The wounds would heal, and the beatings could never kill him; but there had been no provision in his new body for the suppression of pain.
His body was able to fully tolerate the pain given to him by the beatings.
mnli hypothesis: His body was able to fully tolerate the pain given to him by the beatings. premise: The wounds would heal, and the beatings could never kill him; but there had been no provision in his new body for the suppression of pain.