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
As Wallace Daune said, the battle royale isn't a suspense since Yi Bing, Huo Ling, Shou Ji and Shi Jiu have successfully, and even brilliantly, passed the elimination stage as everyone have expected, like Gu Xingfeng, Hao Baiyun, Wallace Daune and Emily Daune after seeing the data of them four. As for the other forty-six participants that have passed with them, most of them have A and B physique, mental strength and spiritual strength and only some have S physique, mental strength and spiritual strength.
Although Shou Ji has just B spiritual strength, but his S physique and S mental strength is no joke. He eclipsed the other winners aside from Yi Bing and Huo Ling who have SS physique and SS mental strength, and S physique and SS mental strength. Shi Jiu may have S spiritual strength, but he is one rank below Shou Ji in terms of mental strength and physique. And for a beta, B spiritual strength is already great.