Keegan hides, believing he is safe from an unstoppable Ascension-stage killer who instantly eliminated a Transcendence cultivator. Uncle Edwin arrives, revealing the enemy's overwhelming power and that other allies are close but likely doomed. They scramble to delay the assassin while Edwin tries to gather soul energy. When the Fourth Elder Brandon Cooke and others reach the scene, they find Keegan and Edwin’s bodies, confirming that the killer is already devastating their group. The episode ends as the survivors prepare a desperate defense, facing a seemingly unstoppable foe who demands a final confrontation.