Erste and Death were fighting while Blod, Tenma, and Frieda were watching on the sidelines since Erste said he would fight alone. Of course, Blod didn't want to listen to Erste's request at first, but Tenma was able to convince him.
Erste who had grown more and more powerful as he continued to fight was able to match Death in battle despite the other party's abilities to control souls being a little troublesome. Erste noticed that as long as Death was able to touch a single part of his body he could not use any spiritual power for a period of time, depending on how long he was touched and which part of his body was touched changes the time in which he could not use spiritual power.
