Go Hyeop, the One-eyed Dragon (독안룡 고협, Doganlyong Gohyeob) was the infamous leader of the now-defunct Blood Snake Sect. He later earned a reputation as the Muhae Valley Monster (무해곡의 고인, Muhaegog-ui Goin).
Appearance & Personality[]
Go Hyeop was a elderly man with a disheveled appearance. He had a long flowing messy white beard, long white hair that flares out wildly, thick eyebrows, and a scruffy moustache. He walked around barefooted, and the nails on his hands and feet were long and sharp. Go Hyeop also wore a ragged simple robe.
He was considered to be a ruthless man who employed cruel and grotesque methods to subjugate others. His heinous acts earned him the title of "Grand Villain".
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History[]
Approximately fifty years before the story of Yongbi the Invincible, Go Hyep led the Blood Snake Sect and indiscriminately subjugated many righteous and chaotic factions. Since his unprecedented methods were cruel and grotesque, five factions under the Murim Alliance joined forces and defeated the Blood Snake Sect. Go Hyeop recklessly used his ki while his meridians were severed and suffered ki overload, he was thought to have fell to his death in the Muhae valley.[1]
It was also known that at one point, he stole special technique of the Life Drain Technique from Palgongjin Yangso where the user can gain power through a spirit-eating tree, mostly likely some time before his fall.[2]
Plot[]
Yongbi the Invincible[]
Volume 7[]
Sitting dormant in a cave somewhere in the Muhae Valley, covered by countless vines, Go Hyeop sensed the intruders (Cryuel Moon Archdemon's party) in the Valley and rose from his inactive state, releasing an incredible surge of ki. Faraway, Cruel Moon Archdemon felt a rupturing sound that pricked every nerve in his body.
Later, as Sanggwan Chaek betrayed and fought Cruel Moon Archdemon and his subordinates, Go Hyeop started making his way there. Eventually, Sanggwan Chaek was incapacitated by Jincheon. As the demonists searched for his body, Go Hyeop arrived and sliced one of them to pieces with a flick of a vine. Cruel Moon Archdemon yelled at his men to stand back and prepared to clash with him.
Volume 8[]
In their duel, he and Cruel Moon Archdemon were evenly matched. Go Hyeop questioned the Prelate on what a member of the Asura Blood Sect was doing in the Muhae Valley, adding that he would not leave the valley alive. Then a fissure opened between them and he fled by riding a piece of rock down into the fissure but not before telling Cruel Moon Archdemon that "soon the three-headed dragon will awake" (meaning the three volcanoes will erupt). However, since the Prelate did not know the meaning of the metaphor, he paid it no mind.
Volume 10[]
Having secured Sanggwan Chaek's body, he was seen dragging the young man's body to the Golden Castle.
Volume 11[]
In a room, Go Hyeop held the Golden Medallion over Sanggwan Chaek and prepared to heal him. Later, Sanggwan Chaek woke up and discovered that someone had poured incredible inner ki into his body. Then he wondered where was, unable to remember anything after being knocked unconscious by Jincheon. Grabbing the Golden Medallion, Sanggwan Chaek forced himself up and explored the area despite having a few broken ribs. Then the medallion activated and a beam of light guided him to the entrance of the Golden Castle. Somewhere else, Go Hyeop mentions that he can feel the "roar of the raging three-headed dragon". At the Golden Castle's entrance, Sanggwan Chaek approached it and inserted the medallion into a slot, opening the entrance up. As this was happening, Go Hyeop entered the room Sanggwan Chaek was lying in before and discovered that the latter is gone. He then noticed the opening of the Golden Castle's entrance.
Back with Sanggwan Chaek, he entered and found the Golden Castle filled to the brim with treasures and gold but his attention was focused on only one thing, the legendary Lightning God's Blue Dragon Sword sitting on a pedestal among the treasure. Go Hyeop rushed to stop Sanggwan Chaek from taking the sword since he knew the young man was unable to control it. However, it was too late and Sanggwan Chaek stabbed him. After recalling a memory, Sanggwan Chaek came back to reality and noticed blood on the side of his torso. Go Hyeop attacked him in retaliation and as Sanggwan Chaek struggled to get away, he ended up grabbing the Lightning God's Blue Dragon Sword and easily cut Go Hyeop apart.
Powers and Abilities[]
In the past, Go Hyeop was a grand villain who terrorized the murim, his Blood Snake Sect was such a force to be reckoned with that it took five Murim Alliance factions to defeat them.[1] Even many years later in his old age, he was still considered to be a "monster".[3] When Go Hyeop's ki was released, it caused a rupturing sound heard by those far away.[4] His inner ki was said to contain overwhelming power and Sanggwan Chaek even considered him to be stronger than Cruel Moon Archdemon who rivaled the Twelve Supreme Masters.[5][6]
Master Whip Practitioner: Go Hyeop's main weapon was the Phantasmal Roaring Whip of Power (
Life Drain Technique: Go Hyeop stole a special technique of the Life Drain Technique from Palgongjin Yangso where the user can gain power through a spirit-eating tree. It first involved accumulating ki by feeding a vampiric tree their own flesh and blood to grow it into a spirit-eating tree.[2]
Poison Arts: It is presumed that Go Hyeop used poison in combat since he was considered to be a fearsome master of the poison arts.[1]
Quotes[]
- (To Sanggwan Chaek) "There is no need to be hasty! That blade will soon be yours to control...!"[5]
Notes & Trivia[]
- While it was never outright stated in the story that Go Hyeop was the old man in the Muhae valley, evidence and dialogue from the other characters heavily implied it to be him.