Recaps

Chu Lan led the Blue Team in planning a route to avoid the Red Team, while Xia Yu teased him about favoring Xia Wanqing. On the Red Team, Qi Ning negotiated unusual rules before agreeing to play, and Xia Yu realized his cousin was raising Xia Wanqing’s resentment while he sought ways to frighten Chu Lan.

• Chu Lan proposed that the Blue Team travel southeast to Outpost No. 2 to avoid a likely confrontation at the closer No. 1 Base and look for supplies along the way.
• Xia Yu joked that Chu Lan had chosen the farther route to avoid giving Xia Wanqing special treatment, prompting Chu Lan to explain his strategic reasons.
• Xia Wanqing tried to persuade Qi Ning to cooperate with the Red Team, and Qi Ning agreed only after imposing rules about weapons, food, and who could be attacked.
• Qi Ning added that Xia Wanqing had to let his brother kill the Red Team members three times, and Xia Wanqing accepted despite Xiang Ziqi’s anger.
• Xia Yu learned that Qi Ning was increasing Xia Wanqing’s resentment toward him, then wondered how to raise Chu Lan’s fear value; Chu Lan felt Xia Yu’s gaze and shuddered.

The guests chose cabin partners, and Xia Yu and Qi Ning shared a room while discussing why Qi Ning had joined the show and agreeing to revive each other if either died. Their livestream drew a large audience, whose comments focused on the cousins’ relationship and Qi Ning’s fiercely protective fans.

• Xueli chose to share a cabin with Liu Yue, while Chu Lan roomed with Zhang Wen and Xia Wanqing chose Brother Zi Qi.
• Qi Ning and Xia Yu shared a cabin, and Qi Ning removed the camera to protest the invasion of their privacy.
• Qi Ning learned Xia Yu had agreed to join the show for fun and that Old Master Qi had sent him to look after his cousin.
• Qi Ning asked Xia Yu to revive him if he died, and they agreed that Qi Ning would give Xia Yu a Revival Card if he found one.
• The cousins’ livestream rose to second place, and viewers discussed Qi Ning’s protectiveness and the Seven Fairies fandom’s rules against insulting him by name.

The contestants spent the evening by a campfire, where Xia Yu’s mysterious lack of mosquito bites became clear to Xueli and Qi Ning. Meanwhile, Chi Yan watched Xia Yu’s livestream from a yacht and planned to reach the island the next morning.

• Chu Lan gathered firewood, lit a campfire, and prepared hot water for the contestants.
• Xia Yu called Chu Lan his childhood friend and brother, prompting viewers to speculate about their relationship.
• Xueli realized Xia Yu’s presence kept mosquitoes away, and Qi Ning moved beside him to escape the bites.
• Xia Yu’s system revealed that it had bought him an insect repellent from its store.
• Chi Yan watched Xia Yu on the livestream and learned that his yacht would reach the island at nine the next morning.

Xia Yu joined Chu Lan’s Blue Team as they searched the island for supplies, then chose to split off with Chu Lan to search the mountain paths. The chapter ended with Chu Lan losing patience as Xia Yu repeatedly called him “Brother.”

• Xia Yu woke after the Red Team had already left and set out with the Blue Team, who soon found an assault rifle and ammunition.
• Xia Yu teased Chu Lan as they walked, while Chi Yan watched the livestream and grew jealous of their closeness.
• After the team found only a few basic supplies, Chu Lan proposed splitting up so some members could search the mountain paths.
• Xia Yu insisted on going with Chu Lan, and the two groups separated to search for supplies.
• Xia Yu repeatedly called Chu Lan “Brother” until Chu Lan turned around in irritation.

Xia Yu used a newly purchased detector to find a sniper rifle, then eliminated Chu Lan while claiming he had been aiming at Xia Wanqing. Chu Lan’s teammates regrouped with Xia Yu and set out to find a Revival Card.

• Xia Yu bought a detector, followed its directions, and found a sniper rifle and bullets instead of water.
• Chu Lan found two bottles of water, but Xia Wanqing surprised him with a shot and then asked him to share one.
• As Chu Lan handed Xia Wanqing a bottle, Xia Yu shot Chu Lan with the sniper rifle and the game announced Chu Lan’s elimination.
• Xia Yu told Chu Lan he had missed while aiming at Xia Wanqing, took Chu Lan’s supplies, and asked Xia Wanqing to leave.
• Xia Yu contacted Zhang Wen, Liu Yue, and Xueli, who joined him, divided Chu Lan’s supplies, and continued searching for a Revival Card.

