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Alchemy of Souls; Light And Shadow – A Highlight of What Has Happened So far

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Guess what? The show we’ve been waiting for is back!

The first part of “Alchemy of Souls” premiered on June 18, 2022, and had everyone hooked every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST). The show was so popular for its unique storyline that told the stories of young mages that got their powers from a lake that charges their country.

In the first part, we got lost in the budding love story of Maidservant Kim and Park Jin, melted when Park Dang Gu finally almost tied the knot with Cho Yeon, felt pity for Seo Yul who became a victim of a blood parasite, almost shot Jin Mu through our screens and had an imaginary fist fight with the writers of the show for planning to take our Mu Deok away.

And now, we have part 2 of “Alchemy of Souls” stealing our hearts right from episode 2. Here are the highlights of the show so far so good. The first highlight is a killer but the 9th one is a show stealer.

Three years later…

1. More annoying characters are here, Mu Deok actually left

Seo Yun Oh

We heard it, and we kind of wished it wasn’t true but then voila, Mu Deok became a forbidden name in the mouths of everyone. Not only that, she became a face not to be seen ever again as she got petrified in the last episode of the first part “Alchemy of Souls”.

On her exit, we bagged Seo Yun Oh, the cousin of Seo Yul that almost got engaged to Bu Yeon but failed. Instead of returning to Seo Fortress, Yun Oh settled in Daeho as a puppet of Jin Mu.

Sun Ah, the maid of Heo Yun Ok, only gets more annoying as the show progresses.

2. Seo Yul found out about the blood parasite

At the end of the first part of “Alchemy of Souls”, Yul was dying. After his near-death encounter with Ji Ho in the ice stone barrier that forced So-i to save him with the blood parasite, he has been in pain.

Seo Yul traced the anonymous sender of the medicine to So-i with the help of Joo Wol. On finding So-i, he learnt about how Jin Woo Tak gave So-I the parasite to make her have the energy of Jinyowon and how she used it to save him when he needed a blood transfusion. With the discovery came the revelation that the blood parasite has settled in Seo Yul’s core of energy, draining him and quickening his death.

3. Jin Mu is still annoying and manipulative AF

Jin Mu is definitely the most hated character in “Alchemy of Souls ” but somehow he still made it to part 2 even stronger. Jin Mu is now the Gwangju of Cheonbugwan, has a chokehold on the crown prince and works well with the queen to make a new ice stone.

4. The Queen hasn’t gotten used to her new body

You know how I said Jin Mu works well with the queen? Here it is. The queen doesn’t want to leave her soul in the body of Shaman Choi because of the scar on her face. Her plot is now to shift souls into another with the power of the new ice stone they make.

With the queen’s plot came the downfall of Yun Oh and the imminent drying up of Daeho’s wells with the firebird‘s mimics.

PS: The firebird brought about the creation of the first icestone.

5. Jang Uk is a full-time soul shifter catcher


The job title might be confusing but it is as clear as catching soul shifters that run wild. As the strongest man in the world, the Unanimous Assembly decided to put a hold on Jang Uk so he doesn’t misuse his powers and that is for him to use his powers to catch soul shifters only.

How did a dead man that was about to be cremated suddenly become the strongest man in Daeho?

After absorbing the energy of the ice stone when he was in the barrier, Jang Uk automatically got the strongest man title without anyone knowing. And the reason Jang Uk resurrected after Mu Deok stabbed him to death was because of the power of the ice stone.

Jang Uk is a soul shifter and a soul shifter catcher.

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6. Park Jin is a full-time cook

After the ruckus Jang Uk created, Park Jin stepped down from his position as Head of Songrim and chose to use his energy to cook. Whether the food tastes good or not, it’s a win because he got people eating his creations. No marriage for him, no Songrim stress. Just cooking bad foods and effortlessly making everyone eat them.

7. Dang Gu is the acting head of Songrim

In all of these, Dang Gu had to take the position of his cooking uncle. Sang Ho mentioned that Dang Gu wasn’t the best at casting spells but he somehow was an excellent businessman.

8. Cho Yeon hasn’t gotten her happily ever after

Cho Yeon had to suffer from partial affection with her mother and one-sided love with Jang Uk but when she finally made her lemonades out of the lemons life threw her, life got her rocks from the pit of hell.

Cho Yeon lost her father and lost her lover, Park Dang Gu. In part 2 of the show, we are still waiting for her to get together with her love as Dang Gu gave her the most dazzling diamond jewellery.

9. Bu Yeon is Naksu, Naksu is Bu Yeon

The biggest highlight of the show is the 2 souls, one body story.

At the end of part 1 of “Alchemy of Souls”, Mu Deok (Naksu) got petrified and Cho Yeon saved her when she dropped inside the lake. After that, Jin Ho Gyeong had to choose between saving Naksu’s soul and Bu Yeon’s as they both coexist in one body (Bu Yeon’s).

Master Lee made it clear that the body needed energy from Naksu’s soul to survive the petrification, meaning Bu Yeon’s soul had to be removed since they can no longer coexist. Ho Gyeong chose to keep Naksu’s soul alive in Bu Yeon’s body to save her heiress and continue their bloodline.

Bu Yeon (Mu Deok) now looks like the original Naksu because her body started to look more like the soul in it (Naksu’s).

10. Maidservant Kim is now betrothed to Park Jin

The lovely, lovely marriage hasn’t happened yet but Park Jin planted the balsam seeds Maidservant Kim loved. They couldn’t get married nor move to a faraway land leaving Jang Uk behind after he had tasted death in part one.
The spark is still there and Park Jin still gets all cute with Maidservant Kim as they waited for Uk to heal for them to love each other openly. As Uk seemed to be doing better with Bu Yeon around, Park Jin finally made their love official and we can’t wait for the most anticipated wedding.

11. We lost one

So-i might have been evil and a mini villain but at least we can relate to what made her that way. In the fight for Yul’s life as he was determined to die with the blood parasite, So-i did everything she could to save him including breaking into Jinyowon.

Even after realising Seo Yul was in love with Naksu, So-i continued the fight for his life because Yul made her filthy world feel clean. On her last attempt to save him, So-i prevented Jin Mu’s righthand man, Yeom Su, from killing Seo Yul while she took the fall and met her death.

Which of these highlights do you find the most shocking and intriguing? Let me know in the comment section, I’ll love to hear your views.

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