A rampaging swordsman slices and dices his way across China on a bloody mission to cut down every warrior in his way, and claim the blade of the legendary Supreme Swordsman in this Shaw Brothers classic starring Derek Yee and Jason Pai Piao, and directed by Keith Li Baak Ling. But when the son of a slain sword maker emerges as an unexpected challenger, the ruthless killer realizes that he may have finally met his match.

导演李百龄联合邵氏编剧组，自创武侠新世界内容，以争夺天下第一剑为主题，拍出男性对名剑之狂恋，更动用三名摄影师及五名武术指导，营造出动人心魄的场面。魔山派秦五新(白彪 饰)连败九十九名剑手，终在最后一击败在剑神(王戎 饰)手上。五新杀死著名铸剑师老鹰(谷峰 饰)夺取其宝剑，老鹰之子燕北(尔冬陞 饰)矢志为父报仇……