Although Little Bear Anton did not understand why its boss would not let it tell anyone else about this, it still agreed.
After returning, Lucas also realized the urgency of breaking through to become a deity and went straight to his cultivation spot.
Little Bear Anton had always stayed with Lucas before, and even when they fought, it was mostly sparring. Most of the time, Lucas had no intention of striking to kill and merely left Little Bear Anton aching for a while.
But in this fight with the Snow Lion, the Snow Lion had used its full strength right away. Little Bear Anton once again experienced the terrifying feeling of facing death, the same feeling it had experienced when facing a Level Nine Magical Beast with its boss that time. It had been utterly powerless to fight back, losing its ability to fight after a single blow. Fortunately, the Snow Lion's attention had been on its boss this time. Otherwise, the Snow Lion's next blow would surely have killed it.
After this experience, Anton began taking its comprehension of the laws seriously. So, after returning, instead of getting ready to look for food as usual, it followed Lucas to its boss's cultivation spot.
Seeing Little Bear Anton follow him over when it would normally have been romping around at this hour, Lucas asked, "You're injured. Why did you follow me here instead of going to recuperate?"
Little Bear Anton asked Lucas rather sheepishly, "Boss, I was taken down in one hit this time. I've realized my shortcomings, too, so I want to become stronger!"
Lucas had Little Bear Anton sit down first, then began helping it work things out. "What do you like?"
Little Bear Anton scratched its head with a goofy look, seeming to want to say something