"So it was the [Celestial Imperial Bird] that possessed Yixiu," Saito Dosan remarked after a long pause. "Haha, no wonder she's my daughter!"
Facing him, Habu sincerely praised, "To be possessed by a true divine being, Princess Hidetada is indeed an extraordinary person."
Here, Habu emphasized the word 'true divine being.'
The meaning was clear to those in the know: it was to distinguish from the various entities considered divine in Shintoism due to the 'animism' theory.
In Shintoism, feared demons, malevolent spirits, mysterious mountains and rivers, even enchanted plants, furniture, and weapons... all can be called gods.
But at the same time, unlike these common 'gods,' those with explicit mentions and legends in Japanese mythology are what Habu referred to as 'true divine beings.'
Such as Izanagi, Izuna, Amaterasu, and so on.
As the Japanized divine beast knowledgeable in the mysteries of the spirits, Bai Ze naturally understood the origins of the guardian spirits.
