Covering the Sky: I am the King of Men, and I rule over the rise and fall of all heavens.

Chapter 157 Becoming the Boss of the Soul River
"What? You acknowledge my status as the successor of the progenitor?" This question left Jiang Bai completely dumbfounded.

How could he not know he had this identity?

If he has this identity, then what about all his actions over the years—planning for the heavens for eternity, fighting against alien realms, and fighting against strange races?
Is it like the Kuiba, where each generation of Kuiba is a god, and each generation of Kuiba kills the old ministers?

"Jiang Bai, haven't you noticed the blood of my race flowing through your veins?"

The three-headed demonic dragon quasi-immortal emperor, who was the leader of the five strange quasi-immortal emperors, angrily rebuked Jiang Bai.

Seeing the other party's adamant demeanor, Jiang Bai speechlessly cut his palm, releasing some blood: "Where is your clan..."

Under Jiang Bai's incredulous gaze, his blood began to change, emitting a strange aura.

At this moment, Jiang Bai's soul was shaken; it was truly astonishing.

"Why is this happening?" Jiang Bai couldn't believe it; he had actually become the leader of the Kuiba clan, who had killed off generations of old officials.

"Because you are the experimental subject used by our ancestors to surpass themselves and to lead our clan to greater glory," the three-headed demon dragon quasi-immortal emperor continued.

Jiang Bai was dumbfounded. Then he felt the world change and he found himself in a desolate plateau.

"We've finally met, child." A cold voice rang in Jiang Bai's ears.

"You... are?" Jiang Bai asked in a low voice.

"I am the will of the plateau, your creator," the cold voice continued.

“Next, I will tell you everything,” the Highland Will said slowly.

After a long while, Jiang Bai finally understood everything.

He is currently in the timeline after the restart of the plateau will.

In the timeline before the reactivation of the Plateau Will, there was a peerless genius named "Jiang Bai," who rose from the Shrouding the Heavens universe. This was the story of another Jiang Bai that he had heard before.

This Jiang Bai is incredibly awesome. In the timeline before the reboot, he led his men to kill all the strange progenitors. If it weren't for the Plateau Will restarting the timeline at the crucial moment, allowing the game to start again, everything would have been over.

However, when the timeline restarted, the will of the plateau could not find "Jiang Bai," and the strange progenitors searched the entire universe without success.

The will of the plateau and the ancestors believed that "Jiangbai" had transcended, which greatly excited them.

Then, the will of the plateau created Jiang Bai in this restarted timeline, which is the current Jiang Bai.

The goal is to create a Jiang Bai who is on their own side and transcends the status quo.

They also used Jiangbai (a type of Chinese fish) as bait to catch "Jiangbai".

The phrase "Found you, stowaway" that Jiang Bai heard earlier was not spoken to Jiang Bai, but to "Jiang Bai".

This is what Jiang Bai always thought was the "mastermind behind the scenes".

However, Jiang Bai still had many questions in his mind: why did he have "memories" from before he transmigrated, and why didn't the mastermind "Jiang Bai" erase him?

All of this is a problem.

Also, why did the Will of the Plateau suddenly descend upon us, and what else changed in this timeline?

Jiang Bai didn't hesitate and asked all the questions.

"We haven't changed much in this timeline. We didn't even defeat the Desolate Emperor immediately; we defeated him step by step."

"You are the one who made all the changes."

"The reason for your sudden appearance is quite simple: to allow you to recognize your ancestors and return to your roots. After all, you have been missing from our lives for a long time."

Jiang Bai's willingness to accept the excuse of the Highland Will likely stems from the fact that the mastermind behind it all, "Jiang Bai," also has plans for him, which is why he has been "missing" for a long time, and even the blood of the strange race on his body has gone undetected. "So what do you need me to do next?" Jiang Bai asked again, expressing his doubts.

"You need to cultivate diligently, forge a path different from that of the progenitors, reach that person's level, and lead the strange race, as well as me, into a higher realm," the Highland Will stated its needs.

Jiang Bai nodded, indicating that he understood.

“Alright, then I need the treasures that the Strange Clan has collected over countless eras. Everything will be laid out for me.” Jiang Bai stated his conditions directly.

Instead of using his identity, he confronted the other party head-on, stubbornly standing on the side of the heavens. This is truly not in line with Jiang Bai's character.

As the world changed, Jiang Bai appeared in the River of Souls. With a cold declaration, Jiang Bai became the boss here, no, the boss of the four outposts.

The will of the plateau told Jiang Bai that he was now a quasi-immortal emperor and that everything here was at his disposal.

When he ascends to the Celestial Emperor realm, he will be able to use everything that Heaven has to offer.

When he advances to the level of Sacrifice Dao, or a similar realm, the plateau will be under his control, the progenitors will be his underlings, and the strange race will be at his mercy.

When he reaches a level that transcends the path of sacrifice or the will of the plateau, then he is... an indescribable being.

Jiang Bai thought it was pretty good; the strange race was quite generous, handing over the four major outposts located throughout the heavens to him.

When Jiang Bai gave the order to find the God Emperor in the River of Souls, and the others sent over the evolutionary paths they had collected from various eras of the heavens, Jiang Bai felt really good.

Looking at the God Emperor, whose cultivation had reached the Immortal King level and whose will was clear, Jiang Bai was very glad that he hadn't dug him out before, otherwise he wouldn't even have a follower now.

Afterwards, Jiang Bai did not acknowledge the God Emperor. He assigned the God Emperor a position as a frontline supervisor for a strange race and then sent him to the front lines of the myriad heavens.

Jiang Bai himself went into seclusion.

In the deepest part of the Soul River, the most suitable place for the strange race to cultivate in seclusion, Jiang Bai met the mastermind behind the scenes, "Jiang Bai".

"What are your thoughts after learning the whole truth?" Jiang Bai, the mastermind behind it all, asked with a grin.

"I don't have any particular plans, I just want to kill you, and then kill the Weird Plateau," Jiang Bai said with utmost seriousness.

"Not bad, he has the decisive and ruthless temperament of a male protagonist in a male-oriented novel." Jiang Bai, the mastermind behind the scenes, burst into laughter.

Afterwards, the mastermind behind it all, Jiang Bai, told Jiang Bai everything.

His current state is a bizarre state that exists between nothingness and reality.

The Desolate Emperor and Willow God, among others, did not die; they simply went into hiding to recuperate from their injuries.

Jiang Bai's memories, which belonged to the transmigrators, were also injected by him, but the bad luck had nothing to do with him.

"There's nothing I'm familiar with on this timeline. I look forward to the day you kill me," Jiang Bai, the mastermind behind it all, said dejectedly.

"Aren't you going to try to reverse the timeline?" Jiang Bai asked, frowning.

“It’s impossible. My story is over. Everything about me has been decided. I’m just a ghost now, unable to even cultivate.” Jiang Bai, the mastermind behind it all, sighed.

How could I not strive and work hard? It's just that there's no hope left.

"That's why I entrusted my memories to you." Jiang Bai, the mastermind behind the scenes, smiled bitterly again, then slowly disappeared.

Jiang Bai then went into seclusion and began browsing through the various cultivation methods and practices of different civilizations collected from the four major outposts over countless eras.

………………

Meanwhile, the heavens had been ravaged by war, and with the help of an unknown power, the Footprint Emperor took over from Jiang Bai to fight against the five strange Quasi-Immortal Emperors.

(End of this chapter)