I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal
Chapter 411 - 269: Shatter the Darkness with Thunder!_2

Chapter 411: Chapter 269: Shatter the Darkness with Thunder!_2

This is the thermal effect of lightning.

When lightning strikes an object, the extremely high current it carries passes through the object in a very short time.

According to Joule’s Law, current passing through a resistor generates heat, with the amount of heat produced being directly proportional to the square of the current, the resistance, and the time.

This means that even with a very short duration, a high current can produce tremendous amounts of heat in an instant.

If lightning strikes a human body, the rapid heating of the surface can cause serious skin burns. The heat generated as the current passes through the interior of the body can damage muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and internal organs, and in severe cases, the tissues and organs under the skin can become carbonized.

In extreme cases, the heat produced by lightning is sufficient to vaporize blood instantly, leading to a dramatic increase in internal pressure, possibly causing a "lightning explosion" effect and fatal injuries.

Such effects are terrifying!

However...

If that’s all there is to it, it definitely wouldn’t be as powerful as Chen Yun’s thermal sight.

After all, when it comes to heating alone, this lightning is nowhere near the thermal sight.

Such destructive power.

It seems it can’t even reach the standards of a substitute for the thermal sight; it can at most be considered a lower alternative to the thermal sight ability.

But after trying to adjust the power and finding that the current of the lightning could be roughly adjusted, Chen Yun nodded his head in slight satisfaction.

Although not as powerful as the thermal sight,

Electricity is very special.

If used on living organisms, in addition to the thermal effect, it can disrupt electrophysiological balance, achieving a buffing effect or stiff control.

After all, fundamental physiological activities within the human body rely on electrical signals.

Current passing through the heart can interfere with the heart’s electrophysiological activity, causing arrhythmias, and in severe cases can lead to cardiac arrest.

Current passing through the nervous system can disrupt the transmission of nerve signals, leading to temporary or permanent dysfunction of the nervous system.

Current passing through muscles can cause involuntary muscle contractions, leading to spasms or convulsions.

While not directly destroying DNA like nuclear radiation, the extreme conditions caused by lightning can lead to changes in the cellular environment, indirectly affecting the stability and integrity of DNA.

Overall, the damage that lightning causes to biological organisms is a complex process, involving interactions between thermodynamics, electrophysiology, and biochemistry, among other sciences.

So.

If the power is finely tuned, the lightning can actually do some things that the thermal sight can’t.

Reflecting on this,

Chen Yun reduced the current intensity and continuously released it onto the surrounding small animals.

Instantly, quite a few of the small animals were hit by the thunder and lightning ability, then entering a state of stiffness and immobility.

Even if Chen Yun lifted them and shook them, they remained rigidly motionless.

It wasn’t until Chen Yun stopped the electrical attack

that they staggered away, still somewhat dazed.

Of course, a few of the small animals seemed to emit a faint burnt scent due to Chen Yun’s still-imperfect control.

Chen Yun didn’t mind this.

Instead, he experimented on many more small animals, gradually becoming familiar with the manipulation that disrupts biological electrophysiology.

Chen Yun couldn’t fine-tune the electrical signals inside these animals to fully control all of their actions, but he could brutally send a weak current through their bodies to directly disrupt their internal electrical signals.

This prevented the brain’s commands from being conveyed to various parts of the body through electrical signals, thus causing stiffness or paralysis.

He was quite satisfied with this paralyzing trait of the Thunder ability.

Thinking further,

Chen Yun began to attempt the final step of testing.

This was what he was most concerned about—the issue of micro-manipulation and precision.

As is well known, true skill lies in the ability to micro-manipulate.

Otherwise, it’s like using a nuclear bomb as a club to hit people, treating a gun as a fire stick, or using a Star Destroyer as a landing pad, completely unable to unleash its true power.

Chen Yun’s telekinesis was like this, currently still at the stage of great power but unrefined control, only able to smash directly into people and not truly able to manipulate infinite power at the microscopic level.

