Academies.

Ragpicker / Sea Pegasus (Green Leaftail)
• Name: Tsui Lin (Emerald Scale) Master of disguise and natural magic.
• Academy: Azure Reef Garden. They cultivate the life energy of algae and coral, specializing in healing and poisons.

Sea Serpent / Eel (Dark Blue Long Tail)
• Name: Lin She (Ghost Snake). Flexible, cunning, wields illusion magic.
• Academy: Sect of the Winding Current. They practice mind control techniques and a “fluid” body that cannot be hit.

Swordfish / Marlin (Blue Sharptail)
• Name: Jian Feng (Sword Tip) The fastest swordsman underwater.
• Academy: Abode of the Piercing Storm. The main technique is to transform one’s own qi into a thin blade capable of cutting through rocks.

Octopus (Many red tentacles)
• Name: Mo Yuan (Ink Abyss) A mysterious master who can control the battlefield.
• Academy: Hall of the Eight Trigrams of Water. Students are trained in multitasking, trap-weaving, and using stealth attacks from the shadows.

Shark (Gray Athletic Tail)
• Name: Lan Sha (Blue Shark) A fast hunter who knows no mercy.
• Academy: Steel Fang Peak. Cultivators at this academy specialize in instant-kill techniques and finding weak points using the scent of blood.

Betta fish (Red Veil Fins)
• Name: Hong Fei (Scarlet Flight) Elegant, but extremely aggressive in combat.
• Academy: Smoldering Stream Sect. Their magic turns water into boiling steam, blinding and burning enemies.

Crocodile (Scaly Tail)
• Name: Tie Jun (Iron Tyrant) Strong, rough, with powerful defense.
• Academy: School of Ancient Carapace. They practice external cultivation, making their skin stronger than any artifact.

Killer Whale (Black and White Tail)
• Name: Bai Hailun (White Ocean Dragon) He looks like a leader, calm and crushing.
• Academy: Unshakable Iceberg Academy. This is where they teach the "Heavy Water" technique, which can crush an opponent with the weight of an entire sea.