Withering Leaves (Part 2)

"Konrad!"

"Master!"

"Your majesty!"

Several voices exclaimed and shot toward Konrad's dropping form. Yvonne arrived first, stopping him mid-fall by wrapping her hands around his waist. Grey vein lines covered his face, neck, torso, and spread toward the entirety of his body while blood trickled down his lips.

And following a brief examination, Yvonne was startled to see that from Konrad's previously mighty body, she could now feel not the tiniest bit of cultivation. For all intents and purposes, he seemed no different than a mortal having yet to step on the cultivation road.

"With just three leaves? How could this be?"

From Zeas and Violk's minds, Verena and Else didn't see the mention of those leaves, and therefore, failed to understand the root of their ability. However, it didn't take a genius to figure out they were somehow connected to the withering World Tree.