" So, You saying your life was full of regret?"
" Yes."
A man answered with a downcast face. " I... I am so consumed by so much guilt and shame. I don't know what to do."
" I can see your karma. With a suffering life, you have paid back all the karmic debt. So, you can again start out a new life without staying in Fengdu city."
" Really?"
" Now, You have already crossed the Bridge of Helplessness. Now, drink this tea to proceed further."
The man looked at the elderly lady sitting before him as he nodded, taking a sip from the porcelain cup. Suddenly, his expression of anguish and pain disappeared, replaced with a peacefulness for a moment.
After that, his gaze became dull, like a blank slate.
" Now... I feel so empty."
" It's natural." The elderly woman nodded as she showed a small gate. " Now, you can pass through the gate and enter the gates of samsara."
As the man walked away, he could look at his surroundings.
A dark place, with the ground cracked with various cracks, spewing out green and violet flames. Crimson spider lilies blooming across the fields, making the land look like covered with crimson snow.
Just like his, thousands of Bridge of Helplessness, with thousands of elderly women talking and making their tea drunk to people like him. Everything appeared chaotic, yet perfect in this twisted place.
This is the legendary Netherworld.
The elderly woman showed no exhaustion as she looked at her new visitor.
" Visitor from far, take a seat. You have the right to take some rest after your journey."
" Indeed, I have this right... Too much." A young man spoke as he sat before the elderly woman. " Granny Meng, Is it?"
" You are sharp, Young Man. Indeed, I am Granny Meng."
" You are lying though." The young man took her teapot and poured some tea for himself, making Granny Meng speechless.
" Young Man, that's the tea of..."
" Forgetness?" The young man took a sip as his expression turned dull.
" Haah, You are hasty, Young Man." Granny Meng sighed. " But anyway, now you can..."
" Well, Got you." The young man suddenly laughed as he drank more tea, making Granny Meng aghast.
" You...You!! How is it possible?"
" Well, Miss Clone, Shall I tell you something?" The young man winked. " White crane patterns on red panties..."
" ENOUGH!"
Granny Meng almost jumped from her seat as she saw a young woman with white hair and crimson eyes standing beside her, appearing out of nowhere.
" Lady Meng..."
" No need to worry." The lady sighed. " It's not your fault. It's just...I never expected this bastard to return so fast.
The young man placed the teacup on the table as he smiled. " Well, It's already the eighth time, eh?"
" Come with me." The woman rolled her eyes as she escorted the young man away.
" Well, It's a waste to hide your elegant beauty like this, Big Sister Meng." The young man chuckled as he followed the woman.
" Brat. I am already old enough to see your thousand reincarnations. You still dare to look at me with those perverted eyes?" Granny Meng rolled her eyes as she spoke.
" Well, It's your fault, Sister Meng. Your appearance is so mesmerizing." The young man grinned. " Of course, I am talking about the current appearance, not the fake Granny Mengs who are serving tea out there."
Both of them arrived near a gigantic golden bell and the young man sighed. " Well, Here we go again..."
With intricate designs with auspicious beasts carved around it, the golden bell radiated a holy light, making the souls unable to go near it. However, the young man rolled his sleeves as he punched the bell.
*GONG! GONG! GONG! GONG! GONG! GONG! GONG! GONG! GONG!*
The bell rang nine times. However, the strangest thing was, that after each gong, the intensity of the sound increased. As for the ninth gong, it echoed throughout the netherworld.
" Who is it? Who is disturbing me in my leisure time?" With a thunderous roar, the giant palace's door opened as a figure appeared before the palace, with loosely fitting royal robes.
The roar was enough to make even the most evil soul cower a thousand miles away, not to mention ordinary souls. Yet the young man stood calmly, with a mocking smile on his face.
" My lord! You can't act like that. It's the Bell of Grieverence." A man with a small stature hurried as he adjusted the clothes of the burly man.
" But I was watching the live streaming of Fairy Chang'ge, Damn it!" The man cursed as his gaze fell on the young man who rang the bell.
" Yo-You! It's you! IT'S YOU AGAIN!?"
" Greetings, Your Majesty, The Great King Yanluo." The young man bowed. " It's me, again."
" Niu Tuo! Ma Mian!" King Yanluo roared. Instantly, The Ox Headed and Horse Faced guard appeared before him.
" Why is this bastard here again?" King Yanluo asked.
" This...I don't know, Your Majesty." The Ox Headed spirit spoke with indignation. " As you instructed, We tried to erase all his karma and forced his soul to a recent corpse."
" But he still died within a month." The Horse Faced sighed. " Your Majesty, I can't take this anymore. Everyone else is laughing at me."
" Yes, Your Majesty." Ox Headed nodded. " He is an abomination who ate Nether Lily in the Mortal Realm and Good Fortune Fungus in the Netherworld."
" I say, Erase his soul." Granny Meng replied.
" Big Sister, Since when you become so cruel?" The young man pouted. " How can you do that to an innocent soul like me?"
" Jia Hao, You aren't an innocent soul." Granny Meng snorted lightly.
" Well, It looks like Sister Meng remembers my name of first life." Jia Hao grinned. " Such a loving elder sister."
Then, he looked at King Yanluo.
" King Yanluo, The embodiment of justice. It's the fourth time I have come to you, stating that I have reincarnated an eighth time unsuccessfully." The Jia Hao spoke. " So, please...Compensate me."
Due to an unfortunate coincidence, Jia Hao became a glitch in three realms. After his death, he found out that he couldn't be reincarnated at all. And, if he possesses the body of a newly deceased person, he couldn't live more than a year.
" Didn't Niu Tuo and Ma Nian send him to the body of Kim Hyusung, a pop artist of the famous LTS group?" King Yanluo looked at his subordinate." What happened?"
" Well, According to this..." The Nether Registrar swiped his tablet. But his face turned stiff.
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" What happened?" King Yanluo glanced at him.
" Uh...The app version validity ended." The Nether Registrar's face turned dark. " Wait a bit, Your Majesty. I am downloading the cracked version."
" Fuck these AE bastards." King Yanluo cursed as his voice became low. " Increase the payment of hackers who are cracking this software...and decrease their sentence."
Jia Hao blinked as he saw the scene happening before him.
" Ah yes, This is hell."