As they got closer and closer to the palace, the light from the place appeared brighter and brighter, and they could see the bustling city, the shops that were filled with customers going and out, and they could even hear the loud laughter of the children who were playing on the road.
And they even saw the five pillars of water that connected to the floating land up above, and these pillars were connected to the bottom of the air dome, in five different locations. When they looked up, they could see that each pillar was filled with tens of people, all moving down at a constant speed that was neither fast nor slow.
They were still surrounded by water everywhere, but it was like the water was air. They couldn't feel the water on their body at all. The only reason why they knew they were still in water was because of the fishes that were still swimming around.