When Chen Miao returned to the Heavenly Ruins Tomb, it felt different again.
He had suddenly realized that the Old-Year Pagoda Tree Lord in the Heavenly Ruins Tomb might very well be-a god!
This was not a wild guess on Chen Miao's part, but that inexplicable resonance between gods.
Just as the Incense-Free Lord had detected Chen Miao becoming a god within his domain, Chen Miao could sense something about the Incense-Free Lord when he appeared that set him apart from ordinary soul bodies.
The Old-Year Pagoda Tree Lord gave Chen Miao that same impression, yet the feeling was different from what he sensed in the Incense-Free Lord.
As he descended into the Heavenly Ruins Tomb, the mist that had once barred his way parted of its own accord, opening a passage for him.
Even after he landed before the Old-Year Pagoda Tree Lord, that feeling persisted.
So Chen Miao activated his divine domain.
Watching the Old-Year Pagoda Tree Lord's branches continue to sway within his divine domain, he no longer had any reason to doubt it.
"Who are you?"
Chen Miao received no response from the Old-Year Pagoda Tree Lord, but that did not surprise him.
He opened the Notebook and set it to one side.
Chen Miao pressed his palm against the Old-Year Pagoda Tree Lord.
The torrent of memories within the Old-Year Pagoda Tree Lord tried to enter Chen Miao's body, but he stopped it.
Before, Chen Miao could only have passively accepted it.
Now, however, he had the power to refuse.
With the torrent of memories blocked, Chen Miao began sending his consciousness into the Old-Year Pagoda Tree Lord.
Nothing obstructed him. The Old-Year Pagoda Tree Lord offered no resistance whatsoever to his intrusion.
That should have been impossible for any god.
Was my perception wrong?