Painters Fear for the Integrity of Their Art!

As long as Xu Xiaoshou combined his understanding of the Dao with his Sovereign (Stage) 'Painting Mastery', he could breathe life into his paintings and grant them the ability to do combat.

More than that, Xu Xiaoshou's paintings returned to the basics, the very essence of what it is to paint.

Between the Innate (Stage) and Grandmaster (Stage), 'Painting Mastery' grounded Xu Xiaoshou's solid foundation in the art.

Brushstrokes, perspective, split mirror, colour painting, and so on.

The only reason Xu Xiaoshou's chicken looked so ugly was that he had been sloppy, painting an outline in black and white without capturing the details.

If he were to focus on the details, he would have given the chicken a glossy coat of feathers, a majestic crest and perfectly manicured talons.

"But there's no need..."

Xu Xiaoshou knew this.

The more fleshed out the chicken was, the stronger it would be, or at least that was what one would think.