Xia Wanqing secured a Revival Card from Qi Ning and used it to revive Chu Lan, while Qi Ning’s demands and Xia Wanqing’s oath inflamed tensions at No. 1 Base. Chu Lan reunited with the Blue Team at Outpost No. 2, where Xia Yu apologized for accidentally killing him.

• Xia Wanqing met Xiang Ziqi, blamed himself for Chu Lan’s elimination, and returned with him to No. 1 Base.
• Chen Hongyi accused Qi Ning of stealing his Revival Card, and the two nearly fought until Xia Wanqing intervened.
• Qi Ning demanded Xia Wanqing swear a vicious oath before he would hand over the card; Xia Wanqing swore and received it.
• Xia Wanqing used the Revival Card to bring Chu Lan back, and the Blue Team celebrated the announcement.
• Chu Lan reunited with the Blue Team at Outpost No. 2 and promised to repay the Red Team with a Revival Card.
• Xia Yu approached Chu Lan and apologized for killing him by mistake.

Chu Lan’s team reached a stronghold, found food but almost no water, and realized they would have to compete with the Red Team for a marked water source. Meanwhile, Chi Yan arrived on the island and sent Black Snake and White Wolf to find Xia Yu, leaving the production director worried about the guests’ safety.

• Chu Lan’s team counted their limited water, examined the map’s marked water sources, and rested while planning their next move.
• Xueli found clean clothes, a bucket, and a makeshift bathroom at the stronghold, and Chu Lan concluded they would need to fight for water.
• Chi Yan arrived by yacht with bodyguards and ordered Black Snake and White Wolf to locate Xia Yu and check whether he was injured.
• Black Snake and White Wolf entered the island after Chi Yan warned director Zhang Jin that the show would be over if Xia Yu got hurt.
• Zhang Jin returned to the production tent, failed to find the two men on the cameras, and told the assistant director to watch the guests closely.

Chu Lan and his teammates went to the island’s water source, where Chu Lan eliminated Xiang Ziqi before a standoff with the remaining Red Team members. They learned that Qi Ning had raided their base and eliminated Liu Yue and Xueli, then collected water and set out to search for Revival Cards.

• Chu Lan agreed to take Xia Yu with him and Zhang Wen to the water source while Liu Yue and Xueli searched nearby.
• Chu Lan shot and eliminated Xiang Ziqi as the Red Team gathered at the spring, leaving both groups in a standoff over the water.
• A broadcast announced that Qi Ning had eliminated Liu Yue and Xueli at the Blue Team’s base.
• Xia Wanqing and Chen Hongyi withdrew to search for Revival Cards, and Chu Lan decided his group should collect water before looking for cards.
• Chu Lan and Zhang Wen filled the bucket and headed out while Xia Yu stayed behind briefly to wash his face.

Xia Yu refused Chi Yan’s attempt to bring him off the island, while Chi Yan sought advice on how to comfort him. After returning to Base No. 2, Xia Yu learned that Qi Ning had ambushed the group and stolen supplies, and they split up to search for Revival Cards.

• Chi Yan watched Xia Yu bathe on the livestream, ordered the camera shut down, and sent Black Snake and White Wolf to bring him out.
• Xia Yu rejected Chi Yan’s request to leave, ended the call, and refused to let White Wolf examine his healed hand.
• Chi Yi suggested Chi Yan use a gentler approach, and Chi Yan asked him to obtain relationship advice from Chi Er.
• Xia Yu returned safely to Base No. 2, where Zhang Wen reported that Qi Ning had eliminated Sister Yue and Xueli and taken more than half their supplies.
• Chu Lan split the group into three teams to search for Revival Cards, gave Xia Yu a walkie-talkie, and set a return time before sunset.

Xia Yu collected a Revival Card and supplies while arranging with Qi Ning to keep a card for reviving him, then tricked Chu Lan into carrying suspicious items in his backpack. After Chu Lan chose to revive Liu Yue, Xia Yu headed back with him, while Chi Yan watched the broadcast and worried Xia Yu still intended to get even with him.

• 001 comforted Xia Yu after Chi Yan angered him, and Xia Yu learned the team had accumulated thirty-five thousand points.
• Qi Ning gave Xia Yu a Revival Card and water, reminding him of their agreement that Xia Yu would revive him if he was killed.
• Xia Yu found another Revival Card and supplies, then called Chu Lan to bring his backpack and collect them.
• Xia Yu told Chu Lan he had found bird eggs and carefully placed suspicious items wrapped in his jacket into Chu Lan’s backpack.
• Chu Lan chose to use the Revival Card to revive Liu Yue, and Xia Yu accompanied him back to the base.
• Chi Yan watched the broadcast and worried that Xia Yu still planned to get even with him.

