"Your guess was right," Jiang Yu confirmed.
He pushed up his glasses and continued, "Ever since the first hundred-meter wave appeared, Australia—and the rest of the world—had noticed something unusual about the Great Barrier Reef. At first, no one paid it much attention. Ocean currents or Sea Monsters could both produce waves like that."
"It wasn't until the first two-hundred-meter wave appeared that researchers realized these waves were no ordinary ocean phenomenon. Something was creating them deliberately."
"After that, researchers began studying the giant waves at the Great Barrier Reef. They even sent a number of Super Level mages deep into the reef to collect samples. In the end, they reached a terrifying conclusion..."
Jiang Yu stopped there.
"What conclusion?" Zhou Sining asked impatiently.
He wasn't the only one. Even the students who hadn't cared about Jiang Yu's explanation turned to him with curiosity.
After a pause, Jiang Yu said slowly, "You know that the pinnacle of human Magic cultivation is the Forbidden Curse. But do you know the pinnacle of Demon Beast strength?"
"The pinnacle for Demon Beasts? Monarch Level?"
"That can't be right. Monarch Level corresponds to Super Level."
"Humans have Forbidden Curses, so what else do Demon Beasts have? Wait—are you saying there's something even more terrifying than a Monarch Level Demon Beast?"
Discussion broke out across the team.
Although they all came from prominent families, their interests differed, and most had paid little attention to such knowledge.
Some had barely even heard the term "Forbidden Curse" growing up.
Knowledge about Demon Beasts was even more obscure. Who besides a Summoning System scholar like Jiang Yu would take an interest in it?
"Emperor," Zhou Sining said quietly. "Above Monarch Level is Emperor Level."
Before the team could digest those words, Jiang Yu spoke again. "That's right. An