Chapter 3086

At the same time, they felt envious. Envious of his sheer boldness.

Even Niu Da looked at Yan Xizhong with great curiosity and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"

"Afraid of what?" Yan Xizhong looked completely confused. "Didn't you say this is 3D/4D design and AR technology? If so, I’ll just treat it like watching a movie. It’s no big deal."

Hearing this, Niu Da thought this man was either incredibly capable or completely foolish.

"Let’s go. Let’s continue to the Fourth Hell. From what I remember, the Fourth Hell is called the Hell of Sinful Realm, right?" Yan Xizhong said with a grin.

Niu Da glanced at Yan Xizhong and nodded. "The Fourth Hell is indeed called the Hell of Sinful Realm."

"This Hell of Sinful Realm is even less something to fear. At most, it’s just reliving one’s life. It’s mainly for criminals who escaped legal punishment in the human world through various means. Since they weren’t judged while alive, they must go to hell after death to constantly replay those days of anxiety and fear. It’s just that the feeling of anxiety is amplified several times."

Yan Xizhong smiled slightly. "That’s how Baidu describes it. So, this has even less to do with us. At most, we’re just watching someone do wrong and get punished. We haven’t done anything wrong. As the saying goes, 'If you do no wrong in your life, you won’t fear ghosts knocking at midnight.' I think that makes perfect sense."

Niu Da’s mouth hung open, unsure of what to say. He felt that Yan Xizhong’s words seemed to have a hidden purpose.

Niu Da hadn’t figured it out yet, but the other four people following behind understood. Yan Xizhong’s words gave them a new idea: what they saw wasn’t real, just images pieced together by AR technology. They could just treat it like watching a horror movie.

With this thought, their expressions improved significantly. Their previously pale faces seemed to regain a faint flush of color.

Niu Da also noticed this. He frowned slightly, looking at Yan Xizhong for a long time. "Guest, you are quite cunning."

"It’s not that I’m cunning. It’s that you’re too impatient," Yan Xizhong said with a smile. "Let’s go. Let’s look at the Fifth Hell. I remember the Fifth Hell is called the Steamer Hell. As the name suggests, it’s a further punishment for gossipers, whether men or women. Of course, this punishment works best when used together with the Tongue-Pulling Hell, right? So, now we’re going to see the Steamer Hell. At most, we’ll see someone being steamed into a pile of meat paste in a steamer, and then staff nearby will reshape them back to their original form to continue receiving punishment."

"Guest, you know quite a lot about hell," Niu Da said, taking a deep breath, as if suppressing something.

"Not much. In the human world, there’s nothing else, but Baidu has plenty. Baidu knows a lot. Just search, and the whole computer is filled with this kind of information, complete with various illustrations. It can be as detailed and specific as you want."

Yan Xizhong seemed not to forget to advertise Baidu.

"If I were you, I’d link this kind of performance program with Baidu. The pictures on Baidu are truly ancient and flavorful."

Niu Da said directly, "Let’s go. Let’s look at the Steamer Hell."

The Steamer Hell was exactly as Yan Xizhong described. It was a very large steamer, but the object being steamed was different. It wasn’t meat buns or steamed buns for daily consumption, but a person.

Yan Xizhong looked and said, "This technology is quite good." His voice wasn’t loud, but the others could still hear him.

Niu Da continued, "Let’s go to the Sixth Hell. Guest, do you know what the Sixth Hell is?"

Yan Xizhong glanced at Niu Da. "Baidu says it, and I have the knowledge. Not only do I know, but my wife knows too. Wife, tell him what it is?"

Yun Meng smiled, her clear voice ringing out. "The Sixth Hell is the Copper Pillar Hell. It’s mainly for those who intentionally set fires to destroy evidence, take revenge, or kill people by fire. After death, these people are sent to the Copper Pillar Hell. Actually, the punishment in this Copper Pillar Hell can be imagined like the 'Paoluo' torture created by Daji to persuade King Zhou in the TV series Investiture of the Gods. It’s similar. There’s a copper pillar with fire burning inside. The criminals are stripped naked and forced to hug the copper pillar to receive punishment. The only difference is that in hell, it’s the souls receiving punishment, while in Investiture of the Gods, it’s humans."

Yun Meng spoke in great detail, so detailed that Niu Da didn’t even know how to respond. Because of Yun Meng’s explanation, the Copper Pillar Hell didn’t seem scary at all. It felt like just a plot point from a TV series.

Sure enough, in the Copper Pillar Hell, everyone saw many 'souls' tied to copper pillars, making sizzling sounds.

"Strange. These souls actually have bodies. Didn’t they say souls are just a breath of energy?" someone asked curiously.

Yan Xizhong laughed. "It’s technology. Since it’s technology, it has to give people a sense of misery. If there were no sound during the punishment, wouldn’t we stop being afraid?"

The problem was, after Yan Xizhong and Yun Meng’s interference, they couldn’t feel afraid anymore.

Niu Da also noticed this problem. "Let’s go to the Seventh Hell."

This time, Niu Da didn’t plan to let Yan Xizhong and the others explain, lest their explanations remove any sense of misery and instead give people the feeling of watching a TV series.

"The Seventh Hell is called the Mountain of Knives Hell. Yes, it’s the 'Mountain of Knives and Sea of Fire' that people in the human world talk about. The Mountain of Knives Hell mainly targets those who kill living beings, such as cattle, sheep, horses, etc. To the Underworld, these are all living beings. Humans who kill them must pay the price after death. Because these creatures like cattle, sheep, and horses are killed, those who kill them must cross the Mountain of Knives after death, tasting the pain and despair these creatures felt when they were killed."

Niu Da pointed down. "Look. Isn’t this Mountain of Knives terrifying?"

The blade light was gloomy. The firelight in the darkness made the Mountain of Knives look eerie and terrifying. It seemed that anyone who approached could feel the coldness radiating from the blades.

"It is quite scary. This AR technology is really good. It makes people feel like they’re there. It feels like we’re already in the holographic era," Yan Xizhong continued.

The little bit of fear they had managed to cultivate was gone after Yan Xizhong’s words. The other four felt as if they were in a holographic game.

"It’s really scary. It seems this technology is truly powerful," someone sighed.

If Niu Da couldn’t see Yan Xizhong’s purpose by now, he would be a fool. There was no need to say more. Yan Xizhong was clearly doing this to protect these four people.