"Courting death!"
Hearing this voice, and sensing the agony behind it, all kinds of emotions such as sadness and relief began to swell up from within
Although it had been thousands of years since Ye Tian last heard her voice, he was certain that the sobbing woman outside was his mother.
One of the people he had longed to reunite with more than anything.
Now hearing someone dare to speak rudely to her, an unprecedented rage began to course through his mind
Had this been the Tianxian Continent, everyone even remotely connected to the offending him or anyone he cared about would instantly be dead.
Be it the person who offended him, or even the family that offended him, once someone dared do anything against his whim, then they were already considered dead
However this was the blue star and not the Tianxian continent, so he knew he couldn't just go of killing people, but even then, that didn't mean he could just wait and see his mother get insulted
Determined to see what was happening, Ye Tian tried to rise from his bed.
Unfortunately, before he could stand, his body suddenly faltered.
"Argh!" he groaned, pain searing through him like needles piercing every nerve.
A bead of sweat trickled down his forehead as he fell back onto the bed.
"Damn! I forgot I was just coming out of a botched surgery," he muttered.
"I need to take care of this, or I might end up dying again, right after being reborn!"
Looking down at his lower abdomen, he noticed the surgical gown turning red. His stitches had come loose, and the wound was bleeding once more.
"Damn it! If I were still the Heavenly Demon, an injury like this could be healed in a second."
A wave of dizziness suddenly washed over him, brought on by the sudden blood loss.
Gritting his teeth, he couldn't help but think back to his time as the Heavenly Demon.
In that world, not only had his cultivation exercises granted him an almost immortal physique, but the demonic bead also healed most injuries as long as he killed enough.
That was part of the reason why he had been able to fight the forces of the heavens and the world for thousands of years, seemingly without tiring—with the demonic bead, he was simply a perpetual motion machine powered by death.
As those thoughts raced through his mind, Ye Tian's eyes suddenly lit up. "That's it! Why didn't I think of this sooner?"
Scolding himself, he quickly sat in a lotus position, ignoring his bleeding stomach. "Exercises! That's the answer!"
He reasoned that since the demonic bead had been found on Blue Star, the planet couldn't be entirely ordinary.
"If there's any extraordinary energy in the air, even just a little, I can stabilize my condition."
Closing his eyes, Ye Tian began to sense the surroundings for extraordinary energy—a type of energy existing between existence and non-existence.
Known by many names—mana to mages, fighting spirit to knights, qi to cultivators, and martial energy to martial artists—he had first discovered its existence in the Tianxian Continent.
Back then after discovering it, he had always wondered if such energy existed on Blue Star as well.
And sure enough, his guess was right! after a few minutes of meditation, he sensed it!
"However, why is it so sparse? Even the smallest worlds in the heavens have more than this," he muttered.
"Could it be there's something special about Blue Star?"
Shaking his head, Ye Tian decided not to dwell on it. As he had bigger issues to address—like his damaged body.
"Luckily, the amount is just enough to cast the Great Restoration Technique."
The Great Restoration Technique was one of the first techniques he created after transmigrating.
Fearing sudden death, Ye Tian had used the demonic bead to deduce a technique to achieve immortality.
However, limited by the number of lives he could claim back then, he had only managed to deduce a technique that could heal mortals and somewhat strengthen their bodies by cleansing them of impurities and accelerating healing.
"Haha~ It seems this technique and I have a destined connection," Ye Tian chuckled.
"It was the first one I used in the Tianxian Continent, and now it's the first one I use after returning. I should upgrade it when I get the chance, to live up to its original purpose."
With a slight grin, he began to channel the technique, ready to stabilize his condition and confront whoever dared to insult his mother.
Little did he know, the situation outside was more severe than he had imagined.
.......
[Outside the Hospital Ward]
Outside the hospital, in front of a crowd of doctors and nurses, the confrontation that Ye Tian had overheard continued.
"Hey, woman! Why are you still here? Why don't you say something?" a young man sneered.
"In fact, don't bother. Just get out of my hospital. I'm already having a bad day, and I don't need someone like you making it worse."
Standing at a short five foot six, a slightly chubby teenager dressed in the latest designer clothes shouted at the old woman before him.
Ignoring her tear-streaked face, Chen Fan's expression was one of pure irritation.
*Tch… Today just isn't my day. Not only did I get kicked out of the club after losing money to that fool Wang Hao, but now I run into this trash in my own hospital,* he thought bitterly.
The more the old woman pleaded, the more annoyed he felt.
"Stupid woman! So what if your son died? Get out of my sight, or I'll throw you out myself!"
Seeing her distraught appearance, Chen Fan's sadistic qualities began to slowly take over, for he was already annoyed, he felt like the woman in front of him was just perfect
Deciding to take out his frustration out on her. He moved closer, raising his hand as if to strike.
"Chen Fan, stop! You can't—" A doctor tried to intervene, but Chen Fan's glare made him immediately fall silent.
"Old woman, be obedient and take a beating for wasting my time!" he sneered.
However, just as he prepared to strike, a fist slammed into his stomach with incredible force, sending him flying back several meters.
"How dare you lay a hand on my mother!" a voice roared with anger.
Along with it, a sudden wave of murderous intent flooded the hospital, suffocating everyone present.