Thunder Alone Against Two Demon Kings, Life Array Formed but Met with Backlash

When Chen Fan arrived at the lightning node, it was already shrouded by a barrier woven from black chains and purple lightning. Inside the barrier, two Void Refinement Realm Demon King were frantically attacking the earth vein core—one was the Violet Lightning Demon King, who could control lightning, and the other was the Origin Devouring Demon King, who could devour origin power. The black mist around them was several times denser than that around the Immortal Elder before, clearly showing that they had been deeply assimilated by the Heavenly Dao remnant soul.

"Humans... get out... of the land of origin..." the Violet Lightning Demon King roared, raising a hand to send a bolt of purple lightning crashing toward Chen Fan. Mixed within the lightning was black mist, which transformed into countless black chains the instant it struck the ground, trying to entangle Chen Fan.

Chen Fan did not dare let down his guard. The power of nine-vein chaos formed a shield around him, while he condensed the Chaos Resonance Axe. This time, he deliberately stirred his own desire to protect the disciples of Myriad Arts Academy, making the emotional resonance light upon the axe blade blaze even more fiercely. "You were once Demon Kings who protected the Demon Race, yet now you have fallen into puppets of the Heavenly Dao. Today, I will help you find release!"

The axe blade split the purple lightning apart, and the emotional resonance light surged back along the lightning. The chain marks between the Violet Lightning Demon King's brows instantly flickered, and a trace of struggle flashed through his eyes. Seeing this, the Origin Devouring Demon King immediately opened his massive mouth, unleashing a black suction force at Chen Fan in an attempt to devour his chaos power and emotional light.

"You want to devour my power? It won't be that easy!" Chen Fan fused his chaos power with the emotional resonance light, transforming it into a Chaos Resonance Shield. The suction force struck the shield, and the black mist was instantly purified by the emotional light. Instead, the Origin Devouring Demon King was forced back several steps by the rebound, spitting black blood from his mouth—it was the assimilating power being purified.

Seizing the chance, Chen Fan leaped between the two Demon Kings and swept out the Chaos Resonance Axe. The Violet Lightning Demon King and the Origin Devouring Demon King hurriedly joined forces to block it, weaving black chains and purple lightning into a defensive net, but the emotional light on the axe blade pierced through it with ease. Both Demon Kings were struck at once. Cracks appeared in the chain marks between their brows, and more and more clarity returned to their eyes.

"I... how did I get here..." The Violet Lightning Demon King clutched his head, his voice full of pain. "That black mist... was controlling my mind..."

The Origin Devouring Demon King trembled as well. "Quick... kill us... Otherwise, we will be controlled again..."

Chen Fan's heart softened, but he also knew he could not be softhearted at a critical moment. He drew a deep breath and condensed the emotional resonance light to its utmost limit before swinging the Chaos Resonance Axe again. This time, the axe blade was not lethal. Instead, it struck the chain marks between the two Demon Kings' brows with precision. "I will not kill you. I will help you break free from their control completely!"

The emotional resonance light poured into the two Demon Kings like a warm current. The black chain marks quickly dissipated within the radiance, while the black mist escaped from around their bodies and was thoroughly purified by the chaos power. The two Demon Kings regained their senses and bowed deeply to Chen Fan. "Thank you, Mr. Chen, for saving our lives! We are willing to join you and fight the Heavenly Dao remnant soul together!"

Chen Fan nodded, having the two Demon Kings help reinforce the lightning node's defenses while he rushed toward the life node—Su Muxue and Lin Xiaohu's side had likely run into trouble as well.

Meanwhile, at the life node, Lin Xiaohu was leading Fusion Academy's elites to rendezvous with Su Muxue. Based on the Origin Secret Record, Su Muxue had drawn the formation diagram for the Resonant Origin Array. The Evil Suppressing Jade Pendant was placed at the formation's core, while thirty-six cultivators around it needed to use "true feelings" as a guide and pour their vital energy and spiritual energy into the array.

"Everyone, remember: when the array activates, think of the person or thing you cherish most. Let your emotions resonate with origin!" Su Muxue said as she stepped into the formation core first and embedded the Evil Suppressing Jade Pendant into the ground. Lin Xiaohu and the elites took their positions around the formation diagram and began circulating their vital energy and spiritual energy.

As everyone poured in their emotions, the runes on the formation diagram gradually lit up. Emerald-green life origin power intertwined with dazzling, multicolored emotional resonance light, forming a massive curtain of light that descended over the black chains wrapped around the life core. The chains shook violently within the light curtain, as though they were about to be purified.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened, and the Heavenly Dao remnant soul's voice exploded like thunder. "You... dare... manipulate origin in reverse..."

The black chains suddenly surged in size. Countless tiny chains burrowed out of the ground and attacked the cultivators in the array. Worse still, the assimilating power within the life core suddenly lashed back. The runes on the formation diagram began to turn black, and the vital energy and spiritual energy of some cultivators were actually drawn away by the chains, flowing backward into the black mist.

"This is bad! It is an origin backlash!" Su Muxue's expression changed sharply. She hurriedly mobilized the Evil Suppressing Jade Pendant's power, trying to stabilize the formation diagram. "Everyone, hold on! The emotional resonance light cannot break! If it does, we will all be assimilated!"

Lin Xiaohu gritted his teeth and held on, pouring all of his Soul Suppressing Power into the array and fusing it with the emotional resonance light in an attempt to suppress the assimilating power that was striking back. But the black mist's power was too strong. The light on the formation diagram grew dimmer and dimmer, and several cultivators had already begun showing signs of blurred consciousness as chain marks reappeared between their brows.