"What kind of energy fluctuation is this?"
"It's actually somewhat similar to martial dao gang qi!" Linglong's gaze sharpened as she studied the ancient wall radiating scarlet light.
After being splashed with the blood that had spurted from the clone, all the portraits of the gods displayed on it had vanished, leaving only a totemic imprint resembling a set of scales.
These scales had a remarkable history, appearing frequently in Earth's myths and legends.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, Anubis, the emissary of the Underworld, held just such a set of scales for weighing good and evil. Through the "heart" ritual, they could measure the souls of the dead.
The heart of the deceased was placed on one side, while a feather belonging to Goddess Maat, who represented justice, truth, and order, was placed on the other.
If the heart was lighter than the feather, it meant the deceased had been a good person in life and could pass judgment, enter the cycle of reincarnation, and be resurrected to gain an eternal afterlife.
If the heart was heavier than the feather, it meant the deceased was guilty. Their soul and heart would both be devoured by the demon Ammit, who resembled a mixture of lion, crocodile, and hippopotamus, and would vanish from the world entirely.
Ancient Greek mythology also featured such a set of scales.
They belonged to Themis, the goddess of order who symbolized law and justice and was one of the twelve Titans. To distinguish right from wrong and good from evil among humans, the blindfolded Themis had transformed the stars of Libra into the Golden Scales, thereby establishing order and justice in the mortal world.
Yet the appearance of such scales on this ancient Wall of Sighs seemed to imply that anyone who passed their judgment could cross