The Seven Sisters and Their Hidden King-Chapter 207: Fair and Just?

As the closest observer, Andrew had been the first to notice something suspicious in Sawyer's motion.

A hidden weapon?

Murmurs spread through the crowd.

Sawyer's face darkened. Under the scrutiny of Andrew and the pressure of the moment, he slowly opened his right hand.

And there it was.

A poisonous needle, gripped between his fingers.

He really did have a hidden weapon.

Gasps of outrage and disbelief echoed around the arena.

Sawyer had tried to cheat—to win with a despicable trick. It was a disgrace.

Still, while many inwardly condemned him, few dared speak out loud. Regardless of his tactics, Sawyer was still a Heaven Realm master.

And criticizing someone at that level? That was suicide.

Adam narrowed his eyes, voice calm but biting. "Young Master of the Welch family, you clearly lack the ethics of a true martial artist. You wanted to ambush an old man with a coward's trick."

His words hit their mark. The faces of the Welch family flushed with shame.

Meanwhile, many spectators began to admire Andrew for his impartiality. As a deacon of the Martial Arts League, he was living up to his duty—maintaining order and fairness.

Or so it seemed.

What no one knew was this:

As Andrew approached Sawyer, he had leaned in and whispered sharply, "Idiot."

Then, as he confiscated the poisoned needle, he secretly slipped something else into Sawyer's hand. In a voice barely audible, he added, "This will last ten minutes. Finish it within that time."

Sawyer said nothing, but his grip tightened around the item.

Seconds later, Andrew declared loudly for the crowd to hear, "Sawyer, if you use another despicable method, I will disqualify you on the spot. Let the match resume!"

With that command, the martial arts competition resumed.

Wiping his mouth, Sawyer popped the item into his mouth and swallowed it.

Almost instantly, power surged through his body like an erupting volcano.

Crack!

His muscles swelled as his energy exploded. His clothes tore apart at the seams, revealing thick, blocky muscles—each one looking like a slab of stone brimming with force.

He sneered at Adam. "I forgot to mention... I also broke through and reached the peak of the Heaven Realm a few days ago. I've just been suppressing my power... playing with you."

Boom!

His momentum exploded.

As he said, the aura he now gave off was indeed that of the peak Heaven Realm.

The crowd erupted in shock.

Sawyer too had reached the peak of the Heaven Realm? This was unbelievable!

Of course, none of them knew the truth.

The pill Andrew had given him temporarily elevated his strength to that level—but only for ten minutes. After that, it would vanish completely.

Still, ten minutes was enough. As long as they were on equal footing, Sawyer could overpower Adam.

Without hesitation, Sawyer launched another attack. This time, he was fiercer and stronger than ever before.

Bang! Bang!

Blow after blow echoed across the arena.

The two continued to clash violently, but it didn't take long for Adam to begin faltering.

After all, Adam was nearly a hundred years old. No matter how strong his cultivation, his body could not match Sawyer's youthful vigor.

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There's a saying in martial arts: "Fear the young in a fight."

The Kelvin family, still high from their earlier excitement, now felt their hearts drop.

When Sawyer announced that he too had reached the peak of Heaven Realm, a dreadful sense of foreboding crept in.

Now, seeing their revered patriarch slowly fall into a defensive position, their fear intensified.

Among them, John frowned deeply.

He knew Sawyer's previous cultivation was only at the late stage of the Heaven Realm. There had been no sign he had been suppressing his strength.

So where did this sudden surge of power come from?

John quietly activated Lucifer's Eyes.

In an instant, Sawyer's veins and skeleton became transparent in his vision. The surging internal force within him was far more violent than that of a typical martial artist.

He took something. A drug.

John's eyes narrowed. The moment of realization hit hard. He turned his gaze toward Andrew, who still wore an expression of absolute fairness.

John sneered inwardly.

What a performance.

Boom!

Back on the arena platform, the tide turned.

Adam could no longer hold out. One of Sawyer's blows forced him back more than ten steps. His breathing faltered, and his aura flickered and weakened.

But Sawyer was far from done.

Fueled by rage from his earlier humiliation, he wanted revenge. He relentlessly attacked, denying Adam any chance to recover.

"Poof!"

Blood sprayed from Adam's mouth.

"Father!!" Alfred roared. "Deacon Shelby, the Kelvin family admits defeat—!"

But it was too late.

Whether by accident or design, Andrew waited three full seconds before announcing, "The Kelvin family admits defeat! The martial arts competition is over!"

Three seconds.

To a vulnerable, defenseless Adam... it was fatal.

Sawyer grinned savagely. He planned to kill Adam in those precious seconds, erasing the Kelvin family's last hope.

Boom!

A final, devastating blow descended toward Adam—

—but just before it landed, a figure shot out from the Kelvin family's side, breaking through the screams, fury, and panic of the crowd.