Chapter Summaries

Su Ye sparred with the Chief of Black Wind Stronghold, using his lightning and [Intuition] to hold his own against the stronger opponent. After ending the fight, the Chief revealed the instance’s key wine item and drank it, setting up a more dangerous battle.

• The Chief confronted Su Ye in the stronghold square, then agreed to spar when Su Ye chose to fight.
• The Chief attacked with his ringed saber, while Su Ye dodged and used [Extreme Thunder] to paralyze him and counterattack.
• Su Ye and the Chief fought for about half an hour, damaging the square before they separated.
• The Chief praised Su Ye’s combat experience and explained that his wine reduced his defense by ninety percent while boosting his combat strength by thirty percent.
• The Chief broke the wine jar’s seal and drank all of its liquor.

Su Ye killed the First Boss, cleared Black Wind Stronghold with an SSS rating, and claimed a Tier Two set blueprint from its warehouse. Back on the Survival Road, he claimed his breakthrough rewards and began advancing to Tier Two.

• Su Ye pierced the First Boss's heart while the liquor weakened his defense, killing him and clearing Black Wind Stronghold.
• The system awarded Su Ye an SSS clear rating and confirmed that no hostile targets had escaped.
• Su Ye opened the stronghold's twenty-one Supply Crates and found the Tier Two Black Wind Bandit Equipment Blueprint in the last crate.
• Su Ye left the instance and returned to the Survival Road, where the Gale Ranger still had about an hour left to upgrade and A Da stood guard.
• Su Ye entered the Training Room and claimed Tier Two advancement, 20,000 Survival Coins, 10 free attribute points, and 10,000 units of fuel.
• Su Ye felt a surge of pure power as his Tier Two advancement began.

Su Ye broke through to Tier Two, gained enhanced senses and the ability to project his mental power, and claimed a Horn Secret Crystal and Substitute Doll as his instance rewards. His Vehicle upgraded to level 23 with a Ramming Horn, but his materials ran low as he began using the Black Wind Bandit Equipment Blueprint.

• Su Ye broke through to Tier Two, distributed his free attribute points, and discovered he could move a Survival Coin with his mental power.
• Su Ye chose the Horn Secret Crystal and Substitute Doll from his instance rewards and stored both items.
• Su Ye checked his auction group and considered selling his unusable first-tier Attribute Potions.
• Su Ye's Gale Ranger upgraded to level 23 and gained a Ramming Horn, leaving him nearly out of upgrade materials.
• Su Ye took out the Workbench and entered the Black Wind Bandit Equipment Blueprint.

Su Ye chose Extreme Thunder Skybreak as his second skill and arranged to obtain the materials and Workbenches needed to craft Tier Two equipment. After Great Xia Soldiers delivered supplies, he learned the skill and raised it to level 10.

• Great Xia Soldiers offered Su Ye ten second-skill options, and he chose Extreme Thunder Skybreak as a trump card.
• A Great Xia Soldier warned Su Ye that a future Survival Game event would bring players together and that zones could merge if their player counts fell too low.
• Su Ye asked Great Xia for more Workbenches and blackscale iron so he could upgrade his Workbench and craft Tier Two equipment.
• Su Ye defeated the five Great Xia Soldiers after their meeting, then collected the Skill Stones and fuel they dropped.
• Over the next day, three more groups of Great Xia Soldiers supplied Su Ye with seven Skill Stones, six pieces of blackscale iron, and the Extreme Thunder Skybreak skill book.
• Su Ye learned Extreme Thunder Skybreak and used nine Skill Stones to raise it to level 10.

Su Ye tested his newly maxed Extreme Thunder Skybreak skill, then entered a Minotaur instance in the Gale Ranger to pursue an SSS-rank clear by eliminating every Minotaur. The vehicle’s weapons tore into the charging Minotaurs, who were stunned to face a Tier Two Vehicle, and the Ballista fired as they tried to flee.

• Su Ye tested Extreme Thunder Skybreak on a training target and saw that its power could drain his energy after two uses.
• Su Ye entered the Minotaur instance with A Da in the Gale Ranger and spotted the Minotaur camp in a dark-red canyon.
• Su Ye ordered Fifteen to activate Radar and fire the Machine-Gun Turret and Ballista while A Da charged the Minotaurs with the vehicle’s Ramming Horn and Thorns.
• The Minotaur captain and his troops halted in shock when they saw the Gale Ranger, realizing it was a Tier Two Vehicle.
• Fifteen’s Machine-Gun Turret cut down the front ranks, and the Ballista fired as the surviving Minotaurs tried to flee.

