[1] It was released by the Lo Wei Motion Picture Company, a subsidiary of Golden Harvest.

Hsu Ying Fung quickly makes it known (with some help) that he possesses the "Eight Steps of the Snake and Crane", a martial arts manual illustrating the ultimate fighting style.

The book was written by eight Shaolin masters shortly before their disappearance, and Hsu is suspected of killing them, or at least knowing what happened.

He escapes with an unlikely ally in tow, while the rest of the clan leaders, having put aside their differences, search high and low for him.

Eventually Hsu finds the man with the mark, the other clan leaders learn the fate of the Shaolin masters, and in an epic fight involving the Snake and Crane style, Hsu defeats the villain.