As a member of the Department of Research and Development, aside from basic scientific literacy, the most important qualities were a strong capacity for acceptance and formidable mental resilience.
The Soul Reapers capable of becoming members were all among the best in the Soul Society in those respects.
Modifying one's body and growing extra organs were mere child's play in the Department of Research and Development. Almost everyone had done it.
Cai Hui and Hiyosu were typical examples.
Both had gone under the knife more than once in order to better carry out research or capture missions.
By all rights,
given the Department of Research and Development's current atmosphere and customs, everyone should have gradually grown accustomed to and accepted Mayuri Kurotsuchi's various actions.
But in truth, Mayuri Kurotsuchi's depravity far exceeded the limits of their acceptance.
The scene before them alone was enough to leave quite a few members of the Department of Research and Development staring in shock.
Had they ever seen a Soul Reaper whose head and half his body had been blown apart, yet could still recover on his own and emerge unharmed shortly afterward?
The extent of Mayuri Kurotsuchi's modifications to his own body far surpassed everyone else's understanding.
Because Su Feng had blown him apart with a single punch last time, he had reflected painfully on the experience and conducted even deeper research.
After repeatedly combining and experimenting with his two inventions, the Flesh-Regeneration Agent and Flesh Spray, keeping the best and discarding the worst, then conducting a round of indescribable research and development, he finally implanted them into his own body.
His damage resistance and recovery had been maxed out. The only drawback was that he looked less and less like a normal Soul Reaper.
When he fully recovered once again and stood