The Ming Dynasty novel about gods and demons, "The Romance of the Gods", was named for the first time "The Roaring Dog". ". The so-called "sacrifice" usually involves magic weapons. It shows that the Roaring Sky Dog can be carried with you. When you use it, you can hold it up and it will look like a dog. When you are not using it, you can put it away and carry it with you.

In Fengshen, there have been many different types of mythical beasts with different abilities. They may be in the form of living magic weapons. Appears, such as: the flower fox marten in the hands of the four generals of the Demon family, the roaring dog in the hands of Yang Jian, the iron-billed condor in the hands of Chong Heihu, etc.