Deity, dissipated.
As the remaining consciousness faded, the colossus too burned and shattered due to a program error and an overload state. The barrier that maintained the black pyramid lost its function, and passersby who happened to come by were surprised to find the bizarre building that had suddenly appeared on the empty lot.
Song Lan, standing before the throne, listened to the dull thud of something heavy falling. He watched as the light in the colossus's eyes went out and guessed that the brain placed somewhere within this body had ceased to function.
And he, as a villain who had defeated the Protector, stood within the temple constructed by countless researchers of Spiritual Energy abilities, witnessing the entire process of the Protector's collapse and shattering.
There was no joy of victory in his heart.
