The old Immortal nearly let out a sigh of satisfaction when he realized what Dana was doing. He could feel the mana in the air, and her control over it, keeping it from dispersing.
Her fighting style was both elegant and deadly, incredibly agile, unlike her partner, who was simply an impenetrable bulwark that nobody could cut their way through.
Her agile method was much more to his liking, and he decided that if she was willing, he would take her in as a disciple, to teach her an extended set of blade skills.
Not that her ability was lacking, but her style was limited, clearly gained from her System, and not honed with centuries of experience. That was a difference that she was about to learn the hard way.
Just as Dana prepared to spring the trap, the mana suddenly left her control, and her opponent’s fighting style changed completely, putting her on the defensive again, struggling to keep up with his attacks.
"Your defensive skill is incredible. But it relies on your ability to block with your blade. When I attack from more directions, what do you do?" He asked, less concerned with her ranking than his own curiosity.
Dana smiled and activated [Blade Storm], creating ten more blades surrounding her in a defensive formation.
The Immortal laughed as he caused a thousand points of light to streak toward her like lasers, forcing Dana to erect a barrier to defend against the vast majority of them, which the blades couldn’t deflect.
But once she realized that, she put the [Blade Storm] on offence, while she defended manually with area attacks, and forced her opponent to defend against a dozen attacks at a time. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"Oh, you can activate skills through any of the blades. That is a lovely trick."
Dana gave what looked like a graceful bow, but was actually a kick, intending to put him off balance in the air and make him miss a block. There was no spare breath for her to retort, only more attacks as she struggled to keep up with his power.
"Your endurance and durability are incredible as well. And your healing, I would say Trollish Regeneration, or an equivalent, with an Epic Grade transformation? Yes, you will fit in very well here."
Dana laughed as he relented a little on his attacks, not wanting the battle to end.
"You should see what happens when the two of us work together."
The Immortal paused. "That’s actually terrifying. His bodyguards, your Dark Elves, plus the two of you? That’s an entire trial challenge in one spot.
Elders, I think that it is safe to put them both at the top of the Spirit Immortal rankings."
Realistically, they could fight for a spot in the Void Immortal Rankings, but the Clan separated them by actual progression, so the highest spots they could hold were at the top of the Spirit Immortal chart.
The Elders nodded. "Is there anyone who wishes to contest that ranking?"
He waited for a moment, then activated a tablet shaped device that updated their internal rankings.
"Welcome to the top of the New Home Merchant Clan’s internal rankings for newcomers. I am certain that we will have many interesting days ahead of us." The Elder announced.
"Wait, who is at the top?" One of the others asked.


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