Su Ye and the Gale Ranger massacred the minotaurs outside and inside their camp, forcing the survivors to flee into hidden passages. The minotaur chief and more than a hundred elite warriors gathered to face Su Ye, whose vehicle stopped outside the camp as he inspected the chief.

• The Gale Ranger crushed the wounded minotaur captain and charged toward the camp at Su Ye's command.
• A Da and Fifteen attacked the minotaurs pouring out of the camp with ballista bolts while Su Ye fired the Vulcan Gatling Heavy Machine Gun.
• The Gale Ranger rammed and shredded minotaurs that tried to stop it, and the survivors fled toward hidden passages.
• The minotaur chief ordered more than a hundred elite minotaurs to hold off Su Ye while the others escaped.
• A Da stopped the blood-covered Gale Ranger fifty meters from the camp, and Su Ye used the Eye of Detection on the minotaur chief.

Su Ye used the Gale Ranger and its weapons to wear down the Minotaur Chieftain without fighting him head-on, then killed him with an armor-piercing bolt. After earning an SS instance rating, Su Ye sought the remaining targets so he could reach SSS.

• Su Ye ordered A Da and Fifteen to kite the Minotaur Chieftain while he attacked the pursuing Minotaur Elites with the Vulcan Gatling.
• A Da maneuvered the Gale Ranger out of the chieftain’s attacks as Su Ye killed the Minotaur Elites.
• Su Ye and the vehicle’s weapons overwhelmed the isolated chieftain, slowing and wounding him until he could barely move.
• Fifteen fired an armor-piercing ballista bolt through the Minotaur Chieftain’s heart, killing him and earning Su Ye an SS rating.
• Su Ye ignored the option to leave the instance and asked Fifteen to find the remaining enemies.

Su Ye killed the remaining Minotaurs in the tunnels and canyon, earning an SSS instance rating before looting their camp. He found ten pieces of yellow ox root and exited the instance, returning to the Survival Road.

• Su Ye ordered Fifteen to destroy the first tunnel entrance and burn out the Minotaurs inside, then repeated the attack on the other two tunnels.
• Su Ye sent A Da to kill the thirteen Minotaur deserters hiding deeper in the canyon, completing the instance with an SSS rating.
• Su Ye and A Da searched the canyon and Minotaur camp, collecting supplies and four thousand Survival Coins.
• Su Ye uncovered ten pieces of yellow ox root, which could each increase Physique by two points.
• Su Ye ordered the Gale Ranger to exit the instance and returned to the Survival Road.

After clearing the Minotaur instance with an SSS rank, Su Ye increased his physique, chose a first-tier Workbench and a Five Thunders Strike Talisman, and entered the Flying Spirit Race instance. Meanwhile, Minotaur chief Niu Qi reported to his superiors how Su Ye’s tier two vehicle had kited him to death.

• Su Ye ordered A Da to rest and Fifteen to inspect the Gale Ranger before preparing to clear more instances.
• Su Ye ate ten pieces of yellow ox root, increasing his base physique by 20 points.
• Su Ye selected a first-tier Workbench and a tier three Five Thunders Strike Talisman from the Minotaur instance rewards.
• Fifteen reported that the Gale Ranger was in good condition and had enough ammunition for five more battles of similar intensity.
• Su Ye declined to invite other players and drove the Gale Ranger through the gate into the Flying Spirit Race instance.
• Niu Qi told a high-ranking Minotaur that Su Ye had used his tier two vehicle and mounted weapons to keep out of reach and wear him down.

Su Ye spent the night clearing five instances and collected Survival Coins, equipment, materials, and natural treasures. After consuming the treasures and increasing his attributes, he opened four SSS Instance Rating rewards to see what they contained.

