Just then, Lin Xue swam over from a distance, pulling Xiao Ya along behind her.
They were underwater at the moment. Lin Xue and Mu You had Merfolk Masks and were largely unaffected, but Xiao Ya beside them was struggling to hold her breath. She covered her mouth as bubbles kept burbling out.
Lin Xue pointed overhead, asking whether he wanted to swim back to the surface first.
"Everyone, keep your footing. This will be over soon."
Mu You handed his Merfolk Mask to Xiao Ya, then placed his hand on the Altar and began controlling Sky City.
As City Lord, he could determine Dawn City's takeoff and course.
All he needed to do now was make Dawn City take off again and return to the skies.
Amid a rumbling roar, the seabed suddenly began rocking from side to side.
All around Dawn City's perimeter, the surrounding layers of seabed soil broke away. Then the entire city slowly rose toward the sky, picking up speed.
Seawater surged outward in all directions. The fish and shrimp underwater, along with the ships and pirates on the surface, were all swept out of the Evil Spirit Sea by the currents.
The hundreds of islands on the surface also broke apart as Dawn City rose. Broken rocks and soil rained into the sea. Some were washed away, but even more crashed directly into Dawn City, making the tremors throughout the city even more violent.
Mu You looked up and saw the light at the surface drawing closer and closer. About a minute later, the entire city finally broke through the water.
By then, the Evil Spirit Sea, once an archipelago, had become an expanse of deep water with no bottom in sight.
Once the seawater drained from Dawn City, it left aquatic plants, fish,