Liu Kang decides to rescue Princess Kitana who is held prisoner in Edenia under Quan Chi. The monk's manage to defeat Shinnok's minions and save Fujin from being executed. That training is interrupted by Shinnok's Army of Darkness, as they attack the Shaolin warriors.
The Champion convinces Kai to travel with him back to China to begin training in the art of kombat. As such, he travels out to the United States, where he comes across his old friend, Kai. Liu Kang begins searching for new Shaolin warriors to train. Just before the portal closes, Liu Kang is greeted by Kitana and she thanks him for saving Earthrealm and Outworld. Enraged, Liu Kang challenges Shao Kahn to Mortal Kombat and emerges victorious, driving him and his forces back to Outworld. The heroes eventually make it into Shao Kahn's Fortress, where Kung Lao fights Shao Kahn and is seemingly killed by the emperor. Liu Kang and Kung Lao regroup with the chosen warriors of Sub-Zero, Kabal, Nightwolf, Stryker, Sonya and Jax. Many of Earthrealm's souls including a legion pertaining to those of the Shaolin, had ended up in Shao Kahn's possession except for Raiden's Chosen Warriors. Liu Kang and Kung Lao successfully return to Earthrealm and start to look for new recruits for the White Lotus Society, but that was short-lived as the Invasion of Earthrealm had begun when Shao Kahn officially broke the mystical ward that prevented him from setting foot in Earthrealm by having Shang Tsung resurrect Queen Sindel. Mortal Kombat 3/ Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
After the battle was over, the heroes made their escape back to Earthrealm to prepare for the coming invasion of Outworld. Liu Kang managed to fight his way through the tournament and eventually defeat Shao Kahn. In Outworld, Liu Kang ran across Princess Kitana and after their encounter, she learned the truth about Shao Kahn and turned against him. The two Shaolin Monks Liu Kang and Kung Lao, decide to head to Outworld to compete in a tournament organized by Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn. Liu Kang defeated the Shokan Prince and eventually defeated the sorcerer, Shang Tsung to give the control of the Shaolin tournament back to it's hosts.īy the time Liu Kang and his allies returned home from Shang Tsung's Island, they have returned to find that many Shaolin Monks had been slain by Baraka and his Tarkatan forces under the order of Shao Kahn. Liu Kang had eventually earned the right to challenge the current champion, Goro, to Mortal Kombat. A warrior who received training from the Shaolin's ally, Master Bo' Rai Cho. The Shaolin had chosen their representative for the tournament: Liu Kang. The 10th tournament had arrived and Earthrealm was on the brink of ultimate defeat at the hands of Outworld. When Sub-Zero made his way to the Temple of Elements, many Shaolin were bested by the assassin protecting the sacred Amulet of Shinnok. When the Lin Kuei warrior Sub-Zero was asked to retrieve the Map of Elements from the Shaolin Temple, many Shaolin Monks had been defeated or killed by the Lin Kuei assassin trying to protect the map. For the remainder of the 8 remaining tournaments Goro had defeated all of Earthrealm's champions and Outworld was on the brink of victory. Eventually, the Shokan Prince, Goro, defeated and killed the Great Kung Lao to win the second tournament for Outworld. But when the second tournament began, turmoil struck for Earthrealm when the evil sorcerer, Shang Tsung had stolen control of the tournament for his master, Shao Kahn. When the first tournament begun, the Great Kung Lao had defeated all opposition to win the first tournament for Earthrealm. When Shao Kahn set his sights on conquering Earthrealm, the Shaolin Monks and Raiden formed a group known as the White Lotus Society to find the strongest warriors to participate in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Many centuries ago, the Order of Light founded the Shaolin Monks as an initiative to protect Earthrealm from the forces of evil. They are a common enemy in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and they use a variety of weapons.
They were attacked by Baraka and the Tarkata in MKII and a lot of them, were killed by Zombie Liu Kang, the enforcer of a corrupted Raiden in MKD. The Shaolin Monks have the Wu Shi Academy and Shaolin Temple as their training grounds. 2.5 Mortal Kombat 3/Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.2.2 Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero.