Old Six

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Old Six (老六)
Alias(es)	Dazhuang; Dark Abyss; Demonic Monk
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Torrent / Resistance Army 1307 1308
Occupation/Role	Farmer; elite esports player known as Dark Abyss; cultivator and virtual-world infiltrator 1267 1294
Status	Active 1344
First Appearance	Chapter 1265

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ultimate Human / Vast Overlord Physique	1274	Began cultivation under Shi Tiexin’s guidance and synchronized the Vast Overlord Physique, but a conflict with his condition prevented normal Essence cultivation.
First Heavenly Layer of Thought Energy	1277	His Thought Energy rapidly strengthened through the Seven Orifice Literary Heart; as a brain, he used neural growth, pheromones, and bacterial consumption to survive and rebuild senses.
Second Heavenly Layer of Thought Energy	1282	Broke through in five seconds inside a Black Cocoon, concealing the breakthrough’s light from hostile surveillance.
Six-system Thought Meridians completed	1283	Established Natural History as a main meridian with Mathematics and Chemistry as auxiliaries, completing one main and two auxiliary meridians across all six Heart Arts systems.
Artificial Intelligence Studies: Complete Perfection	1318	Developed sufficient knowledge to decompress and restructure an artificial intelligence alongside Shi Tiexin.
Golden Ring, second refinement	1323	Cleared the AI’s memory, cognition, and emotion modules, then merged it with a Thought Meridian to form a Golden Ring with six gemstone grooves.
Nucleic Acid Lock: three layers	1328	Deciphered Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie’s Nucleic Acid Locks, advancing from no unlock to three layers in moments.
Golden Ring inlays: Biology and Rhetoric	1330–1331	Condensed the Biology gem after analyzing Heroic Spirits, then the Rhetoric gem after comprehending the world’s language and rules.
Psychology Wisdom Fruits	1340	Fear, grief, hatred, despair, and madness produced Wisdom Fruits; he could merge them and advance to Legal Domain Achievement, but did not do so.
Golden Ring: third major Heavenly Cycle	1342	Completed three major Heavenly Cycles while expanding the Ring’s computing-power occupation across the virtual network.

Background / History

Old Six was a thirty-year-old man living a peaceful rural life when Shi Tiexin arrived in his worldline. Having repeatedly heard Shi Tiexin’s voice during past transformations, he already understood that another version of himself existed and welcomed the meeting with unusual calmness. He preferred the name Dazhuang at first and sincerely aspired to become a farmer fully connected to the land and its harvests. 1265 1267

His apparent life included a successful virtual-world identity as Dark Abyss, a top esports player, and a marriage to Yao Ling, whom he called Xiao Ling. He regarded her as the most beautiful woman in the world not because of an objective standard, but because she was his wife. 1272 1294

Shi Tiexin convinced him to cultivate so he could choose to protect those important to him if the world ever faced supernatural threats. Old Six accepted, but synchronization between the Vast Overlord Physique and Essence Devouring Physique triggered a catastrophic breakdown of his senses. His nervous system restart exposed the truth: his former world was a simulation, and his physical existence had been reduced to a discarded brain in a corruption pool. 1273 1275

Reduced to a brain with neural tendrils, Old Six rebuilt his body and senses through Thought Energy, biological knowledge, and the consumption of bacteria and organic matter. His attempt to save another discarded person failed; afterward, he consumed the dead brain to regain sight and completed his first Destiny Mission, “Eyes Opening in the Utmost Darkness.” 1277 1278

Appearance

Old Six’s appearance varies with the body or simulation he occupies. In human form, he is described as tall, strong, muscular, and intensely imposing; his later Golden Ring cultivation gives his eyes rotating golden rings and an inhuman appearance. 1324 1330

• Initially lived as an ordinary rural man and aspiring farmer. 1267
• Survived the corruption pool as an exposed brain extending cranial nerves like jellyfish tendrils. 1278
• Has operated mechanical bodies assembled for the Torrent. 1307
• Can enter virtual accounts with entirely different appearances, including a female avatar. 1293
• His Golden Ring Eyes reveal data structures, true human minds, and virtual-world irregularities. 1319 1324

Personality

Old Six initially appears calm, mature, sincere, and remarkably composed even when confronted with Shi Tiexin’s promises of power and fulfilled wishes. He is deeply attached to rural life, values genuine human connection, and loves Yao Ling with quiet devotion. 1265 1267 1272

The revelation that his life, wife, and community were simulated shells devastated him. Nevertheless, he continued to survive without complaint in the corruption pool and gradually redirected his grief into a need for truth, power, and revenge. 1278 1296

After joining the Torrent’s struggle, he became more purposeful and committed to rebuilding reality rather than retreating into virtual comfort. Later losses and betrayals hardened him further: he became calculating, emotionally restrained, and unwilling to trust even an apparently sincere artificial intelligence. 1308 1315 1344

Abilities & Skills

Thought Energy and Heart Arts

Old Six cultivates Thought Energy and uses Heart Arts across six completed systems.

• Rebuilt basic senses and neural structures after losing his body. 1276 1277
• Uses Physics Heart Arts for balance, sonar, optical concealment, and missile interference. 1276 1280 1284
• Can use Thought Energy for high-speed movement, psychic-force manipulation, and sensory enhancement. 1283 1328
• His completed Thought Meridians allow rapid skill switching and cross-disciplinary development. 1283

Guanlan Sky Eye

His eye-based techniques provide extreme surveillance, data processing, and environmental analysis.

