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Chapter 347 The Way of Heaven: We Are All Trying Our Best to Live
[Time: Three months after Dust Sky's challenge of the Tower of Wealth]

[Top floor of the Platinum Hyatt Martial Arts Hotel]

The morning sunlight cut through the clouds, streamed through the hotel's floor-to-ceiling windows, and fell upon Tiandao, who was standing by the window.

He stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, his gaze fixed on the Central Qilin Tower that pierced the clouds in the distance.

The Qilin Tower glowed with a pale golden starlight, its spire hidden in the clouds, like a giant connecting heaven and earth, standing in the very center of Martial Arts Capital.

This towering tower is not only a landmark of the Martial Arts Capital, but also the 'starting point' for the Starry Sky Ladder qualification selection, which signals the official start of the Starry Sky Ladder storyline in "Starry Night".

"Heavenly Dao, it's almost time. We should go."

Caroline's voice came from behind Tiandao.

At this moment, she had changed into a silver-gray uniform, with a tactical tablet clipped to her waist, the screen displaying the 'qualifying process chart' interface.

Upon hearing her reminder, Tiandao turned and walked out of the hotel.

"Let's go."

Soon, Tiandao and Caroline boarded a vehicle that looked ordinary but was actually arranged by the Star Envoy Association, which took them all the way to the core area of ​​Martial Capital - the Qilin District.

[Outside the Heavenly Martial Qilin Tower in the Martial Capital]

As the camera angles shifted in the anime series, a seemingly ordinary hovercar slowly came to a stop at the edge of the plaza surrounding the Tianwu Qilin Tower.

As the core of the Martial Arts Capital, the plaza outside the Qilin Tower is paved with special star energy stone slabs, allowing people to feel subtle energy feedback with every step they take.

The car door opened, and Tiandao and Caroline stepped out one after the other.

The camera followed the two people's gaze and saw thousands of people gathered in this huge square.

These people have different appearances. Some are middle-aged men wearing retro martial arts uniforms with calluses on their knuckles, which is probably due to years of practicing martial arts.

There was a young man wearing tech glasses, twirling a miniature star energy device between his fingertips; he was clearly a Star Envoy of the Intelligent Machine System.

Regardless of their physical form, all of them possessed strength at least at the level of a second-tier Star Envoy.

Those with strong star energy fluctuations, like Tiandao, have reached the 'Level 3 Star Envoy' level.

The fact that so many 'star envoys' have gathered here shows that what is about to take place here has an extraordinary attraction for them.

Caroline scanned the crowd in the square, a large amount of data flashing rapidly across her retina.

After a moment, she turned her head to look at the Heavenly Dao and said, "Second-level Star Envoys account for 67%, third-level Star Envoys account for 12%, and the rest are those whose levels are hidden. There are about one-third more people than expected."

Heaven smiled at this.

"It's okay, the result is the same anyway, since the number of people who can enter the tower is fixed."

"That's true."

Shortly after the two finished talking, the crowd suddenly became agitated.

A short while later, a girl wearing a bright yellow reporter's uniform walked towards Tiandao, holding a microphone.

Behind her was a strangely-looking 'cameraman'.

The other person's head was a silver professional lens, and their body was made entirely of metal.

The name tag hanging around his neck, 'Qualifying Contestant No. 0879,' indicates that in addition to being a photographer, he is also one of the contestants in this qualifying selection process.

Under the watchful eye of Tiandao, the reporter and the human-shaped camera approached Tiandao and Caroline with strange expressions.

Although the script and Tiandao's information had been obtained in advance from the 'editor-in-chief'.

But when she actually saw Tendao in person, reporter Hannah couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.

Tendou's appearance is already eye-catching, coupled with his "permanent theatrical version art style" and that kind of aura that makes him "seem to be standing alone on a high place even when he is standing in a crowd", he is simply an obvious "camera killer" and is very eye-catching.

"Sir, are you also a contestant participating in this Starry Sky Ladder qualification selection?" As reporter Hannah asked, the 'Lens Messenger' behind her immediately adjusted the camera angle, pointing the lens at the Heavenly Dao.

At the same time, he also secretly activated the 'Star Energy Enhancement' mode, making the Heavenly Dao in the picture look softer, without changing the real data.

It can be described as extremely professional.

The reporter in front of her had a deliberately enthusiastic voice, and the microphone in her hand was almost touching her collar.

Tiandao slightly turned his body to avoid the microphone that was too far forward, revealing a perfectly gentle smile on his face, and spoke in a humble tone.

"Well, after all, I'm just an ordinary person with no background. I was lucky to be able to participate in this rare event."

"civilian?!"

The reporter readily exclaimed in surprise, looking as if he had discovered a 'new continent'.

The story of an underdog's rise to success is always a hot topic, no matter the world.

Whether this grassroots story is real or not is completely unimportant.

As long as the audience believes he is genuine, that's fine.

Following Tiandao's words, Hannah immediately asked, "Sir, could you tell me your goal for this qualifying round?"

"You know, the president said not long ago that he would select some outstanding players from this ranking competition to be his disciples and train them. You must be here for that reason, right?"

Upon hearing this, Tiandao raised his hand and touched his chin, his expression suggesting he had been seriously considering something for a few seconds before uttering the 'line' he had prepared long ago.

"I don't have any specific goals. I just do my best and leave the rest to fate."

"After all, for us ordinary star envoys, every step forward is already a great stroke of luck. Everyone is trying their best to live, aren't we?"

Upon hearing this, Hannah's lips twitched slightly as she turned her back to the camera.

Because she knew very well how 'false' the Heavenly Dao's words really were.

The guy in front of me is the legendary No. 1 among stars. Everyone else can say it's luck, but not this guy.

Because he has had no luck in getting to where he is today.

The pedestrian camera behind Hannah seemed to know this too, so much so that the indicator light on its metal face flashed, as if it was trying to suppress a laugh.

After adjusting her mindset, Hannah immediately resumed acting according to the 'script'.

"Then may I ask you?"

Before Hannah could finish speaking, Tiandao interrupted her without leaving a trace, and raised his hand to look at the ordinary digital watch on his wrist, which he had specially changed to fit the 'commoner' setting.

"Sorry, the assessment is about to start. Let's talk again another time?"

The reporter immediately understood, gave an 'OK' sign to the camera, and then pretended to be 'reluctant' to end the interview.

After Tiandao turned and walked towards his own assessment area, she lowered her voice and said to the camera envoy, "Jing, Tiandao's acting is too good! When he said 'commoner,' his eyes didn't even waver!"

In response, the camera envoy shifted its focus and replied in a cold, mechanical voice, "In a sense, he, without any powerful backing, is indeed just a 'commoner'."

"Forehead"

After thinking about it, Hannah realized that it seemed to be true.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look back in the direction Tiandao had left, and sighed, "If you ask me, the Grand Master's judgment is indeed excellent. This guy really fits our 'God-Making Plan'."

“The association is currently facing some discordant voices, and it’s time to bring in some fresh blood.”

Upon hearing this, the camera envoy pondered for a moment before calmly offering his analysis.

"It's not that easy. After all, those guys won't easily give up the rights they've gained."

(End of this chapter)