50,000 years ago, Hell was destroyed because of too much Foul from the resentment of the souls that later turned to Soul Eaters and devoured everything in their wake, leaving nothing of Hell. The gods above in Heaven, in order to take care of the newly-died souls, created the Afterlife Department comprised of grim reapers. Huo Ling was delivering food that day when he met Yi Bing and the guy gave him a warning. When he arrived to the customer's unit, he was killed. Huo Ling: you set up a death flag for me! Yi Bing: I'm a grim reaper. I'm the flag myself. Let me help you solve the mystery of your death. Huo Ling: your sister! Alternative title: The Different Ways I Died at 23 Update: daily
Normal World 341, ancient world, Kunpeng County.
"Mn~ ah!" Huo Ling muttered as he inhaled, then exhaled the fresh and unpolluted air when they arrived in the Special World. "Nothing beats a pure environment! I love this world!" he said, his eyes gleaming with excitement as he looked around the area, watching the carriages pulled by the galloping horses briskly walking past them. "Although the cars are time- and energy-efficient, but the smoke they exhaust is unfriendly to the environment – humans- and nature-wise!" he spoke in a rightful tone when he remembered the Abnormal World 9999.
Although the fuel of the cars in the Abnormal World 9999 has been changed to be environment-friendly later, but it still can't be compared to a natural fresh and pure air of the ancient era before the technology was further developed.