After all, if he could micro-manipulate,

in theory, he could directly initiate nuclear fission attacks with telekinesis.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t do that.

And now, with this new Thunder ability,

there is actually a significant scope for micro-manipulation.

The common saying goes that electricity and magnetism are inseparable, electromagnetic forces being one of the underlying rules of the world.

Electromagnetic force is one of the four fundamental forces, controlling interactions between electrons and protons within atoms and also governing the propagation of light and all other electromagnetic waves.

In the macroscopic world, electromagnetic force manifests as attractive or repulsive forces between charges, as well as magnetic fields produced by currents.

With the power of Thunder, he has the chance to extend into the domain of magnetic fields and electromagnetic force, and from there become virtually omnipotent.

By then, abilities like Magneto’s and Railgun Sister’s would come naturally to him, and he could even perform some even more exaggerated feats.

But the problem, as previously mentioned,

was that he felt it was very difficult to control.

It seemed that all he could manage was to initiate and release it; more precise control seemed somewhat out of reach for now.

He could only roughly release the current, simply adjusting its magnitude.

But when it came to directly or indirectly controlling the magnetic field and other aspects, he simply couldn’t do it.

Chen Yun had tried.

But it was really hard.

No matter how he tried, for now, he could only release the Thunder crudely and chaotically.

Thunder was like a wild beast that refused to be tamed!

After many unsuccessful attempts,

Chen Yun temporarily gave up trying further.

As it stood,

although he couldn’t perform minute manipulations, and the power was not on par with thermal sight,

this ability still had its advantages and disadvantages.

At least, in all the tests thus far, there was no sign of fatigue; the Thunder Ability was very likely tied to his physical energy, which meant it could almost be unleashed indefinitely.

From this perspective,

even if fine control was difficult and he could only release it in a simple, crude manner as a destructive skill,

it was still a powerful ability.

What’s most important was,

Thunder and Lightning Ability as a skill was just incredibly cool, right?

Imagine him descending from the heavens, his perfect muscles radiating an intimidating electrical glow.

It was temptation no man could refuse.

Reflecting on this, Chen Yun allowed himself to drift into fanciful daydreams.

His thoughts whisked away to more romantic and grandiose scenes.

He imagined himself like the mythological Thunder God, controlling the lightning as he fiercely descended from the stormy skies.

Amidst the thunder and lightning, his athletic figure outlined by the current, each movement accompanied by dazzling arcs of electricity.

Such imagery not only symbolized power but also represented an ineffable aesthetic pleasure.

He even came up with lines for when he would unleash his full power:

"With Thunder shatter the darkness!"

"You flee, I conquer!"

"Where Thunder strikes, nothing but ashes remain!"

"O fearful world, know that the bells toll within the angry thunder!"

"There are no forks on my path, for the future has long been determined."

"Toward the path of light is destined to be thorn-filled!"

Needless to say, no one should accuse Chen Yun of plagiarizing.

By the time Chen Yun really starts using these lines,

a certain company would take pride in this affair, wishing they could cozy up and fawn over Chen Yun.

Being copied by Chen Yun would be their honor.

...

After completing these tests and ending his fantasy,

Chen Yun entered the Memory Palace and added an entry about the new ability on the seventieth record:

"[6. New Ability — Thunder. Its thermal destructive power is nearly on par with thermal sight, duration depends on physical endurance, but control precision is limited, can only roughly regulate size, concepts like electricity generating magnetism are difficult to realize.]"

In summary,

the destructive power of the Thunder Ability is currently not as strong as thermal sight.

However, its accompanying paralysis and stiffening control features, and its nearly infinite duration, which is longer than thermal sight, are still quite impressive.

What’s most important is,

although because of the lack of precision it’s not possible to generate magnetism and thus touch upon the most fundamental domain of electromagnetic force in this world,

in a sense, the ceiling and potential of this Thunder Ability are quite high; just because it’s not possible now doesn’t mean it won’t be possible later.

Chen Yun held considerable expectations for this.