Silky Smooth!

Beyond the atmosphere,

Gazes descended from outer space, fixed on the Star Giant rising from the ground, every one of them stunned beyond belief.

"Star Avatar? Director Li?"

"Wasn't he handling official business? Why had he manifested his Dharma Aspect?"

"Yeah, this is Evil-Slaying Headquarters. Isn't Director Li afraid of disturbing the 'Martial Dao Celestial Body'?"

Just as everyone was riddled with doubt,

Buzzz!

A soft tremor sounded.

Centered on the Dharma Aspect, ripples spread through the void.

The Star Avatar flickered between substance and illusion.

"Holy shit! Director Li is going to Collapse Into Body!"

Shock after shock erupted as pairs of eyes widened, leaving no time for further words.

Reflected in their pupils,

the Star Avatar had already shattered and begun collapsing inward.

The one-hundred-and-eight-zhang phantom transformed into entwined stellar energy and reality particles. Its blazing radiance outshone the stars filling the sky as it continually contracted inward, like a collapsing star.

In distant orbit, Huo Wei clenched the chip in her hand and said in disbelief,

"Only half a year? Relying solely on the Demon Subjugation Division's papers, he was already confident he could cross the third step of the Dharma Aspect?"

"Collapse Into Body doesn't mean he'll definitely succeed!"

Lei Yao smacked his lips, rubbing his chin as he declared with certainty,

"Director Li must have received the heavenly treasures I sent him, which was why he decided to take the risk and give it a try!"

"Hehehe, once he fails and uses those heavenly treasures, he'll naturally think of me, Qiongqi!"

"A risky attempt?"

Li Wenbo frowned and swept his gaze across the densely packed Martial Dao Celestial Bodies around them, then shook his head.

Lei Yao's words might have made some sense elsewhere, but this was Evil-Slaying Headquarters—a celestial graveyard where every last slot