Yvian smiled bitterly. "Yeah, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me when I ran into it face-to-face."

Hearing this, Hendrix gave her a thumbs-up. "You're really amazing at soul cultivation. You faced an Emperor Cobra and lived to tell the tale."

Sighing, Yvian revealed the real reason. "Not exactly. I'm only at Aetherium Realm. An Emperor Cobra couldn't kill me instantly, but it could've trapped me and prevented an easy escape.

"Even if I'd used my best technique to kill it, my soul would definitely have been injured. What's strange is that the Emperor Cobra's attack seemed more like a warning. After I backed away, it didn't pursue me."

Hendrix furrowed his brows. Even he found this hard to believe. Demonic beasts killed humans by nature, so they would never spare anyone they encountered. What was going on?

"I thought it was weird, so I carefully followed the Emperor Cobra for several days. Can you guess what I saw?"

Hendrix could not contain his curiosity. He stared w