This shouldn't be correct, since in story mode — as far as I know — you also lose against the wolf, right? That's where Long Chen shows up to save them. Also, story mode doesn't change the narrative itself, and when you lose against the six you're only given two options: if you unleash your qi the goddess doesn't appear, but if you choose not to, that's when she should appear. Besides, even in the other modes, if you pass the stat checks and have high HP you still lose anyway, so the mode should be irrelevant because story only let you pass the stat checks.