Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-9826910-20130618064245/@comment-30532850-20200111173754

Sorry but... Where does it say that he is using his Zanpakuto without a spirit? It only said about his powers being absorb and it was never stated that his spirits were stolen. Only those portion of his powers were taken, Which was why his shinigami powers were still with him. And in the end it was his shinigami powers that killed Yhwach. Bleach manga; Chapter 684, pages 13-15