Namgung Minyoung

> Breaking the Sky is an explosion.
> Don't hide yourself. Expand, blossom, flood. Don't allow the heavens to be above you.
>
> Chapter 144

## Namgung Minyoung

### Aliases

* Teacher (Yoo Joonghyuk)
* God of Murim
* Disaster of Murim

## Personal status

### Relatives

* Briareus of <Olympus> (relative)
* Kyrgios Rodgraim (former lover)
* Yoo Joonghyuk (disciple)
* Breaking the Sky Sword Master (disciple)
* Jang Hayoung (disciple)

## Novel appearances

### First appearance

* Chapter 144 (mentioned)
* Chapter 232 (seen)

**Namgung Minyoung**, also known as the **Breaking the Sky Sword Saint**, is one of the most powerful transcendents in Ways of Survival, Yoo Joonghyuk's teacher and the creator of Breaking the Sky Swordmanship. She runs the Breaking the Sky Sword School in the First Murim.

## Appearance

Namgung Minyoung's half-giant heritage leads to her incredible height, towering over most incarnations at around three metres tall. She has an immense presence. When speaking loudly, her voice is likened to the True Voice of a constellation. Furthermore, she is described to have clear, piercing eyes and thick eyebrows that appear to wriggle or curve when she experiences strong emotions. She is often accompanied by her dog and disciple, Breaking the Sky Sword Master. Namgung Minyoung smokes a tobacco pipe.

## Personality

Initially, Namgung Minyoung comes across as arrogant and dismissive, playfully condescending to Kim Dokja and his companions. However, in reality, she is a prudent person who displays a healthy amount of caution and can usually be reasoned with, even when seriously angered.  Like most transcendents she is incredibly stubborn and patient, having remained in Murim long after the last real martial artists "sold out" and left. She is well aware of her strength and not easily pushed around, not even by other transcendents like Kyrgios Rodgraim or Cheok Jungyeong. Ways of Survival compares her to a god, in terms of power.

Namgung Minyoung is extremely blunt and appears to enjoy flustering people with bold and shameless remarks. For instance, she is open about her love for handsome men and insists on being addressed with honorifics, lest she'll spank the offender's butt with her tobacco pipe. While often vaguely bored or amused by other people's behavior, she is not beyond genuine emotional reactions. Namgung Minyoung is a fairly inquisitive person once something piques her interest, and will doggedly pursue a target to find answers to her questions.

Despite claiming to accept new disciples at all times, she is reluctant to do so, as most students in Murim are not up to her high standards. She won't accept just anyone: prospective disciples are expected to best her dog in combat first. Namgung Minyoung takes great pride in the Breaking the Sky Swordmanship, refusing to sell it to the Dokkaebi as a skill and having outsiders learn it.

Her training regimen is harsh, disobedience is punished severely. She values old-fashioned hard work and tenacity, does not respect shortcuts, and places a lot of emphasis on fundamental techniques. Her praise has to be earned and she is shown to be critical of even amazing feats. Nonetheless, she seems to appreciate people who will push back against her orders and have a mind of their own, seeing as she took a liking to both Kyrgios Rodgraim and Yoo Joonghyuk.

Namgung Minyoung isn't always honest or upfront about her true motivations and plans. She may appear to toy around with her disciples, or seemingly refuses to teach them. But in reality, she cares deeply about her students. On multiple occasions she will dissuade them from learning her technique or send them away, precisely because she does not want them to get hurt.

Evidently, Namgung Minyoung is compassionate underneath her gruff exterior. Her sharp wit and sexual innuendos frequently make way for a more serious, gentle side and she can be warm-hearted and affectionate. There are multiple situations in which she speaks sincerely to comfort Yoo Joonghyuk, though he notes that it doesn't suit her. Namgung Minyoung is a good, non-judgmental listener, no matter how rude she usually is. Whether due to her Mirror Eyes or not, she appears to be an excellent judge of character as well.

She also cares greatly about her roots, as evidenced by her interest in other giants and her connection to the First Murim. She is sometimes described as a large or lonely tree, indicating her strength and steadfastness in the face of danger, as well as her desire to protect her "forest". She is loyal to her home and people, even when she has mixed feelings about them. Namgung Minyoung holds grudges. Still, she remains a just person who "doesn't pursue honor or vain lust".

Despite being called an "unconventional existence that isn't tied to righteousness or unrighteousness" by Kim Dokja, Ways of Survival describes her as follows: "Her heroic spirit is so high that she sometimes makes other people's definitions of justice look shabby."

