Once he lost the power of the City Lord Seal, Shi Jian was merely a fourth-order cultivator. How could he possibly be Zhao Fu's match? Even without using the Nation-Guarding Artifact or the Fate Clan Artifact, Zhao Fu could defeat Shi Jian with the City Lord Seal on him alone.
"Sir! I am willing to give Heavenly Stone City to you, but I beg you to spare my son and me." It was now obvious that he was no match for Zhao Fu, so Shi Jian could only soften his tone and plead with Zhao Fu.
Zhao Fu gave a cold laugh. How could he possibly spare them now? Shi Jian was, after all, a fourth-order expert. Who knew what trouble he might cause? Uprooting the grass and tearing out the roots was the best way to handle such matters.
Without answering Shi Jian, Zhao Fu was about to strike directly and kill the father and son.
Seeing this, Shi Jian hurriedly said, "Doesn't Sir fear that I'll detonate the City Lord Seal? Though I can no longer use its power, I can still blow it up!"
This caused Zhao Fu to halt, because he truly was worried that Shi Jian would detonate the City Lord Seal. Once it exploded, the system main city would degrade into an advanced town, and a new City Lord Seal would have to be condensed. Zhao Fu did not want to see that happen, because the value of a system main city would be greatly reduced.
Zhao Fu was now in a difficult position. First, he did not want to spare the Shi family father and son; second, he wanted to obtain the City Lord Seal intact.
Yet just as Zhao Fu hesitated, Shi Jian suddenly took out something and hurled it with all