No matter what, the Black Bear Spirit had truly submitted.
After signing the Spirit Contract, he would suffer the punishment of Tribulation Thunder if he even thought of breaking it. This type of Spirit Contract was, in truth, extremely humiliating; most spiritual beasts would not agree to it. But the Black Bear Spirit feared death and had even taken the initiative to propose it.
Sha Chen knew as well that the Black Bear Spirit had submitted to Guanyin in the Black Wind Cave primarily because he feared death. However, by that time, the Black Bear Spirit likely had already developed feelings for Buddhism and had long wished to join. Guanyin had her own designs, and he, like a bear finding a convenient slope, simply played along.
