Chapter 71: The Might of the Tree Spirit Beast (Seeking Recommendations)

Boom!
Rumble...
The battle raged on. As reinforcements arrived one after another, the Digimon emerging from the Digital Secret Realm were gradually suppressed by the multitude of Digimon present.
And soon, a counterattack on the Digital Secret Realm began anew, as they fought to reclaim the exit to the realm’s passage.
"Roar!"
"Seedlingmon, Digivolve!"
Treedramon!
Gong Yingjie, president of the Wuling City Digital Association, finally arrived, albeit belatedly. By his side, Seedlingmon shone with the light of evolution, and in the blink of an eye transformed into a treant over three meters tall.
Treedramon, a mature-stage Digimon.
But this was only the beginning. As president of the Digital Association, his strength was naturally far greater.
"Treedramon, Super Digivolve!"
A deep hum resonated...
The three-meter treant radiated an even more intense evolutionary light. Its body dissolved in the brilliance, and in an instant, a gigantic treant over ten meters tall appeared atop the base.
With the arrival of this colossal treant, all Digimon within the base froze in place. A strange, oppressive aura emanated from the giant treant.
An ultimate-stage Digimon—Treant Spirit.
"Grow!"
As soon as Treant Spirit appeared, it unleashed its skill without hesitation.
The earth across the base cracked open, countless trees burst forth from the ground.
In an instant, these trees became deadly weapons, piercing through the crowd of Digimon crowded near the passage and impaling them one by one like sieves.
"Hiss..."
Zhao Jie watched as numerous mature-stage Digimon hung lifeless from the wooden spikes jutting from the ground, and instinctively drew a sharp breath.
So this is an ultimate-stage Digimon?
Slaying mature-stage Digimon was as easy as slaughtering chickens and sheep; the difference in level was insurmountable.
The gap between mature and ultimate was even greater than between rookie and mature.
If he were to face an ultimate-stage Digimon now, he would almost certainly die in an instant.
"Counterattack!"
Standing atop Treant Spirit, Gong Yingjie’s cold voice echoed through the base.
Previously, the combined efforts of many mature-stage Digimon could only suppress the invaders from the secret realm, but with Treant Spirit’s intervention, the entrance to the digital passage was reclaimed in a mere moment.
"Yes!"
The Digimon Tamers responded in unison, their spirits lifted. In the distance, Luo Shuang saw this and breathed a sigh of relief.

At last, the situation was under control.
Treant Spirit strode forward, each step thundering as it prepared to enter the Digital Secret Realm first.
"Its speed is rather slow."
Watching Treant Spirit’s movements, Zhao Jie easily identified this Digimon’s glaring weakness.
Boom!
As Gong Yingjie and Treant Spirit entered the Digital Secret Realm, the first thing they saw were several corpses at the passage’s exit.
Trampled by hordes of Digimon, the Tamers had become indistinguishable, not a single intact body could be found.
"You all deserve to die!"
Gong Yingjie’s face was grim as he surveyed the surroundings. When Treant Spirit appeared at the entrance, the mindless Digimon roared incessantly, yet none dared attack the towering treant over ten meters tall.
"Forest Domain Descends."
The giant treant barely moved, yet the earth within a kilometer radius trembled violently. In the blink of an eye, countless trees erupted from the ground.
The mature-stage Digimon stirred in unrest; after a few breaths, the remaining Digimon were skewered by one tree after another, with only a few fortunate enough to escape this fate.
Crash!
A massive wooden arm rose from the earth and, with a thundering blow, sent a surviving Digimon flying into the air. More wooden spikes thrust upward from the ground.
Squelch!
The last remaining Digimon perished miserably on the spot.
The Tamers and Digimon behind poured in, only to be greeted by a field of corpses. Seeing the bodies reduced to pulp, each person fell silent.
Altogether, fifteen Tamers had died tragically in the Digital Secret Realm; not a single one escaped.
"Ha-ho-ho!"
"Ha-ho-ho!"
Just as grief settled over the group, a two-meter-tall ape emerged from the woods.
It strode forward, howling as it went, gripping a metal staff as long as its body in its hand. Its fur was a deep, shadowy black.
What drew everyone’s gaze was the pitch-black collar around its neck.
"Wukongmon?!"
Gong Yingjie frowned, watching the approaching ape.
He knew the situation in this Digital Secret Realm well: the strongest Ape King Digimon was still far from reaching ultimate stage.
Yet here stood an ultimate-stage Wukongmon.
Moreover, this Wukongmon was unlike ordinary ones—its fur was a dark, shadowy hue, making it appear particularly strange.
"Stop!"
Gong Yingjie’s voice rang out across the distance, and Treant Spirit responded by drawing a huge branch from the ground, slamming it forcefully onto the earth.

A cloud of dust billowed.
Noticing the commotion nearby, the dark Wukongmon who had slain the Ape King finally lifted its head, its gaze fixed upon the towering Treant Spirit.
"Wow!"
The Dark Wukongmon let out a bizarre cry, its eyes bloodshot, an unending murderous intent seething within.
"Why did you attack the secret realm passage?"
Gong Yingjie took a deep breath, addressing the halted Wukongmon.
Only this ultimate-stage Wukongmon could have commanded so many Digimon to assault the passage.
"Ho-ho-ho."
The Dark Wukongmon replied with a strange howl, unconcerned. Its mind held nothing but madness and bloodlust.
Reason?
Why would I need a reason?
It gripped the iron staff horizontally in its palms—a battle stance.
"Courting death!"
Seeing the opponent’s posture, Gong Yingjie snorted coldly.
Barely an ultimate-stage, it would be crushed effortlessly with a wave of his hand!
"Swish! Swish!"
Gigantic roots burst from the earth, crackling with unparalleled force as they whipped toward Wukongmon.
Bang!
The roots struck, leaving a crater dozens of meters wide where Wukongmon had just stood.
But Wukongmon, howling, had already dashed forward.
Its staff swung relentlessly, and the ground spikes that had so easily slain mature-stage Digimon were reduced to mere debris beneath its blows.
"Earthquake."
At Gong Yingjie’s command, Treant Spirit’s power swiftly spread across the ground.
Clatter!
The Dark Wukongmon stepped forward, and as it landed, a bottomless pit opened before it.
Boom.
In the next moment, Treant Spirit buried it deep within the massive pit.

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