Chapter 689: Chapter 653: Return and Change

Outer Truth City, Rainbow Domain, Rainbow Manor.

As the lord of this territory, the return of the Black Flame King was a monumental event. Especially since the Black Flame King had returned from beyond the planes, he was greeted with unprecedented fervor.

“Welcome back, my beloved King.”

“I’m back, my dear ladies.”

Ivan met his wives, including Tanaya, Angela, Justine, Pearney, Dan Lin, and even Lu Lu Xiyu, who had hurried back from the Underworld upon hearing the news.

Among his six wives, Tanaya was the Knight King of the human race, Angela was both a Knight King and the Centaur King, and Lu Lu Xiyu was the Kemor Empress, a lord-level figure.

In terms of power, the next in rank was Pearney.

Pearney was a Level 3 Sorcerer and a Level 3 Flying Knight, and she had now reached a pseudo-lord tier in both paths.

Next was Justine, also a Level 3 Sorcerer and Flying Knight, but she had only cultivated the Knight’s Path to the pseudo-lord realm.

Like Angela, Dan Lin hailed from an alien race–the Qingqi Clan. She encountered difficulties in pursuing sorcery, currently only a Level 2 Sorcerer. However, her Knight cultivation later took the lead, and she comprehended the Domain Aura, also achieving the pseudo-lord level.

It could be said that the strength of the six was by no means weak. Most of them had benefited from the opportunities Ivan provided, a testimony to the fact that they had chosen the right man.

“Dear, didn’t you bring us a few more sisters back this time?” Lu Lu Xiyu asked with a teasing smile.

“This sorcerer went to distant planes for proper business, enduring countless twists and turns along the journey. How could I have the mind for such frivolities?” Ivan replied solemnly.

“Hmph! Do you think I’ll believe you? With your natural charm, even if you don’t seek others, wouldn’t they still come to you?”

“I’ll take that as a compliment.”

This journey had taken three decades. Thirty years, though not excessively long, was not short either. For most beings, there weren’t many spans of thirty years in a lifetime.

Ivan’s wives were different. Living five or six hundred years was effortless for them.

After such a long separation, time had left barely any traces on their faces. Instead, as their experiences and strength grew, their allure only deepened, particularly for someone as breathtakingly beautiful as Lu Lu Xiyu.

Ivan couldn’t help but think of Antoinette and Mavis. The former, a Spirit Envoy birthed by the heavens and the earth, was even two or three degrees more stunning than Lu Lu Xiyu.

In truth, among those who returned with him aboard the Black Star, there were two other remarkably beautiful women.

He later discovered that Seirwolf and Ban Bu had indeed been thoughtful. The fallen beauties they had collected were genuinely peerless–members of the rare Moonlight Butterfly Tribe, possessing looks that evoked tender affection and also adept at currying favor, with one skilled in singing and the other in dancing.

However, Ivan was not a man enslaved by beauty and sent the two to serve as a singer and a dancer.

“Father, a thousand blessings upon you.”

“Very good, very good, your power is already nearing your mother’s.”

“A pseudo-lord and a true lord may seem just a step apart, but in truth, the gap is vast.”

This was Ivan’s eldest daughter, Lulu Betty. Exceptionally gifted, she was undoubtedly a child of extraordinary talent, with no shortage of resources, so her strength had advanced significantly.

Given her current situation, her ascension to Arcane Wizard was merely a matter of time, making her worthy of the title “Sorcerer Princess” of the new generation.

“You must be Betty, and you’re Beiren. You’ve both grown so much. Your mother Justine has taught you well.”

“Father, my brother and I have so many questions we’d like to ask you.”

“Take your time. In the coming days, I’ll be staying in the sorcerer world.”

Betty and Beiren were the children of Justine, and thirty years had passed in the blink of an eye, during which they had grown into adults.

Because their father Ivan had been absent all this time, there was naturally some distance between them and him. Though the two tried their best to hide it, they couldn’t fool Ivan, whose strength was far too great.

Ivan chose not to confront this openly. After all, it was his fault.

Compared to Lulu Betty, the siblings were slightly less gifted. However, in keeping with Rainbow Domain traditions, they too cultivated both the paths of sorcery and knighthood, progressing steadily in their strength.

At present, both were Level 2 Sorcerers and Earth Knights.

“Greetings, Master.”

“Rise.”

Over the course of his journey, Ivan had taken on three disciples in total.

Initially, in the Mongna Ant Land Cottage, at the academy’s request, he had accepted twin sisters Nora and Lorna as students.

Later, by chance, he accepted a young girl, Helen, as his disciple.

The three disciples were each unique, and their paths of growth were different.

Nora’s progression had been relatively steady. She had always been able to settle her mind to study and endure solitude. Coupled with the support and shelter provided by her master, even with only intermediate talent, she had risen to become a Level 3 Sorcerer.

Lorna, in her early pursuit of becoming an official sorcerer, had relied on the power of the Black Magic Wind Fire Array. However, this decision left hidden dangers, significantly reducing her subsequent cultivation efficiency.

Currently, Lorna had barely become a Level 2 Sorcerer. With no other choice, she mainly focused on the Knight path, reaching the Earth Knight tier.

The situation of the third disciple, Helen, was more peculiar. She had originally been human but, after a death-and-rebirth experience, became a unique existence known as the Undead Centaur.

The path of sorcery was relatively amiable to humans, but it was fraught with difficulties for other races.

Despite this, she didn’t abandon sorcery and continued to explore it painstakingly, now also a Level 2 Sorcerer, on the verge of advancing to Level 3.

For their master, who had ascended to the dignified position of Void King, all three of them felt deeply ashamed. Many times, both Lorna and Helen didn’t even dare to identify themselves as students of the Black Flame King.