The Monster Hunter World fused with Soul Sacrifice fell into time stop for the second time. No one except Cheng Tian could move, including the human-skin book atop Elder Dragon's head.
From the very first fleeting glimpse, Cheng Tian had a rather rough idea: the human-skin book's connection with Elder Dragon might not have been all that close.
Perhaps Librom, the human-skin book, had polluted the ley lines first. Then the normally born Elder Dragon established a certain connection with it and became the ultimate core faith of the Sacrifice Ritual.
But judging from the situation before him, Cheng Tian had clearly made a further judgment regarding his rough idea. The key was that if the book had truly been closely linked to Elder Dragon, it would not have needed to make a move resembling damage avoidance to keep from being burned away by Hellfire.
Still, it did not matter even if he was wrong. This thing had already come out on its own, so what it would face next was no longer for it to decide.
Cheng Tian could casually restore his mana to full through potions and barriers, and he had extended his standard time stop to thirty seconds. Thirty seconds was enough to accomplish plenty.
Under Cheng Tian's control, World immediately flew toward the human-skin book and reached out to grab it. As expected, it was knocked away, and Cheng Tian himself even felt a prickling backlash.
At the same time, a Space Prompt appeared.
``` [Librom: Plot-limited, special item, Human Skin Diary, manifestation of the source rules of Soul Sacrifice. Current holder: "Elder Dragon." A manifestation of the core rules from Soul Sacrifice, Librom could be said to run through Soul Sacrifice's beginning and end, while also symbolizing an endless cycle. To understand Librom was to