Chapter Summaries

Shen Ye suppressed the murderous urge caused by his side effect and refused to kill anyone to relieve it. He proposed that another primal desire might work instead, and Song Shiya offered to help him as his doctor.

• Shen Ye fought off the urge to kill Song Shiya, released her, and admitted that satisfying his appetite had not removed the side effect.
• Song Shiya asked whether Shen Ye would kill someone, and he refused to harm innocent people.
• He Yumin checked why the convoy had stopped, and Song Shiya ordered everyone to rest until dawn.
• Shen Ye suggested that satisfying the human urge to reproduce might remove his side effect, and Song Shiya inferred that he had been with Lin Wanqiu.
• Song Shiya offered to help Shen Ye and declared that she would be his doctor until his side effect was resolved.

Shen Ye discovered that Song Shiya’s crude manual treatment eased the burning sensation and stopped his dazed episodes, then persuaded her to take the treatment further. Afterward, Song Shiya asked whether his condition had finally improved, and Shen Ye told her it was completely better.

• Song Shiya treated Shen Ye manually, and he found that the burning sensation had subsided without bringing back his dazed feeling.
• Shen Ye claimed the treatment had not fully worked and persuaded Song Shiya that they needed to go deeper.
• Song Shiya gave in to her growing attraction to Shen Ye, and they kissed and spent over an hour together in the RV.
• Afterward, Song Shiya asked whether Shen Ye felt better, and he said his problem was completely resolved.
• Shen Ye brought Song Shiya instant noodles, and she teased him after learning he was too full from eating compressed biscuits.

After sharing food and teasing, Shen Ye invited Song Shiya to stay in his RV so they could take turns driving, but she misunderstood his intentions and fled in embarrassment. Meanwhile, the Blood Eagle Convoy reached the gas station where Shen Ye had fought the Oil-Shadow Ghosts the previous night.

• Shen Ye gave Song Shiya snack cakes and milk, and she ate until she was full.
• Song Shiya prepared to leave, but Shen Ye asked her to stay in his RV so they could share the driving.
• Song Shiya mistook the invitation for a romantic proposition, then learned Shen Ye meant it for practical reasons and said she would think about it.
• Song Shiya hurried back to the Volvo, while Shen Ye watched her go and returned to bed.
• The Blood Eagle Convoy reached a gas station on the border between Eastern Guangdong and Western Guangxi, where patches of warm, blackened earth marked Shen Ye's recent battle with four Oil-Shadow Ghosts.

Yang Feng confronted Cheng Shun after the Blood Eagle Convoy suffered heavy losses pursuing the RV and its invisible saber. Cheng Shun insisted his tracking information was correct, while Yang Feng knew his own greed had driven the chase.

• Yang Feng had Cheng Shun dragged from an SUV and kicked him after asking why he had brought him along.
• Yang Feng told Cheng Shun that the convoy had fallen from over 130 people to barely 50 after losses to gray fog, Tree Spirits, and high-tier Eldritch.
• Cheng Shun kowtowed and insisted that his information about the RV’s tire tracks had been accurate.
• Yang Feng recognized that the pursuit had been driven by his desire to take the saber, but he refused to accept responsibility.

Yang Feng’s convoy found fresh evidence that the RV had recently passed and resumed its pursuit toward Wu City. Shen Ye woke to scorching heat and spotted the approaching convoy, suspecting the people inside posed a danger.

• Zhou Xinghai reported that the gas pumps had been used within the last five hours, and a subordinate found matching RV tire tracks heading toward Wu City.
• Cheng Shun urged Yang Feng to keep chasing, and Yang Feng spared him while warning that he would suffer if they failed again.
• Yang Feng ordered the more than forty vehicles to pursue the RV at full speed, determined to claim its blade.
• Shen Ye woke in the RV as the temperature reached forty-two degrees Celsius and saw a convoy approaching in the distance.

Yang Feng led a large convoy to surround Shen Ye’s group after Cheng Shun identified their RV. He Yunping revealed Yang Feng’s background and that his convoy included three Sequence Awakened, and Shen Ye went out to face him with Ghost Head concealed.

