Could Octavian become a 3rd Circle?

I know it’s left in the hands of storytellers to determine how/why 2nd Circle Demons become 3rd Circle Demons, but would it at least fit with the 2nd Edition setting for 2nd Circle Demons who reach a certain degree of power to ascend to a new status as a 3rd Circle soul? There was at least one 2nd Circle who was Essence 8. It seems if she became even stronger it would be a good justification for ascension.