Was it unfair?
Mm-hmm!
It was unfair.
Take the strongest factions in the Eight Wastelands—those should be the forces of Han Ya'er and Feng Yao among the Five Great Empires, right? Or the destroyed Dragon God Mountain, or perhaps the Evil Emperor Sect.
Granted, the Spiritual Artifacts possessed by top Big Shots like Han Ya'er and Feng Yao could certainly compare with those of the Upper Domain, but those belonged to them. They couldn't possibly hand such Spiritual Artifacts over to the contestants, could they?
Meanwhile, any random faction in the Upper Domain could bring out far more Spiritual Artifacts. Never mind their quality—the sheer quantity was beyond what the Eight Wastelands could compare to, and even the Lower Domain of the Domain of the Gods found it difficult to match.
So it really was unfair.
But would abandoning every possible method make it fair?
Not really.
For instance, martial artists from the Lower Domain might still be able to rely on familiar methods, Spiritual Artifacts, and such powers to fight above their level and defeat people from the Upper Domain. Even if the Upper Domain had more Spiritual Artifacts, they still had a chance. But now that Spiritual Artifacts could no longer be used, wouldn't that make their chances even slimmer?
Still, what Elder Chang Tian said wasn't wrong either.
Then Elder Chang Tian continued, "The gap has been directly widened. Since the circumstances are different, the rules naturally cannot remain the same. Therefore, in the Battle of the Heavens in the Domain of the Gods, no Spiritual Artifacts, talismans, or any other external force may be used. Concealed Weapons are forbidden as well. This will indeed weaken the martial artists of the Haotian Sect and Haotian Hall, but everyone else is the same. And without these external forces,