Shang's fight against the first beast was a rough one.
Naturally, Shang didn't use his full power since he couldn't even let a beast see his True Domain of Entropy.
Beasts hated Abominations just as much as humans, and if a beast saw that Shang was actually using the power of the Abominations, it might actually decide to kill him.
Shang had lost an arm, which had dropped his Battle-Strength by quite a bit, but thanks to his Domain of Entropy, his Battle-Strength had soared again.
Yet, without access to the Domain of Entropy, Shang's Battle-Strength reduced again.
This made this battle almost as difficult as an actual life-and-death battle. Sure, if necessary, Shang could use a bit of his Domain of Entropy, but it was a risk.
So, Shang wasn't in real danger as long as he wasn't forced to use his Domain of Entropy.
