"Doctor, I've been experiencing lower back and knee pain, weakness in my limbs, and dizziness lately."
"What's wrong with me?"
Huo Yuhao examined the man's complexion, picked up his hand to check his palm and nail color, confirming his symptoms.
"Kidney deficiency."
"Take less of that kind of work. Drink three liters of tea made with cinnamon, golden yang flower, and snake fruit every day. It should be cured within a month."
"If you have the financial means, buy some whale glue. A small piece of century-old whale glue will ensure you never have kidney deficiency again."
The man chuckled sheepishly, saying, "Just give me some herbs to make tea. I can't afford even ten-year-old whale glue, let alone century-old!"
Recently, since healing the hunter's wound, everyone in the southern district of Xuanfeng City knew of a highly skilled doctor who could instantly heal even injuries left by highly venomous soul beasts like the Rotten Flesh Spider, without any aftereffects.
Plus, his prices weren't too high, and he offered martial soul consultation services, so many people flocked to Huo Yuhao's clinic for treatment.
A significant portion of them were even Soul Masters. There was a large Soul Arena next to the South District, where injuries were inevitable for Soul Masters during battles.
When they saw a medical clinic nearby that could instantly heal injuries without any aftereffects, they were immediately excited.
Even those Soul Masters beaten half to death on the stage insisted on being taken to Huo Yuhao's clinic.
Although the Soul Arena offered free medical services, the quality was generally poor, and treating serious injuries could easily leave hidden problems.
Soul Masters would rather endure the pain for a longer period than risk developing internal issues and
affecting their potential.
Huo Yuhao was happy to treat these injured Soul Masters.
These Soul Masters possessed far greater mental and soul power than ordinary people, so Huo Yuhao barely needed to use his own mental power when performing reversal techniques on them.
Moreover, these Soul Masters provided far more genetic information than ordinary people, and the progress of their "special information" was rapidly increasing, soon unlocking new information.
Meanwhile, during his research on reversal techniques, Huo Yuhao discovered that soul power itself could also be reversed.
However, the reversed soul power was extremely chaotic, requiring a large amount of mental energy to forcibly stabilize its existence.
When the reversed soul power touched plants, they rapidly decayed and rotted until they turned to ash.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao conducted experiments on animals and inorganic matter in turn.
Ordinary animals showed obvious degeneration and decayed into dust under the reversed soul power, while inorganic matter lasted longer, but eventually also broke apart.
Decay, death, and degeneration were characteristics of the reversed soul power, and after much contemplation, Huo Yuhao decided to name it "Entropy Force."
Entropy Force is the opposite of all ordered energy in its disordered form.
Huo Yuhao also attempted to combine soul power with entropy force, but just as he was about to do so, a strong palpitation made him stop.
It seemed as if some voice was telling him not to do it now.
After a moment's thought, Huo Yuhao stopped the combination experiment, intending to try it again after he became stronger.
Then he turned to research how to rationally utilize entropy force as a means of combat.
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Xuanfeng City West District.
In Xuanfeng City, the South District is where Soul Masters gather, with numerous Soul Arenas and markets; the East District is a hub of taverns and brothels, a place of extravagance and revelry every night; the North District is where power is concentrated, with the City Lord's Mansion located there. The
West District is where commoners live, with narrow roads, scattered houses, and overflowing sewage, a stark contrast to the rest of the city.
In a small house in the West District, a woman lies on her bed, her face pale, her lips bloodless, and her long golden hair dry and lifeless.
Judging from the interior decoration of the house, this family's poverty was even greater than, if not worse than, that of Huo Yuhao's family in the White Tiger Duke's mansion.
The woman was so weak she couldn't even groan; she was covered in a cold sweat, her life force as faint as a candle in the wind.
A short while later, the wooden door creaked open, and sunlight streamed in, filling the room.
Then, a hurried female voice suddenly rang out: "Mom!!!"
A stunningly beautiful girl with long, wavy golden hair dropped the bag of bread she was carrying and rushed to the bedside, tightly grasping the woman's hand.
"Mom, how are you?"
The girl was so anxious that tears were almost streaming down her face. When she left, her mother was perfectly fine; how could she have suddenly become like this?
The woman half-closed her eyes, laboriously raised her arm, and stroked the girl's head, weakly saying,
"Nannan, it's nothing, it's just an old ailment."
"It'll be fine in a bit."
Jiang Nannan didn't believe such words. They had relied on each other for over ten years, and she knew her mother's illness very well. Jiang Nannan
's mother had a congenital heart condition, experiencing occasional sharp pains, but never anything as severe as today.
Realizing her mother's illness had worsened, she bit her lip, tears welling in her eyes, and said to her mother,
"Mom, wait a moment, I'll go find someone to treat you."
"I've saved some money through part-time work at Shrek Academy; I'm sure I can help you get better."
With that, Jiang Nannan helped her mother get out of bed and carried her towards the North District.
Although she was a speed-attack type Soul Master, she was worried her mother couldn't withstand the high-speed movement, so she proceeded cautiously.
Upon arriving at a clinic in the North District, she gently placed her mother on the bed with the help of the clinic's apprentices.
This was arguably the best clinic in Xuanfeng City, having existed for hundreds of years. The clinic's master's inherited martial soul was the Nine Green Vine,
a powerful healing-type martial soul, and the master's strength had reached the Soul Saint level.
After covering her mother with a blanket, Jiang Nannan went straight to the medicine room to find the master, hoping to ask him to treat her.
The clinic owner, Xu Wei, was studying a prescription when he saw someone approaching. He took off his glasses.
"Are you Miss Jiang?"
Jiang Nannan asked, slightly surprised, her eyes reddening.
"You know me?"
Xu Wei chuckled, stroking his beard. "There are only so many people in Xuanfeng City who can enter Shrek Academy. Of course I remember you."
Jiang Nannan bit her lip, then bowed deeply to Xu Wei. "Clinic owner, I would like to ask you to treat my mother."
"I am willing to bear any cost!"
Xu Wei looked at her, pondered for a moment, then got up and went to her mother's bedside to personally intervene.
For him, Jiang Nannan's potential and future were worth helping, forging a good relationship that might bring unexpected benefits in the future.
Upon arriving at the bedside, Xu Wei, based on his years of medical experience, immediately diagnosed a heart problem.
However, the specifics would only be known after testing.
He summoned his martial spirit, and seven spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and three black—appeared beneath his feet, their cyan-green light covering Jiang Nannan's mother's entire body.
(End of Chapter)