If this had been on land, Xin Yun might not have had such a smooth journey, but where was he? This was the sea bottom, Yinglong's territory. Even if faced with an opponent he couldn't match in power, he just had to turn invisible and meld into the water. He could charge through unimpeded, encountering no obstacles whatsoever.
However, don't assume that because Xin Yun had it easy, others would as well. First of all... Dragons from other series than the Water Series are unlikely to dare come down here. In the world at the bottom of the sea, the strength of all dragons, save for those of the Water Series, plummets—not by a mere double.