Grey ignored the severed head dangling in Violet's hand and instead bent down to pick up the unconscious Kaien. The young man was still as pale and emaciated as before, looking as though he had one foot already inside the grave.
The bloody hole in his chest continued to spurt an alarming amount of blood, staining his robes crimson. Coupled with his ghastly complexion and weak breathing, he looked like someone who would perish at any moment.
However, neither Grey nor Violet feared such an outcome.
The reason was quite simple—a Foundation Establishment cultivator with such a high level of cultivation would not die so easily.
Although Kaien appeared to be in an incredibly weakened state, his life force was astonishingly tenacious. Beneath his pale skin, faint spiritual fluctuations could still be felt as his body instinctively struggled to repair its grievous injuries.
