Inanattempttoeliminateallpossiblenationalistfractions,theChingEmperor(Wong)ordersthedestructionoftheShaolinTemple-consideredthefocusofanti-Manchurianresistance.As
thetempleburns,thesurviving106ShaolindisciplesvowtopenetratetheImperialPalaceandtakeultimaterevengeonthetyrant