Chapter 14: Little Huo Medical Clinic
Several days later, in the Southern District Market where signboards were densely intermingled like a forest, a small medical clinic quietly opened. The clinic was named “Little Huo Medical Clinic”.
Xuan Feng City was a famous economic hub in the Heaven Soul Empire, so naturally, there were many medical clinics in the city.
Because of this, competition in the medical industry within the city was quite fierce. To attract customers in such circumstances, one had to come up with some unique gimmick.
At this time on the Douluo Continent, commerce was still overall in a conservative era. The chaotic spectacle of the information age, with swarms of demons dancing and immortals appearing in droves, had not yet emerged.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao deliberately added an extra slogan on the signboard at the door compared to other medical clinics.
“Huo’s Miraculous Hands, Guaranteed to Cure All Diseases.”
“Are you still worried about headaches, chest tightness, palpitations, kidney deficiency, or weak legs and feet?”
“Come to Huo’s Miraculous Hands, one touch resolves all your troubles.”
“Child awakened a useless Martial Soul with low Soul Power, everyone says it’s worthless, but Doctor Huo tells you, everything is stable now!”
“Doctor Huo will personally guide you and clarify your future path.”
“All services for just three Silver Soul Coins, guaranteed satisfaction!”
Surprisingly, it worked quite well. Almost everyone passing by would have their attention captured, hard-controlled for a few seconds by the slogans written by Huo Yuhao.
However, for now, no one dared to easily step into an unfamiliar medical clinic for treatment.
On the Douluo Continent, there was no such thing as medical qualifications. It was purely if you thought you had the diamond drill, you could take on the porcelain job.
All medical standards were completely based on experience; there was no so-called medical union to set unified standards.
Even so, the Douluo Continent still maintained an extremely high post-operative survival rate. Huo Yuhao had even personally witnessed invincible ruthless craftsmanship like craniotomy without disinfection in a medical clinic in Xuan Feng City not long ago.
This was entirely due to the power of the supernatural force of Martial Souls, especially for Healing Soul Masters.
“Whatever bacterial infection, whatever difficult and complicated diseases, go talk to my healing Soul Skill.”
Precisely because of this, in this world, the vast majority of diseases could be properly resolved.
As for Huo Yuhao’s confidence in opening a medical clinic, besides the Reverse Cursed Technique, in his previous life as a Planetary Engine maintenance worker, he often stayed alone in a surface safehouse for months at a time.
In such situations, if one fell ill and lacked medical knowledge, it was easy to face life-threatening danger.
Therefore, Planetary Engine maintenance workers were required during training to earnestly study medical knowledge to ensure life safety.
Bored, Huo Yuhao sat behind the medical clinic counter, propping his head with his hand as he watched the bustling crowd outside.
The interior of the medical clinic was filled with the refreshing aroma of invigorating medicinal herbs, all left by the former boss.
This shop was previously also a medical clinic, but business wasn’t great. The boss heard that development was good in Shrek City, so he took his family and left.
Before leaving, he took the rare medicinal herbs, but left all the common medicinal herbs to Huo Yuhao.
He even kindly gave Huo Yuhao some notes on medical insights, then left with the caravan that same day.
Just as Huo Yuhao wanted to meditate to pass the time, a plainly dressed young woman supported a burly man and hurriedly entered.
The man had a sturdy build, dark complexion, and powerfully muscled arms with veins bulging like coiling dragons from his forearms upward—he was clearly skilled with a bow.
However, the man’s left thigh had been pierced by some sharp object, leaving a dark blood hole surrounded by rotting flesh dripping yellow pus.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao quickly guided the young woman to help the man lie flat on the bed in the back of the medical clinic.
The young woman tearfully said to Huo Yuhao:
“Doctor, you must save my man and preserve his leg!”
Huo Yuhao asked her: “Don’t panic first. For this injury, was it attacked by some Soul Beast?”
Without waiting for the woman to speak, the man on the bed trembled his pale lips and said:
“Doctor, I’m a hunter. This morning while hunting outside the city, I was attacked by a ten years Rotten Flesh Spider.”
“Other medical clinics all told me to amputate the leg to save my life.”
After speaking, the man excitedly grabbed Huo Yuhao’s sleeve, his voice trembling.
“Doc… Doctor, I… I can’t lose this leg! I… I’m a hunter, and there are still child and mother at home to support, especially with the drought this year.”
“Without the leg, the family will collapse.”
Huo Yuhao gently comforted him and loosened the sleeve.
“Rest assured, I can cure it.”
After saying that, Huo Yuhao had the young woman wait in the living room outside.
Huo Yuhao took out the anesthetic powder from the medicine cabinet and anesthetized the man.
He covered the man’s eyes with gauze and said: “Relax, it’ll be fine in a moment.”
Huo Yuhao pulled out the White Tiger Dagger and swiftly removed all the rotting flesh like a hot knife through butter, also collecting a bit of blood.
After feeling the information progress slightly increase, he began operating the Reverse Cursed Technique.
Odd blue runes densely appeared on Huo Yuhao’s hand—these
Then begin controlling the spiritual power within the man’s body to slowly reverse it, enhancing his physique and granting him self-healing ability.
However, it was obvious that regeneration could not be accomplished solely with the man’s own spiritual power, so Huo Yuhao injected his high-quality spiritual power into his body and then reversed.
The flesh and blood of the man’s left leg began to writhe, as if it had gained its own will.
Amid the writhing, flesh buds began to sprout, then grow and connect, creating a scene that would cause one’s sanity value to plummet wildly.
As time passed, the originally dark and swollen blood hole grew new flesh with a clear color difference from the surrounding skin.
Once the growth was complete, Huo Yuhao gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Although the main consumption was spiritual power, maintaining the reverse cursed technique used soul power. Even with the model circuit greatly reducing the consumption, it couldn’t overcome Huo Yuhao’s short blue bar.
After confirming there were no problems, Huo Yuhao removed the gauze from his eyes, helped him sit up, and let him check for himself that the leg injury had been healed.
Although he temporarily couldn’t move, excitement could be seen in his eyes.
Huo Yuhao walked out of the room, and the young woman hurriedly stood up upon seeing him and grabbed his hand.
“Doctor, how is my man?”
Huo Yuhao pointed to the back and said, “He’s fine now. Go take a look yourself.”
The young woman nearly knelt directly on the ground to kowtow in thanks, but was hurriedly supported by Huo Yuhao.
“Healing the sick and saving lives is a doctor’s duty. No need to kneel.”
“Go in and see your man.”
The young woman entered the back room with red eyes, while Huo Yuhao returned to the counter, closed his eyes to rest, and recovered his soul power.
Soon, the two walked out of the back room side by side.
The man hurriedly grasped Huo Yuhao’s hand and said, “Divine doctor! Thank you for saving my leg!”
“If not for you, this family’s sky would have collapsed.”
Huo Yuhao waved his hand and said, “No big deal. As written on the signboard, three silver soul coins.”
The man hurriedly thanked him, then had the young woman beside him take out three silver soul coins and hand them to Huo Yuhao respectfully.
Huo Yuhao watched the two leave, knowing that his medical clinic’s signboard had been established, making it much easier to collect gene information afterward.