After returning to the base, Xia Yu was killed by Xia Wanqing while Chu Lan failed to warn him and reached for his gun. Xia Yu went to the Black Room rather than be revived first, leaving Chu Lan and Xia Wanqing to face the fallout and plan to find him a Revival Card.

• Liu Yue returned to the base with Zhang Wen and complained about Qi Ning, prompting an awkward reaction from the group.
• Chu Lan went searching for Revival Cards, while Xia Yu followed a detector to another card and found Chu Lan opening its box.
• When Xia Wanqing emerged from the bushes and fired, Chu Lan reached for his gun as Xia Yu reached for it too, and Xia Yu was eliminated.
• Xia Wanqing apologized and offered to find a Revival Card, while Xia Yu remarked that he had been killed by him again and declined immediate revival.
• Xia Yu asked Chu Lan to revive Xueli first, then went to the Black Room as Chu Lan and Xia Wanqing discussed what to do next.

Xia Yu was eliminated and locked in a Black Room while tensions flared at No. 1 Base over Qi Ning’s death and the use of a Revival Card. After Xueli left to revive Qi Ning, Chi Yan contacted Xia Yu and persuaded him to come out with Black Snake and the others for a private talk.

• Xia Wanqing returned to No. 1 Base, where Qi Ning accused him of killing Xia Yu and demanded the Revival Card; Chen Hongyi shot Qi Ning to stop him from attacking Xia Wanqing, and the broadcast declared Qi Ning eliminated.
• Chu Lan returned with the Revival Card and decided to revive Xueli first, while Zhang Wen argued she should not be left alone in the Black Room overnight.
• Xueli was revived and visited Xia Yu, who asked her to use the Revival Card in his backpack to revive Qi Ning; she agreed and headed back to the base.
• Black Snake dismantled the Black Room door and gave Xia Yu a phone so he could speak with Chi Yan.
• Chi Yan apologized for his behavior at the hotel and asked Xia Yu to come out for a private talk, and Xia Yu agreed to leave with Black Snake and White Wolf.

Xia Yu left the Black Room and reunited with Chi Yan aboard the yacht, where their unresolved conflict turned into an emotional confrontation. Chi Yan admitted he had lied about being drugged on Xia Yu’s birthday and confessed that he had been thinking about him; Xia Yu ended by asking whether Chi Yan liked him.

• Xia Yu left the Black Room as Qi Ning returned to an empty No. 1 Base and raged at the people who had evacuated.
• Fans of AC Boy Group, the Seven Fairies, Xia Yu, Liu Yue, and Xueli fought online as Live Until the End’s popularity surged.
• Xia Yu boarded the yacht, showered, and ate a silent meal with Chi Yan, while 001 reported that they were still sixty-five thousand points short.
• Xia Yu threw a pillow at Chi Yan and said he hated him, but Chi Yan pulled him back and apologized for being harsh.
• Chi Yan admitted he had not completely lost his mind from the drugs on Xia Yu’s birthday and said he had been thinking about Xia Yu during his time in the United States.
• Xia Yu asked Chi Yan whether he liked him.

Xia Yu teased Chi Yan into admitting their relationship, then the Blue Team’s night at Outpost No. 2 was shattered when newly hatched snakes emerged from Chu Lan’s backpack and two pythons invaded his cabin. The team relocated to No. 1 Base, where Qi Ning threatened to eliminate them when the competition resumed at eight.

• Xia Yu asked Chi Yan whether they were officially together, then mocked him after he left in frustration.
• Chu Lan woke to newly hatched snakes crawling over him and discovered more emerging from his backpack.
• Liu Yue spotted two giant pythons climbing toward Chu Lan’s cabin, and Zhang Wen called for help as the group fled.
• Snake-catching experts removed the pythons and their nest, and Zhang Jin moved the Blue Team to No. 1 Base while suspending the battle.
• Qi Ning mistook the arriving Blue Team for attackers, then threatened to send them to the Black Room when the game resumed at eight.

Xia Yu learned that the snake eggs he had planted in Chu Lan’s backpack had frightened Chu Lan and earned him a large number of points. Back on the yacht, Chi Yan confessed his feelings, but Xia Yu left him to consider whether he was ready to accept Xia Yu’s desire to possess him completely.

• Chu Lan told Zhang Wen that Xia Yu had put what he thought were bird eggs in his backpack, and the eggs hatched into snakes that attracted two large pythons.
• Chu Lan and his companions left No. 1 Base to search for Revival Cards rather than attack Qi Ning.
• 001 told Xia Yu that Chu Lan’s fear and anger had raised his points to sixty thousand.
• Xia Yu learned Chi Yan had spent the night on the deck, then planned to return to the show after breakfast.
• Chi Yan confessed that Xia Yu was the only person he had ever loved, and Xia Yu said his own love was born of desire and that he wanted to possess Chi Yan completely.
• Xia Yu told Chi Yan to prepare himself over the coming week and left the yacht, leaving Chi Yan embarrassed and upset.

