Prometheus was filled with fear, the intense heat from moments ago was terrifying, instantly turning his arms to ash.
What chilled him even more was Ling Tian's exquisite control over this flame. Thousands of degrees of heat had only burned off his arms, leaving the rest of his body completely unharmed!
As a fire controller himself, Prometheus knew how difficult this was to achieve. As fellow fire controllers, Prometheus felt the vast chasm between himself and Ling Tian.
Though Prometheus was a tough man, he also feared death. When facing his demise, even he would lose his composure.
He desperately wanted to tell the truth, but Langge's ability had been implanted deep within his mind, forming a subconscious that constantly restrained him from betraying Langge!
"I've told you everything, what more do you want me to do!" Prometheus shouted hysterically.
Ling Tian snorted coldly and turned to look at Aurora.
"Aurora, this fellow doesn't seem honest. But it doesn't matter, I have a way to make him talk. Please, freeze him for me, but don't kill him. Just leave him alive!"
Aurora nodded and extended her hands. A ball of icy blue energy shot towards Prometheus. Prometheus tried to dodge, but his arms were gone, and he couldn't even maintain his balance. The blue energy hit him directly in the waist.
The next moment, everything from Prometheus's waist down was frozen in ice.
"Ah!" Prometheus screamed loudly. He was now in despair. His powers were gone, his arms were gone. He couldn't even commit suicide now!
Ling Tian walked forward, looking at the frozen man, and said coldly, "Prometheus, I'll give you one last chance! Tell me the true identity of that imposter Mario Kuit, and I'll give you a quick death. Otherwise, you won't even be able to die easily!"
"I will not yield, and I will not betray Mr. Mario Kuit. If you have the ability, kill me..."
Seeing his arrogance, Aurora couldn't help herself. She stepped forward.
"Ling Tian, let me kill him. It doesn't matter if we know who the mastermind is. As long as we kill him, we can avenge my father! Let me deal with this guy!"
As Aurora spoke, a blue orb of light appeared in her hand, indicating she was about to freeze Prometheus into an ice block.
Unexpectedly, Ling Tian patted her shoulder and shook his head with a smile.
"No need, Aurora. There are many things that cannot be hidden just because he wants to. I have a way to extract what he knows from his mind!"
After speaking, Ling Tian stepped forward and placed his hand on Prometheus's head.
A strange light emanated from Ling Tian's hand, enveloping Prometheus's head.
The next moment, a massive amount of information was extracted from Prometheus's mind. This information flew into the Lingjing space like snowflakes, eventually converging into a structure within the Lingjing space, the Soul Refining Furnace!
A few minutes later, Ling Tian released his hand. At this time, Prometheus's eyes were vacant; he had clearly become an imbecile.
With a thought, the Soul Refining Furnace spat out a jade pendant, which appeared in Ling Tian's hand. Ling Tian injected his true essence into the jade pendant and then placed it against his forehead.
Instantly, a flood of information poured into Ling Tian's mind.
It was like a computer copying information from Prometheus's mind and then pasting it to Ling Tian.
Ling Tian turned his head and saw Aurora staring at him anxiously.
"Ling Tian, how is it? Did you get anything?"
"I know. Let's find a place, and I'll tell you in detail! This guy is no longer valuable; he's become an idiot. You can deal with him now! Although he didn't kill your father, he had long harbored the intention to deal with your father!"
"Okay!"
Aurora agreed and slapped Prometheus's shoulder. Prometheus was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture.
Aurora raised her leg and delivered a clean, swift kick, sending the ice sculpture tumbling to the ground, where it shattered into dozens of pieces.
Alas, for the fire controller Prometheus, who had achieved great military exploits and held immense power throughout his life, his end was to be utterly annihilated!
"Come with me, Ling Tian!"
Aurora said, leading Ling Tian away from the Americans' encampment and towards the island's residential area.
There was a civilian house here, located in a secluded spot. Aurora led Ling Tian to bypass the security cameras at the front of the house and into the courtyard. The two entered a utility room in the house. Aurora moved a toolbox aside, lifted the floorboards, revealing a tunnel entrance.
They entered the house through this passage, which led to the house's basement.
Ling Tian surveyed the house. It was decorated simply, with only the most basic furniture, and even many daily necessities were missing.
Even the bed had only a simple mattress, with no bedding or pillows.
Aurora explained to Ling Tian that this house was prepared by her alone, and on this island, only Mario Kuit knew it was her secret base.
Sometimes, when Aurora wanted to think about things alone or cultivate her powers without interruption, she would secretly come to this residence.
Of course, Aurora knew very well that the imposter Mario Kuit would also send people to search here to capture her. However, they likely wouldn't expect her to make a surprise return. Therefore, bringing Ling Tian here now was extremely safe for the short term.
The two went directly to a room on the second floor. The floor of the room was covered with thick yoga mats, and the room's windows were tightly curtained, making it impossible to see anyone inside from the outside.
Aurora cautiously looked out the window, and only after confirming no one was there did she relax.
"Ling Tian, tell me quickly, who killed my father!"
"He was an American, or rather, a monster. The person who killed your father was named Langge..."
Thus, Ling Tian recounted all the information he had obtained from Prometheus's mind to Aurora.
This included Langge's origin, the Americans' original plan, and the variables that occurred during the plan's execution.
The focus was on the entire process of Langge killing Mario Kuit and taking over his body!
After listening, Aurora burst into tears.