Chen Zhen attends class in Kyoto University when some Japanese students from the Black Dragon Clan burst in and attempt to force him out because he is Chinese people. Mitsuko Yamada (Shinobu Nakayama), one of Chen Zhen's female classmates who is in a romantic relationship with him, along with Chen's professor and classmates, defend his presence. The thugs turn violent but Chen easily defeats them using a variety of controlled Chin Na techniques. The Japanese thugs' sensei, Funakochi Fumio (Yasuaki Kurata), who is also Mitsuko's uncle, arrives to take control of the situation and apologizes for his students' behavior. Fumio is impressed by Chen's skill and converses with him, and Chen learns that his sifu Huo Yuanjia has died after losing in a match against a Japanese Fighter. Chen is distraught after hearing the bad news and he leaves Kyoto for Shanghai International Settlement immediately.