## History

Namgung Minyoung faced a lot of trials in her youth for her mixed heritage. It is implied that she was raised among humans and discriminated, perhaps even hunted, by them for her "cursed giant blood". The grand master of the Namgung family, one of the 10 Grand Masters of Murim, was her distant relative. However, the clan did not contact her for generations until they required her help to prevent the destruction of Murim.

Namgung Minyoung wasn't originally born in the Murim scenario. Its people exploited her heroic nature and then abandoned her for wealth and fame by commercializing their martial art techniques. She started living in relative isolation, in a small and shabby hut, as a symbol of the "fallen" Murim that valued the old training methods. Nonetheless, she was still feared and shunned for her power. The people viewed her as a type of disaster, rather than one of the 10 Grand Masters. Though Namgung Minyoung believed Murim to be the "breeding ground of a corrupt world" and a place that "lost recognition and compassion", she still considered it her home.

It is implied that she never encountered another giant until Kim Dokja's interference. Namgung Minyoung believed her giant clan to have been wiped out but expressed great interest in meeting her kin. It was later revealed that they were imprisoned in the Underworld, specifically Tartarus. Namgung Minyoung seemed to be related to the giant Briareus.

At some point in her past, she and Kyrgios Rodgraim were training for a long time as disciples under Yoo Hoseoung, the One Invincible Fist.

## Synopsis

In the latter half of Yoo Joonghyuk's second regression, Namgung Minyoung fought on her own against the alliance of returnees and died together with Breaking the Sky Sword Master. She was murdered by the Heavenly Demon and the Blood Demon.

TBD

## Abilities

### Personal Skills

* **Movement Transposition:** Allows its user to move at high speeds, even faster then Electrification.
* **Mirror Eyes:** Allows its user to read the emotions of other people and can transfer memories. Can be blocked by mental barrier skills. Implied to be a natural ability of Giants that she inherited.
* **Breaking the Sky Swordmanship:** A powerful sword technique meant to shatter the skies above. Originally intended for women only.
* **Breaking the Sky Force Punch**

### Overall Stats

* No information. Meaningless, due to her status as a transcendent.

## Stories

Unlike constellations, transcendents have very few stories, as they only walk a single path. Namgung Minyoung's central story is "Path of the Breaking Sky". She also received a giant story for successfully defending Murim from an Outer God.

## Items

* **Tobacco Pipe/Smoke**: Used to spank misbehaving people (Yoo Joonghyuk). Smoke is potentially involved in a disappearing spell.
* **The Empty and Clear Stone Milk:** One of the greatest elixirs from the lost Zero Murim. Very rare and comparable to Star Fluid. Namgung Minyoung presumably got it from Reincarnation Island and passed it onto Yoo Joonghyuk, who fed it to the dying Yoo Sangah with Lee Seolhwa's help.
* **The Breaking the Sky Sword:** A powerful sword that caused the people of Murim to fear her as a disaster. Namgung Minyoung used it less than ten times after gaining her title. She employs it in combat against the Nameless Mist, in the aftermath of the Demon King Selection.
* **Murim Dumplings:** Tasty dumplings, exclusively found in Murim. Bought in paper bags. Namgung Minyoung feeds them to the Breaking the Sky Sword Master as well.

## Relationships

### Yoo Joonghyuk

Yoo Joonghyuk sought out Namgung Minyoung in his second round to learn martial arts from her and her dog. He lived several years together with them in the First Murim. Though Namgung Minyoung often remarked on Yoo Joonghyuk's good looks and ostensibly flirted with him, their relationship was that of a master and a disciple. She appeared to be the closest thing to a maternal figure (or a female rolemodel) Yoo Joonghyuk ever had. During his training, Namgung Minyoung would punish him for disobedience by spanking him with her tobacco pipe. Yoo Joonghyuk still refused to address her with honorifics. Nonetheless, Namgung Minyoung told him to become her disciple again in his next regression.

According to the Heavenly Demon, one of Murim's 10 Grand Masters, Yoo Joonghyuk and Namgung Minyoung were very similar. This is confirmed by Kim Dokja who called them both dishonest (i.e. being outwardly blunt while hiding a soft and caring side). Furthermore, he speculated that Yoo Joonghyuk's remaining humanity in the third round was the consequence of his time in Murim and likewise the reason for his cold attitude.

Namgung Minyoung's tragic death in the second round severely traumatized Yoo Joonghyuk and opened his first stage of transcendence. He avenged her by murdering the Heavenly Demon and the Blood Demon in the 35th scenario, who were members of the returnee alliance. Yoo Joonghyuk vowed to never return to Murim and become Namgung Minyoung's disciple ever again, but kept her lessons in mind. Still, he was murdered by her in his 18th regression. It is implied that he let his guard down because he believed to have already surpassed his teacher.

