Chapter Summaries

Yu Chenglong demonstrated his poisonous-mist challenge, which promised fifty Silver Soul Coins to anyone below level forty who could endure a quarter hour without farting or having diarrhea. The audience eagerly considered entering, while the master of ceremonies expected the challenge to make him a fortune.

• The master of ceremonies and two experienced attendants moved away from Yu Chenglong's poisonous mist and warned the new attendant, Soul Master Zhang, about its effects.
• Soul Master Wu explained that the attendants had to clean up after failed challengers and help them wash and change clothes.
• The master of ceremonies announced the challenge rules: participants below level forty had to endure Yu Chenglong's poisonous mist for a quarter hour without farting or having diarrhea to win fifty Silver Soul Coins.
• The master of ceremonies used Yu Xiaogang's reputation and the audience's pride to encourage people to challenge Yu Chenglong.
• Audience members discussed the challenge and several, including a level thirty-nine Soul Elder and a constipated Soul Grandmaster, decided they might be able to win.

The emcee drew a crowd toward Yu Chenglong’s poisonous-mist challenge, while Du Bai and Bibi Dong watched and Liu Dezhu considered entering. The emcee warned the spectators about the mist’s effects, but the challenge had not yet begun.

• Liu Dezhu decided he might try the challenge, while Du Bai and Bibi Dong laughed at its rules and chose to keep watching.
• Du Bai recalled Yu Chenglong’s poisonous mist and learned that Yu Chenglong had gained a Demon Tumor Tree soul ring and head soul bone after Du Bai injured the tree in Sunset Forest.
• Yu Chenglong regarded Du Bai as his benefactor, though neither recognized the other at the challenge.
• Bibi Dong told Du Bai she wanted to keep watching, and Du Bai felt reassured by her response.
• The emcee urged the spectators to join the challenge, then warned them that the poisonous mist had caused severe diarrhea and incapacitated past challengers.

At Yu Chenglong’s poisonous-mist challenge, host Zheng warned the crowd of its dangers, provoking five soul masters to sign up for the first round. The challengers paid their entry fees, and the trial began as three employees lit the incense marking its quarter-hour limit.

• Host Zheng warned spectators that soul masters of various ranks had been overwhelmed by Yu Chenglong’s poisonous mist, prompting many to doubt him and others to grow eager to compete.
• Du Bai watched the crowd and thought Zheng was a shrewd businessman, while noting that his own Soul Douluo rank barred him from the challenge.
• Liu Dezhu joined four other soul masters in the first wave, hoping to finish quickly before returning to monitor Du Bai and Bibi Dong.
• Sun Peng, Liu Dezhu, Yang Tianfeng, Su Fei, and Li Yuntao introduced themselves and paid five Silver Soul Coins each.
• Host Zheng announced the challenge, and employees Wu, Zhao, and Zhang lit incense to begin the quarter-hour trial.

Yu Chenglong used Nightmare’s Demon Tumor Bomb poison mist in a challenge against Sun Peng and the other contestants, who had to endure it for fifteen minutes to win fifty Silver Soul Coins. The weaker challengers began suffering intense stomach distress, and Li Yuntao finally lost control.

• Sun Peng dismissed the master of ceremonies, and Yu Chenglong prepared to challenge the contestants after learning their cultivation levels.
• Yu Chenglong ordered Nightmare to release the Second Soul Skill, Demon Tumor Bomb, filling the challenge area with dense, toxic mist.
• Sun Peng, Liu Dezhu, Li Yuntao, Su Fei, and Yang Tianfeng released their spirits and charged into the mist to begin the endurance challenge.
• Li Yuntao and Liu Dezhu quickly felt their stomachs churn and struggled to make it the few steps out of the poison mist.
• Su Fei and Yang Tianfeng also developed stomach distress, though their symptoms were less severe.
• After another ten breaths, Li Yuntao could no longer hold it in and lost control.

Li Yuntao and Liu Dezhu failed the poisonous-mist challenge and were taken away for cleaning, while the remaining challengers struggled to hold on. Su Fei decided to withdraw after deliberately farting toward Yang Tianfeng and Sun Peng, leaving them to face the stench.

• Li Yuntao fled the poisonous mist after losing control and was taken away by Employee Wu and Little Zhang for cleaning.
• Liu Dezhu also failed, left a mess on the platform, and was escorted away by Employee Zhao.
• The crowd watched as Su Fei, Yang Tianfeng, and Sun Peng remained on the platform and fought to endure the poisonous mist.
• Su Fei decided to withdraw and aimed himself toward Yang Tianfeng and Sun Peng before leaving.
• Su Fei released a foul-smelling burst that swept over Yang Tianfeng and Sun Peng, then ran off feeling relieved.

