Pan Yu Ling succeeds her brother Pan Guang Yin as leader of the Qing Bang which has defeated the Hong Hua Hui. However the Japanese army has apparently hired martial artists to catch Kenshiro Kasumi
Kenshiro and Liu Fei Yan attack each other on a small boat, but both come to realize that the other may not be de Guise's killer. Suddenly Yu Ling divides them and reveals that she knows that the List of Hope and Erika were entrusted to him, and that German troops are waiting for them on the bridge ahead.
Liu Fei Yan seeks to protect Erika, but is ill himself. Meanwhile a Japanese military office is assassinated near the airport and Kitaoji tells Kenshiro that the Japanese will march on Shanghai in response, and that a world war is likely to break out.
Liu Fei Yan is installed in a church as a priest where he will care for Erika. Meanwhile Ye receives information that Guise's killer uses the West Dipper Lunar Fist. Kenshiro tells the story of years ago
Kenshiro commandeers a Japanese tank to reach Liu Fei Yan. Meanwhile the swallow returns to Fei Yan, and just as Yasaka is about to deliver the death blow the swallow distracts him.
Kenshiro decides to follow Yasaka to Ningbo, location of the North Star family temple. Tian Xue-Fang is also there and witnesses Yasaka eliminate a group of followers of the North Star style.
Yasaka reveals that Guise was most likely killed by someone using the Heaven Dipper Sacred Yin Fist and not him because of the burn marks on his body. At the port, Tian Xue-Fang decides to wait for the army to dispose of Yan Wang and the Qing Ban.
Ramon swears to protect Erika as he leads her into the lane ways to escape from the Japanese soldiers and a German officer. Elsewhere, Pan Yu Ling is also pursued, but when she is cornered, Kenshiro arrives and takes care of the Japanese soldiers.
Liu Fei Yan's sister, Fei He, attacks Kenshiro as she believes he killed Liu Fei Yan, but he does not fight back. She explains that 8 years ago, as an orphaned petty thief, she encountered Liu Fei Yan and eventually traveled with him for 4 years as his apprentice.
Kolk thinks he has immobilized Kenshiro, but painfully realizes that has not. In an effort to defeat Kenshiro, Kolk injects his own serum into himself to increase his strength and speed
Tian Xue-Fang and Hippo tell Fei He that a Dutch officer was involved in smuggling opium for Van Der Kolk's research. Fei He approaches the Dutch officer in a bar, seeking information about Van Der Kolk's whereabouts, but when she hits him, he begs for more punishment before he will tell her.
Kenshiro trades insults with Simeon and then engages him in battle. Meanwhile Himuka takes Erika and extracts from her the location of the Nahash jewels which are in Japan.
Tian Xue-Fang and Hippo find their way into the control room of the Nahash headquarters, and Tain accidentally presses a self destruct button. Before Himuka can kill Yasaka, an explosion rips through the building.
Himuka visits Ramon and demands the two jewels that Yasaka gave to him four years ago. Ramon's father Tenshin reveals that Himuka's real identity is Kasumi Kenshin, Ramon's adopted brother.
Kenshiro and Kenshin fundamentally disagree about the future of humanity, with Kenshin believing that a complete re-genesis is required. Kenshiro then has to defend himself against Kenshin's powerful combined techniques attacks of Hokuto Shinken and Tento Seiin Ken.
Erika accuses Kenshin of exploiting the Nahash and their prophesy for his own gain and she attempts to destroy herself and the temple but is easily thwarted by Kenshin.
