However, Du Ruhui explained from the side, "Actually, the [Great Divine Ability of Military Strategy] is only powerful to a limited extent."
"At the very least, in terms of limitations, the [Great Divine Ability of Military Strategy] is inferior to most Martial Skills within the Shenwu Library."
Xiao Tianyang was not disappointed upon hearing that. Instead, he asked, "What are the specific restrictions?"
Du Ruhui answered, "First, the user must be thoroughly familiar with the military strategies of the Hundred Schools of Thought, while also being able to reverse-engineer the logic within them."
"Those who reach mastery must then combine the strengths of the Hundred Schools of Thought into themselves and incorporate those strengths into their own style."
"The generals led by the Grand Commandant refer to this realm as Myriad Transformations."
"Furthermore, as of now, only eleven people within the Heavenly Martial Dynasty have reached this realm."
"Besides the commanders of the eight Group Armies, the three generals Li Mu, Lian Po, and Xu Maogong are also among them."
Needless to say, once Xiao Tianyang heard the first condition, he gave up on the idea of learning the [Great Divine Ability of Military Strategy].
After all, Du Ruhui had no reason to deceive him.
As for how accomplished Xiao Tianyang was in military matters, he knew better than anyone.
Memorizing military texts was not difficult. If he put some effort into it, Xiao Tianyang could recite them backward with ease.
Reverse-engineering the logic within them was somewhat difficult, but that condition was merely the standard for surpassing geniuses.
However, creating one's own military strategy and incorporating the strengths of the Hundred Schools of Thought into it—
That alone was a threshold beyond the reach of ordinary people.
There was no need to say more. Just look at how many