Su Fei escaped the Demon Tumor Poison Mist but left Sun Peng and Yang Tianfeng to continue the group challenge. Yang Tianfeng eventually failed and deliberately disgusted Sun Peng as he fled, leaving Sun Peng struggling to hold on.

• Su Fei sprinted out of the poison mist, accidentally leaving behind a foul mess, and a staff Soul Master led him away to clean up.
• Sun Peng failed to catch Su Fei and stayed onstage with Yang Tianfeng, who endured the poison mist in hopes of winning fifty Silver Soul Coins.
• After holding on until the eleventh breath, Yang Tianfeng lost control and failed the challenge amid the crowd's disgusted jeers.
• Sun Peng cursed the other challengers and realized the group challenge was far harder than he had expected.
• Yang Tianfeng decided to ruin Sun Peng's attempt, ran past him while releasing more filth, and left Sun Peng too close to losing control to chase him.

The master of ceremonies sabotaged Sun Peng’s challenge by distracting him with Chen Guang, causing Sun Peng to lose just before the incense burned out. Sun Peng left to clean himself up, while the crowd gained a new respect for Yu Chenglong and his Demon Tumor Poison Mist.

• With the incense nearly burned out, the master of ceremonies praised Sun Peng to distract him and signaled Chen Guang to interfere.
• Chen Guang disgusted Sun Peng by eating a shit-yellow substance and declaring that he wanted to eat Sun Peng’s poop.
• Sun Peng lost focus and farted, ending his attempt just before the challenge time ran out.
• The master of ceremonies had Chen Guang dragged away, apologized to Sun Peng, and warned the spectators not to interfere.
• Sun Peng accepted that he had lost and was led away to clean himself up, while staff cleaned the platform.
• After watching the challenge, the spectators looked at Yu Chenglong with newfound reverence for his Demon Tumor Poison Mist.

Yu Chenglong’s poison-mist challenge drew Wu Zisheng, who entered the poison willingly in hopes of curing his chronic constipation. The crowd watched in confusion as Wu Zisheng seemed to enjoy the poison, while Taizheng’s Strength Clan squad distributed advertisements among the spectators.

• After the first five challengers failed, the host invited more Soul Masters to challenge Yu Chenglong.
• Wu Zisheng, a level thirty-one Soul Elder, paid five Silver Soul Coins and began a solo challenge.
• Yu Chenglong combined his Demon Tumor Bomb and Green Tumor Poison Mist against Wu Zisheng.
• Wu Zisheng deliberately inhaled the poisonous gas, hoping it would relieve his lifelong constipation and help his cultivation.
• Yu Chenglong, the host, and the spectators wondered why Wu Zisheng welcomed the poison mist, while Du Bai watched with interest.
• Taizheng led members of the Strength Clan through the audience as they distributed advertisements, and one member spotted Du Bai and Bibi Dong.

Taizheng found Du Bai watching Wu Zisheng's challenge but chose to keep the Strength Clan's members focused on placing advertisements. As Du Bai anticipated more Shock Points, Wu Zisheng absorbed the Demon Tumor Poison Mist and asked Yu Chenglong to make it stronger.

• A Strength Clan member told Taizheng that Du Bai was nearby, and Taizheng hurried to see him.
• Taizheng spotted Du Bai beside Bibi Dong but ordered his squad not to approach and to prioritize placing advertisements.
• Du Bai saw his Shock Points had risen to 15,231 and expected them to keep increasing through the gold cards and advertisements.
• Wu Zisheng inhaled the Demon Tumor Poison Mist and felt the long-standing heaviness in his body begin to loosen.
• Wu Zisheng asked Yu Chenglong to strengthen the poison mist, but Yu Chenglong said it was already at its strongest and withheld his skull bone soul skill.

Wu Zisheng endured Yu Chenglong’s Demon Tumor Poison Mist not to win the challenge but to relieve his strange constipation condition. He gave up just before the incense burned out, and Boss Zheng spotted a new business opportunity in opening a clinic for constipation.

• Wu Zisheng absorbed the poison mist and enjoyed its effects while the crowd watched, but he decided not to stay until the incense burned out because he wanted to save the mist for later.
• Wu Zisheng left the poison mist and voluntarily forfeited the challenge, thanking Boss Zheng and Yu Chenglong for easing his condition and asking to challenge again in the future.
• Boss Zheng realized Wu Zisheng had endured the mist because it helped his constipation, and he agreed to let him return for another challenge.
• Little Wu escorted Wu Zisheng to the toilet, and Wu Zisheng thanked Yu Chenglong before leaving.
• The crowd concluded that the poison mist could ease constipation, and Boss Zheng decided to open a clinic for Soul Masters and ordinary people with the condition.

