After exchanging beast mates, those crazy S-rank beasts are all vying to be my pets.

Chapter 112 Inability to Have Children

The qualifying rounds are divided into two rounds. The first round is the group stage, where the Stars will assign groups of two people each, for a total of five groups.

Five groups need to complete the task within a specified time, and the group with the shorter time will rank higher.

Two groups will be eliminated in the first round, and the remaining three groups will enter the individual competition.

The rules are the same as in the first round: the female who completes the task in the shortest time ranks first.

The rankings will be released immediately after the competition ends.

Why were group stages suddenly added?

Sang Tian reviewed the previous qualifying rounds and found that this had never happened in the group stage.

If she is grouped with He Zi or Shen Jinxi, she will most likely miss out on first place.

"what happened?"

Seeing the man's pale face, Bai Mingchen's eyes filled with worry.

"This time there will be a group stage. The first round will be divided into five groups, and only those who rank high will be able to enter the final round."

Sang Tian truthfully expressed her concerns, saying, "I'm worried about being assigned to one of those two groups."

The other six beastmen were equally worried.

Li Su's expression was solemn. "Don't worry too much. They probably don't want to be assigned to the same group as you. Shen Jinxi has a system and might do something underhanded. You need to be wary of He Zi."

Nine opponents, two of whom are enemies, and one of them even has a system.

Sang Tian felt immense pressure and could only console herself, telling herself to let things take their course and that she would have a plan once she was assigned a spot.

"I hope it's not her. I need to distract myself and be wary of her." Sang Tian wished she could invite Buddha or Bodhisattva back to protect her.

If we can't win with physical attacks, we have to resort to magic.

The other nine people were equally surprised and astonished when they received the news.

Shen Jinxi immediately had the system pull up the list of the nine people who advanced this time, and she immediately chose a female with aggressive superpowers as her partner.

She only needs to make a choice, and the system will handle the rest.

"System, do you have a way to arrange for Sang Tian and He Zi to be together?"

Shen Jinxi dared not imagine how chaotic it would be if these two were paired together.

Just thinking about it made Shen Jinxi find it interesting.

[Host, if I had the ability to arrange so many people, perhaps you should call me Starduan?]

Shen Jinxi: "..."

"You can just say no, there's no need to say so much."

[Okay, host, no.]

Shen Jinxi pouted and asked about the events in the City of Prosperity, "Were your masters very angry last time?"

[This is a tolerable stage for now, but the masters say they are not ninjas; they need to judge your worth based on your ranking in this promotion tournament.]

Shen Jinxi was speechless. She knew the system would say things she didn't like, but for some reason, she still had to ask that question every time.

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The next day, Sang Tian arrived at the mission location given by Xing Duan at eight o'clock—Zombie Island.

Sang Tian stood outside the invisible wall. The zombies inside were all hybrids, neither beastmen nor humans. Their skin was dark purple, and some of their limbs were animalistic, but their bodies were human.

She frowned and looked at the person inside the invisible wall with a puzzled expression.

Li Su explained from the side, "These are the failed offspring of females and beastmen. They do not meet the standards of humans and beastmen, so they will be teleported to the zombie island by the Stardust."

Upon hearing this explanation, Sang Tian frowned even more deeply, her stomach churning with nausea.

She had heard from Li Su before that females might give birth to completely beastmen, and such offspring would be despised. She originally thought that was pitiful enough.

Unexpectedly, there were also failed attempts. The scene before her eyes made her feel afraid of this world for the first time. After all, beastmen and humans are not the same species, and the things born from their union are too varied.

Sang Tian made a decision: "Before I go in, I have something to say."

The beastmen all looked at her, waiting for what would happen next.

"I will not have offspring with you. This is partly due to the current situation, and partly due to my personal reasons."

Her mother in her previous life died during childbirth, which instilled in her a fear of childbirth from a young age.

“I have no problem with it,” Qingzhi was the first to speak up, adding, “Anyway, the children born from our genes are very likely to be taken away and raised by Xingduan. Since they can’t be raised by our side anyway, it’s better not to have them.”

Bai Mingchen followed closely behind, "I agree. If such a thing were to be born, I would question my existence."

"I'll do whatever you say. If we don't want to have the baby, then we won't have it. It'll save us a lot of trouble."

Bao Zeming shrugged, indicating that it was fine with him.

Bi Jingyan: "I'm still a child..."

"I don't like children," Wu Lanyuan said bluntly.

Li Su: "Whatever you say goes."

Sang Tian was taken aback, but quickly regained her composure. "Okay, then I'll go in first and wait for my good news."

The competition starts at 8:30. This time, everyone has to arrive before we can enter. Once everyone arrives, we will be divided into groups. The competition will only begin the moment we step onto the zombie island.

Sang Tian estimated the number of people who had arrived; including herself, there were only six.

"Sang Tian is here." Someone in the crowd whispered, and five pairs of eyes were focused on Sang Tian.

"I hope I'm not assigned to her. Without superpowers, I'm practically useless. Whoever is with her is doomed."

"Someone's coming, keep your voice down."

"Tang Ling is right. Sang Tian relied entirely on her beastmen in the first two rounds. If she didn't have six beastmen with such strong abilities, how could she have made it to the last round?"

"The Stardust settlement is based on the contributions of the female master and her beast husband. If she really relies entirely on her beast husband as you say, her points will be reset to zero. I don't believe you don't know that."

Lu Xiaoyan, who had been silent all along, interrupted the group's discussion about Sang Tian.

The group turned their attention to Lu Xiaoyan, and soon someone recognized her.

"This is Lu Xiaoyan, who ranks third in points. Her special ability is creation, and she is proficient in various mechanical manufacturing."

Some people lowered their voices and discussed the matter in front of others.

At this moment, Sang Tian arrived at the mission point and found that everyone was looking at a female dressed simply, wearing a gray short-sleeved top and black shorts.

The other person had a high ponytail and was petite, estimated to be about 1.6 meters tall.

Her round almond-shaped eyes were calm and undisturbed, and her pink lips were tightly pressed together, remaining silent.

Upon noticing Sang Tian's arrival, the crowd fell silent, exchanging knowing glances.

Sang Tian ignored the stares and scrutiny from those around her and stood quietly waiting for the other three to arrive.

Gradually, the other two arrived, and now only Shen Jinxi was missing.
If the number of participants does not arrive by the designated time, the competition will be postponed by half an hour. If participants are still not present half an hour after the postponement, they will be disqualified.

This rule had just been announced, which surprised Sang Tian again.

Normally, latecomers are disqualified, but now, for the first time ever, they are being asked to wait for their turn.

He Zi truly lives up to her reputation as Xing Duan's beloved daughter.

Just when everyone thought it would be postponed for half an hour, He Zi appeared in everyone's sight in a bright red strapless short dress.

Watching her unhurried pace infuriated everyone, but no one dared to vent their anger.

As He Zi stepped into the mission point, a beep sounded in the air.

The mission portal on Zombie Island opened, revealing a door emitting a light white light, waiting for people to enter. Once inside, they would find out who the team members were.

(End of this chapter)