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I'm pretty sure I remember reading recently in the Manga that Soul King is a creation of the Soul Society. He's not a member of any species, he's an artificial creation to help the flow of spirit energy between worlds. I could try to find what chapter I read that in if you'd like.

As for the wiki saying his irises split in to two, probably just an editing error. They do clearly split in to three.

I don't know why Yhwach killed the Soul King. Perhaps he wants to take his place. I had a little idea earlier today that maybe he absorbed him because he constantly needs to find greater sources of power to take in so he can maintain his body's functions, like how an addict needs a stronger hit each time they get high. We know that if he doesn't continue to absorb energy, that he'll eventually regress in to the helpless state he was born in. Maybe he wants to take Soul King's place in order to break the cycle? Idk man, I'm probably wrong but that was the thought I had.