digital characters sank into New Species Devimon's body, revealing his silver-armored form within Examon's coils.

Devimon Triple-Stacked Form’s attack left Examon badly damaged, but Takato Matsuki’s memories with Guilmon awakened Yggdrasill’s power. Takato and Guilmon completed their true evolution into Gallantmon, while Mo Yan began questioning Yggdrasill’s plans for the Royal Knights.

• Devimon Triple-Stacked Form battered Examon and used Dark Matter Explosion to leave him severely damaged.
• Takato Matsuki went to Examon’s side in tears, and his memories with Guilmon began restoring Examon’s reason.
• Holy Angemon Priest Mode tried to use the pair’s memories, but Yggdrasill’s power expelled his influence and filled the area with light.
• Mo Yan examined his notes and speculated that Yggdrasill had created the Royal Knights’ forms and was preparing a new evolution mechanism.
• Takato Matsuki and Guilmon underwent Matrix Evolution and became Gallantmon.

Mo Yan had Devimon: Triple-Stacked Form fight Gallantmon to gather data on the Royal Knight’s strength. After their ranged attacks and a clash of blows, Gallantmon forced his way through Devimon’s attack, and the battle moved into close quarters.

• Takato Matsuki and Guilmon evolved into Gallantmon, who faced Devimon: Triple-Stacked Form.
• Mo Yan decided to use the fight to estimate the strength of Royal Knight Gallantmon.
• Gallantmon deflected Devimon: Triple-Stacked Form’s Death Cutter waves with Royal Saber and charged upward.
• Devimon: Triple-Stacked Form countered Gallantmon’s attacks with Dark Energy Storm and Dark Energy Barrier, while Gallantmon fired Crimson Sword from Aegis.
• Gallantmon bored through Devimon: Triple-Stacked Form’s Hell Slash, but Devimon crossed his arm blades to knock Gram aside, setting up a close-quarters battle.

Mo Yan returned to the Forest of Life after Gallantmon and Devimon · Triple-Stacked Form fought, then learned that Lucemon had approved his plan for the Eight Virtues. He redesigned the Directional Receivers into Digivices and crests and asked the gathered Digimon to recommend partners for the eight children.

• Mo Yan instructed Devimon · Triple-Stacked Form to keep fighting Gallantmon while Holy Angemon Priest Mode followed the children and studied their Spiritual Power.
• Back in the Forest of Life, Mo Yan told the gathered Digimon that Takato Matsuki and Guilmon had become Gallantmon.
• Qinglongmon explained that Yggdrasill and he had arranged for Takato Matsuki and Guilmon to develop a connection to Gallantmon's data.
• Blazing Angemon announced that Lucemon had entrusted Mo Yan with implementing the plan based on the eight character traits.
• Mo Yan asked the Digimon to provide partners for the eight human children and modified the Directional Receivers into watch-like Holy Terminals, crests, and pendant-like Crystal Reading Devices.
• Mo Yan asked the gathered Digimon for recommendations on which Digimon should partner with the eight children.

Sakuyamon arrived in the Four Holy Beasts’ Domain to deliver Yggdrasill’s approval and support for the Holy Digimon’s plan. She gave Blazing Angemon and Mo Yan two Digi-Eggs, leaving Mo Yan to suspect Yggdrasill was completing the Royal Knights’ evolution lines.

• Sakuyamon appeared through a Light Gate, surprising the Digimon gathered in the central clearing.
• TyrantKabuterimon and the Four Holy Beasts questioned Sakuyamon about her arrival, while Blazing Angemon asked whether Yggdrasill would support their plan.
• Sakuyamon greeted the gathered Digimon according to their age, strength, and status, then announced that Yggdrasill approved of and supported the Holy Digimon’s plan.
• Sakuyamon presented an Agumon Digi-Egg that could evolve into WarGreymon and a Gabumon Digi-Egg that could evolve into MetalGarurumon, asking Blazing Angemon and Mo Yan to guide them.
• Mo Yan accepted both Digi-Eggs and suspected that Yggdrasill intended to complete all the Royal Knights’ evolution lines.