The Ten Rings, also known as the Ten Rings Brotherhood, took its name from a divine artifact called the "Ten Rings Relic." Its owner was Wenwu, the original inspiration for the "Mandarin."
He was not some ancient figure who existed only in history, but a monster who had truly lived for over a thousand years.
The Ten Rings Relic in his possession was an immensely powerful divine artifact, enough to stand alongside the six Infinity Stones.
Even if Wenwu, as a human, could not unleash even one ten-thousandth of the Ten Rings Relic's true power, compared to the Infinity Stones, which ordinary people could only dream of touching—
Its side-effect-free conditions of use, along with the passive buff that granted its holder eternal youth and immortality, already surpassed the Infinity Stones by far.
That was not to say the Infinity Stones were weak. Otsutsuki Tony, who now possessed all six Infinity Stones, naturally knew just how terrifying their complete power was. They were a perfect match for his "Omnipotence" divine art, directly helping him skip the primitive stage of accumulating power and leaving him only one step away from becoming a true omnipotent cosmic god.
But compared to the Infinity Stones' harsh requirements, the Ten Rings Relic was far easier to use. Basically, anyone could pick it up and wield it. The Infinity Stones, however, required even someone as powerful as Thanos to use the Infinity Gauntlet to help him unleash their might.
Each had its own advantages, but according to Marvel's setting, their power levels were nearly identical. The only difference lay in their users.
So, although Wenwu in Shang-Chi had mostly used the Ten Rings Relic as Iron Wire Fists and a beam cannon, its true power went far beyond that.
The Ten Rings Relic was easy to