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This page articles the titular character of Yongbi the Invincible. If you are looking for the series itself, go here.

Yongbi (용비, Yongbi) is a senior member of the old Murim, being a part of the Sage Forest. In the past, he was a bounty hunter and once served as the Black Lancers' Lord Commander and as a general under the Grand General's Command (대장군부, Daejang-gunbu), the most powerful military organization in the country which was under the direct command of the Emperor. His wife is Hong Ye-Mong.

Appearance

In his younger years, Yongbi was an attractive man with a lean but well-defined musculature and long black hair that he fastened into a flowing ponytail and several loose strands of hair that hang over his forehead. He wore the common garbs of the time and usually carried around a staff and sword with him.

Several decades after the war against the Asura Blood Sect, Yongbi has aged noticeably, now sporting a respectable greyed beard. Despite this, he aged less than expected with Ilgak asking why he aged at a slower rate than the rest in the Sage Forest.

Personality

Yongbi is an outwardly jovial, carefree and perverted person with a distinctive penchant for alcohol and money (a trait he shared with his steed Biryong). Some would describe him as greedy, deceptive, contemptible, tricky, sly, lasivious, and lecherous.[1] While he does display these traits from time to time, Yongbi is deceptively loyal, trustworthy and empathizing despite his seemingly lackadaisical persona.

Yongbi can be serious at times, usually when engaging a powerful foe or when addressing his traumatic past. Behind his usual cheerfulness, he is quite the tragic character who struggled to deal with his inner demons. After finding out that Jeok Seong survived the battle at Yogok Gorge, he would rather hide his consciousness deep within than face him.[2] Even though he sends money to take care of the Horselord's tribe, he takes no responsibility for how the money is spent or care if it is misused.[3] In the past, people saw him as a blood thirsty demon who would slaughter his enemies without remorse and would send hordes of his own men to their deaths. While he did do that, Yongbi did not find thrill in those deeds and is haunted by his past. He often sees the spirits of those he slaughtered, and calls it a long nightmare that he cannot escape no matter how hard he struggles.[4] He did care about his subordinates somewhat as he was seen tracking down their families in the Middle Kingdom to aid them.

Perhaps his most distinguishing trait is his extreme lust for money. When a large sum of money is involved, Yongbi would go crazy and be unable think coherently,[5] causing him to fall for obvious traps.[6] He will also do literally anything for money,[5] even going as far as revealing important secrets about the Golden Castle to a stranger he just met.[7] Even decades after the war against the Asura Blood Sect, Yongbi has retained his desire for money as seen when he questioned if Gang Ryong had compensated them for room and board.[8]

Powers & Abilities

Yongbi's Destructive Attacks

Destructive power of Yongbi's attacks

Yongbi possesses immense power, being able to frighten gosu such as the Seven Slayers by merely staring at them. He was shown to be able to easily smash Hwan Sa's Palace of Conception, a powerful technique that even the Seven Slayers of the Sky Gorge found difficult to get out of, which struck fear into those who had witnessed the display.[9]

Even in his childhood, Yongbi was already shown to be an exceptionally skilled fighter having been the sole survivor of death matches against other children every time, even when the youngest among them. Later in life, he served as a General and was able to survive in brutal "kill-zones" against all odds every time, feats he became infamous for.[10]

During the days of the Old Murim, Yongbi had proven himself to be one of the greatest warriors of the era being able to clash evenly with members of the Twelve Supreme Masters and gosu that rivaled them. He was also referred to as a monster by Sanggwan Chaek, whom, at the time had been possessed by the Lightning God's Blue Dragon Sword, which granted him the power of the Lightning God. Sanggwan also referred to Yongbi as someone who had obtained the "ultimate level of martial arts".[11] In addition, it was him who managed to defeat the godly sword in the very end.

Immense Durability & Endurance: Having honed his skill in countless brutal battlefields, Yongbi has proven to be a tough and fearsome warrior. He has shown numerous impressive feats of durability and endurance. During the search for the Golden Castle, Yongbi was able to fight massive amounts of enemies consecutively without any indication of slowing down. He is also able to take blows from powerful combatants and continue having a prolonged battle with them.[12] Even after receiving a wound from a demonic technique which causes extreme pain, Yongbi was able to continue fighting on, dealing grievous wounds to Cruel Moon Archdemon and killing one of the Prelate's bodyguards.[13] Another testament to his durability is that he showed no sign of impairment after being impaled with chains controlled by the Lightning God's Blue Dragon Sword.[14]

Immense Inner Ki: He has been noted to possess incredible inner ki.[15]

Immense Physical Strength: Yongbi possesses great physical strength being able to kill a person with a single kick to the head.[16] He is also able to send his enemies flying with a single swing or strike with his staff.[17] Later, he was shown being able to level the ground and rocks with ease.[2]

