A Good Life on Earth

"Yingying?"

Inside an auto repair shop, a middle-aged man emerged from the lounge, looking at his daughter's figure by the shop entrance.

Calling it a "lounge" was a stretch; it was just a few rooms sectioned off with wooden boards.

Close the wooden door, and you could rest and live. Step out the door, and you were straight to work.

"Ah, Dad," Chang Ying replied casually.

She leaned against the window, twirling a wrench in her hand, watching several figures at the intersection.

"Your mom's calling you, it's late, go back inside," her father urged.

"There are gods in the shop, what's there to be afraid of," Chang Ying said, still not turning her head.

"Come on, help us worship the gods, your mom and I don't understand," her father said helplessly, long having given up on controlling his daughter.

Speaking of which, the Chang couple, ordinary people, were able to stay home on the Night of the Fifteenth thanks to their promising daughter.

"You stay away from the door," her father chattered, stepping forward. "What are you looking at, so engrossed?"

Her father walked to the window and, following his daughter's gaze, saw several figures scattered at the intersection.

Three men in black raincoats, and a man and woman in yellow raincoats.

"Aren't those your classmates? What's his name..."

Her father patted his forehead, unable to recall. "He came to visit us a few days ago, didn't he?"

"Lu Ran," Chang Ying said softly. "He's passed by the shop several times today."

"That young man is truly capable," her father sighed lightly. "He's already out on a mission with the Moon Watchers."

"Yeah~" Chang Ying pouted.

"My daughter will definitely be able to do it too," her father noticed her mood and immediately encouraged her.

"When we first formed teams, I wanted to be with him!" Chang Ying said, weighing the wrench in her hand. "Damn Deng Yutang."

Her father: "Should we prepare a few bottles of water? When they get here, you can give it to them?"

"Okay." Chang Ying didn't refuse, but she grumbled inwardly: Who would be thirsty in this heavy rain?

Just open your mouth and drink!

"Let's go, get inside, we can see on the monitor too," her father urged again.

"Got it, got it." Chang Ying tucked the wrench into her waist, casually took out her phone, and opened the camera.

Click~

Then, Chang Ying posted the picture to the grade chat.

The chat immediately exploded!

In the photo, the dim yellow streetlights illuminated the rain clearly, like layers of a rain curtain.

And the teenager in the yellow raincoat, standing in the rain, held a slender black ice saber, tilting his head slightly, his eyes tightly closed.

As if concentrating on listening to something?

"Holy crap! Isn't that my Brother Ran?"

"He actually went for the additional test? He's really going to be a Moon Watcher?"

"Awesome! True man! Daring to take the July Fifteenth additional test, he's really risking his life for glory."

"These small streetlights, this rain, this atmosphere. Damn, it's perfect!"

"More, Chang Da Fu, take a couple more shots!"

"Why are Lu Ran's eyes closed?"

Qian Hao from Class 4, Second Year: "You don't get it, do you? This is the world's top divine technique, 'Love Who Who'!"

"Huh?"

"What is that?"

Qian Hao from Class 4, Second Year: "Don't you see my Brother Ran sitting there like Mount Tai, calm and composed? He doesn't even care about the evil at all!

This is the legendary 'close your eyes, and whoever it is, it's them'!"

Li Yanzhu: "@Qian Hao, report to my office at the start of the semester."

The lively grade chat suddenly fell silent.

Crash!

Inside the auto repair shop, Chang Ying doubled over with laughter, and the wrench tucked into her waist fell to the ground.

She had wanted to be a frontline reporter, but when she looked out the window again, the smile on her face instantly froze.

About 20 meters outside the window, intense energy fluctuations were occurring, and a tall figure was rapidly taking shape!

"Split Soul Devil!"

Chang Ying's heart leaped, and she instinctively took a step back.

"Hiss--"

"Ah?" As she retreated, she stepped right on a wrench that had just fallen to the ground, splitting her legs wide open.

Too bad the auto repair shop didn't have floor-to-ceiling windows.

The Split Soul Devil, making its first descent into the mortal world, didn't get to witness the girl's full, spectacular maneuver.

"Moo!!"

A distinctive roar echoed from outside the window.

The Split Soul Devil was entirely black. Though it walked upright, it possessed a fierce and ugly ox head.

Its body was incredibly robust, with bulging muscles. Several black mist orbs circled its form.

