It would definitely be extremely difficult for him to take back primary control of his body in the future, so even if he really was terribly weak, he would not hand this chance over to the Masked Man.
Qin Xi looked at the Masked Man, then tried to withdraw his sword, but for some reason, that mass of black energy seemed to form a giant hand that gripped his sword tightly, leaving him unable to break free.
Qin Xi flicked the giant hand upward, but it sucked his sword back completely, pressing it against the mirror's surface. Qin Xi felt the energy in his body slowly draining away.
Just then, Ancestor Hongjun, who had not been far from Qin Xi, arrived.
He saw Qin Xi fighting the Masked Man, and Qin Xi seemed to be growing weaker and weaker. Extremely anxious, he turned and instantly came to Qin Xi's side.
When Ancestor Hongjun reached Qin Xi's side, he immediately raised the God-Slaying Spear and thrust it toward the Masked Man.
A small mirror instantly rang out with cracking, shattering sounds.
The Masked Man truly had not expected such a flaw to appear while he and Qin Xi were fighting, right when he was absorbing the energy from Qin Xi's body.
His entire body began to fall away piece by piece. Looking at Qin Xi, he said, "I never thought you would really succeed today. It seems I really am going to die, but you won't gain anything from it either."
Then he began laughing darkly. Though at this moment he was about to lose his life, when he saw Qin Xi's face as pale as paper, he felt that even if he had lost, Qin Xi had not gained anything either.
Moreover, in the entire Primordial World, if Qin Xi