Blazing Sky

Lie Kong (Fierce Sky) is a long-form sci-fi mecha novel by the online author Tingyu, serialized on Qidian Chinese Network around 2010 and completed on October 31, 2011, totaling over 3.4 million characters. The work is united by a single thesis: "In the interstellar era, mecha are not the only measure of power—there are also fighter jets!" Set in an interstellar warfare system where mecha and fighter jets coexist, the story follows the protagonist Yuan Ye, a man of deep loyalty, silent resolve, and a determination to repay every grievance. Rising from the bottom of society, he ascends step by step onto the stage of aerial combat through his talent for and dedication to piloting fighter jets. The novel revolves around aerial combat techniques such as hand-speed training, simulator duels, fighter assembly, and the Galos Roll, and involves the schemes and confrontations among multiple factions including Bismann Aerial Combat University and the Reis Organization. Blending ancient martial arts heritage with futuristic technology, it stands as one of the relatively rare representatives of the "aerial combat" genre in early online literature. According to the author, the book was partly inspired by the aerial combat game ACE (known in China as Top Gun), which accounts for its extensive attention to fighter design and aerial combat action; veteran readers often praise its depiction of flight imagery and combat psychology. This entry corresponds to the full serialized online version. No simplified Chinese print publication information is currently available; readers are advised to read via the serialization platform or authorized channels.