Fasno (Chang'an Province): Qing Lin Academy, Chang'an Academy, Five Mountains Academy, Yuesi Academy, Yellow Emperor Academy
Oswei Province (Vast Sea Province): Vast Sea Academy, Oakland Academy, Tulip Academy, Tianling Academy, Infinite Academy
Lagahanma Province (Oasis Province): Oasis Academy, Godwind Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, Flame Radiance Academy, Blackwood Academy
Tosk Province (Moonlight Province): Moon Bay Academy, Moonlight Academy, Elephant Armor Academy, Black Tiger Academy, Shui Yue Academy
Mugaozha'er Province (Heavenly Water Province): Skywater Academy, Ice Seal Academy, Winter War Soul Academy, Northern Frontier Medicine King Academy, Ice River Academy
Central Western District (Central West, Central Southern Region): Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team, Second Team, Tianshan Academy, Lankai Academy, Starfield Academy, Glazed Tile Academy
Central Eastern District (Central East, Eastern Sea Coast): Thunder Academy, Purple Star Academy, Coastal Academy, Nine Heavens Academy, Mountain Sea Academy
Each province had five qualifying spots. The Central District was divided into two competition regions, each with five qualifying spots as well.
For this tournament, Heaven Dou Academy's seeded spot was canceled, and it participated in the round-robin tournament, bringing the total to thirty-six spots.
Note: the names in parentheses were the provinces' common names, which the Heaven Dou Empire also used. For example, the empire's five provincial military districts were named after these five common names.
The Chang'an Military District, Vast Sea Military District, Oasis Military District, Moonlight Military District, and Heavenly Water Military District, together with the three central military districts-Tianshan, Sunset, and Heavenly Spirit-and the Coastal Military District on the Eastern Sea Coast, made up the Nine Military Districts.
One amusing detail about academy names was worth mentioning here: academies competed to snatch up names.
Because Fasinuo Province was also called Chang'an Province, Fasno Royal Academy had snapped up the name Chang'an and become the province's dominant academy.
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