Immense Physical Speed: He is extremely quick when evading and attacking being able to flank and bisect Cruel Moon Archdemon before the Prelate could even react.[18]

Immense Reflexes: Yongbi has amazing reflexes allowing him to effortlessly evade rapid attacks coming from all directions and counterattack in between. Not even the Eight Docked Gates Formation was enough to breach his defenses.[19]

Battlefield & Military Expertise: Starting at a young age, Yongbi had served the Grand General's command as a general and won countless battles against the barbarians, earning him the title of "Demon of the military".[10][20] An extremely skilled and formidable military commander, he was capable of engaging in both siege and ground warfare,[21] and could come up with strategies to bait and entrap his enemies or decimate them with brutal frontal assaults. As Lord Commander of the Black Lancers, he led them to victory in over 30 battles against the barbarians from the South leading to the North (not counting the final battle at the Yogok Gorge).[22]

Ki Blocking: Yongbi had demonstrated the ability to block the pressure points of another person, disabling their ability to use ki, even to a gosu of Goo Hwi's caliber.[15]

Weapons

In the past, Yongbi wielded a spear with such proficiency that he is able to cleave through scores of men with a single swing.[23] Later as a bounty hunter in the murim, Yongbi uses a staff and sword as his weapons. He is able to use a staff as a weapon to its maximum advantage, achieving both offense and defense at the same time with a single swing. Those who witnesses his expertise with the staff describes it as if the staff is a living thing, moving around his body on its own accord.[17] He was also shown to be very skilled with the bow, he is capable of firing two arrows at once and accurately hit both targets from far away.[24] On the rare occasion that Yongbi does use his sword, he was able to instantly bisect a Prelate of the Asura Blood Sect.[18]

Having close ties to the Grand General, Yongbi trained in the Lu Family's Spear Style, a renowned style of spearmanship known only by those under the Grand General's command.[25] In addition, as the former Lord Commander of the Black Lancers and its creator, Yongbi is well-versed in the Black Lancer techniques:

Black Lancer Techniques:

Qinggong

Lu Family's Spear Style

Sage Techniques: He is somewhat trained in the Sage Techniques since Ilgak forced the Sage Forest members to learn them. The Sagely Arts is a way to meditate and train themselves and once their eyes are open to the way, it can perform many functions. However, Yongbi is only up to the point where he can just tell that the Dan is a mystic object.

Quotes

  • (To Hong Ye-Mong) "If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on...!"[28]
  • (After seeing Sanggwan Chaek in the Muhae Valley) "I never had someone I could call Master, I've only had keepers...!"[29]
  • (Grieving after the Black Lancer's final battle) "...At least you... fought to prove that you're humans... But we... fought to become humans...!"[3]

Notes & Trivia

  • Yongbi was able to easily capture Goo Hwi at the beginning of Yongbi the Invincible because Goo Hwi was knocked out by a lightning bolt strike while training his ki under a waterfall.[30]
  • Sanggwan referring to Yongbi as someone who had obtained the "ultimate level of martial arts", most likely meant someone on the level of the Twelve Supreme Masters, who possess immense ki and are known to be able to use the Air Striding Step.[31]
  • His name means Dragon (Yong) Flying (Bi).[7]

References

  1. ↑ Chapter 145 (Yongbi)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 80 (Yongbi)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 126 (Yongbi)
  4. ↑ Chapter 122 (Yongbi)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter 6 (Yongbi)
  6. ↑ Chapter 5 (Yongbi)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chapter 67 (Yongbi)
  8. ↑ Chapter 89
  9. ↑ Chapter 140 (Gosu)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Chapter 101 (Yongbi)
  11. ↑ Chapter 128 (Yongbi)
  12. ↑ Chapter 104 (Yongbi)
  13. ↑ Chapter 52 (Yongbi)
  14. ↑ Chapter 136 (Yongbi)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Chapter 1 (Yongbi)
  16. ↑ Chapter 12 (Yongbi)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Chapter 25 (Yongbi)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Chapter 51 (Yongbi)
  19. ↑ Chapter 49 (Yongbi)
  20. ↑ Chapter 107 (Yongbi)
  21. ↑ Chapter 15 (Yongbi 2)
  22. ↑ Chapter 24 (Yongbi 2)
  23. ↑ Chapter 87 (Yongbi)
  24. ↑ Chapter 84 (Yongbi)
  25. ↑ Chapter 100 (Yongbi)
  26. ↑ Chapter 135 (Yongbi)
  27. ↑ Chapter 105 (Yongbi)
  28. ↑ Chapter 113 (Yongbi)
  29. ↑ Chapter 133 (Yongbi)
  30. ↑ Chapter 13 (Yongbi)
  31. ↑ Chapter 128 (Yongbi)

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