• A senior Minotaur official decided to keep the Fivefold Race threat secret from other civilizations and ordered his race to intensify its efforts against them.
• Su Ye cleared the Flying Spirit Race instance with an SSS-Rank Rating, earning ten drops of Greenwood Essence and other spoils.
• Su Ye cleared all five instances by morning, then instructed A Da and Fifteen to watch over the Gale Ranger while he rested.
• Su Ye sorted his haul, bringing his Survival Coin total to sixty thousand, and consumed four kinds of natural treasures.
• Su Ye's physique rose by 10 points and his mental attribute by 40 points before he opened four SSS Instance Rating rewards.

Su Ye selected rewards that strengthened the Gale Ranger and upgraded his Workbench, then crafted a Black Wind Bandit Set after Great Xia delivered the missing materials. While the set was being made, he checked the auction group chat and saw players discussing the dangers of the highway and the upcoming auction.

• Su Ye chose the Well Secret Crystal, the Tail Secret Crystal, three first-tier Workbenches, the Army-Breaker Cannon, the Thousand Forms Mask, and a Service Area Designation Card.
• Su Ye installed the Army-Breaker Cannon on the front of the Gale Ranger and fused the three Workbenches into a tier-two Workbench, unlocking the Black Wind Bandit Set blueprint.
• Su Ye slept while Fifteen and A Da kept the vehicle moving, and A Da later reported that he had received a box from Great Xia soldiers who delivered fifteen pieces of blackscale iron.
• Su Ye loaded the materials into the Workbench and began crafting the Black Wind Bandit Set, choosing a spear as its weapon.
• Su Ye read the auction group chat, where Fivefold Race players discussed highway dangers and prepared for the auction the following night.

Su Ye finished crafting the tier-two Black Wind Bandit Set, equipped it, and saw his attributes soar. He entered the Training Room to test his new spear against a simulated boss from Black Wind Stronghold.

• Su Ye decided to auction his unused first-tier potions and obsolete equipment to the Fivefold Race players.
• The Workbench completed the Black Wind Bandit Set, whose six pieces granted powerful attributes, skills, traits, and set bonuses.
• Su Ye equipped the full set and reached 189 Physique and 215 Mental Attribute.
• Su Ye selected the First Boss of Black Wind Stronghold as his Training Room opponent and began a simulated battle.

Su Ye defeated the First Boss of Black Wind Stronghold during training and prepared for the next day's auction by assigning Mo Yu to host it. The chapter ended with Mo Yu receiving Su Ye's auction goods and asking whether he could bid.

• Su Ye fought and killed the First Boss of Black Wind Stronghold by exploiting openings with his spear and equipment effects.
• Su Ye continued training against bosses, then reviewed his combat performance and rested for the evening.
• Su Ye told Mo Yu that the auction would begin at nine the next night and instructed him to notify the group and host it.
• Su Ye warned Mo Yu to announce rules against bid manipulation and troublemaking, promising to handle anyone who caused problems.
• Su Ye traded Mo Yu a large collection of loot to arrange for auction, and Mo Yu accepted the items and asked if he could bid.

Su Ye prepared for Mo Yu’s auction and traveled to meet him, planning to provide security himself. The chapter ended with Su Ye arriving on the highway and stopping the Gale Ranger in front of Mo Yu.

• Su Ye offered Mo Yu first pick of auction items at seventy percent of their final auction prices, and Mo Yu resolved to make the event run smoothly.
• Su Ye received eight Skill Stones from three groups of Great Xia Soldiers and chose the skill [Thunder Surge], which would be delivered the next day.
• Su Ye told Mo Yu he would use an Expedition Card to join him and protect the auction.
• Su Ye used the Expedition Card, merging his highway with Mo Yu’s, and inspected Mo Yu’s [Breath of Life] talent.
• Su Ye stopped the Gale Ranger in front of Mo Yu’s black vehicle.

Su Ye met Mo Yu at the makeshift auction site and reassured him before the auction began that night. As bidders gathered in the group chat, Ling Yue considered targeting Su Ye but chose caution while preparing to use his secretly acquired Workbench to equip his followers.

• Su Ye removed his mask and revealed his pureblood Feather Tribe disguise, making Mo Yu defer to him in fear.
• Su Ye told Mo Yu to call him Cousin and focus on hosting the auction, promising to handle any trouble himself.
• Su Ye returned to the Gale Ranger and watched the Auction Group Chat fill with excited bidders awaiting the nine o’clock start.
• Ling Yue considered robbing Su Ye but decided to let others test him first.
• Ling Yue asked his subordinate about equipment production on the Workbench he had secretly bought with a hundred thousand Survival Coins.

