As soon as Shang comprehended the thing connecting his four Imposes, his mind began to clear.
The world around him changed inside his mind, becoming far clearer. It was like he had viewed the world through a dirty window before.
Many more things just came naturally to Shang as he felt the world around him.
In a way, it was like the world was telling these things to Shang.
The four Imposes were just a sign of a far greater and more important ability.
It was Shang's connection with the world!
The four Imposes controlled the world around Shang to aid him, but that was only a small part.
There were many more things that allowed Shang to control the world around him.
For example, his Domain of Entropy.
The four Imposes had been separate at some point, but as Shang had continued training over the past 40 years, they had slowly grown into each other.