Concept of Thunder

In all matter, yin and yang energy existed equally. Otherwise, if they were in an imbalanced situation then they would produce thunder. Thunder origin energy was divided into yin and yang, negative and positive.

Yin and yang both restrained and supported each other. When negative thunder origin energy collided with positive thunder origin energy, it would create a bolt of lightning!

The so-called electric current was nothing more than yin and yang thunder origin energy flowing along each other.

In the fables, thunder was the power of heavenly retribution wielded by the divine gods as they punished all who violated heaven’s will.

### **Destruction and Creation**

Thunder was not only the power of destruction but also the power of creation!

In the legends, during the most ancient times, infinitely far back, when universe was still chaos and the heavens and mountains were forming, at that time there was no life in the world. There was only primordial air, sea, magma, and endless amounts of thunder.

In this lifeless environment, lightning had struck the ocean, causing changes in the composition of air and giving birth to the most primitive forms of life.

This was a miracle belonging to lightning.

Lightning was not just vital in the creation of life, but it was important even now. Even in the human body it was an essential force. In all the infinitesimally small cells of the human body there were always countless arcs of electricity flowing through. When a vicious beast underwent their tribulation, their body would be tempered by thunder, making their physical form even more formidable.

The existences of lightning and life were closely linked. If one could master lightning then that was similar to mastering the power of life. This would make their bodies far more powerful!

### **Elements**

The divine thunder of fire, water, metal, earth, wood – that was how the five elements divine thunder was produced. Although thunder was tied to the five elements, it in truth didn’t belong to the five elements. Rather, it was the evolution of the five elements.

Of the seven elemental energies of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder, wind was famed for its speed. However, wind was not the fastest. That honor belonged to thunder!

In terms of speed, the Concept of Wind and the Concept of Thunder were the fastest Concepts of the elements.

But, the Concept of Wind focused on flexibility and change, whereas the Concept of Thunder focused on absolute velocity; they were slightly different.

## Levels

* First level: Death
	+ There was no need to speak of the power of death. Lightning could char a man to cinders, annihilate forests, and exterminate all life.
* Second level: Life
	+ The power of life is thunder that could temper the body and temper the divine soul. In the most ancient of times, it was said that the world bred life when lightning struck the endless oceans.
* Third level: Extreme Speed
	+ Even ten thousand moves could be shattered with extreme speed. When one’s agility reached the pinnacle, they would have already killed their enemies before the enemy could even react!
* Fourth level: Manifestation
* Fifth Level: Virtual Thunder (Spiritual Lightning)
* Sixth Level: Destruction Thunder
* Seventh level: Thunder Dominion
* Eighth level: Life Origin Thunder
* Ninth level: World Split Thunder
* Tenth level: Primordial Thunder

## Fusion Grades

A thunder-attribute martial artist was when the power of thunder flooded into their true essence. If their power of thunder and their true essence could achieve a 60% fusion rate, this was already very good. It would be considered a fourth-grade thunder fusion, and had enormous significance towards a martial artist’s combat potential.

If one achieved 90% thunder fusion, that would be considered as a fifth-grade fusion, and could be considered a thunder-attribute talent.

If one achieved 100%, then that would be a superior fifth-grade thunder fusion; this person would simply be a monstrous genius!

If one surpassed 100%, then not only would the power of thunder completely fuse into their true essence, but it would also enter into the martial artists flesh and blood body, tempering his everything with thunder. Every gesture he made or step he took would flash with thunder. This was a sixth-grade fusion.

But higher the degree of integration between the power of thunder and the body, the more perfect one’s thunder fusion was.

## Trivia

* Phantasmal existences like ghosts and divine souls especially feared the power of thunder.