"Perhaps I've already lost."
With a deep sigh, Huang Tian collapsed onto the altar.
Maybe he did have the strength to defeat that monster, but once he had the thought, "Can I really win?" he truly couldn't defeat that creature anymore—though it might sound a bit convoluted, at the heart of it, it was because now there was a new element in his heart: fear.
If in his prime state, he could exert his full strength, then with fear in his heart, the strength he could exert would be no more than eighty percent.
And that's in the best-case scenario; in an actual fight, he might not even manage eighty percent.
With fear in his heart, he would be flustered when he acted, hesitant when he struck, and lack decisiveness in his moves. Coupled with the chaos fear brings, much of this can't be quantified—but it is precisely these minor details that greatly affect the outcome of a battle, ultimately leading to...
"Hoo..."
