Chapter 2291 - 2294: Jin Lin's Fortuitous Encounter

"My face..."

After quickly treating the wound, Jin Lin looked down at his reflection in the Cold Pond. His face, like that of a demon, was so terrifying that even he was frightened by it!

So ugly!

So disgusting!

Without a nose, the bridge of his nose was a sticky mess of red and black blood.

On his face, a deep sword scar, nearly twenty centimeters long, carved a glaring trace of blood, cutting from the top right to the bottom left, completely covering his entire face. Terrifying, disgusting, it would make an average person vomit at the sight...

"My face... destroyed, everything is destroyed! Qin Tian!"

Splash...

Unable to bear looking at his reflection in the water any longer, Jin Lin clenched his fists, releasing a murderous aura that seemed to freeze the surrounding water plants!

At the corner of his eyes, tears fell, drop by drop, into the Cold Pond because of his pain and hatred...

"You won't let me live, and I won't let you live either! I'll make you wish you were dead!"

Reclining on the ground by the Cold Pond, Jin Lin nearly roared, swearing vengeance at any cost!

Whoosh whoosh!

Just then, a cold wind suddenly rose by the Cold Pond!

An eerie wind gradually blew from the Cold Pond!

With a scent of blood, it was fearsome and strange!

Jin Lin, at the edge of the Cold Pond, suddenly felt an ominous terror around him, and he instantly sat upright!

Splash!

At the moment Jin Lin sat up, a sound came from the Cold Pond!

A black shadow suddenly emerged from the Cold Pond, an apparition not of human form!

Seeing this, Jin Lin's expression changed dramatically, and he gathered his Defensive True Qi with caution, asking, "Who are you! What are you!"

It was a black shadow, a human-like figure, but connected to the surface of the Cold Pond, as if the shadow could not leave it.

The face of the shadow was very vague, indistinguishable, but a hoarse voice came from within the Cold Pond: "Who I am is not important; what matters is that I can help you... hahaha... your blood and tears woke me from the Cold Pond. My friend, we are destined to meet!"

Jin Lin, on guard, asked, "My blood? My tears? What do you mean? Are you a human or a ghost?!"

In the Tianfang Demon Cave, with countless vengeful spirits, demons, and monsters, the sudden appearance of the apparition shocked Jin Lin, who quickly regained his composure, gathering True Qi ice on his palm, ready to battle the shadow at any moment.

However, the shadow did not seem intent on fighting Jin Lin, and laughed, "Am I a human or a ghost? Hahaha, I am neither; I am... a wisp of soul! Hahaha..."

"Soul?"

Jin Lin paused and said, "You haven't dissipated? Without a body, how can you exist?"

"Because I am strong enough!"

The shadow said, "Over the years, I've hidden in this Cold Pond, using it to conceal my soul, absorbing the Spiritual Energy within to barely survive for decades, unable to leave the pond without life, blood, or tears to wake me. I couldn't even manifest as a human figure..."

"Hehe, my friend, your blood and tears saved me, hahaha... don't you think we are destined?"

Jin Lin only half-understood, but seeing the shadow seemed to have no malicious intent, said, "I didn't mean to save you, it was an accident. Since that's the case, take care of yourself..."

Harboring a heart full of vengeance, he had no intention of chatting further with the shadow and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment!"

The shadow hurried.

"What more do you want?" Jin Lin turned back.

"My friend, how about we make a deal?"

"I am not interested in making deals, especially with someone from the Tianfang Demon Cave. You're not even human, huh, making a deal with me? I can't trust you, goodbye!"

"I can help you seek revenge!"

Just as Jin Lin was about to leave, the shadow's words made him stop in his tracks.

He turned back.

The shadow said, "We make a deal, as part of it, I can swear to help you kill Qin Tian."

"How do you know my nemesis is named Qin Tian?"

Jin Lin frowned, feeling the shadow was peculiar.

"Hahaha... don't forget, I absorbed your blood and tears; I have a part of your memory and perception."

The shadow chuckled lightly, "Your enemy is Qin Tian, your face is Qin Tian's fault, your lifetime wish is to kill Qin Tian..."

Seeing Jin Lin's expression of surprise, the shadow continued, "But you are outmatched by Qin Tian, your strength far inferior."

Though Jin Lin felt angry at this statement, the shadow added, "I can help you, killing Qin Tian is as easy as blowing dust away."

"Hmph, you think I will believe you? You just want to trick me into cooperating with you! I won't fall for it! I will kill Qin Tian on my own!"

Jin Lin turned and walked away.

"I am the Bloodthirsty Demon King, hahaha... a sovereign of the Demon Clan within the Immortal Domain, a century ago considered a top expert within the Immortal Domain! If you don't believe, investigate me! If you ever wish to cooperate with me, I'll be here waiting for you!"

The Bloodthirsty Demon King thought Jin Lin would really leave, but after walking over a dozen steps, Jin Lin stopped.

The tales of the Bloodthirsty Demon King were known to him.

Legends say that during its rise, the Heavenly Sound Sect even collaborated with the Bloodthirsty Demon King, who helped it become a powerful Immortal Sect.

Jin Lin knew the Bloodthirsty Demon King was powerful, so he stopped.

Indeed, he couldn't defeat Qin Tian.

How difficult was vengeance?

Even if he died ten times, it might not harm Qin Tian in the slightest.

He turned, staring at the Bloodthirsty Demon King, and said, "How can you prove you are the Bloodthirsty Demon King?"

"Hahaha... my voice, my form, is the proof! If you don't believe, you can drop the first drop of blood into the Cold Pond, and see me perform the Bloodthirsty Technique!"

Jin Lin approached, dropping a drop of blood into the Cold Pond, whereupon fierce winds immediately surged around the pond!

"Hahaha... Bloodthirsty Technique, absorb for me!"

The Bloodthirsty Demon King laughed wickedly, and Jin Lin watched as the lush verdant plants and trees within ten meters around the Cold Pond instantly withered to dust!

Could this be the Bloodthirsty Technique of the Bloodthirsty Demon King?

"That Qin Tian is still in the Ascension Stage, haha, such a minor figure, I could crush him to death with a finger! Jin Lin, do you trust me?"

Hearing the Bloodthirsty Demon King's words, Jin Lin took a deep breath and said, "You say you want to cooperate, how do we do this?"

The Bloodthirsty Demon King said, "It's simple, hahaha, let my soul enter your body!"