Wait there is nothing th….....ohhhh you clever boy.
As far as we've seen that's not how it works.
Without being around the same general area in strength any damage from being done is pretty much null and void. It's why:
-Ichigo couldn't scratch an eyepatched Kenpachi deliberately lowering his guard at the beginning of their fight before drawing spirit energy directly from Zangetsu.
-Rukia's Tsugai no Mai: Hakuren did nothing to Grimmjow even when taken by surprise.
-Sado's La Muerte had no effect on Nnoitra.There's more examples, but it'd just show how ridiculous things have gotten.
My answer to that is: It's kubo's logic which is no logic.