After Xia Wanqing revived him, Xia Yu teamed up with Qi Ning and headed for Outpost No. 3, while Qi Ning fumed over the opposing group’s broken promises. The chapter ended with Xiang Ziqi’s card switching Qi Ning and Chu Lan onto opposing teams, leaving Qi Ning ready to attack his former allies.

• Xia Yu changed course toward Outpost No. 3 after the broadcast announced that Xia Wanqing had revived him.
• Qi Ning proposed an alliance with Xia Yu and searched for Revival Cards while recounting how snakes had frightened Chu Lan at Outpost No. 2.
• Qi Ning found a Revival Card, but Xia Wanqing used another one to revive Xiang Ziqi, angering Qi Ning over the Revival Card he was owed.
• Qi Ning charged toward Outpost No. 3, found the opposing group gone, and returned to Xia Yu before they entered the camp.
• The broadcast announced that Chen Hongyi had eliminated Zhang Wen and that Xiang Ziqi’s Teammate Exchange Card switched Qi Ning and Chu Lan between teams; Qi Ning vowed to fight his former allies.

After Xiang Ziqi used a Teammate Exchange Card to send Qi Ning to the Blue Team and bring Chu Lan back to the Red Team, both sides confronted the consequences of the lopsided teams. The Blue Team rallied around Qi Ning at Outpost No. 3, while the reunited Red Team struggled with guilt and criticism over their advantage.

• Chu Lan gave Liu Yue and Xueli his supplies and left them, while they headed for Outpost No. 3 to seek a Revival Card and Xia Yu's group.
• Qi Ning revived Zhang Wen, reunited with Liu Yue and Xueli, and took their backpacks back to the base.
• Xiang Ziqi told Xia Wanqing and Yang Tian that he had exchanged Qi Ning for Chu Lan, and Yang Tian criticized his decision for making the teams badly unbalanced.
• Chu Lan returned to No. 1 Base with Chen Hongyi, where Xiang Ziqi avoided him and the Red Team's members sat in a tense silence.
• At Outpost No. 3, Zhang Wen complained about the exchange, but Qi Ning, Liu Yue, Xueli, Zhang Wen, and Xia Yu rallied together and vowed to defeat the Red Team.

Chu Lan led the Red Team to search for supplies while the Blue Team debated its next move and Xia Yu drew Xueli’s admiration. Chi Yan grew jealous of the livestream comments and ordered the show ended early, leaving the contestants with no chance of revival.

• Chu Lan split the Red Team into two groups to search for supplies and warned them to avoid Outpost No. 3.
• Qi Ning proposed hunting the Red Team, but Xia Yu suggested eating first, and Xueli brought him bread and water.
• Chi Yan watched viewers call Xia Yu the one on top, questioned Chi Yi about Xia Yu’s image and their relationship, and ordered him to make the show end early.
• Zhang Jin announced that all Revival Cards and special item cards were immediately invalid, prompting Chen Hongyi and viewers to protest the sudden rule change.

After the production team changed the rules, Qi Ning and Zhang Wen set out to find the Red Team while Xia Yu stayed behind with Liu Yue and Xueli. When the two men failed to return, Xia Yu suddenly fired into the dark bushes.

• Qi Ning, Zhang Wen, Liu Yue, and Xueli cursed the production team and agreed to confront the Red Team, while Xia Yu worried the game would end before he earned enough points.
• Xia Yu discussed with 001 and 105 whether Chi Yan could be affected by Xia Wanqing’s Everyone’s Beloved Aura and resolved to kill Xia Wanqing if he threatened his relationship with Chi Yan.
• Qi Ning and Zhang Wen went to check No. 1 Base, leaving Xia Yu, Liu Yue, and Xueli by a bonfire as they waited.
• After ten minutes passed without Qi Ning and Zhang Wen returning or an elimination announcement, Xia Yu aimed at the bushes and fired.

Xia Yu eliminated Yang Tian with a seemingly random shot, then confronted Chu Lan over helping Xia Wanqing kill him during the previous game. Chu Lan admitted it, and the chapter ended with fans from the group and the three performers’ sides fighting online.

