This isn’t called repentance; he just knows he’s about to die.

Qin Feng then observed those five simps.

Their sin lay in 'simping'—simping indiscriminately. Five of them teaming up to simp for one person was truly outrageous!

And their fate was to appear within the same illusion…

The scene was none other than the Worm Queen's Cave that Qin Feng had visited before!

First, they saw a woman inside the cave; she was the female mage 'Qingqing' they had been simping for.

A surge of desire drove them to rush toward the woman's figure…

They frantically caressed her figure.

They were even drooling.

But suddenly, the woman's figure instantly transformed into a fat, slimy worm!

"Ah!!!"

The worm sneered, swallowing and chewing them one by one.

A moment later, the five were 'resurrected' together to relive the same scene. The catch was that they retained their memories with each repetition.

So now, looking at the woman's figure in the cave, they felt a sense of fear and disgust.

Yet they still couldn't control themselves and rushed forward frantically…

Compared to the first time, this fear of knowing exactly what was about to happen was even more unforgettable!

…

Thus, Qin Feng watched all the players being judged within the Judgment Land as if he were viewing surveillance footage.

Corpse Collector Gao Xiaoyi, the Punishment of the Oil Cauldron.

Huang Ziqing and Peach Rabbit, the Punishment of the Mountain of Blades.

The punishments for the others were all designed to make them suffer for the sins they had committed.

"Gao Xiaoyi, besides biting the hand that fed him and getting rid of his father-in-law… he even wanted to kill me!"

"Huang Ziqing not only committed matricide but also wanted to kill me!"

"Peach Rabbit betrayed her country and tried to smear me!"

These three all bore double sins!

Aside from these three, the female mage Qingqing, though ungrateful, targeted the Young Swordsman instead of Qin Feng.

The same went for Hu Fatty; although he killed innocents indiscriminately, even with ten thousand times the courage, he wouldn't dare provoke 'Shadow'.

Those five simps hadn't really offended Qin Feng either.

The only one Qin Feng cared about was…

Chen Da Dan, the troublemaker from Feike Heavy Industries!

"Chen Da Dan also betrayed the country and insulted me, yet his fate is only to infinitely watch his wife being…"

"Doesn't he also have double sins?"

"Or is the sin of insulting me not as severe as spreading rumors to smear me, and certainly not as bad as trying to kill me?"

If Qin Feng, possessing the Trial Authority, were regarded as a 'god'…

…then those punished in the oil cauldron or on the mountain of blades had committed sins equivalent to blasphemy or even deicide!

In comparison, 'deicide' did seem more serious.

As for what Peach Rabbit did—spreading smears against Qin Feng—it could be interpreted as a more severe form of blasphemy.

"Compared to that, Chen Da Dan only insulted me himself without trying to incite others to do the same."

"So, his sin isn't enough to warrant the oil cauldron or the mountain of blades."

Qin Feng felt he was starting to get a clue.

But he wasn't entirely certain if that was the case.

In this regard, Asha Hess was a professional 'riddler,' revealing nothing to Qin Feng and only saying that he needed to figure out the matters concerning the Trial Authority on his own.

Qin Feng didn't dwell on it.

In short, his current level was still quite low; he needed to focus on developing the Blade of Judgment first.

Through this trial…

Although the judged individuals were weak, since one had been sent to the 'mountain of blades,' Qin Feng's gains were quite decent.

The Divinity Cap of the Blade of Judgment increased from 51 points to 59 points.

Its basic attribute boost increased from 41% to 49%!

"Not bad."

Just as Qin Feng smiled…

…the seven judged individuals fell into boundless terror.

In a short amount of time, they had already undergone several cycles of reincarnation!

The female mage 'Qingqing' was devoured by different monsters every time, dying a miserable Death each time. Crucially, she saw the Young Swordsman every time—he clearly could have saved her but chose not to, just for the fun of it!

This made the female player weep bitterly!

Meanwhile, the illusion the five simps were in had a different vibe…

They had even vomited, yet they still involuntarily went up to hug the woman's figure and simp away. Then, her figure would suddenly turn into a worm and chew them up!

The five simps wept bitterly!

Finally, there was 'Peach Rabbit Eating Hotpot Today,' who was enduring the 'Punishment of the Mountain of Blades.'

She didn't know where she was; she only heard system prompts about being judged and then kept falling from a great height. The agony of facing Death during the fall was the hardest to bear.

Every time she got closer to the ground, her fear intensified, and she even lost control of her bladder!

Falling from a height and being impaled by swords and blades—the pain was unbearable!

For a moment…

…this Peach Rabbit wept bitterly!

Watching all this, Qin Feng's expression remained unchanged.

He knew very well.

Despite these people crying out "I was wrong," they weren't truly apologizing or realizing their mistakes.

As the saying goes—

【This isn't called repentance; he just knows he's about to die.】

In the context of the Judgment Land, those people hadn't repented; they just felt pain and instinctively wanted release.

However…

…once judged, how could release be so easy?

The Corpse Collector, Huang Ziqing, Chen Da Dan, Hu Qibin… they were all still undergoing torture—a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times, a hundred million times!

The pain they experienced and the emotions born from it fueled the growth of the 'Blade of Judgment'!

Shua!

Qin Feng returned to the Evil Spirit Academy.

He continued the work he hadn't finished over the past two days—upgrading and modifying the defensive barrier of the Evil Spirit Academy. He was only missing the last few materials; once collected, it would be done.

At that moment, even though the source, 'Peach Rabbit Eating Hotpot Today,' had been dealt with…

…she had already sent the information to certain foreign powers.

As a result, slander against Qin Feng was still rampant on various forums.

Of course, it was mainly certain foreign forces fueling the flames.

Qin Feng didn't care much about this.

"If those troublemaking foreign forces were sent to the Judgment Land, they would surely contribute quite a lot, wouldn't they?"

Qin Feng narrowed his eyes.

He didn't care about the comments about him because…

…in a few days, the first Barren Wasteland would arrive!

When that happened, forums, the internet, everything would collapse almost instantly, and most achievements of modern civilization would begin to vanish…

At that time, who would have the energy to worry about others?

With the apocalypse descending, for the vast majority of players, simply surviving would be a problem!

On the domestic forums of the Great Xia Country, condemnations and denunciations of 'Shadow' also popped up from time to time.

"My wife now only says 'aba aba.' I managed to carry her into a room in our Hideout, but she keeps crawling around and screaming… Shadow is the one who trapped her in a nightmare! Shadow must be held responsible!"

Below such a post, many people agreed—mostly those whose friends or relatives had also fallen into nightmares.

Upon learning that 'Shadow' had sent them into these nightmares, these people found it hard to accept.

But one post was upvoted to the top:

"OP, I haven't had the heart to tell you, but your wife was having an affair with the leader of the Rocket Mercenary Group. This time, she followed them to try and snatch an Epic BOSS… It seems all sixty members of the Rocket Mercenary Group were sent into nightmares by Shadow. I guess you could call this dying for love?"