Originally Posted by
PrinceKrillo
I was recently thinking about how incredibly overrated Sun Wu Kong is in the Chinese community, as well as internationally. It's really quite amazing how misinformed 1.3 billion Chinese and hundreds and hundreds of millions of other people on this earth can be.
So just to set this record straight, in the Chinese Myth Universe, here is a list of at least five figures from Chinese Myth that ARE stronger, better, and therefore superior to that banana-brained primate (listed from MOST powerful to least):
1. Nü WA
She is pretty much the equivalent of "GOD" in Chinese mythology, and I'm sure your ancestors (IF you're Chinese) believed wholeheartedly as much. Nü Wa, as I stated before, is truly omnipotent and more powerful than ANYONE else from either the Taoist or Buddhist Pantheons. She is by FAR the most supreme being in the Three Realms, and although the Lotus Lantern that she left behind is the most powerful artifact in the world of Chinese myth, and can greatly injure absolutely anyone it is used on, it is absolutely USELESS against its creator, Nü Wa. So in terms of rock-paper-scissors, Nü Wa is the "fourth element" that crushes all and is susceptible to nothing.
2. MO DI
There's a reason why Nü Wa herself feared the evil power that her youngest son could (and would) unleash upon the Three Realms and made the decision to seal him up for the better part of eternity. The Demon Emperor Mo Di is absolutely the strongest force of "pure evil" that exists in the whole of Chinese mythology. In his purest, truest form, he is an infinite aura of darkness that incinerates and wipes from existence anyone he touches. Just as the Bao Lian Deng was formed from the Original Light, Mo Di was created from the Original Darkness. Of course, we know from Chuan Shuo (2010) that Mo Di can also take bodies for himself, possessing anyone weak enough to fall to his will. There are only a handful of figures strong enough to even withstand his power of possession to begin with. Mo Di is also a master manipulator who can argue "bad" into "good" and "wrong" into "right." Few minds are strong enough to withstand his power of reason. If Mo Di was ever allowed to be released into the universe again, the first thing he would do is take the entire realm of HELL for himself, because even Mo Zun Chong Lou, the Lord of Demons, would be foolish not to bow down before Mo Di.
3. SAN SHENG MU (W/ BAO LIAN DENG)
We've already seen the kind of power that the Lotus Lantern is capable of. As long as San Sheng Mu has it in her hands and is utilizing its potential, not even the combined forces of her brother, Sun Wu Kong, and an entire army of gods and demons could stand a chance against her (it). Of course, anyone without evil intentions can utilize the lantern, but they must know the spell codes and must possess enough supernatural power and energy to do so. As the official keeper of the Bao Lian Deng, San Sheng Mu and it go hand-in-hand. Besides, Yang Jian used the lantern once to nearly r*** Sun Wu Kong. He was left a pathetic, brain-dead, snot-and-drool-drenched mess.
4. YANG JIAN
Anyone who actually thinks Er Lang Shen and Sun Wu Kong are "equally matched" is a fool and a tool. In the three times that they have faced off against one another, the first time Yang Jian prevailed and did what 100,000 other Taoist gods and soldiers Heavenly Brigade could not. The second time, the match ended in a draw when the Jade Emperor broke them up. The third time, Yang Jian used the Lotus Lantern to annihilate Sun Wu Kong and left him a wimpering animal, broken bones and broken spirit. If Sun Wu Kong can take out 100,000 Heavenly beings by himself, then Yang Jian can do it half-asleep, drunk, or with his eyes closed. They may share the same master, and they may both be disciples of the same Taoist sect headed by Yuan Shi Tian Zun of the Three Pure Ones. But make no mistake, Sun Wu Kong never has and NEVER WILL be able to defeat Yang Jian.
5. BUDDHA
Goes without saying. Ru Lai is the head of the entire Buddhist Pantheon of deities and was the one who crushed (literally) Sun Wu Kong with "Buddha's Palm" or whatever. I would only rank him as the fifth most powerful being in the Chinese Myth Universe, but he is still CLEARLY more powerful than Sun Wu Kong.