New Three Kingdoms Tales: Starting as the expressionless Liu Bei

"roar!!!"

The monstrous tiger roared to the sky, its howl echoing back and forth among the broken palace beams.

Its body did not move, but it began to tremble violently and become ethereal, as if something was tearing it apart inside its body.

Two muffled tearing sounds were heard, and two identical golden tiger shadows were forcibly separated from its sides.

The art of creating clones? Liu Bei raised an eyebrow, but didn't seem to care too much.

In the past, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei fought against Lü Bu; today, let Sun Jian and the other two tigers fight against Liu Bei. He was full of confidence; Sun Jian was no match for him.

However, his expression froze slightly the next moment. The three strange tigers began to undergo bizarre changes.

The back of the creature on the left suddenly ripped open, and a pair of enormous wings burst forth from beneath its flesh, their tips burning with a faint golden light. Like a tiger with wings, it leaped high, hovering above the ruins, looking down at Liu Bei.

The one on the right silently fused its four paws into the scorched earth beneath its feet, like a drop of water falling into a lake, its entire body silently disappearing into the earth, leaving no trace.

The one in the middle raised its head and began to expand rapidly. Its bones cracked and its muscles bulged like hills. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a giant tiger the size of a small mountain. Its breath condensed into white smoke in the firelight.

Liu Bei was slightly taken aback, but then he understood Sun Jian's plan.

Humans possess three souls: the celestial soul, the terrestrial soul, and the human soul. Just like Lü Bu's technique of splitting his soul, Sun Jian's move divided the monstrous tiger into three:

The Heavenly Tiger sprouted two wings;

The earth tiger burrows into the soil;

The tiger-man was as large as a mountain.

Three tigers simultaneously fixed their gazes on him. The Heavenly Tiger circled overhead, poised to pounce; the Earthly Tiger lay lurking beneath his feet, ready to strike; and the largest, the monstrous tiger, strode heavily toward him head-on.

He instantly saw through the tactic. The Ghost Tiger acted as a meat shield, holding him off from the front; the Sky Tiger acted as a marksman, whittling him down from the air; and the Earth Tiger acted as an assassin, lurking underground, ready to burst forth and deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

With three tigers attacking simultaneously and advancing and retreating strategically, this was no longer a one-man show, but a meticulously planned hunt.

But Liu Bei remained calm and composed, standing with his hands behind his back, laughing heartily as he looked up at the sky.

"With sufficient strength, there is no need to fear any schemes or tricks."

At this moment, he can temporarily disregard the very first rule.

[Rule 2: Please maintain the persona of Liu Bei in the new Three Kingdoms, keep a poker face, even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are eating people in front of you, you must keep a poker face.]

He possesses absolute strength and absolute cunning, but here he can disregard it.

In terms of strength, he far surpassed Sun Jian. In terms of cunning, he also far surpassed Sun Jian.

He had already used the threat of suicide and the fine wine to subdue Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so those two brutes would never betray him at this time.

Cao Cao was locked in a fierce battle with Yuan Shao and had no time to spare for anything else.

Yuan Shu has already left the scene and will not become a hostage.

Even if he laughs heartily now, so what? Force can overcome all laws!

"Whoosh!"

Liu Bei took the initiative, unleashing the Hundred-Step Flying Sword technique. The Righteous Sword in his right hand transformed into a streak of green light, shooting towards the giant, monstrous tiger like an arrow released from a bow.

At the same time, he exerted force with his feet, his body moving like lightning, and followed the flying sword to charge towards the front of the monstrous tiger.

The celestial tiger, hovering in the air, let out a fierce roar and swung its claws repeatedly, sending several sharp claw energies piercing through the air and aimed directly at Liu Bei's face.

Liu Bei casually parried with his left-hand Renzhi Sword, the blade trembling slightly as it deflected all the claw-like energy.

A scene suddenly flashed through his mind: when he fought Gongsun Zan before, he had also shot out a flying sword that flew a hundred paces away, but Gongsun Zan had casually deflected it.

Now the tables have turned, and he has become Gongsun Zan, while Sun Jian in front of him is just like the old him who had no strange powers.

Sun Jian stood at a distance, drenched in sweat, his mind already contemplating retreat, but he could only anxiously observe the situation and wait for things to change.

As the flying sword approached, the monstrous tiger tried to dodge, but its massive size prevented it from moving in time.

It was forced to swing its right palm to take the blow, but unexpectedly, the Sword of Righteousness pierced through its palm in one strike, causing it to grimace in pain.

Taking advantage of this moment, Liu Bei rushed to its front. The monstrous tiger ignored the pain and slammed down with its left paw, which carried a foul stench, trying to smash this ant-like figure and its sword into a pulp.

Liu Bei moved with the agility of a cloud, nimbly dodging the palm strike. He then casually drew the Sword of Righteousness from the tiger's right hand, the blade drawing out a spray of scalding tiger blood.

Attack the enemy with three parts, and keep seven parts for yourself!

He channeled three-tenths of his strange power into the Sword of Righteousness, causing its light to surge dramatically. He then leaped high into the air and swung it with all his might.

A streak of light flashed, slicing the gigantic, monstrous tiger in two at the waist. Its body, like a collapsing mountain, crashed to either side.

Several claw-like energies pierced through the air. Liu Bei mobilized five parts of his strange power and slashed out with his Benevolent Sword, severing all the claw-like energies.

Just then, a chill ran down his spine. The earth tiger silently emerged from the scorched earth beneath his feet, brandishing its sharp claws and aiming straight for his back.

This strike was a long-awaited, fatal blow!

Liu Bei's lips curled up slightly.

"Hehehehehehehahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

Everything was going according to his plan. He remained standing, without even turning around, and simply swung the Sword of Righteousness in his right hand.

A flash of sword light streaked across the sky, and the Earth Tiger's head shot into the air before its massive body crashed to the ground. It raised its eyes, a strange expression on its face, and stared at the sweat-drenched Sun Jian in the distance.

Sun Jian felt a chill run down his spine. Without thinking twice, he pulled out the Imperial Seal from his robes.

His face was filled with anxiety as he murmured in a low voice, "Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Dark Abyss, former emperors of all dynasties, incomparably brave and peerless overlord, please grant me the right to burn once more!"

The next moment, strange, pitch-black power surged from the jade seal, drilling into Sun Jian's body like living things.

His cloudy eyes suddenly lit up as the remains of the grotesque tiger, cut in two, and the earth tiger, beheaded with a single sword strike, began to heal themselves.

The monstrous tiger's body had grown several times larger than before, and the killing intent in its blood-red eyes was so intense it was almost dripping out.

The earth tiger's claws grew longer, and its entire body exuded a chilling aura of death;

Tianhu's wings also expanded several times, and the power of his claw strikes increased exponentially.

Liu Bei raised an eyebrow. These strange creatures, blessed by the Imperial Seal, were indeed much stronger than before.

Fine, let's stop fooling around here.

He casually deflected an incoming claw attack with his sword, then calmly said to Sun Jian, "General Sun, I don't think there's any need for us to continue fighting, is there?"

Sun Jian raised his hand, signaling the three tigers to stop their attack. He wanted to hear what else Liu Bei had to say.

Liu Bei stood with his hands behind his back, his tone calm: "General Sun, we have no deep-seated hatred for each other, why fight here?"

"The reason you listened to Yuan Shao was simply to secretly hide the Imperial Seal of the State from others. Now that you've revealed the seal, what's the point of hiding it anymore?"

Sun Jian's expression suddenly changed. How did Liu Bei know that he had secretly hidden the Imperial Seal? Could it be that Liu Bei overheard his secret plot with Yuan Shao?

Cao Cao paused in his actions, glared at Yuan Shao with one eye, then suddenly turned around, his gaze fixed on the jade seal in Sun Jian's hand.

How did the Imperial Seal of the State end up in Sun Jian's hands? Shouldn't that thing be with Dong Zhuo? Didn't Sun Jian enter Luoyang? He didn't pursue Dong Zhuo, so how did the seal end up in his possession?

With a thought, he urged the tentacles behind him to pounce on Sun Jian, intending to snatch the jade seal.

Yuan Shao, however, appeared and disappeared in an instant, teleporting right in front of him, and sneered, "Cao Cao, you should worry about yourself first. What use is the Imperial Seal if you're dead?"

Seeing this, Sun Jian felt confident.

He raised the imperial seal in his hand and laughed loudly: "Liu Bei, what makes you think you can negotiate with me?"

"No matter how skilled you are in martial arts, you're still just one person. My Ghost Tiger, Earth Tiger, and Heaven Tiger can all resurrect infinitely. Today, you are doomed! Once you're dead, who will know that I possess the secret of the Imperial Seal?"

He thought that once he said this, Liu Bei would be so frightened that he would kneel down and beg for mercy.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei simply sheathed his double-edged swords, stood with his hands behind his back, and laughed loudly.

Before the laughter subsided, a loud, boisterous voice boomed in from outside the palace gates; the person hadn't even arrived, but the voice preceded them:

"Who wants to kill my elder brother? It's because they won't let Zhang Fei drink! That's a capital offense! Sun Jian, don't you even know who this is?"

Sun Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he turned his head sharply to look. In just one glance, he was struck dumb, and his face changed drastically.

Zhang Fei, with his eighteen-foot spear held to Sun Ce's neck, strode in, holding him hostage.

Guan Yu, holding a gleaming dagger, pressed the blade against Sun Quan's throat, and slowly walked in.

Gongsun Zan, Tang Xiaohu on horseback, Yuan Shu, and others followed closely behind, calmly stepping into the devastated ruins.

Guan Yu held a knife in one hand and stroked his long beard with the other. A faint smile appeared on his red face, and his tone was as gentle as if he were offering a drink at a banquet, but his words concealed a chilling intent:

"My broadsword is not for killing the old and the young, but I also have a smaller knife that is specifically for killing the old and the young! General Sun, let's talk this out. We are both drinkers and have strong personalities."