I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 664 - 660: Battle Preparation

"I really guessed it right; it truly is a conspiracy against me."

After her spiritual perception detected the figures of Old Zongzi and Hou Qing, the corners of Fang Xiaocao’s mouth involuntarily curled up.

Relying purely on wisdom to uncover others’ meticulously laid out conspiracies feels incredibly satisfying.

If the occasion permitted, Fang Xiaocao would have loved to laugh aloud three times and expose Chong Ming’s clownish acts right now.

To tell Chong Ming that he had been exposed long ago.

She just didn’t want to expose him yet, preferring to watch him perform like a clown.

However, out of caution, Fang Xiaocao didn’t act on this impulse.

It’s not that she feared Chong Ming would cause trouble; the Spirit Hammer had long been eager to act above his head.

Fang Xiaocao mainly feared alarming Hou Qing and Old Zongzi.

Letting those two scheming guys escape.

It wouldn’t matter much if Hou Qing got away; he could be caught again sooner or later.

She was just concerned that Hou Qing might run off with Old Zongzi.

If Old Zongzi escaped, that would indeed be a serious future threat.

Of course, Fang Xiaocao was curious as to why Hou Qing could coexist peacefully with Old Zongzi.

It even seemed like he could control Old Zongzi to attack others.

Could it be that—

Besides being a Super Strong individual, Hou Qing is also a competent Hypnotist?

Has Hou Qing used his spiritual power to control Old Zongzi?

Then, what level of Hypnotist might Hou Qing be?

Top-tier?

Or has he already reached Half-step Super, or even Super Hypnotist status?

Thinking of these, Fang Xiaocao silently shook her head, dismissing her absurd thoughts.

Even if Hou Qing is a Hypnotist, he is at most a top-tier Hypnotist.

His power might be comparable to hers, and he might not even be stronger.

If she used the Blood Jade Ring, Hou Qing certainly wouldn’t be her match.

Otherwise, why would Hou Qing go through so much trouble to lure her here?

One must know that there’s a world of difference between the top-tier and Super Hypnotist levels, even though only one level apart.

A Super Hypnotist could be considered an invincible presence in this world.

As long as they don’t encounter a spirit-immune entity like Taotie, they can walk unchallenged anywhere.

It’s as easy as pie to kill strong enemies of the same level who aren’t Hypnotists.

Slaughtering them is no more than slicing vegetables.

Just like Fang Xiaocao now, with the Blood Jade Ring, she can easily hypnotize experts of the same level.

And control those experts to serve her.

Moreover, Hou Qing himself is a Super Strong being of considerable repute among his peers.

A Martial Artist who is a Super Strong being offsets most of the physical frailties of a Hypnotist.

The combination isn’t simply one plus one equals two.

Such a Hypnotist, even when facing a spirit-immune entity like Taotie, can easily handle them.

Taotie’s spiritual immunity automatically reduces the potency by ninety percent at full strength but isn’t fully immune.

There’s still a ten percent spiritual impact inflicted on Taotie.

Suppose Hou Qing were indeed a dual Super invincible overlord.

His own close combat ability, even if inferior to Taotie, could still take Taotie head-on.

Combined with formidable spiritual power assisting on the side, it could occasionally cause Taotie to become dizzy.

No number of Taoties would be enough for Hou Qing to beat up.

Being so powerful, what’s the need for setting up such elaborate traps to lure her here?

By the time she and her team set foot in the blacklist underground base, wouldn’t he have already set up the hypnotism to have them break the Illusion Realm first?

Then take action to eliminate Taotie, slowly torturing them to death in the Illusion Realm.

Therefore, Fang Xiaocao concluded that even if Hou Qing were a Hypnotist.

His power would at best be top-tier, and even without the Blood Jade Ring, Hou Qing still might not be her match.

After all, Fang Xiaocao now is no simple Hypnotist.

She has taken the use of spiritual power to delightful new heights.

Heading towards the level of cultivation.

If she keeps developing this way, soon she might even figure out spiritual power swordsmanship.

Having discovered Hou Qing and Old Zongzi are lying in ambush ahead, Fang Xiaocao couldn’t just sit and wait for death.

She certainly needed to prepare in advance.

Fang Xiaocao glanced at Chong Ming, who tried to appear calm, focusing on leading the way.

She sneered internally and sent a trace of spiritual power into Ying Gou’s mind.

Directly conversing with Ying Gou through spiritual power.

"Don’t panic, it’s me, your Princess Your Highness." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Remain calm now, keep moving forward, and remember what I say."

Fang Xiaocao’s spiritual power simulated a voice, directly echoing in Ying Gou’s mind.

Ying Gou visibly trembled in shock.

He instinctively wanted to look around, but hearing Fang Xiaocao’s latter words, he forcibly suppressed his curiosity.

Feigning calmness, he continued following Chong Ming forward.

Seeing Ying Gou not overreact, Fang Xiaocao breathed a sigh of relief.

She never dared pull such a stunt with Taotie.

One, Taotie is inherently immune to spiritual power, making it too difficult.

Two, before she finishes a sentence,

Taotie would have jumped up, drawing everyone’s attention with a "what the..."

Fang Xiaocao continued to use spiritual power to simulate a voice, issuing orders to Ying Gou.

"Chong Ming is a traitor. The code is left to him by Hou Qing."

"Hou Qing and Old Zongzi are ambushing us ahead."

"Once something happens, I will behead Chong Ming first."

"You need to withstand the attacks from Hou Qing and Old Zongzi simultaneously. After I behead Chong Ming, I will support you with spiritual power."

"I’ll cause either Hou Qing or Old Zongzi to be briefly stunned; how long it lasts I can’t say."

"You must seize the time to inflict significant damage on one of them."

"Otherwise, both of us could die today; those people behind us may not help."

"Them not aiding Hou Qing would indeed be a stroke of luck."

Fang Xiaocao relayed her quickly devised battle plan verbatim to Ying Gou.

"If you understand, scratch your head."

Fang Xiaocao continued.

Ying Gou scratched his head in response to Fang Xiaocao.

Seeing Ying Gou’s response, Fang Xiaocao breathed a sigh of relief.

Now Fang Xiaocao somewhat regretted not hypnotizing those Super Strong individuals when leaving the blacklist base.

Though their combat power was weaker and might not have been able to defeat Hou Qing and Old Zongzi,

They had numbers on their side; several against one should work.

They could relieve some pressure on Ying Gou, without worrying about their sudden betrayal.

Helping Hou Qing to jointly attack her side.

Fang Xiaocao engaged in deep self-reflection, secretly vowing.

Should she survive this incident unscathed, she would learn from this lesson and ensure there wouldn’t be a next time.

Encountering a similar situation next time, she would hypnotize all the strong individuals she could into her fold.

Ensuring they wouldn’t become potential threats again.

The more Fang Xiaocao thought about it, the more frustrated she became, glaring at Chong Ming’s back with increasing resentment.

The Spirit Hammer above Chong Ming’s head began growing larger and larger—