Wu Shao Tung, the Wutang Clan heir who undergoes rigorous instruction by Master Yung (Jack Long of 7 GRANDMASTERS and BORN INVINCIBLE). The goal is to prepare the lad for a match with villain Yen Chan Tin (Mark Long, the "Ghost-Faced Killer" from MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING/aka NINJA CHECKMATE), who'd killed Shao Tung's parents and Master Yung's wife and students. Shao Tung's training starts at infancy (after Master Yung has rescued him and taken him into hiding). The bulk of the action focuses on Shao Tung's struggles to pass the test of 18 Obstacles at Tai Shin Temple. Many of the obstacles involve lumbering stone men who seem unbeatable until Shao Tung is able to find their weak spots. (The stone men replace the flashier mechanical gold men of the BRONZEMEN films, reflecting perhaps a reduction in budget.) He also has to fight a heavily made-up little madman who attacks in a variety of eccentric animal-based kung fu styles (bull, rooster, rat and monkey). Shao Tung's first two attempts to pass the test result in failure, but he later succeeds and, aided by Master Yung's daughter, Lin Erh (Jeannie Chang), goes on to fight Yen in a furious hand-to-hand battle in the Taiwanese countryside.
