"Painting Mastery" was too powerful!
Xu Xiaoshou had long anticipated that mastery-type passive skills would overturn his combat system.
But he had never imagined that this mastery-type passive skill would overturn it so thoroughly.
"Completely and utterly, it's a brand-new path..."
Xu Xiaoshou thought of his identity as a descendant of a demi-saint.
This identity of "Xu Deyi" had, in truth, been used only a handful of times.
A large part of the reason was, naturally, that "Xu Xiaoshou" had too many signature moves.
Once he made a move, it was easy for people to pin down his identity.
For example, the Grandmaster Form and Grandmaster Sword Intent he had used before.
The moment those two appeared, Shouye had even dared to directly identify him, not to mention such iconic things as White Flame and Ice Lotus.
That was why "Young Master Xu" had always kept himself hidden.
Either he offended people with words and crushed them with his background.
Or he used the subordinates he had newly recruited to beat people up.
Such as Xiao Wanfeng, and Xiao Wanfeng...
But one Xiao Wanfeng was ultimately too few.
He could act in Xu Xiaoshou's stead during the Heavenly Net Battles because Xu Xiaoshou had seized Xiao Wanfeng's lifeline and applied a small trick, forcing that fellow's agile movement technique to its limits.
But there were still limitations.
For instance, when facing a true expert, other than hiding, Xiao Wanfeng could only keep hiding.
Just like in the later stages of the Heavenly Net Battles, when Xu Xiaoshou had no choice but to personally act against Luo Yin, who possessed a Saint Physique.
The appearance of "Painting Mastery" had perfectly solved this problem.
Xu Xiaoshou felt that as long as he continued to expand his thinking around this entirely new combat