Since the Split Soul Devil had only just arrived and hadn't yet slaughtered any of the human race, these black mist orbs weren't terrifying.

But once the Split Soul Devil began to kill humans...

A human face would appear within each black mist orb!

Faces contorted in agony, twisted in pain, or even ripped apart!

Occasionally, the scene would be accompanied by the spectral screams of these faces, creating an utterly horrifying spectacle!

This was the origin of the name "Split Soul."

No one wanted to encounter such a terrifying evil.

To put it bluntly, being killed by other evils would at least be a clean end.

But if you were caught by a Split Soul Devil, your life would truly become worse than death!

Over the past few decades, the Split Soul Devil had proven to the world: physical death was far from the end of suffering!

"Yingying!"

"Chang Ying!" Her parents' anxious voices called from behind. Chang Father's voice grew closer.

"Don't come over, hurry back inside!"

Chang Ying shouted sternly, hastily retreating.

There was Lord Spirit Sign's small god statue inside the auto repair shop; the Split Soul Devil surely wouldn't dare to enter... Huh?

Chang Ying's pupils contracted slightly!

She saw the massive Split Soul Devil charging straight into the auto repair shop?

As it moved, the heavy thud of ox hooves on the ground could be heard, as if the earth itself was trembling.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

"Retreat, Dad, quick, retreat!" Chang Ying was completely panicked, already grabbing an old divination tube with her left hand.

"Swish swish swish~"

She shook the divination tube frantically, muttering, "Oracle, bless me, Oracle, bless me!"

Spirit Sign Divine Technique: Five Treasures Oracle!

There were a total of five oracles in the tube, each representing a divine technique.

They were: Output Oracle, Defense Oracle, Control Oracle, Support Oracle, and Summon Oracle.

A mere five oracles, yet encompassing so many types of divine techniques, was quite impressive.

The only drawback was that what you drew was entirely up to luck!

"Control, Defense, or summon some divine soldiers and generals to lure the evil away!" Chang Ying prayed desperately in her heart.

"Swoosh~!"

From the divination tube, a phantom oracle flew high, slowly rotating above Chang Ying's head.

Chang Ying's eyes were filled with anticipation as she retreated, watching the oracle.

But in the next moment, she was completely stunned.

Wisps of mist drifted down, chasing Chang Ying, attempting to merge into her body.

Support Oracle: Divine Power Oracle!

While this oracle was active, it could continuously help the caster recover divine power.

Chang Ying: ???

What the hell, do I need you to recover my divine power for me?

The Split Soul Devil was about to smash through the shop door and kill its way in!

And you drew this thing for me?

You really want me dead.

"Clang!"

"Clang clang!" Suddenly, several blood-red chains appeared out of thin air, tightly binding the ugly ox head and halting its massive body.

Immediately after, sharp spikes grew from the crimson chains, piercing the evil's body with extreme sharpness.

Divine Technique: Imprisoned Devil Chain!

Divine Technique: Blood Chain Spike!

"Moo!!"

The Split Soul Devil roared, filled with extreme rage.

It stretched its limbs violently, muscles bulging as if about to explode.

"Crack!!"

The crimson chains shattered with a deafening sound that sent chills down one's spine.

The Split Soul Devil was covered in blood holes, bleeding profusely, yet it had no concept of "a debt to be paid."

Its brute strength surged, and its pair of sinister ox eyes remained fixed on the storefront, charging forward once more.

The crimson chains reappeared, instantly forming a chain net that transformed into a guardian barrier.

Divine Technique: Blood Chain Barrier!

"Thump!"

The Split Soul Devil charged headfirst, its brute strength astonishing, actually causing the chain net to bulge.

The seemingly strong chain net looked like it could shatter at any moment!

"Quick! Hurry, hurry!" Chang Ying's eyes widened.

She pushed and shoved her father into the wooden shop.

"Moo!!"

The fierce brute was like a mad ox.

It seemed to have fixated on the storefront, determined to charge in and crush the life within.

"Baa~~~"

At the critical moment, a faint bleating sound was heard.

The Split Soul Devil's charge suddenly slowed.

The scene was utterly bizarre!

Its dark, ferocious ox head snapped backward:

"Moo!!"

Its eyes widened in fury, boiling with killing intent!

Lu Ran pinched the brim of the yellow raincoat's hood, pulling it up slightly as he looked at the huge, ferocious evil:

"Baa."