Six hours to live, and Mu-deok won't talk
Uk collapses; the only cure is to open his gate of energy. Mu-deok is tortured but keeps silent until Master Heo opens it.
Jang Uk's Best Moments
Every Alchemy of Souls moment featuring Jang Uk, in story order. Played by Lee Jae-wook.
376 moments · 14h 31m · by Favseen
Moments 31–60 of 376
- 31
- 32
Uk survives and runs to his crazy master
Uk wakes with his gate of energy open, finds the beaten Mu-deok, and the two finally become master and pupil.
- 33
Uk takes the blame for his own poisoning
Uk tells the Songrim leader he poisoned himself and his maid only obeyed, then refuses treatment unless Mu-deok is treated too.
- 34
Uk won't let Yul carry his maid
Too weak to carry Mu-deok himself, Uk refuses to let Yul do it, hands her to Maidservant Kim and leans on Yul instead.
- 35
Uk nurses Mu-deok in secret
Mu-deok explains why she took the blame; Uk reveals he has been tending her himself so no mage sees her eyes, and thanks her for risking her life.
- 36
Uk kneels and swears himself to his master
Mu-deok sets her terms: secrecy, and the bond ends once she is Naksu again. Uk accepts and vows to serve and protect her.
- 37
Mu-deok remembers being Naksu, then gets a cramp
On the frozen lake, Mu-deok explains the three steps of a mage and relives her glory as the Shadow Assassin, until her new legs give out.
- 38
First sparring lesson: Uk can't fight
Mu-deok tests her pupil with sticks and finds no swordsmanship; Uk vows to beat his father's one-year record for Jipsu.
- 39
Uk refuses to help sweep the yard
Asked to help with chores, Uk cites his own laziness and leaves Mu-deok fuming with a broom.
- 40
Uk talks Maidservant Kim into drinking his ginseng
Kim sulks that Uk saves everything for Mu-deok; he flatters her into keeping the wild ginseng tea and brags about joining Songrim.
- 41
Mu-deok finds a torrent of energy inside Uk
Mu-deok grabs Uk to his loud protest, checks his core, and discovers Heo Yeom left a great torrent of energy in him.
- 42
The plan to steal Heo Yeom's breathing through Yul
To keep the energy Uk must learn Heo Yeom's breathing, used by the whole Seo family, so Yul it is. Uk gets oddly upset she won't touch Yul as easily.
- 43
Mu-deok roasts Uk, and Dang-gu decides she likes Yul
Dang-gu catches them spying; Mu-deok lists every complaint about her fickle young master, and Uk pins a crush on Yul to cover it.
- 44
Uk buys off Heo Yeom with dark wine
Called in to have his energy taken back, Uk apologizes for the goats in the herb garden and presents rare wine, then more bottles.
- 45
Heo Yeom tells Uk about his mother
Over wine, Heo Yeom says Do-hwa was like a daughter to him and tells Uk to remember her kindness and ignore the gossip.
- 46
Only Uk gets this close
Both bring back the breathing technique, the energy stirs in Uk, and he warns Mu-deok about her eyes and who she lets near.
- 47
Uk is banished from Songrim
Uk asks to join Songrim and offers Naksu's sword; instead he is banished and, for losing the Spirit Plaque, sentenced to a hundred lashes.
- 48
The hundredth lash
After 99 lashes Uk refuses to leave, demands the leader deliver the last one himself, then has Mu-deok take the sword.
- 49
Uk breaks his silence after being cast out
Mu-deok and Maid Kim worry Uk is heartbroken after his banishment, but he has been quietly practicing and vows Songrim will beg him back.
- 50
The torrent of energy boils then freezes Uk's bath
Uk's flogging makes the stolen energy surge early; his bath turns scalding then icy while Mu-deok covers with a medicinal-herb excuse.
- 51
Freezing Uk's bird egg story
Freezing through the night, Uk asks Mu-deok for warmth and tells her he is the egg atop the tree with only her to care for him.
- 52
Stupidity or vigor: Uk tries his father's sword
Uk struggles to unsheathe the sword his father left; Mu-deok explains he needs Ryusu first and calls his stubbornness an act of vigor.
- 53
The Crown Prince comes for two swords
The Crown Prince arrives for Naksu's sword and also demands the late Gwanju's sword; Uk refuses and the Prince proposes a fight for it.
- 54
Uk fights the Crown Prince over the line
The Prince dares Uk to push him over a line; Uk takes a beating until Mu-deok's chamber-pot splash forces the Prince across it.
- 55
Uk's sword arm runs wild against the Crown Prince
Uk unsheathes his father's sword but cannot control his arm; a binding bracelet stops him, and the Prince dares the four heirs to fight him together.
- 56
Everyone fights to drink the chamber pot water
Mu-deok offers to drink chamber-pot water as an apology, Uk insists he should, and the friends join in until the Crown Prince gives up.
- 57
Uk unsheathes his father's sword before Park Jin
Uk shows the Songrim leader he can now draw his father's sword and begs to be taken in, but unbound, his arm cannot hold the blade.
- 58
Uk locked up for insulting the royal family
Cho-yeon brags that Uk beat the Crown Prince, but the leader hears Uk threatened the Prince and orders him locked up as dangerous.
- 59
Park Jin tells Uk he is not Jang Gang's son
Uk vows to become Gwanju like his father; Park Jin tells him he is not Jang Gang's son and should stop dreaming.
- 60
Mu-deok ends Uk's pity party
Mu-deok tries to rouse Uk to train after only ten days of progress; he refuses and tells her to just be his maid.