It has been said that, when a creature possessed a human-like mentality, their will to survive would also be similar to that of humans.
From the vast records of Huaxian history, there was Goujian, the King of the Yue, who slept on firewood and ate a gallbladder every day so he could get his revenge. There was also Hanxin, King of Chu, who was unphased when he was forced to endure the humiliation of crawling in between his opponent's legs, as well as Boyi and Shuqi, who refused to eat grains from enemy's land and Zhu Di, who pretended to "go mad" while waiting for his opportunity.