The Betrayer Yhwach realizes that the reason why he did not foresee the right arm of the Soul King coming to the King's aid is because it is part of the Soul King himself. As Yhwach tries to destroy both the Soul King and its right arm, Ichigo disengages his Blut Vene, releases Yhwach's sword, and grabs the latter by his right arm. While Yhwach is distracted, Yoruichi sets up a barrier around the Soul King's remains to keep it stable. Yhwach calls Ichigo weak for being unable to say "kill" against the man who killed his mother...