The small boat cut through the waves, speeding towards the deep sea. After more than an hour, the sun rose from the horizon, and they were already tens of kilometers away from Hell Paradise Island.
Looking back at the island now, lava continued to erupt from the volcano, a truly spectacular sight.
However, behind this beautiful spectacle lay countless lives. How could ordinary humans withstand the might of heaven and earth?
On the boat, Aurora, wrapped in a blanket, slept soundly. Her exquisite face was like a work of art.
In recent times, Aurora had been under immense pressure and was utterly exhausted.
After an unknown period, Aurora felt the wind and waves grow stronger, causing the small boat to pitch and roll uncomfortably, waking her from her slumber.
Aurora looked up at Ling Tian and saw him throwing an oil drum into the sea.
"What's wrong, Ling Tian? Why did the boat stop?"
"We're out of fuel! And the waves are huge in this deep sea.
But I've contacted the Oriental Princess, and they'll come to pick us up!
It'll take at least another hour or two for them to arrive," Ling Tian said, shaking the maritime satellite phone in his hand.
They were now more than 80 kilometers from Hell Paradise Island and had escaped the interference of the island's magnetic field.
As they spoke, a massive wave crashed over them, nearly capsizing the small boat. Ling Tian stood firm, his feet planted on the deck, trying to maintain the boat's balance with his body.
"Let me!"
Aurora said, leaning over the side of the boat and extending her hands towards the seawater outside. A blast of freezing air directly impacted the water.
In an instant, a layer of ice formed on the sea surface within a radius of more than ten meters, centered around the small boat.
As the freezing air was continuously input, the ice layer grew thicker, eventually forming a massive, egg-shaped ice mass with a diameter of over ten meters beneath the hull.
The entire small boat was lifted out of the water by this ice block.
This giant ice mass was heavy and shaped to break the waves, making the boat much more stable.
Seeing this, Ling Tian gave Aurora a thumbs-up!
Aurora was also very happy. She could learn a lot from Ling Tian. Previously, her abilities were only used for killing, but now, Aurora found that her powers could be used for more meaningful purposes.
More than an hour later, a colossal vessel appeared on the sea surface. Ten minutes later, Ling Tian and Aurora abandoned their small boat and boarded the Oriental Princess.
On deck, Zhang Caifeng, ignoring the gazes of others, rushed forward and hugged Ling Tian tightly, tears welling up in her eyes.
Ling Tian was also touched. He knew the feelings this girl had for him.
However, Ling Tian couldn't overcome a certain hurdle. He already had a fiancée, and now there was Aurora, which troubled him greatly. Ling Tian didn't know how to arrange for Aurora or how to explain the situation to Wang Bingxia.
Zhuge Tianji, sensing Ling Tian's awkwardness, stepped in to diffuse the tension.
"Alright, Ling Tian, come and tell me what happened and what we should do next!"
Ling Tian then entered the conference room with the others, while Aurora was taken by the ship's staff to rest and shower.
In the conference room, Ling Tian recounted everything that had happened on the island to everyone.
Of course, he kept some of his secrets to himself; those were his trump cards for future revenge.
Upon hearing Ling Tian's account, everyone sighed. It was a pity that the ambitious Mario. Kuiyet had been so ignominiously dealt with.
And the Hell Paradise Island, which he had painstakingly built, had also declined with him.
Finally, Xuanyuan Jie made a decision.
"Yun Ying, we'll set a full course for home!
Also, spread the news about Hell Paradise Island. I believe those countries won't stand by and let their espers die on the island like this.
If we're lucky, they might be rescued before the island is completely destroyed."
The Oriental Princess turned back, heading towards a port in southern Australia at a high speed of 28 knots per hour.
However, a thorny problem now troubled Ling Tian: how to handle Aurora!
Besides this daughter, Mario. Kuiyet had two sons. Now that he was dead, these three were the legal heirs.
Mario. Kuiyet had also made his will long ago, dividing his assets equally among his three children.
Even if Aurora did nothing, the wealth she had accumulated, along with dividends from various company stocks, could earn her tens of billions of US dollars a year.
Ling Tian had a deep conversation with Aurora, and she expressed her desire to return to China with Ling Tian.
Since cultivating together with Ling Tian, Aurora found that her heart had been completely occupied by this man, and she could no longer leave him.
As for Ling Tian having a fiancée, Aurora didn't care at all. Europeans and Americans were very open in this regard; many people had many children but were still just boyfriend and girlfriend, and the concept of formal titles was unimportant to them.
Ling Tian was helpless, so he contacted Wang Bingxia via satellite phone and frankly explained the situation.
To Ling Tian's surprise, Wang Bingxia didn't seem to mind at all. Instead, she smiled and told Ling Tian to bring Aurora home sooner rather than later.
In fact, Wang Bingxia was an intelligent and perceptive person. Born into a prominent family like the Wang family, it was quite common for men to have multiple wives and concubines.
Wang Bingxia also knew that a man as outstanding as Ling Tian possessed a fatal attraction to women.
She didn't believe she had enough charm to keep Ling Tian firmly in her grasp. Since she loved someone, she should dedicate herself wholeheartedly to that person.
Moreover, Wang Bingxia also knew that any woman who caught Ling Tian's eye must be extraordinary and would surely bring benefits to Ling Tian's career and other aspects.
Ultimately, Ling Tian agreed to bring Aurora back, but he also laid down three rules for Aurora: in China, she must abide by Chinese laws and customs.
Most importantly, unless facing a life-threatening situation, she could not casually use her abilities!
Aurora agreed to Ling Tian's requests without hesitation. In her eyes, as long as she could stay with Ling Tian, it was enough.
However, to Ling Tian's surprise, during the days of their return journey, Aurora became good friends with Zhang Caifeng.
The two were almost inseparable and talked about almost everything, which surprised everyone.
Given that Zhang Caifeng was usually reserved with others, and Aurora was an ice-cold beauty, it was astonishing to see them together like close sisters.