The toads were the absolute worst in basically every aspect.
In terms of training, the toads didn't have much to offer since they didn't do much in the first place. Their jumping power and whip-like tongues were all there was to them.
Even then, Liam was stuck in a defensive stance against those magical beasts because the slightest direct contact risked blowing up his heart. Their poisonous secretions made them extremely unapproachable.
Of course, using a bow or any long-range attack would have solved the issue, but Liam kept facing the toads in melee. He didn't care for optimizing his hunting strategy there. Optimizing himself was the whole point.
Scarcity was another issue. There just weren't many toads, which was normal, really. If high-level magical beasts could exist in such abundance, human presence would have been impossible, even when accounting for the cultivators' superiority.
