The moment Ye Li finished speaking, the VIP room fell silent.
Colt's eyes widened as if he had heard something unbelievable.
Aiden looked utterly confused. "Who is Xu Jingming?"
"Xu Jingming is only ranked fifteenth? Are you sure you want to pick him?"
Ross glanced at the Holographic Projection below and, after seeing Xu Jingming's ranking, asked again.
Ye Li had yet to speak when Colt frowned and spoke first:
"Ye Li, I have no objection if you want to participate.
But why choose Xu Jingming instead of Luo Li? Do you think Xu Jingming is stronger than Luo Li?"
"None of your business."
Ye Li's expression remained calm, her gaze still fixed on Xu Jingming's projection below as she replied indifferently.
She had initially thought that Xu Jingming was still at Star Tier Rank 6.
But two months ago, a Cosmic Tier rescue worker had sought her out alone to report that Xu Jingming had broken through to Star Peak and might have comprehended the Lightning Origin.
He had swept through more than five hundred contestants in a valley, including several Star Peak experts.
At first, she had found it hard to believe.
But after personally asking Blood Axe, she discovered that it was true.
Star Peak... Lightning Origin.
She did not know how Xu Jingming had achieved this in barely over half a year since entering Blood Refinement Star.
But with the Origin Core Secret Tome and the T0 Level Body Tempering Technique, Star Core Thunder Gang Body, supporting him,
even if Xu Jingming had yet to comprehend a superior origin, his current strength was indeed greater than Luo Li's.
As for Colt,
she had never thought much of him in the first place, so naturally she could not be bothered to explain.
"You!"
Colt choked on his