Astral Crucible

"The power of the Astral Body... it's beyond amazing," Ling Shengyue muttered, her voice filled with a mixture of awe and academic curiosity.

Her mind was already racing, contemplating the implications of what she had witnessed and how it might reshape their understanding of cultivation itself.

"To think," she continued, her eyes never leaving the battlefield, "that the physical body could be cultivated to such heights."

Ren Feng nodded in agreement, his usual stoic demeanor cracked by the wonder of what he had just witnessed. "It's as if... as if he's turned his entire being into a cosmic construct. Every cell, every fiber of his being, resonates with the fundamental forces of the universe."

Liu Mei, her face a mask of concentration, added her own observations. "The way he moves, the power he exudes... it's like watching a living constellation in action. Each strike carries the weight of entire star systems."