Ghost Mountain Elephant

Monster Bear's temperament was actually somewhat like a honey badger's back on Earth.

Put simply, it was brazen beyond measure, charging about wildly and fearing nothing. When it turned ferocious, even beasts far larger than itself would make it dare to extend its claws and fight to the death.

Owl had only obtained one-third of the Great Eating Sutra, so he did not know what sort of animal Monster Bear had encountered that could make it let out such an alarmed, furious roar.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Sa, "I'll go take a look. Wait here for me."

"I'm going too." Sa immediately stood up.

Owl had originally wanted to refuse, but seeing Sa's determined expression, he finally agreed. "Fine, but you have to listen to me."

The main reason he agreed was that the Shrinking Gas had already recovered quite a bit. Even if he really had to contend with Monster Bear, he was confident he could use the Shrinking Gas to shrink it.

Furthermore, Sa also had Shrinking Gas. If his Shrinking Gas proved insufficient to shrink Monster Bear when the time came, Sa could help supplement it.

After reaching an agreement, the two immediately headed in the direction of Monster Bear's roars. They remained extremely cautious along the way, mainly because they feared encountering venomous snakes. They could avoid other animals through their hearing.

"The roaring stopped!"

As they walked and talked, Sa noticed that the roar suspected to be Monster Bear's had suddenly ceased.

Owl said quietly, "It might be dead. Let's be careful. Anything capable of killing Monster Bear must be even stronger."

"Mm, got it." Sa nodded.

Suddenly, Owl grabbed Sa's hand and stopped where he stood. Sa looked at Owl without making a sound. Owl narrowed his eyes and stared