At this moment.

Inside the secret room.

Observing Ma Ning inside the cage, unharmed, everyone's breathing slowed by two beats.

It was mentioned earlier.

Among the five Yang Family members in the secret room, apart from Yang Bolin, the one with the lowest level is openly Yang Wanli at the First-Layer Core Formation Realm.

Therefore, under the dispersal of divine sense, Ma Ning's current state was plainly revealed.

Yang Wanli dared to use his third-level magical artifact underwear to guarantee that Ma Ning absolutely showed no signs of any talisman or magical artifact being activated at this moment.

This means.

This cage has completely isolated the lightning outside!

Witnessing this scene.

Even Yang Qi, who previously had a poor impression of Yang Bolin, couldn't help but shudder in his heart.

A few more breaths passed, and the Thunder Light Talisman depleted its energy.

Clang clang——

Ma Ning opened the cage door and walked out unharmed.

Clap clap clap——

Yang Zhengchu gently clapped his hands and praised:

"For a mortal body to remain unblemished under the bombardment of a second-level Thunder Light Talisman, that Magnetic Pole Immortal is indeed extraordinary.

I've been alive for almost two hundred years, yet it's my first time seeing such a miraculous item..."

Yang Zhengchu showered praises generously, then his tone shifted:

"But Shopkeeper Ma, do you know... a Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation is not something everyday lightning can compare to.

The lightning punishment contains a substantial amount of spiritual energy and foreign entities from beyond the world, and its power is far from what ordinary magical artifacts can withstand.

Pardon me for being frank.

If it weren't for Bolin intentionally controlling the talisman's power, even if the Faraday cage could block the lightning, it wouldn't last long before being completely destroyed.

Not to mention that blocking the Tribulation is not as simple as considering it a success...."

Yang Zhengchu paused, then continued:

"Crossing a Tribulation is a hardship, but it is also a blessing from the Heavenly Dao.

The Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation consists of twelve rounds, with each round having eighty-one strikes of lightning punishment.

During each round of the Tribulation.

A cultivator must bear at least nine strikes of the lightning punishment, integrating the power of the Tribulation into their body so that the body at the Core Formation can transform to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Thus, tribulation crossers since ancient times mostly used arrays to eliminate most of the lightning punishment, then relied on the physical body to bear the remaining power of the lightning punishment.

Either they completely endure the twelve rounds of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Or the array gets destroyed first, the Tribulation falls like the heavens descending, ultimately resulting in death and the end of the way."

Yang Zhengchu's tone was somewhat melancholy.

It is rumored that in ancient times.

The Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation was only four rounds, with each round having only forty-nine strikes, and significantly less powerful than today.

Thus, the ancient Thunder Tribulation was not difficult, with a success rate as high as fifty percent.

And just as the average wealth of me and Jack Ma is in the billions, for tribulation crossers with lineage, the success rate would actually be higher.

But now, the success rate of the Nascent Soul Tribulation in the Damo Realm is terrifyingly low.

Some arrays can temporarily block part of the lightning punishment, but the power of the remaining heavenly lightning to be borne won't reduce a bit.

Back then, the strange item left by the Yang family's ancestor could only guarantee the tribulation crosser through the first four rounds of Thunder Tribulation, leaving the rest to their own abilities.

And with the resources the Yang family currently has, it is far from enough to help Yang Zhengchu last to the final round.

Perhaps this is fate...

While Yang Zhengchu lamented the impermanence of ancient and modern times, Ma Ning suddenly laughed.

The process of a Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation is not a mystery in the Damo Realm, so the rabbits had obtained the detailed process of the Thunder Tribulation long ago.

This is akin to college entrance exams.

What subject is tested on what day and at what time, and the exam venue—all this information is publicly available.

This type of information inherently has little value, not counting as confidential.

The real secrets are the final math question, the essay topic in the language exam, and not the specific exam process.

