The moment the blade tip of the giant bronze hand touched the center of the female infant’s back, the three thousand hearts inside the sarcophagus began to beat in unison. Each heartbeat caused the Punishment Runes on the Execution Balance to surge, dragging three stars from the Nine Heavens of the secret realm’s vault down to earth. The falling star fragments congealed into bronze fangs, their points aimed directly at the center of the infant's brow.
"Ten thousand stars as the weight... Qingqiu Mountain as the scale..."
The voice of the First Generation Patriarch seeped out from between the gaps of the fangs. A bloody tear mixed with stardust spilled from the infant's right eye, congealing into a Star Marrow weight for the Heart-Measuring Scale. The crisp sound of the weight striking the ground resonated at the exact frequency of the bronze fangs snapping shut.
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