Ma Boyue challenged the poisonous mist while Du Bai and Bibi Dong decided to investigate Yu Chenglong and leave the stage. Their departure was interrupted by a frenzy over Advertisement Papers promoting an upcoming Spirit Bone auction and containing Gold Soul Coins.

• Ma Boyue paid five Silver Soul Coins and began an individual challenge against the poisonous mist.
• Du Bai told Bibi Dong he would have Taino and the others investigate Yu Chenglong, and they decided to look elsewhere.
• A commotion over Advertisement Papers announcing a Spirit Bone auction in nine days caught Du Bai and Bibi Dong's attention.
• Spectators discovered that the Advertisement Papers contained varying numbers of Gold Soul Coins and rushed to find them.

Gold Soul Coins hidden in advertisement papers convinced Heaven Dou City that the Heaven Dou Auction House would auction a Spirit Bone Set in nine days. As major powers began learning the news, disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Clear Sky Sect, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan set out to report it.

• Spectators found Gold Soul Coins in advertisement papers and spread news of the Spirit Bone Set, speculating which major power would buy it.
• After an employee explained the commotion, the master of ceremonies ordered his staff to search Heaven Dou City for advertisement papers and Gold Soul Coins.
• People across Heaven Dou City found the papers, believed their claims, and spread word of the auction.
• Ning Chuan learned the news and hurried back to report it to Sect Master Ning Fengzhi.
• Tang Gou learned of the Spirit Bone Set and headed to Moonlight Pavilion to find Madam Tang and report it to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yu Xiangxuan learned of the auction and resolved to report the Spirit Bone Set to her sect master.

News that the Heaven Dou Auction House would auction a Spirit Bone Set spread through Heaven Dou City, sending Du Bai’s Shock Points soaring. Meanwhile, Xue Qinghe worried about the coming autumn examination as he and Ye Chen headed toward Du Bai with women in their arms.

• Yu Xiangxuan hurried back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect to prepare for the Spirit Bone Set auction and seek an alliance with other sects.
• Masya decided to report the auction to Platinum Bishop Salas, while informants across Heaven Dou City alerted their factions and auction-house staff reported the news to their superiors.
• Du Bai checked his Shock Points and found they had risen to 22,231 in less than a quarter of an hour; he and Bibi Dong were pleased that their plan was working.
• Ye Chen and Xue Qinghe headed toward Du Bai with Xie Fulai leading them, while Xue Qinghe fretted over the autumn examination and his rivals Xue Luochuan and Xue Haizang.
• Ye Chen proposed that he and Xue Qinghe relax with more women that night, and Xue Qinghe agreed to one last indulgence.

Ye Chen approached Bibi Dong with unwanted advances, and Du Bai and Bibi Dong blasted him into a nearby stall. Xue Qinghe realized what had happened, and Xie Fulai rushed to confront Du Bai.

• Xie Fulai led Ye Chen and Xue Qinghe to the challenge stage, where he spotted Du Bai and Bibi Dong but could not find Liu Dezhu.
• Ye Chen ran up to Bibi Dong and reached for her shoulder, while Xue Qinghe remained distracted by A Xia'er kissing him.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong unleashed their Soul Power and sent Ye Chen flying into a stall, which he smashed apart.
• Xue Qinghe stopped kissing A Xia'er and recognized what had happened, while Xie Fulai shouted at Du Bai and rushed to attack him.

Xue Qinghe stopped his servants from intervening after Ye Chen offended Du Bai and Bibi Dong, then approached his teacher to explain the incident. He asked Du Bai to spare Ye Chen and let him punish the young master himself.

• Xie Fulai charged at Du Bai, but Xue Qinghe kicked him to the ground.
• Xue Qinghe slapped A Xia'er and Yu'er, ordered all three servants to stay put, and warned them not to ask questions.
• Ye Chen saw Xue Qinghe discipline his own people and concluded that Xue Qinghe was trying to protect him, so he stopped acting rashly.
• Xue Qinghe respectfully greeted Du Bai as his teacher and Bibi Dong as his mistress, then explained what had happened.
• Xue Qinghe asked Du Bai to spare Ye Chen's life and offered to teach him a lesson himself.

Du Bai spared Ye Chen after Xue Qinghe intervened, then warned his disciple to conceal how his Martial Soul evolved. Xue Qinghe reported Moonlight Pavilion’s invitation to a poetry conference, and Du Bai began assigning him a new task.

