Following Akashachi's burial at sea, Kaioh reappears. Akashachi's surviving men create a diversion to distract Kaioh so that Shachi can escape with Kenshiro whose heart has stopped. However Kaioh tracks them down and Shachi takes a beating to protect Kenshiro. Just as Kaioh is about to deliver a fatal blow, his evil fighting spiritual energy dissipates, apparently deflected by the spiritual energy of Kenshiro's Hokuto Shinken and they escape.