Su Ye and Mo Yu began the C13 Zone’s first auction, and the first lot drew an implausible bid from a Flame Tribe player who refused to pay. Su Ye used an Expedition Card to merge the player’s road with his own, preparing to confront the troublemaker.

• Ling Yue told his subordinate to assemble a fifty-man Elite Team so they could use an Instance Crystal to enter an instance.
• Mo Yu announced the auction rules, muted the Auction Group, and started a group video call under Su Ye’s watch.
• Mo Yu presented the [Bone-Shattering Battle Blade] as the first lot, and bidding climbed until a Flame Tribe player offered five thousand Survival Coins.
• The Flame Tribe player won the blade but ignored Mo Yu’s payment messages and failed to pay within one minute, so Mo Yu declared the lot unsold.
• Su Ye used an Expedition Card to make the troublemaker’s road merge with his own.

Su Ye realized the unpaid bid was a diversion and stayed with Mo Yu while the Windchaser Alliance launched its ambush. As twenty Vehicles charged the auction, Yan Tan ordered his players to ram the stage, and Su Ye prepared to face them.

• Su Ye sent A Da after Yan Shan, who had failed to pay for his auction item.
• Yan Tan revealed that he had used Yan Shan to lure Su Ye away so the Windchaser Alliance could rob Mo Yu.
• Twenty Windchaser Alliance players used Expedition Cards on Mo Yu, but Su Ye told him to continue the auction because he was still there.
• Mo Yu pointed the group-call camera at Su Ye as twenty Vehicles approached the auction stage.
• Yan Tan ordered the Vehicles to ram the stage, then his pupils contracted when he saw Su Ye.

Su Ye stayed to confront the Windchaser Alliance as its twenty vehicles charged toward him. He killed a driver by hurling an Armor-Piercing Spear through his vehicle, leaving the alliance and livestream viewers stunned as the vehicles continued to threaten him.

• Yan Tan recognized Su Ye waiting atop a vehicle and rallied the Windchaser Alliance to keep charging rather than retreat.
• Su Ye used his mental power to guide an Armor-Piercing Spear toward the lead vehicle.
• The spear pierced the windshield, hood, and driver, sending the uncontrolled vehicle tumbling into an explosion.
• The Auction Group watching the livestream marveled at Su Ye's strength, while Ling Yue regretted not buying a Talent Awakening Potion.
• A viewer warned that Su Ye might still be in danger if the remaining vehicles closed in on him.

Su Ye fought off the Windchaser Alliance’s vehicle assault with a Vulcan Gatling and his Black Wind Soul-Severing Spear, destroying many vehicles and killing their drivers. Yan Tan shot him in the back with an armor-piercing round, but the chapter ended before revealing what the bullet did.

• Yan Tan urged the Windchaser Alliance players to charge Su Ye with their nineteen vehicles.
• Su Ye used a Vulcan Gatling to destroy the five leading vehicles and damage the others.
• Su Ye met the remaining vehicles with his Black Wind Soul-Severing Spear and killed players as the Black Wind set slowed nearby vehicles.
• Yan Tan ordered the players to keep Su Ye back, then fired an armor-piercing sniper round into his back.
• Yan Tan’s relief at seeing the hit turned to horror and despair.

Su Ye slaughtered the Windchaser Alliance ambushers and killed Yan Tan, demonstrating overwhelming strength to the C13 Zone. The auction resumed as the faction leaders resolved not to provoke him.

• Yan Tan's armor-piercing shot failed to harm Su Ye, who continued destroying the Windchaser Alliance vehicles and killing its players.
• Yan Tan fled, but A Da arrived in the Gale Ranger and wrecked his vehicle, then presented Yan Shan's corpse to Su Ye.
• Su Ye killed Yan Tan and told Mo Yu to resume the auction, warning that anyone who wanted more entertainment could challenge him.
• Players in the Auction Group marveled at Su Ye's strength, while Ling Yue and the other Fivefold Race leaders feared his power and resolved not to provoke him.
• Mo Yu restarted the auction and offered a First-Tier Fine-Steel Battle Saber.