Impressed by the hearsay that "The martial worlds gem Dragon Sabre commands the world and none dares to disobey", the three "Animals" of Chang Pai braved everything to steal it from the Hai She clan. They thought they could from then on gain supremacy in the martial world, but are pursued, pelted with poison salt, and forced to hand it over. The three are beaten. Wu Tang clan pupil Yu Tai-yen and Chang Tsui- shan rescue one of them, but are assaulted by Tien Ying's Yin Yeh-wang and Chang Chin-peng. In the melee, the three are killed and the sabre falls into the hands of Tsui Shan, who hands it over to his master Chang San-feng. , On the way, Tai-yen spots a squad of Mongol soldiers drafting able- bodied men much to the grief of their family. Indignant over the injustice done, he kills all the soldiers with the Dragon Sabre. He also uses it to break the chains for the Hans and is amazed at its unusual sharpness……
