[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-nothing-is-taboo":3,"chapter-nothing-is-taboo-nothing-is-taboo-chapter-111":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Nothing Is Taboo",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2310496,4514,"Chapter 111: Tongue Extraction (First of Two)","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-111",111,"\u003Cp>In the past, Pi Dan could only wrap half a ghost, but now it had grown large enough to fully engulf one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pi Dan flew back; Xu Yuan collapsed into the carriage and spat another burst of fire inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, controlling Pi Dan, he soon retrieved four more little ghosts—all smoldering inside the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan then stirred the fire within his belly; after seven flows, he could now carefully ignite it to move beneath his skin, though he still couldn’t enter the meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He burned away all four handprints on his legs until they melted and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin streams of black smoke drifted out, emitting a nauseating stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan glared fiercely at Zheng Rongkui: “You’re just a soft target!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Rongkui could no longer spit threats—he had spent nearly half his life nurturing these eight little ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sought power that was terrifying and methods that were bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in just this short time, half of them had been captured, and most were already reduced to ash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Rongkui quietly retreated—he admitted defeat; he couldn’t match you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have the Haikou Toad to deal with you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Rongkui snarled with malice: “When the Haikou Toad kills you, I’ll beg it for your corpse and soul, and forge you into my new little ghost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, the hundred and twenty ghost soldiers had charged forward—this scene delighted Lu Zhengyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung his large Guan dao and charged in, shouting to the others: “Don’t help me! I’m going to slaughter to my heart’s content!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tiger-like general plunged into a pack of wolf soldiers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhengyan wore armor, and as a Seventh Flow Wu Xiu, his skin and bones were like copper and iron—ghost soldiers’ blades and spears left only black marks that faded within a few breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just avoid having arrows pierce your eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Guan dao whirled up and down, shattering the ghost soldiers’ formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the five-colored poison mist had begun spreading—and seemed to be growing thicker by the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Lao calculated the timing; as the razor-sharp tongue shot toward them, he and Fu Jingyu lifted the guillotine blade with all their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snick—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the blade opened, a vast, unseen force seized the tongue and dragged it toward the guillotine’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tongue struggled to recoil, but could not escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the poison mist rolled in—if Fu Jingyu or Yan Lao inhaled even a breath, they’d collapse instantly and slowly dissolve into a pool of deadly toxic fluid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Baiyan held his bow, originally ready to support Lu Zhengyan, but the poison mist forced him to inch backward step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got a folk remedy for poison!” Old Pao Shan shouted. “I don’t know if it works, but I’ll try it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Baiyan called out to everyone, then prepared to charge into the poison mist—to test the remedy with his own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His folk remedy was strangely potent; it could neutralize most strange poisons in the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But against the head monster’s poison… he’d never tried it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we keep retreating like this, we’ll be trapped to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Haikou Toad still had one tongue hidden somewhere, and its strongest trick—“Four Mouths Melting Gold”—had yet to be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan suddenly said: “No need. Come to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan suddenly charged straight at Zheng Rongkui without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Rongkui had already retreated to the edge of the poison mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Zheng Rongkui believed the Haikou Toad wouldn’t poison him, he didn’t know how precisely it controlled its own mist, so he dared not rush into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Haikou Toad could precisely control it, and created a safe space for him as he retreated, that would be ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what if it couldn’t? If he inhaled the mist, the Haikou Toad might save him—but he’d lose half his life anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d already released all his little ghosts—he’d already lost half his life. If the poison mist finished him off now, he’d never make it back to the Demon Extermination Corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Yuan suddenly charged toward him—Zheng Rongkui’s instinct screamed: This brat has ill intent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re really going to squeeze the soft target until it oozes, aren’t you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Rongkui had no more hesitation—he swiftly retreated into the poison mist…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His remaining four little ghosts darted after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan rushed toward Zheng Rongkui at top speed—Xu Yuan’s feet carried twin fire wheels; Zheng Rongkui rode atop two three-zhang-tall vengeful spirits—both moved fast, but the distance between them didn’t narrow much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan felt slight disappointment, but he could delay no longer—the poison mist was closing in rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan threw Wang Shen’s spleen onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spleen’s energy transformed into earth qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, within thirty zhang, the earth surged upward—but instead of turning to rock, it simply enveloped everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Xu Yuan’s control, no one would suffocate within the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wouldn’t be comfortable either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the poison mist was completely repelled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the Haikou Toad strained to seep through, it could penetrate only a few chi—full infiltration would take a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hundred and twenty ghost soldiers and the razor-sharp tongue were all trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Xu Yuan’s control, the ground beneath them hardened into solid rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the earth qi condensed heavily, pinning them in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan checked—Zheng Rongkui had escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, three of his remaining four little ghosts were caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our side was all accounted for—wait, where was Dafu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dafu had been right beside everyone all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Yuan released the earth qi, Dafu suddenly tensed, leapt up, and flew away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It disliked being held in Xu Yuan’s arms, and hated being embraced by the entire earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Dafu stood atop the thirty-zhang uplifted ground, eyes vacant and unfocused, staring at nothing in particular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan ignored Dafu, slipped over, seized the three trapped little ghosts, shoved them into the carriage, spat fire into it several times, then moved toward the tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His only concern now was the trick “Four Mouths Melting Gold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Haikou Toad’s fourth tongue must be hidden somewhere, waiting to suddenly strike with a devastating ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan was no longer worried about that tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re hidden in the earth—you can’t see us at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan reached the razor-sharp tongue and realized with awkwardness that the only way to deal with it was to slowly burn it with his belly fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan went to find Fu Jingyu: “Carry the dog-head guillotine with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three moved through the earth qi, sneaking up beside the tongue—Fu Jingyu suddenly asked: “Why are we being so sneaky?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell silent, then laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right—the tongue was trapped, and neither the Haikou Toad nor Zheng Rongkui could see us. Why tiptoe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog-head guillotine severed the tongue clean through!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in the mountains, a pained roar echoed—and Xu Yuan felt the earth qi within the thirty-zhang range being violently kicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled shockwave rolled through—luckily, Wang Shen’s spleen had rooted into the earth and fused with it; the kick only made everyone feel uneasy, causing no harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yuan opened the carriage and shoved the severed tongue inside, then spat ten more bursts of belly fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoldering worked wonders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1208,"2026-06-20T12:07:23.516Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dbc9a109171f67b95eda42a8a2dd586605ef00061653e77179479974a427c344","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-112","nothing-is-taboo-chapter-110",413,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnothing-is-taboo-cover.jpg"]