The tube from the reservoir has no influence on the pressure, as it only feeds the master cylinder with brake fluid... unless the tube and reservoir has run completely empty, then the master cylinder will suck air instead of fluid.
To me it sounds like air in the system when you can pump it and the pads won´t bite. Are you aware that when bleeding the rear brake you have to bleed the front calipers too?
Because of the DCBS system, the rear brake also activates the middle piston in the front calipers, so these has to be bleeded too.
Start with the left front caliper; lower bleed valve, rear brake pedal.
Then the right front caliper; lower bleed valve, rear brake pedal.
Rear caliper; front bleed valve, rear brake pedal.
Rear caliper; rear bleed valve, rear brake pedal.