@shootingnova: 1. If we are trying to compare official statements here, no one can beat chinese gods. Because Acient Chinese people have lack of knowledge about the word “omnipotent”, they thought being omnipotent just means you can do a lot of stuffs that mortal can’t. So even the weakest immortals in Chinese mythology got omnipotent statements... And of course Sun Wukong got omnipotent statements as well, and in fact, it has stated MORE THAN ONCE in the Journey to the West that Sun Wukong is omnipotent, 无所不能的 (but I do know that Sun Wukong did show some feats that are against his omnipotent statements, such as being defeated... so I guess this is official statements vs feats here)
2. One of Sun Wukong‘s best feats is lifting up three mountains (although when the third mountain landed on him, its weight overwhelmed him), but do keep in mind that the three landmasses are not normal, earthly mountains. Mount Sumeru, the first to land on Sun, is the central axis of the Hindo-Buddhist cosmos, atop of which the gods reside, with various layers of heavens rising from the summit to higher realms of being. Mount Emei, the second to land on him, is the abode of the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, and Chinese legend states Buddhism spread from this mountain into China from India. It should be noted that Wukong is able to run “with the speed of a meteor” while toting both of these mountains on this shoulders. Mount Tai, the third and final mountain to land on him, is considered a Daoist deity in itself, as well as the heaviest thing imaginable in Chinese culture, It’s no wonder then that it ultimately overwhelms Monkey's supernatural strength. So lifting these mountains is a way more impressive feat than you think it is, in Sun’s world, in the Chinese and Buddh mythology world, it’s even comparable to Hercules lifting up the heaven (By the way, the earth in which Monkey lives is actually not our world. The world in the novel is modeled after the Hindo-Buddhist cosmos, which has four continents afloat in four holy oceans, each of which surrounds the four respective faces of the aforementioned celestial mountain).
3. Here is an interesting fact, Sun Wukong is a solar system buster. Celestial bodies are anthropomorphized and zoomorphized in Journey to the West—that is to say stars and planets are represented in either human or (sometimes mythical) animal form. Monkey is shown capable of defeating such entities. For instance, he defeats the “Nine Luminaries" (九曜星君） in hand-to-hand combat during his rebellion. For context, the Nine Luminaries are the sun and the moon, the known planets Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn, and two shadowy planets/stars called Rahu and Ketu. Sun Wukong later recites a poem in which he states these celestial bodies fear him. How exactly does one map this mythology onto real world astronomy? If he single-handedly defeats these nine solar and planetary gods, does this mean he’s capable of destroying a solar system? If Wukong is fighting Superman, does his power over the sun mean he can scare the modern concept of our star into hiding, thus depriving the Kryptonian of his much needed solar energy?Now, someone familiar with the novel might claim such celestial beings lack citable superhuman feats, making it impossible to gauge the strength needed by Sun Wukong to defeat them. This may be true, but the same person (or others) will inevitably go on to cite an example from their chosen warrior's canon in which he or she blows up a planet or star. What's the difference between one character beating up the embodiment of a star in mythology and a character who blows up a star in comics/anime? The sun is being overwhelmed in both cases. If the solar deity is not accepted as a representation of the physical sun, then there is no point in including a mythical figure like Sun Wukong in the debate in the first place.
4. Sun cannot be killed. Sun erased his name from the book of death, which means he has defeated the death itself. Also it has stated in Journey to the West that he has jumped out of the three realms and not be in the five elements (To "jump out of the three realms" means to go beyond the cycle of life and death, and to "not be in the five elements" means to be free from material obstacles), which means even reality warping might not work on him. So it is impossible for his enemy to kill him, BUT If his enemy is capable of warping reality against his or her will, then it is possible for him/her to kill Sun (Although it’s still arguable).
I’ve seen your comments in other discussions, one of them is Sun Wukong vs Mythology Zeus. You claimed that Zeus easily stomps the monkey, now I hope you understand that it’s not true.
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