Chapter 587: True Spirit
Despite it being the twelfth cycle, people's understanding of Baili Qingfeng remained shallow. This wasn't due to a lack of effort or ability from the pioneers, but rather an inherent fear of the human form of the Void Emperor.
Those who approached him were inevitably sent into the cycle. Even those who didn't get close but merely entertained the thought of acting against him would suffer devastating consequences due to various coincidences. This only deepened the fear.
Ordinary pioneers speculated it was the world's rules ensuring the main plot progressed. The Ace Pioneers suspected the Void Emperor's human form possessed the True Spirit, allowing him to sense danger in advance.
Given these factors, it's natural that people were filled with fear when approaching the Void Emperor.
After all, once trapped in the cycle, a person would endure a hundred years of silence, drifting like a ghost in an empty void. Such a claustrophobic feeling wasn't something anyone could bear easily.
When Li Pin received the intelligence that Fang Zhiqian, Zhao Tiangang, and the others had carefully gathered, he was unimpressed.
"So, this is how you gather information? You just take it from Xiaya, Xiya, and other factions?" Li Pin asked.
Zhao Tiangang and Fang Zhiqian exchanged glances, unsure of what was wrong.
"Have any pioneers made direct contact with Baili Qingfeng for a deeper investigation?" Li Pin asked.
If Baili Qingfeng was really what Li Pin suspected, an avatar of the Void Emperor with the True Spirit, then there was no way that ordinary malice or hostility could be concealed. Through the reflection of the True Spirit, he could directly peer into the deepest part of everyone's soul.
Even if pioneers could hide their mental spirit fluctuations, preventing any emotional or cognitive leakage, they couldn't deceive their own hearts. In this situation, their malice was laid bare before Baili Qingfeng.