• Cheng Shun spotted the RV and confirmed it to Yang Feng, who ordered his convoy to surround the Dawn Convoy.
• Yang Feng’s vehicles blocked the road, waking the Dawn Convoy and trapping its members.
• He Yunping entered Shen Ye’s RV and identified Yang Feng and the wounded Cheng Shun outside.
• He Yunping explained that Yang Feng was a wealthy Hong Kong businessman and that two other Sequence Awakened were in his convoy.
• Yang Feng called for the person in the RV to come talk, and Shen Ye concealed Ghost Head before stepping outside to confront him.

Yang Feng confronted Shen Ye and demanded Ghost Head under the pretense of avenging Zhao Biao, but Shen Ye refused and revealed his power. As Yang Feng tried to attack with his Life-Bound Blade, Shen Ye closed in with an invisible strike.

• Yang Feng claimed Zhao Biao had been his brother and demanded justice from Shen Ye, while secretly targeting Ghost Head.
• Yang Feng offered Shen Ye a place in the Blood Eagle Convoy if he handed over Ghost Head, but Shen Ye refused.
• Yang Feng summoned his Life-Bound Blade as his men and the convoy members expected Shen Ye to lose.
• Shen Ye marked Yang Feng with Slaughter Mark, terrifying him and revealing that the intelligence about Shen Ye was wrong.
• Shen Ye charged and swung invisible Ghost Head at Yang Feng’s neck, and Yang Feng barely blocked the strike with his Life-Bound Blade.

Shen Ye overwhelmed Yang Feng in a fight, forcing Yang Feng to call Zhou Zhiqiang for help. While Zhou Zhiqiang held Shen Ye off, Yang Feng took the Crimson Leech Heart from Chen Na and urged her to use it.

• Yang Feng activated Knife Credit Pact and attacked Shen Ye, but Shen Ye dodged his blows and cut him with Ghost Head.
• Yang Feng used Decapitation Oath, but the Slaughter Mark made him miss Shen Ye’s heart and strike his shoulder instead.
• Shen Ye wounded Yang Feng repeatedly and nearly disarmed him, leaving Yang Feng badly injured.
• Yang Feng shouted for Zhou Zhiqiang to attack, and Zhou Zhiqiang transformed and clashed with Shen Ye.
• As Zhou Zhiqiang briefly held Shen Ye off, Yang Feng tore the Crimson Leech Heart from Chen Na’s necklace and urged her to use it.

Shen Ye fought off Yang Feng and Zhou Zhiqiang until Chen Na shot him and took Song Shiya hostage. An Ning awakened and shielded Song Shiya with white mist, giving Shen Ye the chance to attack Chen Na.

• Chen Na used the Crimson Leech Heart to strengthen Yang Feng, but Shen Ye overwhelmed Yang Feng and Zhou Zhiqiang as Blood Feast drained their attributes.
• Chen Na shot Shen Ye twice, and Song Shiya used her healing ability to stop his fatal bleeding.
• Chen Na took Song Shiya hostage and threatened to shoot her unless Shen Ye dropped his blade.
• An Ning awakened, surrounded Song Shiya with white mist, and told Shen Ye to attack.
• Chen Na fired five shots at Song Shiya, but the mist made every bullet disappear.

Shen Ye killed Chen Na and Yang Feng, recovered the Crimson Leech Heart, and finished off Zhou Zhiqiang. He ordered the Dawn Convoy to kill every remaining member of the Blood Eagle Convoy, and they left none alive.

• Shen Ye killed Chen Na, then hurled Ghost Head through the Rolls-Royce and killed Yang Feng as he tried to flee.
• Shen Ye retrieved the Crimson Leech Heart from Yang Feng's corpse and learned that it boosted combat ability at the cost of future vitality.
• He Yunping's group surrounded the Blood Eagle Convoy, and Shen Ye killed the badly wounded Zhou Zhiqiang.
• When several captives tried to escape, Shen Ye ordered the Dawn Convoy to kill them all.
• Shen Ye and the Dawn Convoy slaughtered the remaining thirty-seven members of the Blood Eagle Convoy within five minutes.