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Jang Gang
Every Alchemy of Souls moment featuring Jang Gang, in story order.
14 moments · 31 min
The dying king asks Jang Gang to swap bodies for seven days
After an eighth soul shifter turns to stone, the heirless king asks his top mage for the forbidden alchemy of souls, using the mage's own body.
The body swap is done, and Do-hwa is claimed
With king and mage now in each other's bodies, one of them sets his sights on Do-hwa and declares any child she bears his own.
Twenty years ago, Jang Gang seals his infant son's power
On the night Do-hwa dies, Jang Gang arrives, blocks the baby's gate of energy and forbids anyone from ever opening it.
Jang Gang refuses to say who fathered Do-hwa's baby
Pressed about the infant, Jang Gang says sealing his power is the only way the boy lives, and calls him the son of a dead man.
Jin Mu's secret: his master is in the king's body
Jin Mu feeds a wild soul shifter human souls, then recalls the day the king summoned him and revealed he was Jang Gang trapped inside.
The secret of Uk's birth: a king's son
Park Jin remembers being told Uk's father was the late king, and that a destined king would be seen as treason, so Uk must seem ordinary.
Uk corners a stranger who knows his father's sword
In Gaema Village a man who recognised Jang Gang's sword calls him a madman; Uk explains why he still carries it, and the stranger recalls Do-hwa.
The stranger warns Uk off his hunt for sorcery
Hearing Uk is after Shaman Choi, the stranger warns that sorcery's darkness consumes the soul, then admits he is damaged to his core.
Jang Gang comes home and remembers Jin Mu's betrayal
As Maidservant Kim waits, the Gwanju returns to Cheonbugwan and recalls sparing Jin Mu after Cho Chung's death, a choice he now regrets.
Maidservant Kim comes face to face with Master Jang
Maidservant Kim meets a man she has not seen in years and recognizes him as Master Jang.
The Soul Ejector unleashed, and Jang Gang returns to block it
The shaman threatens to destroy the ice stone with everyone inside; amid the chaos Jang Gang appears and stops the Soul Ejector's energy.
Jang Gang confesses his sorcery and dies to protect Uk
Turning to stone, Jang Gang confesses before the assembly that he took the ice stone, takes the blame for all, and denies Uk is his son.
Uk learns how his father took the blame
Uk is told his father died taking full responsibility, and remembers the one time he met him.