• Bibi Dong let Du Bai decide how to handle Ye Chen, and Du Bai told Xue Qinghe to teach Ye Chen a harsh lesson rather than pursue the matter himself.
• Du Bai warned Xue Qinghe not to reveal the details of his Martial Soul Evolution, especially to Dugu Bo, and Xue Qinghe agreed.
• Xue Qinghe asked Du Bai about the Spirit Bone Set advertised for auction, but Du Bai gave him no information.
• Xue Qinghe told Du Bai that Tang Yuehua had invited him to Moonlight Pavilion’s Heaven Dou Poetry Exchange Conference, and Du Bai said he would consider attending.
• Du Bai asked Xue Qinghe whether he had noticed the young man on the challenge platform, beginning to give his disciple a task.

Du Bai instructed Xue Qinghe to investigate Yu Chenglong's connection to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect before leaving with Bibi Dong. Yu Chenglong impressed the crowd by defeating Ma Boyue with his poisonous mist, while Xue Qinghe warned Ye Chen and his companions not to provoke Du Bai and Bibi Dong.

• Du Bai asked Xue Qinghe to investigate Yu Chenglong's relationship with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and Xue Qinghe agreed.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong continued their shopping, while Xue Qinghe went to check on Ye Chen and the crowd praised the couple's power.
• Ma Boyue let out a thunderous fart before the quarter-hour challenge ended, confirming his defeat by Yu Chenglong's poisonous mist.
• Yu Chenglong resolved to prove that he, Nightmare, and Three Puffs were not trash, unlike Yu Xiaogang.
• Xue Qinghe helped Ye Chen up and warned him, A Xia'er, and Yu'er to avoid Du Bai and Bibi Dong or face his punishment.

Xue Qinghe warned Ye Chen to stay away from the man and woman, then took him back to the imperial palace to report the Spirit Bone Set and his evolved Swan Martial Soul to Xue Ye. After returning to the hotel, Du Bai checked his Shock Points and prepared to open his next System Gift Pack at midnight, while major factions met through the night.

• Xue Qinghe made Ye Chen promise to avoid the man and woman and punished him by forbidding him from touching women for three days.
• Xue Qinghe sent A Xia'er and Yu'er away and took Ye Chen to the imperial palace to speak with Xue Ye about the Spirit Bone Set and his evolved Swan Martial Soul.
• Liu Dezhu found the injured Xie Fulai and took him away as spectators left the challenge stage to search for Advertisement Paper.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong returned to the Between Mountains and Seas Hotel, with Bibi Dong going to room 306 and Du Bai to room 305.
• Du Bai discovered that his Shock Points had risen to 62,312 and planned to open his level seventy-six Soul Sage System Gift Pack at midnight.
• Major factions in the soul master world convened meetings through the night.

Tang Yuehua confirmed that a complete Spirit Bone Set would be auctioned in Heaven Dou City and prepared to report the news to the Clear Sky Sect. Meanwhile, Xue Ye convened a court assembly and awaited Ning Fengzhi and two Titled Douluo.

• Tang Gou told Tang Yuehua that a complete Spirit Bone Set from one spirit beast would be auctioned in nine days, and she verified the news using an advertisement containing a Gold Soul Coin.
• Tang Yuehua told Tang Gou she would return to the Clear Sky Sect to report the auction, and she asked Jasmine to continue searching for Li Fu and postpone the Heaven Dou Poetry Exchange Conference.
• Tang Yuehua instructed Jasmine to have He Hua, Xiang Bo, and the other senior sisters manage Moonlight Pavilion quietly while she was away.
• Tang Yuehua left Moonlight Pavilion with Tang Gou and headed for the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Ye held a court assembly with five officials present and said they would wait for Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin to arrive.

Xue Ye convened the Heaven Dou Empire’s evening court to discuss acquiring the fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bone Set announced by the Heaven Dou Auction House. Prince Xue Xing proposed using the empire’s protection as leverage, while Ning Fengzhi urged caution and questioned the sudden announcement; the court had yet to decide what to do.

• Xue Ye had officials read the auction house’s Advertisement Papers, and Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong arrived.
• Xue Ye told the court that the empire should prevent the Spirit Bone Set from falling into the hands of the Star Luo Empire or Spirit Hall and asked for strategies to obtain it.
• Prince Xue Xing suggested negotiating benefits from the auction house in exchange for military protection during the auction.
• Xue Ye approved Prince Xue Xing’s proposal and invited further suggestions.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that harsh demands could push the auction house toward Spirit Hall and urged the court to investigate the sudden announcement, while noting that the sect and empire could afford to buy the set together.