But the fact that Li Chang'an could tear off his arm and pierce his torso proved that the god could be killed in the most physical sense of the word. That was the real source of his overwhelming panic.
For short-lived beings like humans, there was no shortage of courage for a desperate, last-ditch struggle when cornered.
But for long-lived beings, born of heaven and earth, life was long and precious. They possessed no such courage for a fight to the death.
So now, seeing Li Chang'an reveal his unfathomable strength and apparent ability to kill him, the great True God of the Celestial Realm turned and fled like a cowardly lizard. He abandoned all of his subordinates still fighting as part of the Celestial Realm's expeditionary force.
Li Chang'an hadn't expected his opponent to go so completely off-script.
After all, in his experience, experts who reached a certain level of power generally had their own dignity and pride.
