Jack Burto agrees to pick up a friend's girlfriend from the airport, but when Miao Yin is kidnapped in front of him, Burton finds she's been abducted by sorcerer Lo Pan, the host of the spirit of an ancient Chinese warlord. He wants her for her unique green eyes, rare among Chinese women, that will rejuvenate his spirit and Burton has just hours to track down his lair and free Yin.