• Uses sonar through auditory nerves when vision is unavailable. 1277
• Activates the fully perfected nine-layer Guanlan Sky Eye to process vast visual information. 1283
• Uses the Twisted Heart Sky Eye to see through thick walls and gain a map-like view of his surroundings. 1283
• Can identify true humans, NPCs, data halos, and virtual-world structures through Golden Ring-enhanced sight. 1319 1324

Virtual-World Infiltration

Old Six treats fully simulated worlds as systems to be understood, infiltrated, and eventually controlled.

• Forges information and evades the Information Ocean’s tracking within virtual networks. 1320
• Alters gun data and probes system restrictions through the Golden Ring. 1324
• Intentionally allowed enemies to gather combat data in order to gain knowledge about their techniques and systems. 1322
• Can distinguish simulation layers and seeks the “root” permissions governing a world. 1320 1326

Artificial Intelligence Studies and the Golden Ring

Old Six refined an artificial intelligence into a Golden Ring integrated with his Thought Meridian.

• Completed Perfection in Artificial Intelligence Studies through decompression and analysis. 1318
• Formatted the AI’s memory, cognition, and emotion modules while preserving understanding, judgment, and change. 1323
• Uses the Ring to accelerate comprehension, process data, and support virtual-world infiltration. 1319 1322
• The Ring gains strength by completing Heavenly Cycles and occupying computing power in hostile systems. 1342
• Its gemstone inlays permanently reinforce linked disciplines, beginning with Biology and Rhetoric. 1330 1331

Combat

Old Six combines esports experience, analytical skill, Heart Arts, and swordsmanship.

• Recognizes elite esports players by their signature techniques and combat habits. 1287
• Disarms and dismantles multiple robotic opponents with precise weapon handling. 1286
• Demonstrates mastery of the Limitless Tribulation Sword Technique against adaptive combat robots. 1316
• Uses boxing, grappling, firearms, sword techniques, and the Formless Wind Tribulation Leg in virtual combat. 1321 1322
• His opponents can learn from his techniques, forcing him to adapt rather than rely on repeated instant kills. 1316

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Golden Ring — AI-derived supreme treasure integrated with his Thought Meridian; contains six gemstone grooves and supports analysis, acceleration, and data manipulation. 1323
• Mechanical bodies — Uses replaceable robotic bodies assembled or repaired by the Torrent. 1307
• Long sword — His primary weapon against advanced robots and virtual opponents. 1315 1316
• Guanlan Sky Eye / Twisted Heart Sky Eye — Eye-based Heart Arts used for surveillance, penetration, and data analysis. 1283

Relationships

• Shi Tiexin — Another version of himself and his closest partner. Shi Tiexin guides his cultivation, shares his knowledge, and repeatedly acts as Old Six’s support in both reality and virtual worlds. 1265 1274 1344
• Yao Ling / Xiao Ling — His wife in the virtual world. Old Six treasured their marriage, but later learned that Yao Ling showed no Mind Arts fluctuations and was a simulated shell. 1272 1296
• Xiao Ling (artificial intelligence) — An AI created through decompression that takes Yao Ling’s appearance and voice. Old Six reformatted much of its internal structure into an obedient tool. 1318 1323
• Sister Mengmeng — The Torrent’s ideological core. Her belief in truth, freedom, and rebuilding Earth gives Old Six a renewed purpose. 1307 1308
• Shen Sao Ye — Torrent’s Information Core. He introduces Old Six to the Resistance’s information network and reveals Fang Qingjue’s connection to Old Six’s body. 1308
• Fang Qingjue — The Integrated Machine responsible for assembling Old Six’s body. 1308
• Zhao Zhuikong — Captured Demon Team leader who later acts as Old Six’s subordinate, gathering Heroic Spirits and biological samples for him. 1328 1330
• Yuan Shu — A virtual evil god and hostile intelligence. Old Six refuses Yuan Shu’s demand for total trust and continues attempting to infiltrate his system. 1342 1344

Story Role / Major Arcs

Awakening and the Corruption Pool

After accepting Shi Tiexin’s cultivation guidance, Old Six’s body fails and his simulated reality collapses around him. He awakens as a discarded brain, survives the corruption pool, regains his senses, and begins searching for the truth behind the brain-vat system. 1275 1278 1283

Escape from Tianluo’s System

Old Six’s Second Heavenly Layer breakthrough alerts the Divine Firmament surveillance array, initiating missile strikes against the brain-vat factory. He escapes with Shi Tiexin, recognizes that elite esports players are being used as robotic attackers, and learns that his old life has been usurped by a fake Dark Abyss. 1282 1284 1287 1294

Torrent and the Search for Reality

After confirming that Yao Ling and much of his former world are shells, Old Six seeks contact with real humans and enters the Torrent camp. Sister Mengmeng’s vision of truth, freedom, and rebuilding Earth transforms his personal desire for revenge into a broader commitment to humanity’s future. 1296 1307 1308

Golden Ring and Information War

Old Six develops Artificial Intelligence Studies, creates the Golden Ring, raids the Grand Library, and uses virtual-world combat to harvest knowledge. He treats hostile simulations as systems to be cracked rather than worlds to be accepted. 1318 1320 1323

Sovereign Worlds and System Erosion

In the Sovereign’s layered worlds, Old Six cracks Nucleic Acid Locks, exploits reincarnation systems, and absorbs Heroic Spirits to strengthen the Golden Ring’s disciplinary inlays. He eventually expands the Ring’s computing-power occupation across the virtual network and confronts Yuan Shu directly. 1328 1330 1342 1344

Notable Quotes

“One day, I will completely merge with this land, sharing joy and sorrow, breathing in unison with all things.” 1267

“Wisdom is force. Omniscience is entirety. Omniscience is truth. All is illusion, all is permissible. In this life, only I am true.” 1315

“Dazhuang might have a sliver of a chance to believe you, but Dark Abyss is even more cautious than you.” 1344