Amidst the clanging, stirring strains of "My Most Sublime Motherland"—the national anthem of Bear Country—ringing across the skies above the Yakutsk main venue, cheers and shouts echoed long and hard over Siberia. Next, to the sound of a graceful melody, the most prestigious ballet of Bear Country's top opera house, *Swan Lake*, added a dazzling brilliance to the opening ceremony of this grand international martial arts tournament. Dozens of exotic, drop-dead gorgeous Bear Country beauties, dressed in gorgeous white-feathered swan gowns, danced gracefully to the melodious tune, truly looking like divine swan fairies descending into the mortal realm.
Thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the crowd. Then, King Peter II of Bear Country stepped up to the podium and solemnly announced, "The current World Martial Arts Tournament is now officially open. We now invite the contestants from various countries and regions around the world to enter the main venue in succession."
Ten judges from the Bear Country National Martial Arts Association and the Bureau of Ancient Martial Arts, seated on the high platform, loudly announced: Accompanied by twenty-four salute cannons firing into the air, the martial arts tournament officially begins! The first match features Xiang Country Muay Thai master Chachai Linsen battling Bear Country contestant "Red Sea Panther" Hugo Zhukov. The two contestants leaped lightly and gracefully onto the competition stage.
Chapter 31