And with the rabbits having mastered the process, they dared to approach Yang Bolin, so their confidence certainly wasn't limited to just a Faraday cage.

Listening to this, Ma Ning said to Yang Zhengchu:

"Yang Clan Elder, do you remember what I said before?

This Faraday cage merely explains a concept and will not be used in transcending the tribulation."

Yang Zhengchu was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

Then he blinked and recalled that Ma Ning indeed said such words.

Seeing this, Ma Ning adjusted his glasses and pointed at the Faraday cage, saying:

"When the Magnetic Pole Immortal invented the Faraday cage, he discussed its principle with his disciple, calling it static equilibrium, and referred to it as an equipotential body.

The Magnetic Pole Immortal's cultivation once surpassed the Divinity Transformation stage, reaching nearly invincible heights.

Through his research on his Nascent Soul disciples, he discovered that both the Heavenly Tribulation and ordinary lightning.

They all contain a special microscopic substance.

This microscopic substance is called electrons, which even a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm has difficulty recognizing with the naked eye.

When these particles gather and move directionally, they produce what is known as an electric current in the Tribulation.

And for an electric current to move, there must be a potential difference."

Having spoken to this point, Ma Ning paused.

Seeing that Yang Zhengchu did not interrupt with questions, he continued:

"What does potential difference mean?

It's like a stone; if we place it at a height of ten meters from the ground, it will naturally fall to the ground.

Yet, when placed on the ground with no other forces acting on it, it remains stationary.

The stone's height compared to the ground is the potential energy difference; with a height of ten meters, the potential energy is 10; at zero meters, it is 0.

If we consider the stone as electrons, it becomes the potential difference.

A Faraday cage is an equipotential body, with a potential difference of 0.

Thus, lightning only conducts outside it and does not enter."

Yang Zhengchu listened quietly, nodding with only a faint understanding.

Although he was a native of the Damo Realm, lacking a standard scientific understanding.

His realm barely grasped some concepts of the microscopic field.

For instance, the spiritual energy used in daily cultivation.

Yang Zhengchu might sense something smaller than sand, invisible to the naked eye, as opposed to the mere concept of gas.

Additionally, a cultivator of the Ninth-Layer Core Formation Realm had an extremely developed brain, akin to a human computer.

Therefore, when Ma Ning mentioned the concept of electric current, though he couldn't instantly accept the existence of electrons.

He vaguely found some direction in the idea.

Ma Ning continued to explain:

"Yang Clan Elder, let us continue with the stone analogy.

Assume the Heavenly Tribulation is a stone falling from a height of ten thousand meters, and the Faraday cage is a stone lying flat on the ground.

The former would be too heavy if it hits someone, while the latter can't even reach anyone, each representing an extreme.

Could we devise a method to neutralize it somewhat?

Shorten the distance so it can hit without causing harm?"

Yang Zhengchu suddenly froze.

Gulp——

This formidable Ninth-Layer Core Formation Realm cultivator showed a loss of composure for the first time.

He swallowed with difficulty, uncertainly asking:

"Shopkeeper Ma, are you suggesting.....a reduction of that electric... potential difference?

In other words, while reducing the number of lightning punishments, it could also weaken the heavenly thunder's impact on the body."

Ma Ning nodded gently, a look of satisfaction with his apprentice:

"Indeed, this is our entry point."

Yang Zhengchu's expression became grave.

He stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"But Shopkeeper Ma, doing so seems far from easy?

According to your account.

Though potential difference is similar to height difference, they are not one and the same.

Even if you buried me a thousand meters beneath the ground, the potential difference of the heavenly thunder falling on me wouldn't reduce at all.

Unless.....

Your side has the ability, before the lightning punishment descends, to pre-determine its landing spot.

But the speed at which the lightning drops...."

Ma Ning heard this and suddenly let out a hearty laugh:

"Yang Clan Elder, have you heard of Taihu Light?"

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