• Xia Yu shot Yang Tian in a vital spot and eliminated him, surprising both teams.
• Xia Yu dismissed questions about his accuracy and urged his teammates to charge No. 4 Base and finish the game.
• Xia Yu used Yang Tian’s walkie-talkie to challenge Chu Lan and proposed ending the match that night.
• Xia Yu accused Chu Lan of holding down his gun so Xia Wanqing could kill him, and Chu Lan apologized.
• Qi Ning denounced Chu Lan and Xia Wanqing, while fans began attacking one another and calling for AC Boy Group to disband.

Blue Team and Red Team clashed at night, and Xia Yu helped Blue Team score key hits while Red Team tried to hold its ground. Xia Wanqing was left wounded twice by Xia Yu as Chu Lan called for a retreat.

• Chu Lan refused to kill Xia Wanqing and told him to follow the game’s rules, while Xia Yu led Blue Team toward Camp 4.
• Xia Yu guided Xueli’s aim, and she hit Xiang Ziqi in a vital area, eliminating him from the match.
• Xia Wanqing shot Zhang Wen, eliminating him from Blue Team.
• Xia Yu borrowed Xueli’s sniper rifle and hit Xia Wanqing in the shoulder, then hit him again in the thigh after he changed positions.
• Chu Lan called to Xia Wanqing to retreat toward him.

Xia Yu pursued the Red Team after demonstrating exceptional marksmanship, eliminating Xia Wanqing and Chu Lan in a confrontation that left Chu Lan terrified. The Blue Team won after Liu Yue eliminated Chen Hongyi, and the guests were called to No. 1 Base.

• Xia Yu hit Xia Wanqing twice from a distance, then chased him and Chu Lan as Qi Ning followed.
• Xia Yu shot Xia Wanqing in a vital area and eliminated him, then challenged Chu Lan to come out from behind a tree.
• Chu Lan fired at Xia Yu, but Xia Yu dodged, disarmed him, and staged a knife attack that eliminated him and frightened him.
• Qi Ning arrived and praised Xia Yu, who pushed him away and told him to shut up.
• Chen Hongyi eliminated Xueli, and Liu Yue eliminated Chen Hongyi, giving the Blue Team the victory and ending the game early.

After the Blue Team won the island game, Xia Yu collected the prize while Xia Wanqing concealed his resentment and the losing team argued with Qi Ning. The group stayed overnight and began a team-building question game, where Xia Yu chose Chu Lan for his turn.

• Xia Yu reassured Chu Lan, collected the one-million-yuan prize for the Blue Team, and received praise from his teammates.
• Xia Wanqing's resentment toward Xia Yu rose, and Xia Yu learned from 001 that online fans were fighting over the AC Boy Group.
• Xiang Ziqi complained that the production team had not arranged an earlier boat, and Qi Ning insulted the losing Red Team before Chu Lan stopped Xiang Ziqi from responding.
• Zhang Jin proposed a question game between opposing teammates, and Xueli awkwardly praised Yang Tian.
• Xia Yu chose Chu Lan as his opponent for the next turn.

During the reality show, Xia Yu pressured Chu Lan to clarify his relationship with Xia Wanqing, and Chu Lan denied that they were dating. After filming ended, Xia Yu left the island by luxury yacht with Qi Ning and Xueli, while Chi Yi waited at the shore.

• Xia Yu asked Chu Lan whether he and Xia Wanqing were dating, then pressed him about his feelings and relationship; Chu Lan denied they were together and refused to answer further questions.
• Chu Lan's anger rose, and Zhang Jin ended the game and dismissed the guests before the livestreams shut down.
• After retrieving their phones, Xia Yu told Qi Ning he was leaving without waiting for the production team's boat or the household helicopter.
• Xia Yu, Qi Ning, and Black Snake invited Xueli to leave with them, and she joined them with her suitcase.
• Xia Yu and the others reached a luxury yacht where Chi Yi was waiting for them.

Xia Yu tried to reassure a jealous Chi Yan while secretly giving him a pill, but Chi Yan found himself unable to get aroused and pushed Xia Yu away. Xia Yu pretended to be heartbroken, leaving Chi Yan panicked and trying to comfort him.

• Chi Yi sent Qi Ning and Xueli to their rooms, then told Xia Yu that Chi Yan was waiting in the lounge.
• Chi Yan confronted Xia Yu about Chu Lan and accused him of treating him as a substitute, but Xia Yu insisted that he wanted Chi Yan.
• After Xia Wanqing's resentment and anger increased, the system store upgraded, and Xia Yu prepared to use a pill.
• Xia Yu coaxed Chi Yan into taking the pill, but Chi Yan went to the bathroom and discovered he could not get aroused.
• Chi Yan pushed Xia Yu out of the bathroom, then found him sobbing beneath a blanket and hurried to comfort him.