User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 557 - He Already Set His Life Aside/I Already Threw Away My Life/@comment-2211792-20131113144641/@comment-26420452-20131113174221

I liked that little detail. It adds more confirmation to my hypothesis: Shinigami's worldview is pantheistic while the Quincies one is monotheistic. Ichigo's Quincy powers materialize as Yhwach, so I believe that's the same for everyone. On the other hand, Shinigami's Zanpakutō manifest in an infinity of unique forms.