Chapter 1: Welcome to Netherworld
" 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.
" 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.
[ The validity of the current version of your app has ended. Please purchase our latest version of our app only at 99999 Divine Crystals]
" 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."