In the third round, Namgung Minyoung takes an interest in Yoo Joonghyuk after witnessing him use the Breaking the Sky Swordmanship without ever having met him before. While trying to make him her disciple, she correctly assesses him as "lonely, arrogant and deeply wounded". Yoo Joonghyuk is now forced to use honorifics when speaking to Namgung Minyoung due to the story "Disciple of Breaking the Sky Sword Saint". After he shares his memories with her, their relationship is immediately close and familiar, similar to how it was in the second regression. They are shown to understand each other intuitively without requiring many words.

Yoo Joonghyuk greatly respects Namgung Minyoung's strength. He also trusts her immensely, to the point of wanting to clear the 46th scenario with her help and openly stating that he needs her. She is one of the few characters he confides in and whom he is openly vulnerable around.

### Kim Dokja

While initially annoyed by him due to his meddlesome indirect messages, she grows interested after recognizing him as her disciple's "first friend". She takes note of his blurry face and is somewhat impressed by his bravery.

TBD

### Jang Hayoung

Namgung Minyoung immediately sees Jang Hayoung as a girl instead of a man. Telling Kim Dokja: "*Sometimes I don't know where your eyes are.*"

Namgung Minyoung accepted Jang Hayoung as her disciple, believing her to be highly talented and capable of achieving a new type of transcendence. Furthermore, she appreciates her beauty, as they rival her ex's good looks. During the three year gap, Jang Hayoung ends up traveling together with Namgung Minyoung, Breaking the Sky Sword Master and Kyrgios Rodgraim to other scenario areas that were apparently designed for transcendents.

### Kyrgios Rodgraim

Kyrgios Rodgraim is implied to be Namgung Minyoung's ex-lover. Though the precise nature and circumstances of their relationship are unclear, she remarks that his poor personality is likely due to him being insecure about his size. Their romantic involvement was not described in Ways of Survival. They have a shared past as fellow disciples of the same master. Upon meeting again in a more casual setting, they fiercly debate whose student (Kim Dokja or Yoo Joonghyuk) is the stronger one. Throughout ORV they seem to grow closer again, traveling together and fighting side by side in various battles.

## Trivia

* There is a cherry tree near her residence.
* She is the one who first introduced Yoo Joonghyuk to Murim dumplings.
* Her tobacco smoke appears to have magical properties, for instance triggering a type of disappearance spell.
* She is implied to be over 300, possibly thousands of, years old.
* According to Kim Dokja, she abandoned the Breaking the Sky Swordmanship after reaching transcendence.
* She has the power to cut off sound and indirect messages with a flick of her fingers.
* In Ways of Survival, Breaking the Sky Sword Master and Yoo Joonghyuk were her only disciples.
* She is also called the "God of Murim".
* Upon seeing Yoo Joonghyuk unconscious in the hospital, she jokingly suggests throwing Murim dumplings at him.
* She developed the Breaking the Sky Force Punch out of boredom.
* During the three year gap, Jung Heewon was trained by Namgung Minyoung and Kyrgios Rodgraim every day.
* The Great Sage borrowed a "pipe-like cigarette" from her to smoke.
* In chapter 323 Namgung Minyoung's eyes are implied to be blue. This is a translation error. Rather, they are said to be piercing.

## Gallery

Facing off the Outer God that visits First MurimCatching her disciple easily in their first meeting of the 1864th round== References ==

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ORV Novel Chapter 242 (read original)
2. ↑ Sing Shong’s post for Munpia’s fanart contest (팬아트 이벤트용 등장인물 외형 묘사입니다) (English translation)
3. ↑ Chapter 232
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 ORV Novel Chapter 249 (read original)
5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 ORV Novel Chapter 233 (read original)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 ORV Novel Chapter 323 (read original)
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 ORV Novel Chapter 234 (read original)
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 ORV Novel Chapter 235 (read original)
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 ORV Novel Chapter 245 (read original)
10. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 244 (read original)
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 ORV Novel Chapter 232 (read original)
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 ORV Novel Chapter 247 (read original)
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 ORV Novel Chapter 231 (read original)
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 ORV Novel Chapter 424 (read original)
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 ORV Novel Chapter 248 (read original)
16. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 229 (read original)
17. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 333 (read original)
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 ORV Novel Chapter 360 (read original)
19. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 361 (read original)
20. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 144 (read original)
21. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 340 (read original)
22. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 235
23. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 327 (read original)
24. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 325 (read original)
25. ↑ ORV Chapter 232
26. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 343 (read original)
27. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 279 (read original)
28. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 235
29. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 306 (read original)
30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 ORV Novel Chapter 276 (read original)
31. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 524 (read original)
32. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 263 (read original)
33. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 305 (read original)
34. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 467 (read original)