The Strongest Ice God of Black Clover

 As soon as the voice fell, the sound of "tapping" footsteps echoed through the air.

A gust of wind blew away the thick smoke and dust, and the figures of the crowd slowly emerged.

At this point, the castle tower had completely turned into ruins.

Most of the candidates were seated on the ground, paralyzed and drenched in sweat, their expressions filled with panic.

"This guy! He's so strong!"

"It's terrifying, he even trampled over the towers."

"I can't believe it, is he really a candidate?"

"Are the people from the border villages this strong this year?"

"Their presence completely overpowers the royal family and nobles here!"

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The nine knight leaders observed the massive vines that had erupted around them.

A smile slowly crept onto their faces.

"Leader, it seems this kid is quite interesting!" said a member of the Black Bull Squad.

Yami exhaled a ring of smoke and replied, "Yes, it looks like many of this year's candidates are quite impressive."

"Sigh, our group's reputation is so bad. I wonder if he'll join us," the member of the Black Bull Squad sighed.

"Huh?" Yami turned, glaring at the member, "What did you say?"

"No, no, leader, you heard me wrong! I didn't say anything," the member quickly waved his hands in panic.

"You two don't need to fight," the head of the Golden Dawn regiment said calmly.

"Yes!" Yuno nodded.

Lin Hao sighed helplessly. He had wanted to test out the power of his magic, but now the chance was gone.

However, this magical ability truly surprised him. He never expected it to be so powerful.

Moreover, he realized that although his plant magic, "Thousands of Vines," required a certain amount of magic power to use, its strength grew as his magic power increased.

The scale would continue to expand, eventually reaching a point where the vines would rise in full force.

Just imagine, if a hundred vines caused such destruction, what would thousands of them do?

Lin Hao felt a rush of excitement at the thought. With his ability to control freezing magic and his plant magic, he believed he could carve out a place for himself in this world of four-leaf clovers.

"Sorry, I accidentally turned this place into ruins," Lin Hao said apologetically to the leader of the Golden Dawn regiment.

The leader of the Golden Dawn smiled slightly, unfazed by the destruction. It was clear that Lin Hao's abilities had caught his interest.

At this moment, the leader of the Golden Dawn could already see Lin Hao joining his group.

In his eyes, as long as he extended the offer, Lin Hao would not be able to resist.

After all, the Golden Dawn was the strongest of all the knight orders, and its members were mostly nobles or royalty. To join such an order would be an honor.

"It's alright, you've performed well," the leader of the Golden Dawn said calmly.

Lin Hao chuckled, though he felt that describing what happened as "performing well" was a bit of an understatement.

His goal was simple—just to join one of the nine knight orders.

Earlier, he hadn't been trying to impress the knight leaders, he simply wanted to test out his newly learned magic skills.

The leader of the Golden Dawn turned and used his own magic to clear away the surrounding debris, creating an open space for the next battles.

He called out, "Who hasn't fought yet? Continue!"

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The sun was beginning to set, and all the candidates had finished their battles.

The nine knight leaders stood side by side in a row.

"The exam is over! Candidates who have been called to step forward, please do so," the head of the Golden Dawn regiment said in a deep voice.

"Candidate No. 1, step forward!"

"No hand raised!"

"Candidate No. 2, step forward!"

"No hand raised!"

…

No one raised their hand until the 100th candidate, and the pressure on the remaining candidates was palpable. Everyone was anxious about their fate, wondering if they would end up like the previous candidates.

"Candidate No. 164!"

"Yes!" Yuno stepped forward.

"Those who wish to join a group, raise your hands!"

"Shua, shua, shua!"

In an instant, all nine knight leaders raised their hands simultaneously.

Everyone was stunned.

"Wow, the nine knight leaders raised their hands at the same time!"

"Yes, all of them. It's incredible."

"No wonder he's considered a genius, chosen by the four-leaf clover!"

"But don't the Golden Dawn and the Silver Wing Eagle Groups only accept royal or noble elites?"

"Who knows!"

Yuno glanced at the nine knight leaders surrounding him. In order to achieve his goal of becoming the Magic Emperor, Yuno had chosen the best path: the Golden Dawn, the strongest of the knight orders.

"I want to join the Golden Dawn!" Yuno declared.

The leader of the Golden Dawn smiled slightly, as if he had expected this all along.

For this year's candidates, he had eyes only for two—Yuno and Lin Hao.

For the rest, he had no interest.

Meanwhile, what Lin Hao didn't realize was that his arrival was already starting to alter the course of events in the original story.